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Welcome to my travelblog of my trip through Central/South America, Australasia and Asia. During my journey I will visit the ruins of ancient Mayan/Inca/Kymer civilisations. I will watch the English Cricket regain the Ashes in OZ. I will trek through the Amazon and Borneo jungles. Visit the gorgeous beeched of Thailand and Costa Rica. I will throw myself out of an plane over Lake Taupo in New Zealand. I will trek parts of the Great Wall of China. So many experiences....keep in touch with my adventures

Matt

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  First visit to the doctors   Kingston, United Kingdom on Jan 2, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Hep B   Kingston, United Kingdom on Jan 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hep B number 2   Kingston, United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last Hep B and Malaria   Surbiton, United Kingdom on Apr 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Booked my ticket!!!!!   Surbiton, United Kingdom on Apr 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  London Marathon   London, United Kingdom on Apr 23, 2006 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Cholera.....   Surbiton, United Kingdom on May 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Avebury, Salisbury and Stonehenge   Salisbury, United Kingdom on May 13, 2006 65 pictures 0 comments
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  Windsor   Windsor, United Kingdom on May 14, 2006 28 pictures 0 comments
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  MMR - last jab...   Surbiton, United Kingdom on May 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving Drinks - Cambridge Beer Festival   Cambridge, United Kingdom on May 27, 2006 50 pictures 0 comments
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  London Eye and day out with the family   London, United Kingdom on May 29, 2006 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Corporate Games - Swindon 2006   Swindon, United Kingdom on Jun 2, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving Drinks - Guildford   Guildford, United Kingdom on Jun 8, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving the UK...........   Washington DC, United States on Jun 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The day I meet the president, well sort of   Washington DC, United States on Jun 19, 2006 53 pictures 0 comments
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  Arlington, Museums and Drinks   Washington DC, United States on Jun 21, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  New City, New York   New York, United States on Jun 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I love New York!!!!   New York, United States on Jun 22, 2006 39 pictures 1 comment
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  Let Go Yankee's....   New York, United States on Jun 23, 2006 43 pictures 0 comments
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  Liberty and IHOP   New York, United States on Jun 24, 2006 13 pictures 2 comments
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  I'm a Lumber Jack Mate!!!   Niagara, Canada on Jun 25, 2006 22 pictures 5 comments
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  Mini New York   Toronto, Canada on Jun 26, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Delays and time zones!!!!!   San Francisco, United States on Jun 27, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Golden Gate is Great   San Francisco, United States on Jun 29, 2006 29 pictures 0 comments
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  The Rock, Hangover and Crazy People   San Francisco, United States on Jun 30, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Elections, Taxi Races and Temples   Mexico City, Mexico on Jul 1, 2006 23 pictures 2 comments
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  Aztec Temples are the nuts!!!!   Mexico, Mexico on Jul 3, 2006 20 pictures 3 comments
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  Crazy Mexican Stuff   Mexico City, Mexico on Jul 4, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunburn is a bitch!   Puerto Escondido, Mexico on Jul 8, 2006 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Is this the Italian Job?   Oaxaca, Mexico on Jul 9, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Heads   Villahermosa, Mexico on Jul 11, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh Yes...Palenque   Palenque, Mexico on Jul 13, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  In the mountains again   San Cristobel de las Casas, Mexico on Jul 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Canyons and Crocs   Canon del Sumidero, Mexico on Jul 15, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Sinking Canoes in Central America   San Pedro, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala on Jul 20, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Parasites and Volcanos   Antigua, Guatemala on Jul 21, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Near Perfect ?   Semuc Champey, Guatemala on Jul 25, 2006 34 pictures 2 comments
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  Sunrise Over Tikal   Tikal, Guatemala on Jul 27, 2006 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of the Hammocks   Merida, Mexico on Jul 30, 2006 38 pictures 2 comments
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  Pina CoLou-Lou   Playa Del Carman, Mexico on Aug 2, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Little piece of paradise   Caye Caulker, Belize on Aug 5, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  The most beautiful place I have ever been   Tulum, Mexico on Aug 9, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Chichen Izta and Chicken Buses Part 1   Valladolid, Mexico on Aug 20, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Chichen Itza and Chicken Buses Part 2   Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras on Aug 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No air 15 Metres deep   Tegucipula, Honduras on Aug 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ring of Fire   Leon, Nicaragua on Aug 26, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Yum Yum that was nice   Granada, Nicaragua on Aug 29, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Naked Butt Sliding and Ado´s Strawberry Incident   Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua on Sep 2, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Miy Ticos   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Sep 3, 2006 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Do you know the way..........   San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 9, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  ........to San Jose   San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Am I a Terrorist ?   Miami, United States on Sep 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  How to cure altitude sickness   Quito, Ecuador on Sep 14, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land That Time Forgot Part 1   Isla Santa Cruz, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Sep 15, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land That Time Forgot Part 2   Isla Floreana, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Sep 16, 2006 42 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land That Time Forgot Part 3   Isla Espanola, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Sep 17, 2006 46 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land That Time Forgot Part 4   Isla Sante Fe, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Sep 18, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land That Time Forgot Part 5   Isla Baltra, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Sep 19, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Journey to the Centre of the Earth   Quito, Ecuador on Sep 21, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The Best the Spanish Have got   Cuenca, Ecuador on Sep 22, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Robbed by a sepo!   Cuenca, Ecuador on Sep 24, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  I´m English and I´m Lovely   Chiclayo, Peru on Sep 27, 2006 18 pictures 3 comments
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  I've found Tantonine now wheres Obi-Wan?   Trujillo, Peru on Sep 28, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Paddingtons Pad   Lima, Peru on Sep 30, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  ¿Alien Space Port or Someone taking the Piss?   Nazca, Peru on Oct 4, 2006 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Coca Leaves, Colca Canyon and Condors   Arequipa, Peru on Oct 7, 2006 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Navel of the Earth   Cuzco, Peru on Oct 9, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Lost Cities of the Incas   Cuzco, Peru on Oct 11, 2006 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Mysterious Cities of Gold   Machu Picchu, Peru on Oct 13, 2006 61 pictures 1 comment
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  Friends Reunited   Isla Del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia on Oct 18, 2006 14 pictures 1 comment
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  I Survived the Worlds Most Dangerous Road   La Paz, Bolivia on Oct 22, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Revealing Swimwear and Flip Flops   Costa Do Sauipe, Salvador, Brazil on Oct 31, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  City of Gods   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov 2, 2006 61 pictures 1 comment
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  29 today and bitten on the arse by red fire ants   The Pantanal, Brazil on Nov 5, 2006 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Roaring Jungle   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Nov 9, 2006 49 pictures 0 comments
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  Maradonna, Evita and Cocaine drug runners   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 13, 2006 54 pictures 0 comments
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  Smuggling Tetley Tea and Jaffa Cakes   Santiago, Chile on Nov 17, 2006 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Thousands of miles from nowhere......   Easter Island, Chile on Nov 22, 2006 105 pictures 0 comments
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  Losing a day and official biohazard   Auckland, New Zealand on Nov 25, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  This place stinks worst than me!!!!!   Rotorua, New Zealand on Nov 28, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Yes, I am superman   Taupo, New Zealand on Nov 30, 2006 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Curry, beer, fish and chips   Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 2, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Crossing Cook   Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand on Dec 6, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  This country keeps getting better   Nelson, New Zealand on Dec 7, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  .......and better   Abel Tasman, New Zealand on Dec 8, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Catching the Magic   Punakaiki, New Zealand on Dec 9, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Hodge on the rocks   Franz Joseph Glacier, New Zealand on Dec 10, 2006 29 pictures 0 comments
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  1001 Ways to Hurt Yourself   Queenstown, New Zealand on Dec 10, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Rain and more Rain   Milford Sounds, New Zealand on Dec 12, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Yellow eyed freaks   Dunedin, New Zealand on Dec 14, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  BBQ near the blue   Lake Tekapo, New Zealand on Dec 15, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Swimming with the fishes   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 18, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Little Britain   Christchurch, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Half way highlights   Some where in the pacific....., New Zealand on Dec 20, 2006 65 pictures 0 comments
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  The Long and winding road   The Great Ocean Road, Australia on Dec 23, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Theres somebody at the door!!!!   The Grampians, Australia on Dec 24, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Everybody needs good Neighbours   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 25, 2006 88 pictures 0 comments
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  He's got a Pineapple on his head   Sydney, Australia on Jan 2, 2007 65 pictures 0 comments
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  Blue is the colour   Blue Mountains, Australia on Jan 6, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Another Aussie Soap   Port Stephens, Australia on Jan 7, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Saved by the Irish   Tweed Heads, Australia on Jan 8, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Shark Bait!!!!!   Byron Bay, Australia on Jan 10, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Crickey Mate...What a Beauty   Australia Zoo, Australia on Jan 16, 2007 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Not so silky surfing   Noosa, Australia on Jan 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of the Sand   Fraser island, Australia on Jan 19, 2007 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Things that go bump in the night   Town of 1770 / Agnes Water, Australia on Jan 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tropical Rain   Airlie Beech, Australia on Jan 22, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Now we are losing to the Kiwis!!!   Townsville, Australia on Jan 24, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Magnificant Magnetic   Magnetic Island, Australia on Jan 26, 2007 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Shark Hunting   Cairns, Australia on Jan 26, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Mars   Alice Springs, Australia on Jan 28, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Life on Mars - Day 1   Kuta Tjuta, Australia on Jan 29, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Life on Mars - Day 2   Uluru, Australia on Jan 30, 2007 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Life on Mars - Day 3   Kings Canyon, Australia on Jan 31, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The Effects of Terrorism   Kuta, Bali, Indonesia on Feb 1, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  New found Shangri la   Ubud, Bali, Indonesia on Feb 4, 2007 26 pictures 2 comments
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  When the Mist Cleared   Gunung Bromo, Java, Indonesia on Feb 5, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Circle of Enlightenment   Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia on Feb 8, 2007 50 pictures 0 comments
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  Swamp City????   Jakarta, Java, Indonesia on Feb 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sorry Mr Raffles no Bungee Jumping   Singapore, Singapore on Feb 13, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Eaten my Ox Cock now lets go Bashing...   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Feb 16, 2007 50 pictures 1 comment
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  Touching God   Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia on Feb 20, 2007 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Thanks Everyone, from my Ginger Friends   Sepilok Orangu-Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo, Malaysia on Feb 22, 2007 36 pictures 0 comments
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  My Diving Mecca   Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia on Feb 26, 2007 26 pictures 0 comments
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  You say Wat???   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 1, 2007 78 pictures 0 comments
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  The Highs and Lows of Life   Patong, Phuket, Thailand on Mar 9, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Sangsom + Bucket = Hangover - Memory   Ko Tao, Thailand on Mar 13, 2007 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Avoiding a Ko Phangan Tattoo   Ko Phangan, Thailand on Mar 16, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Long Live the King....and the Ping Pong Girls   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 18, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Hey...Where you Going???   Ayuthaya, Thailand on Mar 20, 2007 49 pictures 0 comments
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  A Giant Leap into the Unknown   Yangon, Myanmar on Mar 22, 2007 69 pictures 0 comments
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  WARNING - EXTREME TRAVELLING   Mandalay, Myanmar on Mar 23, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Temple Heaven   Bagan, Myanmar on Mar 25, 2007 129 pictures 0 comments
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  The Burmese Fashion Show   Yangon, Myanmar on Mar 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun De Kop Ting Tong   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 31, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy New Year...Again....2550   Chang Mai, Thailand on Apr 2, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Bowling, Opium Dealers and Dead Bodies   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 8, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Drunken rope swinging....   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 12, 2007 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Bird Flu   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tomb Raiding   Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia on Apr 16, 2007 128 pictures 1 comment
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  Just like Rambo   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Apr 18, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
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  And relax...   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Apr 21, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Four countries in a day!!!   Macau, Macau on Apr 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Enter the Dragon   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Apr 24, 2007 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Completely Lost In Translation   Tokyo, Japan on Apr 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Faster than a speeding bullet   Hiroshima, Japan on Apr 27, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Mr H, Geisha, Shogun and my favourite WAGS   Kyoto, Japan on Apr 29, 2007 98 pictures 0 comments
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  A Life of Sushi and Pocari Sweat   Nara, Japan on May 1, 2007 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Naked Baths in the Mountains   Himeji, Japan on May 2, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountain Fortress   Matsumoto, Japan on May 4, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Nippon at its best   Kamikochi, Japan on May 5, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Stuck with no cash....   Nagano, Japan on May 6, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Tonight Matthew I am....totally useless at singing   Tokyo, Japan on May 7, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Temple Overload   Nikko, Japan on May 8, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to the Dragon   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on May 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Elbows out Rah Rah Rah Rah!!!!!   Shanghai, China on May 12, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Its starting to get better   Suzhou, China on May 13, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Stairway to Heaven   Tai Shan, China on May 14, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  David Beckham Status Restored   Beijing, China on May 16, 2007 85 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitting the Wall   The Great Wall of China, Mutianyu, China on May 18, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Smog City   Xian, China on May 22, 2007 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Black and White Lay Abouts   Chengdu, China on May 25, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  SpiderHodge and his amazing fishing comorants   Yangshuo, China on May 29, 2007 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Release the Dragon   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Jun 1, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Thankyou Mr Sony   Delhi, India on Jun 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Monsters in the Lake!!!   Kandy, Sri Lanka on Jun 4, 2007 80 pictures 0 comments
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  RIP Pentax   Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka on Jun 7, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Save a prayer for me now   Sigariya, Sri Lanka on Jun 8, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Shooting Stars   Unawatuna, Sri Lanka on Jun 11, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Final Destination   Negombo, Sri Lanka on Jun 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Blighty   Long Buckby, United Kingdom on Jun 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments