Living The Dream - South America

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Follow me as i travel through South America, Europe and make my way home to Auatralia via the Trans Siberian to Asia over a year and a half!! Everyone will be happy to know that Froggy the ring tone phenomenon and the George Foreman Grill are as strong if not stronger in South America as they are in the developed world. In fact, I think they have more versions of George's grill than us!!!!

Paul - LTD

The pic? A tatoo i got to on my inner left bicep in London, look closely and find the letters LTD -Living The Dream!

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  Sydney to Seattle   Sydney, Australia on Jul 12, 1996 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Seattle   Seattle, United States on Jul 28, 1996 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Sydney   Sydney, Australia on Jul 28, 1996 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sydney to Hong Kong   Sydney, Australia on Dec 21, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 22, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back To sydney   Sydney, Australia on Jan 2, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Boys Trip... one month in Italy...   Sydney, Australia on Jul 27, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  London on way to Italy   London, United Kingdom on Jul 28, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  London to Rome to meet the boys...   Rome, Italy on Jul 28, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lipari!!!!!   Lipari Island, Italy on Aug 1, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rome to Dublin   Dublin, Ireland on Aug 22, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Rome to exit Italy   Rome, Italy on Aug 22, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dublin to London for interviews   London, United Kingdom on Aug 26, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong to Sydney   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Aug 27, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Leaving Sydney to work in London for 2 years....   Sydney, Australia on Feb 1, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Touchdown in the U.K....   London, United Kingdom on Feb 3, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Toronto   Toronto, Canada on Jul 8, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to London   London, United Kingdom on Jul 26, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Africa Safari   Nairobi, Kenya on Nov 5, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Let the Safari begin...   Tanzania, Tanzania on Nov 7, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Back to London   London, United Kingdom on Nov 16, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dubai... HOT HOT HOT   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Mar 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to London   London, United Kingdom on Mar 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Sweden in the summer...   Mariefred, Sweden on Jul 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Tricks and Tips for travelling...   Nowhere..., United Kingdom on Jul 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Beautiful Scotland in the summer...   Oban, United Kingdom on Aug 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Europe   Europe, United Kingdom on Sep 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rouen, France   Roven, France on Sep 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to my roots...   La Suze, Le Man, France on Sep 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Limoges, France   Limoges, France on Sep 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Carcassone   Carcassone, France on Sep 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cabrieres D'Avignon   Avignon, France on Sep 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Le Lavandou   Le Lavandou, France on Sep 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  St. Tropez   St. Tropez, France on Sep 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Monaco   Monaco, Monaco on Sep 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Italy   Alassio...., Italy on Sep 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Etroubles....   Etroubles, Italy on Sep 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Geneva   Geneva, Switzerland on Oct 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Switzerland   Interlaken, Switzerland on Oct 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Liechtenstein   Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bavaria....   Bavaria...., Germany on Oct 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Munich... just missed Oktoberfest...   Munich, Germany on Oct 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Salzburg   Salzburg, Austria on Oct 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Austria   Vienna, Austria on Oct 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Telc   Telc, Czech Republic on Oct 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Czech Republic   Prague, Czech Republic on Oct 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Litomerice   Litomerice, Czech Republic on Oct 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Potsdam   Potsdam, Germany on Oct 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Berlin,   Berlin, Germany on Oct 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Helden, Antwerp and Gent   Helden, Antwerp and Gent, Belgium on Oct 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to England   London, United Kingdom on Oct 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Overnight in Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Nov 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving Sydney...   Sydney, Australia on Jan 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New York   New York, United States on Jan 12, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Making the dream a reality starts today....   Caracas, Venezuela on Jan 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Making my way to Santa Elena and Volunteering   Santa Elena, Venezuela on Jan 29, 2006 5 pictures 2 comments
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  The Amazon....   Paui Paui, Venezuela on Feb 7, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Entering Brasil via Manaus   Manaus, Brazil on Feb 13, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Brasil - Belem   Belem, Brazil on Feb 15, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Long Journey to Bahia...   Teresina, Brazil on Feb 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cabucu... small beach town   Cabucu, Brazil on Feb 17, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Salvador and Carnivale   Salvador, Brazil on Feb 20, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Brasil Rio and Carnivale   Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 23, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Brasil Surfing Saquarema   Saquarema, Brazil on Mar 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Petropolis, great bus ride...   Petropolis, Brazil on Mar 7, 2006 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Island Time.... beach and sun...   Brasil Ilha Grande, Brazil on Mar 9, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Parati .... more beaches...   Parati, Brazil on Mar 12, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the wetlands or swamps...   Pantanal, Brazil on Mar 15, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Aquarium rivers...   Bonito, Brazil on Mar 20, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Into Paraguay....   Ponta Pora and Concepcion, Paraguay on Mar 26, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Paraguays capital Assuncion   Asuncion, San bernadino and Ybycui, Paraguay on Mar 29, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Encarnacion and Jesuit Ruins...   Encarnacion, Paraguay on Apr 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Argentina Foz De Iguazu HIGHLIGHT of my trip...   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Apr 5, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the islands and surfing...   Florianapolis, Brazil on Apr 7, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Last City before leaving Brasil :(   Puerto Alegre, Brazil on Apr 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Natural Hot Springs......   Salto, Uruguay on Apr 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Easter in Uruguay Montvideo   Montevideo, Uruguay on Apr 16, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cold and windy Beaches :(   Peuta Del Este and Rocha, Uruguay on Apr 18, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cold beach towns and leaving Uruguay.....   La Paloma, Ponta Del Diablo and Colonia Del Sac, Uruguay on Apr 22, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Truly a city that never sleeps......   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 22, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Alpine Village......stuningly beautiful.....   Bariloche, Argentina on May 3, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Insight into South America after 3.5 months...   Insights to South America, Argentina on May 4, 2006 12 pictures 2 comments
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  Fitroy Massive and Perito Moreno Glacier....   El Calafate and El Chalten, Argentina on May 7, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Ushuaia - End of the World......   Ushaia, Argentina on May 10, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Navimag.... 4 days on a Cargo ship in Chile   In the Fjordes and Pacific Ocean, Chile on May 18, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Valdivia..   Valdivia, Chile on May 19, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Villarrica and the LIVE Volcano   Villarrica, Chile on May 20, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Smoggy Santiago....   Santiago, Chile on May 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Andes crossing from Chile to Argentina...   Andes, Chile on May 27, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Argentina.. again, trouble with the Police...again   Mendoza, Argentina on May 27, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Tucuman......   Tucuman, Argentina on May 29, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Salta....   Salta, Argentina on May 29, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Quebrada De Humahuaca Gorge...   Quebrada De Humahuaca, Argentina on Jun 1, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Juyjuy, locked in Parliament house with a rally..   Juyjuy, Argentina on Jun 1, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Pocitos Argentina and Yacuiba Bolivia border   Pocitos and Yacuiba, Bolivia on Jun 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Road Block Trouble in Bolivia...   Camiri, Bolivia on Jun 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Santa Cruz   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Jun 2, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Volunteering in Ranch Nuevo, Santa Cruz   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Jun 2, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Volunteering in Santa Cruz Bolivia information   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Jun 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Brasil, Sao Paulo this time tho....   Sao Paulo, Brazil on Jun 7, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Recife and Olinda, Back to Brasilian beaches   Recife, Brazil on Jun 9, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Porto De Galinhas   Porto De Galinhas, Brazil on Jun 10, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Recife again for the World Cup   Recife, Brazil on Jun 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pipa...... the beach   Pipa, Brazil on Jun 14, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
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  Sao Paulo to watch Brasil beat the Aussies....   Sao Paulo, Brazil on Jun 18, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Santa Cruz Bolivia again.....   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Jun 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cochabamba Bolivia   Cochabamba, Bolivia on Jun 22, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  And yet another roadblock in Bolivia.....   Oururo, Bolivia on Jun 23, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Salar Uyuni Salt flats....   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jun 24, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  La Paz Bolivia, the worlds most dangerous road...   La Paz, Bolivia on Jun 27, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Copacabana..... my van caught fire....   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 1, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Puno, on Lake Titicaca in Peru   Puno, Peru on Jul 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Uros reed Islands and Amanti Island culture...   Puno, Peru on Jul 2, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Cuzco and Machu Picchu....   Cuzco, Peru on Jul 5, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Arequipa, the white city....   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 11, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  My Bday in the Colca Canyon.....   Chivay, Peru on Jul 12, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Nazca, those crazy lines....   Nazca, Peru on Jul 14, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Huacachina Oasis, sandboarding and buggy riding...   ICA, Peru on Jul 14, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Lima, big city time again....   Lima, Peru on Jul 15, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Huanchaco, back to the beach.....   Trujillo, Peru on Jul 19, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Cajamarca, more ruins....   Cajamarca, Peru on Jul 22, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiclayo...   Chiclayo, Peru on Jul 23, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Mancora..... back to the beach.....   Mancora, Peru on Jul 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Vilcabamba, land of the long living...   Vilcabamba, Ecuador on Jul 26, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Alausi, the devils nose train...   Alausi, Ecuador on Jul 30, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Banos, live Volcano time...   Banos, Ecuador on Jul 30, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Guayaquil, last city before the Galapgos islands..   Guayaquil, Ecuador on Aug 3, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Galapagos....... words cannot describe....   Galapagos, Ecuador on Aug 4, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Mantanita, back to the beach.... again....   Mantanita, Ecuador on Aug 6, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Puerto Lopez whale watching...   Puerto Lopez, Ecuador on Aug 11, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Quito.... and being robbed on arrival...   Quito, Ecuador on Aug 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Santa Lucia Volunteering....   Santa Lucia, Ecuador on Aug 18, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Otavalo... Markets and Volcanic lagoons...   Otavalo, Ecuador on Aug 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bogota Colombia... just in transit for now..   Bogota, Colombia on Aug 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Lima... for a new passport...   Lima, Peru on Aug 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bogota......back to travelling.. at a cost...   Bogota, Colombia on Aug 31, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Medellin Colombia...   Medellin, Colombia on Sep 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cartagena... back to the beaches.... again...   Cartagena, Colombia on Sep 3, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Mud Volcano on the way to Cartagena   Volcán de Lodo El Totumo, Colombia on Sep 16, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I am alive.........   Taganga doing my diving course...., Colombia on Sep 17, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Merida, my last South American destination....   Merida, Venezuela on Sep 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Caracas.....closing the South America loop....   Caracas, Venezuela on Sep 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Spain......Madrid......   Madrid, Spain on Sep 22, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Portugal..... Lison layover to Porto...   Lisbon, Portugal on Sep 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Portugal.... Famalicao.... time to chill........   Famalicao, Portugal on Sep 24, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Back to Madrid   Madrid, Spain on Oct 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  London....   London, United Kingdom on Oct 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Not quite South America.......Moscow...   Moscow, Russia on Oct 24, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of Santa........Finland   Helsinki, Finland on Oct 27, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Russia... The MASSIVE city of St Petersburg   St Petersburg, Russia on Oct 30, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Moscow...The Kremlin for a day....   Moscow, Russia on Nov 4, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Perm in the Ural mountains   Perm, Russia on Nov 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Krasnoyarsk....On the tran Siberian Train...   Krasnoyarsk, Russia on Nov 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Am i on a RISK boardgame or what.......Irkutsk..   Irkutsk...., Russia on Nov 7, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  3 degree water, 21 metres down for 42 mins...MAD.   Listvyanka, Russia on Nov 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Mongolia, nights in Gers and drives in the Gobi...   Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Nov 12, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing, exactly as i imagined it...... awesome...   Beijing, China on Nov 20, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  City of bicycles and motorbikes. Hanoi.. Vietnam..   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 25, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Halong Bay.... 1900+ limstone Islands...   Halong, Vietnam on Nov 28, 2006 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Saigon...... one month left of my trip :(   Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Nov 29, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Mui Ne.... back to the beach....   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Dec 1, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Nha Trang..... beachside....   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Dec 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hoi An   Hoi An, Vietnam on Dec 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Danang...China Beach.....   Danang and China, Vietnam on Dec 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hue......   Hue, Vietnam on Dec 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanoi.... again...   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 22, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Guangzhou..... for Christmas......   Guangzhou, China on Dec 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day of my trip.....Hong Kong.......   Kawloon, Hong Kong on Dec 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home after almost a year and a half.... Sydney...   Sydney, Australia on Dec 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  What to pack for a year backpacking?   Sydney, Australia on Jan 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Melbourne...   Melbourne, Australia on Jan 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Harley Davidson riding along the Great Ocean Road.   Warrnambool, Australia on Jan 10, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Off the beaten track.... Jamestown...   Adelaide, Australia on Jan 13, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Gold Coast   Gold Coast, Australia on Mar 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Brisbane   Brisbane, Australia on Oct 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moto GP - Phillip Island Victoria   Phillip Island, Australia on Oct 14, 2007 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Solo Skydive with a twist.....   Picton, Australia on Jan 26, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Perth, Rottnest Island, Feemantle & Cottesloe...   Perth, Australia on Mar 7, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Great barrier Reef - Cairns   Cairns, Australia on Mar 27, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Melbourne - A mates wedding   Melbourne, Australia on Jun 20, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Skywalk - Centrepoint (AMP) Tower   Sydney, Australia on Jun 26, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Boomerang Beach - Great Lakes   Forster, Australia on Jul 11, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Diving the Great barrier Reef.... Again!   Port Douglas, Australia on Aug 6, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  South West Rocks for family Christmas   South West Rocks, Australia on Dec 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Torquay, Great Ocean Road & St. Kilda   Torquay, Australia on Feb 13, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Drive from Adeliade to Sydney via Coburg   Adelaide, Australia on Oct 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mid way stop from Adeliade to Sydney drive   Coburg, Australia on Oct 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Sydney from Adelaide   Sydney, Australia on Oct 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments