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Welcome! Here's where we'll put the eyebrows on it (Compliments to FZ). This travelogue is about roaming. If you aren't familiar with roaming, please watch The Jerk or Rurouni Kenshin or O'Brother Where Art Thou or Night of the Living Dead.

Jesus was 33 when he died. I figure any day after that, they're bonus days (like that bonus round in Galaga or getting 33% more Clorox...Free).

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  You Are Here   Vineyard Haven, United States on Mar 21, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Six Miles South of Cape Cod   Vineyard Haven, United States on Apr 10, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Returning to my Hometown   Wilmington, United States on Apr 26, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Kevin the Super Athlete and Red Rain Alert!   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on May 10, 2005 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Livin' it Up in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on May 10, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Free Market System, Hong Kong   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on May 11, 2005 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Karst Country (or Hello Banana Land)   Yangshuo, China on May 15, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Chinese Schwarzenegger on the b..b.b.b...b.b.b.bus   Dali, China on May 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land of the Bai People   Dali, China on May 19, 2005 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Full Moon Over Lijiang (The Universal Fly Dance)   Lijiang, China on May 23, 2005 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Children's Day in Shambala   Zhongdian, China on Jun 1, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Will the Real Shangri-la Please Stand Up   Zhongdian, China on Jun 4, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
• 13

  For Sarah Ruth Hartenstine   Gyeltang, China on Jun 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Eternal Becoming and the Endless Flux   Gyeltang, China on Jun 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kawa Karpo, Part I: The Tears of Buddha   Yubeng, China on Jun 17, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Kawa Karpo Part II: Into the Wild   At the Foot of Meili Xueshan, China on Jun 21, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Kawa Karpo, Part III: Of Mountain Gods   Mt. Kawa Karpo, China on Jun 22, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Forbidden City   Beijing, China on Jun 26, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Hutongs and the International Watering Hole   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Subways, Fried Centipede, and Neon   Beijing, China on Jul 4, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking The Great Wall of China   Jinshanling to Simitai, China on Jul 4, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Iron Fist and the Eight Trigrams   Beijing, China on Jul 4, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Nate in China Summer Tour 2005   Datong and Taiyuan, China on Jul 10, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Iron Legs Zhao, the Abacus, and Cruel Torture   Pingyao, China on Jul 11, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Shaolin   Shaolin, China on Jul 13, 2005 10 pictures 3 comments
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  Nanning   Nanning, China on Jul 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Ox and the Mulberry   Xidi and Hongcun, China on Jul 16, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
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  A Different Kind of Enlightenment   Huangshan, China on Jul 17, 2005 23 pictures 1 comment
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  The Happy Excursion   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2005 3 pictures 1 comment
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  The New (Pollution) Philosophy   Anywhere, China on Aug 4, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The Dogs of Zhongdian   Gyeltang, China on Aug 6, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Waiting In Limbo   Shangri-la, China on Aug 10, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Yangtze River Villages: Here Comes the Flood   The Yangtze River, China on Aug 10, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Hamugu and the Wise Elder   Hamugu, China on Aug 11, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Tracking the Gna and the Sublime   Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, China on Aug 12, 2005 6 pictures 3 comments
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  Not-Monks and the Environment   Dongzhumen Monastery, China on Aug 12, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind   Kunming, China on Sep 1, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Soft Power and Greenth: Dr. Fan's Tooth Whitener   Kunming, China on Sep 3, 2005 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Happy Birthday Tibet   Zhongdian, China on Sep 5, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Eating the Wasp   Yongdui Village, China on Sep 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Day in the Life   The Town, China on Sep 12, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Barnyard Stories   Gyeltang, China on Sep 14, 2005 5 pictures 2 comments
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  The Teasing Veil of the Zhong Qui Jie Moon   Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, China on Sep 18, 2005 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Licking the Bowl and Eating Apples   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Sep 29, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Chasing the Nomads   Baimaxueshan, China on Oct 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Rite of Passage   Donzhulin Monastery, China on Oct 7, 2005 24 pictures 2 comments
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  The Icing Fight   Benzilan, China on Oct 8, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Straddling the Divide: the Yangtze and the Mekong   Yongdui, China on Oct 11, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Churning Butter with Gazhong   Yongdui Pastures, China on Oct 12, 2005 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Kawa Karpo, part IV: Revelation   Felai Si, China on Oct 13, 2005 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Farewell Jonathan   Around Shangri-la, China on Oct 26, 2005 19 pictures 2 comments
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  The Cham Dance and the Seams of the Seasons   Dongzhulin Monastery, China on Oct 31, 2005 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Yading Nature Reserve: Revisited   Yading Nature Reserve, China on Nov 3, 2005 9 pictures 2 comments
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  The Big Kora, part I: Power   Yading Nature Reserve, China on Nov 5, 2005 7 pictures 2 comments
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  The Big Kora, part II: Wisdom   Yading Nature Reserve, China on Nov 8, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  The Big Kora, Part III: Compassion   Yading Nature Reserve, China on Nov 11, 2005 10 pictures 2 comments
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  Walking the Streets   Zhongdian, China on Nov 17, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Woman, Hunter, Tiger, Lake, Mountain God   Bazhu, China on Nov 20, 2005 17 pictures 1 comment
• 59

  Fahrenheit 101: The Paranoid Android   Somewhere, China on Dec 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  "Traveling" with WWF   Shangri-la, China on Dec 19, 2005 4 pictures 5 comments
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  Trekking in Luang Nam Tha   Luang Nam Tha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 25, 2005 14 pictures 3 comments
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  Mekong Fish, Beerlao, Saffron Monks, and the Fig   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 27, 2005 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Climbing the Falls   Tat Kuang Si Waterfall, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 28, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Turning Bombs into Homes   Phongsavanh, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 1, 2006 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Specials, Spelling, and Sauce   Van Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 4, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Madame Sassypants in the Capitol   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 5, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Mr. Hummie and the Cave   Phon Nyaeng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 9, 2006 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Tat Fan, Wat Phu, Reflection, and Relaxation   Champasak, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 14, 2006 7 pictures 5 comments
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  Angkor, Part I: Change, Culture, and Nature   Seim Reap, Cambodia on Jan 17, 2006 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Angkor, Part II: Temple Hopping   Angkor, Cambodia on Jan 18, 2006 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Angkor, Part III: Ramayana and Apsara   Angkor, Cambodia on Jan 19, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Brother Number One   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 20, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  There's Nowhere to Go But Up   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 22, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Saigon   Saigon, Vietnam on Jan 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Phu Quoc: "It's Wonderbar!"   Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam on Jan 29, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Tet   Saigon, Vietnam on Jan 29, 2006 11 pictures 4 comments
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  Everybody Find Your Happy Place   Saigon, Vietnam on Jan 31, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Who Can Pass Up A Banana?   The Mekong Delta, Vietnam on Feb 1, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Funky Monkey and the Number Four Boat   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Feb 3, 2006 5 pictures 2 comments
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  The Love House   Kon Tum, Vietnam on Feb 9, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Full Moon Festivities   Hoi An, Vietnam on Feb 11, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Hue, Day One: Music in the Pines   Hue, Vietnam on Feb 12, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Hue, Day Two: On the Muddy Banks...   Hue, Vietnam on Feb 13, 2006 13 pictures 2 comments
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  Uncle Ho and the Scam Boys   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 14, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Bay of the Descending Dragon   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Feb 18, 2006 20 pictures 2 comments
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  The Heart of Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 20, 2006 19 pictures 2 comments
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  Same Same...But Different   Sapa, Vietnam on Feb 22, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Who is China?   Kunming, China on Mar 8, 2006 41 pictures 1 comment
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  The Other Hullabaloo   Kunming, China on Mar 10, 2006 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Wu Wei Temple and the Five Elements   Dali, China on Mar 12, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Lamb Lays Down...   Shangri-la, China on Apr 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Cranes of Napa Hai   Napa Hai Wetlands, China on Apr 9, 2006 34 pictures 3 comments
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  Toucan Sam Smells a Toilet and Other News   Shangri-la, China on Apr 21, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  The Yunnan Golden Monkey   Tachen, China on Apr 23, 2006 16 pictures 2 comments
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  Sweet Innocent Killer and the Final Cut   Shangri-la, China on May 14, 2006 37 pictures 2 comments
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  The Real Shangri-la   Shangri-la, China on May 15, 2006 43 pictures 5 comments
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  Parental Adventures in China, Part I   Kunming and Dali, China on May 19, 2006 23 pictures 1 comment
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  Parental Adventures in China, Part II   Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge, China on May 27, 2006 17 pictures 3 comments
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  Parental Adventures in China, Part III   Deqing, China on Jun 2, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Do-ke La: Entering the T.A.R.   Yongdri, China on Jun 3, 2006 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Tibet Transects: The Salween River Gorge   Draknak, China on Jun 4, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Fire in the Gorge   Draknak, China on Jun 6, 2006 8 pictures 1 comment
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  The Deluge   Bitu, China on Jun 10, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Marching to the Mekong   Tsakhalho, China on Jun 13, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Winding Roads of Kham   Markham to Rawok, China on Jun 13, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibet Transects: The Kangri Garpo Range   Lhagu, China on Jun 16, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land of Lhagu   Lhagu, China on Jun 16, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Realm of Tumo   Ata Glacier, China on Jun 18, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Bounds and Freedoms   Psarlung Tsampo, China on Jun 19, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Sekundo and the Caterpillar Fungus Hunters   Yarlung Tsampo, Tibet, China on Jun 21, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Padmasambhava Battles Black Flayed Hide   Tim Guru Drupuk, Tibet, China on Jun 21, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Public Security Bureau Interrogation   Bayi, China on Jun 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Heart of the Supine Ogress   Lhasa, China on Jul 1, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Bertha   Ali, China on Jul 4, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibet Transects: Axis Mundi   Mt. Kailash, Manasarovar, and Guge Kingdom, Tibet, China on Jul 6, 2006 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Silence in the Moonlight with Yellow Tara   Guge Kingdom, China on Jul 11, 2006 46 pictures 1 comment
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  Tibetan Gobstoppers   Crossroads to Darchen, Tibet, China on Jul 12, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Violent Buddhist Superheroes at Mt. Kailash   Mt. Kailash, China on Jul 15, 2006 23 pictures 1 comment
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  Team Kora   Mt. Kailash, China on Jul 16, 2006 32 pictures 1 comment
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  A Rain of Nectar, Coco Puffs, and A Hermit's Life   Lake Manasarovar, China on Jul 20, 2006 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Tibetan Buddhist Politics at Tashilhunpo Monastery   Shigatse, China on Jul 22, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Road Trip: Costs, Permits and Road Construction   Shigatse, Tibet, China on Jul 22, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  UNO and Koras at Nam-tso with Kevin and Nate   Namtso, China on Jul 26, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Old Historic Tibet with Kevin and Nate   Tsetang, Tibet, China on Jul 30, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Army Day   Tsari, Tibet, China on Aug 1, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Spirit of Tibet: Dalai Lama's Oracle Lake   Lhamo La-tso, Tibet, China on Aug 7, 2006 28 pictures 1 comment
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  Sweet Innocent Killer and The Joyful Paradise   Ganden, China on Aug 18, 2006 16 pictures 2 comments
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  Tibet Transects: The Northern Plateau   Changtang and Kekexili Nature Reserves, China on Aug 19, 2006 27 pictures 4 comments
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  Backpacking in Kekexili   Kekexili, China on Aug 26, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Trailed to Twin Lakes by Uranium Prospectors!   Changtang Nature Reserve, China on Sep 1, 2006 25 pictures 2 comments
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  Gyantse Kumbum: Journey with Buddhist Deities   Gyantse, China on Sep 6, 2006 44 pictures 2 comments
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  The North Face of Mount Everest   Mount Everest, China on Sep 11, 2006 21 pictures 2 comments
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  Tales of Three Cities   Kathmandu, Nepal on Sep 29, 2006 56 pictures 3 comments
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  Dasain   Kathmandu, Nepal on Oct 2, 2006 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Interview with a Nepali Waiter-cum-philosopher   Kathmandu, Nepal on Oct 3, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
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  Walking Across Chitwan National Park   Chitwan National Park, Nepal on Oct 11, 2006 30 pictures 3 comments
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  Makalu-Barun, part I: To Khandbari with Sandy   Khandbari, Nepal on Oct 18, 2006 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Makalu-Barun, part II: Namaste, Tihar, Maoists   Tashigaon, Nepal on Oct 24, 2006 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Makalu-Barun, part III: The Land of Rock and Ice   Barun Glacier, Nepal on Oct 31, 2006 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Makalu-Barun, part IV: Return to Khandbari   Khandbari, Nepal on Nov 6, 2006 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Gurus, Tulkus, and the Definitive Meaning   The Mind, Nepal on Dec 5, 2006 38 pictures 3 comments
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  Two Days in Pokhara   Pokhara, Nepal on Dec 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travels with Two Buddhas: Birth   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Lumbini, Nepal on Dec 10, 2006 18 pictures 2 comments
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  Travels with Two Buddhas: Parinirvana   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Kushinigar, India on Dec 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Holy Ganges   Varanasi!, India on Dec 14, 2006 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Travels with Two Buddhas: Turning the Dharma Wheel   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Sarnath, India on Dec 20, 2006 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Enlightenment Under the Pippala Tree   Bodhgaya, India on Dec 31, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Travels with Two Buddhas: Enlightenment   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Bodhgaya, India on Dec 31, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Bodhissatva Vow   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Bodhgaya, India on Jan 1, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Vipassana and the Eightfold Path   Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on Jan 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travels with Two Buddhas: Meditation and Knowledge   Walking in Buddha's Footsteps in Rajgir and Nalanda, India on Jan 16, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Patna   Patna, Bihar, India on Jan 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ardh Kumbh Mela: Parade of Saints   Allahabad with 20 Million Extra Pilgrims, India on Jan 19, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Temples of Khajuraho   Khajuraho, Madya Pradesh, India on Jan 20, 2007 41 pictures 2 comments
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  The Taj Mahal   Agra, India on Jan 23, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Keoladeo National Park   Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India on Jan 27, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Ranthambore National Park   Sawai Madhopur, India on Jan 30, 2007 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Ashura, The Pink City, and Amber Fort   Jaipur, India on Jan 31, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Jodhpur   Jodhpur, India on Feb 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Camel Safari   Jaisalmer, India on Feb 6, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  The Blue City of Marwar   Jodhpur, India on Feb 8, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Exquisite Temples of Ranakpur   Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India on Feb 9, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Udaipur, Lair of Octopussy   Udaipur, Rajasthan, India on Feb 11, 2007 8 pictures 1 comment
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  India Nature: Velavadar Black Buck National Park   Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India on Feb 13, 2007 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Shatrunjaya Hill: Sacred Place of Adinath   Palitana, Gujarat, India on Feb 14, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Maha Shivaratri, Night of Shiva, at Girnar   Junagadh, Gujarat, India on Feb 16, 2007 29 pictures 2 comments
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  India Nature: Gir Sanctuary and National Park   Sasan Gir, Gujarat, India on Feb 20, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Diu Island   Diu, India on Feb 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One Week on the Saurashtra Coastline   Dwarka, Diu, Somnath, and Porbander, India on Feb 26, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Gulf of Kutch   Jamnagar, India on Mar 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bhuj   Bhuj, India on Mar 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Kutch   Bhuj to Mandvi, India on Mar 5, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Hira the Elder, Rogan Art, and a Harijan Wedding   Zura, Narona, Sumbrasa, India on Mar 6, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part I   Tera, India on Mar 13, 2007 57 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part II   Little Rann of Kutch, India on Mar 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part III   Little Rann of Kutch, India on Mar 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part IV   Little Rann of Kutch, India on Mar 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Annotated Bird Species List   Little Rann of Kutch, India on Mar 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  In Ahmedabad for One Night   Ahmedabad, India on Mar 17, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Deccan Trap Caves: Divine Art   Ajanta, Ellora, Aurangabad Caves, Elephanta Island, India on Mar 24, 2007 57 pictures 0 comments
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  Cricket and Bollywood in Bombay   Mumbai, India on Mar 27, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Beachin' It   Goa, India on Apr 5, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Vijayanagar, the City of Victory   Hampi, India on Apr 7, 2007 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Bangalore   Bangalore, India on Apr 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangalore and Mysore: New India, Incorporated   Mysore, India on Apr 13, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  And the Rains Came...   Masinagudi, India on Apr 18, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Trains, Buses, Feet, Trucks...Getting Around   Ooty, India on Apr 20, 2007 7 pictures 1 comment
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  India Nature: Forest Restoration in the Anamalai   Anamalai Hills, India on Apr 23, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Thrissur Pooram: Sick Love-Hate India Frenzy   Thrissur, India on Apr 29, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  May Day, Kathakali, and Keralan Murals   Cochin, India on May 1, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  India Nature: The Highlands of the Western Ghats   Kumily and Munnar, India on May 8, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Serendipity on the Tear of India   Colombo to Gale, Sri Lanka on May 12, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Sri Lanka's Primeval Rainforest   Sinharaja Natural Heritage Area, Sri Lanka on May 18, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Exploring the Cloud Forests   Hills of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka on May 26, 2007 8 pictures 2 comments
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  The Cultural Triangle--More than Three Sides   Pollonaruwa, Sri Lanka on May 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Full Moon in the Jungle   Kithulgala, Sri Lanka on May 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Up the East Coast, part I: Kerala to Rameshwaram   Trivandrum, Madras, and Rameshwaram, India on Jun 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Up the East Coast, part II: Chola Empire   Chennai, Mammalapuram, Chidambaram, and Kanchipuram, India on Jun 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Up the East Coast, Part III: The Sun Temple   Puri and Konarak, India on Jun 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kathmandu, Revisited   Kathmandu, Nepal on Jun 22, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Sensations of Epic Proportions and the New Knight   Delhi, India on Jun 25, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Mutual People Watching in Shimla   Shimla, India on Jun 27, 2007 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Parvati's Earrings, Sadhus, and Sikhs   Manikaran Hot Springs, India on Jun 30, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Pass   Parvati Valley, India on Jul 7, 2007 54 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of Snow Leopards, Ibex, and Mudh   Pin Valley, India on Jul 9, 2007 17 pictures 1 comment
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  The Mahavairochana Mandala   Tabo Monastery and Spiti Valley, India on Jul 12, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Driving to Leh   Keylong and Leh, India on Jul 14, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  German Bakeries and Old Palaces   Leh, India on Jul 15, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Phyang Cham Ceremony   Phyang, India on Jul 16, 2007 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Drukpa 800-Year Anniversary   Shey, India on Jul 20, 2007 25 pictures 1 comment
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  Alchi, Rizong, and Lamayuru on the Way to Srinagar   Kargil, India on Jul 26, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Vale of Kashmir   Srinagar, India on Jul 30, 2007 60 pictures 1 comment
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  Conversations with Sufis   Kishtwar, India on Jul 31, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Padder Valley Trek: An Introduction   Gulabgarh, India on Aug 1, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Sheshnag, Holy Naga at Tatapani   Tatapani, India on Aug 2, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Forests, Meadows, and Villages of the Kaban Valley   Birnelli, India on Aug 4, 2007 10 pictures 1 comment
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  The Pir and the Mulvi   Kijaie, India on Aug 5, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  General Zorawar Singh, Velvet Sapphires, and Kali   Gulabgarh, India on Aug 6, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Valley Spirits and Change in the Hands of God   Massu, India on Aug 8, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Nature's Hermit and the Village of Charm   Chushoti, India on Aug 9, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  There is a Certain Time for an Abode of Power   Humuri, India on Aug 10, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Chandi Matha Yatra and the Blending of Cultures   Machael, India on Aug 11, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting the Amchi and A Buddhist Wedding   Lossani, India on Aug 12, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The Gujjar Nomads and the Sapphire Mine   Sumjam, India on Aug 14, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking Solo in Bhuzas   Bhuzas, India on Aug 15, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Crossing Omasi-la Pass   Omasi-la, India on Aug 17, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Snow Leopards and Naropa in Zanskar   Ating, India on Aug 18, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Yalitong la Mole Singing in Zanskar   Padum, India on Aug 19, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Recommendations   Srinagar, India on Aug 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jammu   Jammu, India on Aug 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Golden Temple   Amritsar, India on Aug 29, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Four Nights with Sufis   Lahore, City with Heart, Pakistan on Sep 9, 2007 43 pictures 0 comments
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  Timshel and September 11   Islamabad, Pakistan on Sep 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient Capital of Empires and Hub of Culture   Taxila, Pakistan on Sep 12, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A Fortress with One Clear Gate   Khyber Pass, Pakistan on Sep 13, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Ramadan Begins   Peshawar, Pakistan on Sep 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jihad and the Left Hand of God   Peshawar, Pakistan on Sep 17, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Two Weeks in Chitral District   Chitral, Pakistan on Sep 19, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  The Month of Wine and Walnuts and the Chicken Myth   Rumbur Valley, Pakistan on Sep 25, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Zohur   Chitral Gol National Park, Pakistan on Sep 30, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Shopping for Trekking in Gilgit   Gilgit, Pakistan on Oct 3, 2007 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face   Tareshing, Pakistan on Oct 10, 2007 13 pictures 1 comment
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  End of Ramadan: Eid Mubarak   Gilgit, Pakistan on Oct 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Two Weeks in the Hunza Valley   Passu, Pakistan on Oct 29, 2007 31 pictures 3 comments
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  The Silk Road:Kashgar and the New Silk Road   Kashgar, China on Nov 7, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Train to Turpan   Train to Turpan, China on Nov 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Silk Road: Turpan's Mummies and Ancient Cities   Turpan, China on Nov 10, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Urumqi   Urumqi, China on Nov 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rencontres D'automne, The Feeling of Fall   Almaty, Kazakhstan on Nov 19, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Kyrgyzstan   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Nov 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Waiting for the Ketchup   Karakol, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 5, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Cowboys, Wolves, and Satan   The Celestial Mountains, Sarychat-Ertash Zapovednik, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 8, 2007 14 pictures 1 comment
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  The Experiment   The Celestial Mountains, Sarychat-Ertash Zapovednik, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 12, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Poachers and the Camera Trap   The Celestial Mountains, Sarychat-Ertash Zapovednik, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 16, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Gamburgers on Ice, Twister in the Marshrutkas   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 27, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Five Parts From Bishkek to Tashkent   Osh, Kyrgyzstan on Dec 28, 2007 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Al-Jazeera on Satellite TV   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jan 2, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Visa Hell   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jan 9, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Lonesome Smoking Santa   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jan 10, 2008 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Uzbek Story: It's Like That, Life   Tashkent to Samarkand by Road, Uzbekistan on Jan 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Silk Road: Unpeeling the Layers of History   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jan 14, 2008 53 pictures 0 comments
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  The Silk Road: Pomegranate   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Jan 18, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  The Silk Road: Ichon Qala, Frozen in Time...Almost   Khiva, Uzbekistan on Jan 20, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Karakalpakstan: A Hidden Gem of a Land   Nukus, Uzbekistan on Jan 22, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Journey to Baku   Western Uzbekistan to Baku, Uzbekistan on Jan 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Aktau   Aktau, Kazakhstan on Jan 24, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of Fire and Wind   Baku, Azerbaijan on Jan 25, 2008 19 pictures 1 comment
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  Meet Andre   Baku, Azerbaijan on Jan 28, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Georgian Soul, part I   Tbilisi, Georgia on Feb 2, 2008 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Davit Gareja   Davit Gareja, Georgia on Feb 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Around Yerevan, part I: Creation and Destruction   Yerevan, Armenia on Feb 6, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Around Yerevan, part II: Khatchkars and Chats   Echmiadzin, Armenia on Feb 8, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Around Yerevan, part III: Elections, Monastery   Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery, Armenia on Feb 10, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  White   Sevan, Armenia on Feb 11, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Tenth Century Monasteries of Debed Canyon   Haghpat and Sanahin, Armenia on Feb 12, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Georgian Soul, part II   Tbilisi, Georgia on Feb 13, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Colchis, Ancient Land of the Golden Fleece   Kutaisi, Georgia on Feb 16, 2008 22 pictures 1 comment
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  Black Sea   Batumi, Georgia on Feb 19, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Turkish Delights   Trabzon, Turkey on Feb 20, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Erzurum   Erzurum, Turkey on Feb 22, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  No Sleep 'Til Diyarbakir   Diyarbakir, Turkey on Feb 23, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  The Saffron Town   Mardin, Turkey on Feb 24, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Prophets and the Fall of Nomadic Life   Sanliurfa, Turkey on Feb 26, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  A Taste of Mosaics and Baklava   Gaziantep, Turkey on Feb 29, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Antioch and the First Christian Church   Antakya, Turkey on Mar 3, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Doin' the Pigeon in Syria   Aleppo, Syria on Mar 6, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Idols and Ruins in the Syrian Desert   Palmyra, Syria on Mar 9, 2008 24 pictures 0 comments
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  The Welcoming Monastery   Dier Mar Musa, Syria on Mar 10, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Defenders of The Faith   Krak des Chevaliers, Syria on Mar 11, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Layer Cake of Civilization   Damascus, Syria on Mar 12, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  To Irbid?   Bosra, Syria on Mar 13, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Soldiers and Wildflowers in the Decapolis   Jerash, Jordan on Mar 14, 2008 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Crossing the Border   Amman, Jordan on Mar 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Palm Sunday   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 16, 2008 38 pictures 1 comment
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  Soil   Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory on Mar 18, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Whose Land is This?   Hebron, Palestinian Territory on Mar 20, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Stations of the Cross   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 21, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Purim!   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 21, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  City of David   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 22, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Easter Sunday   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Dead Sea: Spiritual Water and Tikkun Olam   Ein Gedi, Israel on Mar 27, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Nazareth   Nazareth, Israel on Mar 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus   Capernaum, Israel on Apr 1, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  From Mount Nebo to Bethany   Amman, Jordan on Apr 6, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Petra   Wadi Musa, Jordan on Apr 7, 2008 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Solace in the Arabian Desert   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Apr 15, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Mumbling Underwater Joy   Dahab, Egypt on Apr 21, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Sinai Rose   Mt. Sinai, Egypt on Apr 21, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Dive Trip   Thistlegorm, Egypt on Apr 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Thebes: Then and Now   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 25, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Light Hearts and the Valley of the Kings   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 26, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Water   Aswan, Egypt on Apr 27, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Glowing Lantern   Train to Cairo, Egypt on Apr 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cairo, the City of Superlatives   Cairo, Egypt on May 7, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting Carolyn   Athens, Greece on May 10, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Heraklion   Iraklio, Greece on May 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hania   Hania, Greece on May 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Aegean Sea Islands, part I: Crete   Paleohora, Greece on May 15, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Aegean Sea Islands, part II: Santorini   Santorini, Greece on May 18, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Aegean Sea Islands, part III: Mykonos and Delos   Mykonos, Greece on May 20, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Athens   Athens, Greece on May 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Oracle   Delphi, Greece on May 23, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Why and the Gods   Litochoro, Greece on May 25, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Christian Jihad at Meteora   Meteora, Greece on May 27, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Athens   Athens, Greece on May 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Night Train to Istanbul   Thessaloniki, Greece on May 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Whatever You Want It to Be   Istanbul, Turkey on Jun 3, 2008 60 pictures 0 comments
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  Rumi and the Sema   Konya, Turkey on Jun 4, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Lebanon Cedars in Turkey   Antalya, Turkey on Jun 5, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Olympos   Olympos, Turkey on Jun 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Eleven Dollar Gas Anyone? Artemis?   Ephesus, Turkey on Jun 12, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Gallipoli and Troy   Gallipoli, Turkey on Jun 15, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Istanbul   Istanbul, Turkey on Jun 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sofia   Sofia, Bulgaria on Jun 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Veliko Tarnovo   Veliko Tarnono, Bulgaria on Jun 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Varna   Varna, Bulgaria on Jun 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bucharest   Bucharest, Romania on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Transylvania   Sighisoara, Romania on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cluj   Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Jul 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bucharest   Bucharest, Romania on Jul 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sfantu Gheorge   Sfantu Gheorge, Romania on Jul 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Suceava   Suceava, Romania on Jul 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Guru Humorului   Guru Humorului, Romania on Jul 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Prislop Pass   Prislop Pass, Romania on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Maramures   Baia Mare, Romania on Jul 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oradea   Oradea, Romania on Jul 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Budapest   Budapest, Hungary on Jul 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sopron   Sopron, Hungary on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Vienna   Vienna, Austria on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bratislava   Bratislava, Slovakia on Aug 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  High Tatras   High Tatras, Slovakia on Aug 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Levoca   Levoca, Slovakia on Aug 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kosice   Kosice, Slovakia on Aug 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodnight   Wilmington, United States on Sep 10, 2008 0 pictures 5 comments