Life is for the living

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About this blog

So, I've packed my whole life into plastic boxes and crammed what I can carry into a backpack. I'm leaving my friends, family, flat and job behind to 'see the world' before I get any more of that 'responsibility' stuff which makes doing things like putting your whole life on hold to gallivant across the world a bit tricky.

And with everything I'm giving up - It bloody better be worth it! ;-)

I'll miss my Manchester life, but you only live once and I believe in making my own opportunities. So here it goes...no regrets!

Keep in touch and hope you enjoy reading this.

Holly x

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  Townships, Termite Mounds and Cheetah Poo   Windhoek, Namibia on Sep 13, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Rhino, Street Hawkers and Himba Saliva   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Sep 16, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  There's a meercat in my shower & thats a lady man   Brandberg, Namibia on Sep 18, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Sand, sand dunes and more sand   Swakopmund, Namibia on Sep 21, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Cape Town cold   Cape Town, South Africa on Sep 28, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting outta ostrich-crazy Oudtshoorn   Oudtshoorn, South Africa on Sep 30, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Knysna cruising   Knysna, South Africa on Oct 4, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocking Rocky Road   The Crags, South Africa on Oct 12, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Skydiving, hospices and this time, lamb poo.   The Crags, South Africa on Oct 24, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Spaghetti Bolognaise   Shamwari Game Reserve, South Africa on Oct 28, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Purple Trees   Coffee Bay, South Africa on Nov 4, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  High Altitude   Northern Drakensberg, South Africa on Nov 10, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  The Kingdom in the Sky   Lesotho, Lesotho on Nov 11, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Cruising in a pick-up truck   Manzini, Swaziland on Nov 18, 2008 19 pictures 1 comment
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  The Big Bad City   Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov 19, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Worth a mention...   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Nov 21, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Humidity   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 22, 2008 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Jungle Fever   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Nov 24, 2008 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Cuppa tea   Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on Nov 27, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Singapore Slings   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 2, 2008 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Lost in Translation   Osaka, Japan on Dec 7, 2008 28 pictures 0 comments
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  That fateful day   Hiroshima, Japan on Dec 12, 2008 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Sushi for beginners   Nagasaki, Japan on Dec 16, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  A few days of luxury-ish   Matsue, Japan on Dec 20, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Snow Monkeys   Matsumoto, Japan on Dec 22, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot Potatoes   Nikko, Japan on Dec 25, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas Carry on   Fujiyoshida, Japan on Dec 25, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Deer Food   Nara, Japan on Dec 28, 2008 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Memories of some Geisha   Kyoto, Japan on Dec 30, 2008 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Shouts of "Happy New Year!" will be frowned upon   Kyoto, Japan on Dec 31, 2008 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Get me out of here/let me stay   Tokyo, Japan on Jan 8, 2009 51 pictures 0 comments
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  Forgetting Chopsticks   Sydney, Australia on Jan 11, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The one with the normality   Melbourne, Australia on Jan 16, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Swimming with the Fishes   Cairns, Australia on Jan 21, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of the flies   Whitsunday Islands, Australia on Jan 24, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Its Crystal Clear...   Fraser Island, Australia on Feb 1, 2009 24 pictures 0 comments
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  A Zoo full of Roos   Brisbane, Australia on Feb 4, 2009 38 pictures 0 comments
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  A Spider named Bob   Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 22, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Jailhouse Rock   Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb 28, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Ice Ice baby   Franz Josef, New Zealand on Mar 4, 2009 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Luge or lose!   Queenstown, New Zealand on Mar 7, 2009 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Glowing with enthusiasm   Te Anau, New Zealand on Mar 9, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Coasting the Catlins   Invercargill, New Zealand on Mar 10, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Chocolate Rain   Dunedin, New Zealand on Mar 10, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Blue waters   Lake Tekapo, New Zealand on Mar 14, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Christchurch reloaded   Christchurch, New Zealand on Mar 15, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Billy the squid.   Wellington, New Zealand on Mar 18, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  What smells?   Rotorua, New Zealand on Mar 20, 2009 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Carving at the bone   Whitianga, New Zealand on Mar 24, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Oi, the sea stole my sunglasses!   Paihia, New Zealand on Mar 28, 2009 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to a parallel reality   Auckland, New Zealand on Apr 14, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Staying Still   Christchurch, New Zealand on May 11, 2009 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Three Countries, Three days   Bangkok, Thailand on May 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I have arrived.   Beijing, China on May 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Staring, spitting and a Chinese manicure   Beijing, China on May 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Larger than life   Xi'an, China on Jun 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Duvet Day!   Nanjing, China on Jun 6, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Smogged out   Shanghai, China on Jun 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cockroaches and Dragonflies   Longjing, China on Jun 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cooking up a storm   Yangshuo, China on Jun 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The City of Escalators.   Hong Kong, China on Jun 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A piece of a Cathedral   Macau, China on Jun 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Good morning Vietnam!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jun 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Minority Reports   Sapa, Vietnam on Jun 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leak-proof   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Jul 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A tomb fit for a king   Hue, Vietnam on Jul 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tailor-made   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jul 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bus Bus   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Jul 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Killing Fields   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jul 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A bus, a birth, a baby   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jul 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Plain old Vientianne   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments