A Trip around the World - A diary by Dylan (12 years) and Kit (10 years)

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"I'm not so sure that I want the whole world to know that you guys raised two little spoilt brats that were incapable of appreciating world wide travel and cultural diversity." Dylan, at 32

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  Introduction   Melbourne, Australia on Aug 24, 1985 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Bored already   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug 25, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Chasing pigs   Ipoh, Malaysia on Aug 26, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Steamboat   Ipoh, Malaysia on Aug 27, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hungry ghosts   Ipoh, Malaysia on Aug 28, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Foreign body   Ipoh, Malaysia on Aug 30, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off to Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Aug 31, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New watch   Singapore, Singapore on Sep 1, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bird show   Singapore, Singapore on Sep 2, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ticket troubles   Shenzhen, China on Sep 3, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Snakes and rams   Guangzhou, China on Sep 4, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  A luxury boat trip   Wuzhou, China on Sep 5, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  A pleasant lake   Yangzhou, China on Sep 5, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Riding and falling   Yangzhuo, China on Sep 7, 1985 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A video game in Guilin   Guilin, China on Sep 8, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Hard sleepers   Guilin, China on Sep 9, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Early arrival   Hangzhou, China on Sep 9, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pedal-boats   Hangzhou, China on Sep 11, 1985 2 pictures 0 comments
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  An attic in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Sep 12, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ice-cream and gardens   Hangzhou, China on Sep 13, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Acrobats   Shanghai, China on Sep 14, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boring gardens   Suzhou, China on Sep 14, 1985 2 pictures 0 comments
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  More boring gardens   Suzhou, China on Sep 16, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheating drivers   Zangchou, China on Sep 17, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Video games and crowded trains   Nanjing, China on Sep 18, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Millions of stairs   Nanjing, China on Sep 19, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Seeing Mao   Beijing, China on Sep 20, 1985 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Cheats   Nanjing, China on Sep 20, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Peking Duck and Forbidden City   Beijing, China on Sep 21, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The windy wall   Beijing, China on Sep 22, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Alone in the hotel   Beijing, China on Sep 23, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boring opera   Beijing, China on Sep 24, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day on the train   Beijing, China on Sep 25, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day on a train   Guangzhou, China on Sep 26, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Early arrival in Guanzghou   Guangzhou, China on Sep 27, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An expensive ride   Guangzhou, China on Sep 28, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Hopeless fireworks   Guangzhou, China on Sep 29, 1985 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheapest hotel in the universe   Zhaoqing, China on Sep 30, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dumb Landmarks   Zhaoqing, China on Oct 1, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Poor relations   Taishan, Guangdong, China on Oct 2, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Poor celebrations   Taishan, Guangdong, China on Oct 3, 1985 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Another luxury boat trip   Guangzhou, China on Oct 4, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  Back to Canton   Guangzhou, China on Oct 5, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Frightened monkeys   Guangzhou, China on Oct 6, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Mounds of martyrs   Guangzhou, China on Oct 7, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boring parks and rotating restaurants   Foshan, Guangdong, China on Oct 8, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice, but ...   Guangzhou, China on Oct 9, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  By truck to Sky Lake   Guangzhou, China on Oct 10, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Music and fireworks   Guangzhou, China on Oct 11, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  A wasted trip   Guangzhou, China on Oct 12, 1985 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Snake and mushroom   Guangzhou, China on Oct 13, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An amusement park of the futrue   Guangzhou, China on Oct 14, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to civilization   Hong Kong, China on Oct 15, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading for Paris, but landing in London   London, United Kingdom on Oct 16, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pickpockets in Paris   Paris, France on Oct 18, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Playing the banana   Paris, France on Oct 19, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Invited to dinner   Paris, France on Oct 20, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A tour to Tours   Tours, France on Oct 21, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Castles   Tours, France on Oct 22, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Across Spain   Vila Formosa, Portugal on Oct 23, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Across Spain   Vila Formosa, Portugal on Oct 23, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wild dogs   Mangualde, Portugal on Oct 24, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Portuguese friends   Torres Novas, Portugal on Oct 25, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Portuguese party   Torres Novas, Portugal on Oct 26, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pollution in Porto   Porto, Portugal on Oct 27, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dylan gets drunk   Porto, Portugal on Oct 28, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bom Jesus   Braga, Portugal on Oct 29, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bumpy old train   Vila Real, Portugal on Oct 30, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mateus Rose   Vila Real, Portugal on Oct 31, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A cheap hotel   Viseu, Portugal on Nov 1, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Video games   Mangualde, Portugal on Nov 2, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More video games   Mangualde, Portugal on Nov 3, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Playing on the tracks   Vila Formosa, Portugal on Nov 4, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A long train ride   Saintes, France on Nov 5, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Looking for a car   Saintes, France on Nov 6, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Still searching   Saintes, France on Nov 7, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hennessy of Cognac   Cognac, France on Nov 8, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No hotels   Angouleme, France on Nov 9, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cathedral and cards   Angouleme, France on Nov 10, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Broken shoe   Perigueux, France on Nov 11, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A car at last   Bergerac, France on Nov 12, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Lunch in Sarlat   St Sazy, France on Nov 13, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Covered in frost   Brive, France on Nov 14, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Churches in Limousin   Poitiers, France on Nov 15, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Icyfrostsnow   Niort, France on Nov 16, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The lighthouse   La Rochelle, France on Nov 17, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Return to Tours   Tours, France on Nov 18, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Freezing   Orleans, France on Nov 19, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Frozen fountain   Paris, France on Nov 20, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No elevator   Paris, France on Nov 21, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We went to our friends' place for dinner.   Paris, France on Nov 22, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Circus   Paris, France on Nov 23, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Louvre   Paris, France on Nov 24, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cards   Paris, France on Nov 25, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Three o'clock   Jersey, United Kingdom on Nov 26, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  German bunkers   Jersey, United Kingdom on Nov 27, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Plane, train and boat   London, United Kingdom on Nov 28, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A long way to Tipperary   Dublin, Ireland on Nov 29, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain   Killarney, Ireland on Nov 30, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Kerry bulls   Killarney, Ireland on Dec 1, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visitors   Killarney, Ireland on Dec 3, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Beehive huts   Dingle Peninsula, Ireland on Dec 3, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A trip to Cork   Cork, Ireland on Dec 4, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No waterfall   Killarney, Ireland on Dec 5, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Missing the rally   Killarney, Ireland on Dec 6, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More driving   Kinvara, Ireland on Dec 7, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lakes and mountains   Kinvara, Ireland on Dec 8, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Back to the Future   Dublin, Ireland on Dec 9, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Goonies   Dublin, Ireland on Dec 10, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New Year's Eve   New Orleans, United States on Dec 11, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to England   Chester, United Kingdom on Dec 11, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Macbeth   Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom on Dec 14, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Windsor Castle   Windsor, United Kingdom on Dec 15, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Soapboxes   London, United Kingdom on Dec 16, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  New York   New York, United States on Dec 16, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gangsters   New York, United States on Dec 18, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stock Exchange   New York, United States on Dec 19, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Art   New York, United States on Dec 20, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Champagne   New York, United States on Dec 21, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Trailways   Washington, United States on Dec 22, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pegs and pendulums   Washington, United States on Dec 22, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Guns and puppets   Washington, United States on Dec 23, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Junk food flight   Houston, Texas, United States on Dec 24, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Atari Christmas   Houston, Texas, United States on Dec 25, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shopping for shoes   Houston, United States on Dec 26, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  NASA   Houston, United States on Dec 27, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Christmas shop   New Orleans, United States on Dec 28, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Buskers   New Orleans, United States on Dec 29, 1985 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Preservation Hall   New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on Dec 30, 1985 1 picture 0 comments
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  Another bus   Orlando, United States on Jan 1, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Magic Kingdom   Orlando, United States on Jan 2, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Space Mountain   Orlando, United States on Jan 3, 1986 1 picture 0 comments
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  EPCOT Centre   Orlando, United States on Jan 4, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Time share   Orlando, United States on Jan 5, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Disney World   Orlando, United States on Jan 6, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Orlando   Orlando, United States on Jan 7, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bus to Houston   Orlando, United States on Jan 8, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Katy   Houston, United States on Jan 9, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Doing nothing much   Katy, United States on Jan 10, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Atari and piano   Katy, United States on Jan 11, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The same as yesterday   Katy, United States on Jan 12, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The same again   Katy, United States on Jan 13, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Grand Canyon   Flagstaff, United States on Jan 14, 1986 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Circus Circus   Las Vegas, United States on Jan 15, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghosts and evil wizards   Las Vegas, United States on Jan 16, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Space Ace   Las Vegas, United States on Jan 17, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Motel 6   Las Vegas, United States on Jan 18, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  South of the border   Los Angeles, United States on Jan 19, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to civilization   Ensenada, Mexico on Jan 20, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Universal Studios   Los Angeles, United States on Jan 21, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We spent the whole day on the bus.   San Francisco, United States on Jan 22, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Climbing the streets   San Francisco, United States on Jan 23, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fort Point   San Francisco, United States on Jan 24, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jugglers   San Francisco, United States on Jan 25, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinatown   San Francisco, United States on Jan 26, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments
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  End of the diary   Melbourne, Australia on Jan 27, 1986 0 pictures 0 comments