The Silk Route to South America - or how we´re getting from Azerbaijan to Argentina in just under twelve months!

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This travelogue shares some of our experiences on our journey from London to who knows where (mainly) overland.

Love Sian and Jim xxx

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  London   London, United Kingdom on May 28, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  London - Brussels   Brussels, Belgium on May 28, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Cologne   Cologne, Germany on May 30, 2006 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Brussels - Vienna via Cologne   Vienna, Austria on May 30, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Budapest   Budapest, Hungary on Jun 1, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Bucharest   Bucharest, Romania on Jun 4, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Istanbul   Istanbul, Turkey on Jun 6, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Cappadocia   Goreme, Turkey on Jun 8, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Trabzon   Trabzon, Turkey on Jun 13, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Batumi   Batumi, Georgia on Jun 14, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Kutaisi   Kutaisi, Georgia on Jun 15, 2006 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Gori   Gori, Georgia on Jun 16, 2006 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Kazbegi, on the Russian border in S.Ossetia   Kazbegi, Georgia on Jun 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Tbilisi   Tbilisi, Georgia on Jun 18, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Tbilisi 2...   Tbilisi, Georgia on Jun 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Telavi wine valley   Telavi, Georgia on Jun 20, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Sheki   Sheki, Azerbaijan on Jun 23, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Baku   Baku, Azerbaijan on Jun 26, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Ferry to Turkmenbashi   Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan on Jun 27, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Weird weird world of Turkmenistan   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Jun 30, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Khiva   Khiva, Uzbekistan on Jul 13, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Heart of the 'Great Game'   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Jul 14, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Samarkand   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jul 15, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Tashkent   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jul 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fergana Valley   Fergana / Margilan, Uzbekistan on Jul 17, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Osh   Osh, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 18, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Dead Goat Polo   Song-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 22, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Karakol   Issyk-Kul Lake / Karakol, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tien Shan Mountains   Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 25, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Cholpon-Ata   Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 27, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Bishkek   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 29, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Homestay with Kyrgyz family   Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 31, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese Border   Torugart Pass, China on Aug 2, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese Karakorum Highway   Xinjiang, China on Aug 3, 2006 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Kashgar - a spot of retail therapy   Kashgar, China on Aug 7, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Kuqa - Taklamakan Desert   Kuqa, China on Aug 9, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
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  The Hottest City in China   Turpan, China on Aug 11, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo   Hami, China on Aug 13, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
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  Dunhuang   Dunhuang, China on Aug 15, 2006 15 pictures 2 comments
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  Golmud - last chance to breathe!   Golmud, China on Aug 16, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Nam-tso Lake and the Tibetan Plateau   Nam-tso Lake - the highest lake in the world, China on Aug 19, 2006 41 pictures 0 comments
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  Lhasa - On the Pilgrim's trail   Lhasa, China on Aug 23, 2006 42 pictures 5 comments
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  Gyantse - Scene of 1904 British Invasion   Gyantse, China on Aug 24, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Shigatse - Tibet's second city   Shigatse, China on Aug 25, 2006 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Everest Base Camp - Tibetan Side!   Mount Qomolangma, China on Aug 27, 2006 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibet-Nepal Friendship Highway   Zhangmu, China on Aug 29, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling out and some extreme sports   Kodari, Nepal on Aug 30, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Shoppers' Paradise in Kathmandu   Kathmandu, Nepal on Sep 3, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  On elephant safari!   (Royal) Chitwan National Park, Nepal on Sep 8, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  On the banks of the Ganges in tout-tastic Varanasi   Varanasi, India on Sep 10, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  City of Djinns   Delhi, India on Sep 12, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Not too many Taj Mahal pics we promise!   Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, India on Sep 15, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Birdwatching in Bharatpur   Bharatpur, India on Sep 16, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  In the Pink   Jaipur, India on Sep 18, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Riding High in Jodhpur   Jodhpur, India on Sep 21, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Delhi   Delhi, India on Sep 25, 2006 6 pictures 2 comments
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  Surf's Up (Bit choppy during the Monsoon...)   Benaulim and Anjuna Beach, India on Oct 1, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Bollywood Dreams   Mumbai, India on Oct 6, 2006 15 pictures 1 comment
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  007 - Licensed to Chill   Udaipur, India on Oct 10, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  We're off to Tokyo!   Delhi, India on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Culture shock-tastic   Tokyo, Japan on Oct 13, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Bright Lights   Tokyo, Japan on Oct 16, 2006 31 pictures 1 comment
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  Nikko is Nippon apparently...   Nikko, Japan on Oct 17, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful place, beautiful people   Takayama, Japan on Oct 20, 2006 20 pictures 2 comments
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  Temperature's rising in Kyoto   Kyoto, Japan on Oct 23, 2006 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Exploring the coast west of Kyoto   Himeji and Kobe, Japan on Oct 24, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding Nemo ... in Osaka   Osaka, Japan on Oct 25, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Visit to Japan's old capital   Nara, Japan on Oct 26, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Culture Vultures   Kyoto, Japan on Oct 27, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  8.15, 6th August 1945   Hiroshima, Japan on Oct 28, 2006 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Kodak moment in Japan   Miyajima, Japan on Oct 29, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Spotting European Influences in Japan   Nagasaki, Japan on Oct 31, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Bathing in Beppu - or Oodles of Onsen!   Beppu, Japan on Nov 2, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Float Festival   Karatsu, Japan on Nov 3, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcano Spotting   Mount Aso, Japan on Nov 5, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Kicking back on the Kyushu coast   Hakata/Fukuoka, Japan on Nov 6, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  South Korea's second city   Busan, Korea Rep. on Nov 10, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Remember, remember the 10th of November?   Busan, Korea Rep. on Nov 10, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  South Korea's cultural heartland   Gyeongju, Korea Rep. on Nov 12, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Seoul City   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Nov 15, 2006 20 pictures 1 comment
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  DMZ   Panmunjeom, Korea Rep. on Nov 16, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Slow Boat to China   Incheon, Korea Rep. on Nov 17, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  9m bikes, but the smog's so bad, you can't see 'em   Beijing, China on Nov 20, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  From West to East on The Great Wall   Shanhaiguan, China on Nov 24, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Buddhist Culture Thrives Despite the Coal Dust   Datong, China on Nov 25, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Are we still in China?   Pingyao, China on Nov 26, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Once more in the capital   Beijing, China on Nov 27, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Take Liverpool and a dash of 1920s Manhattan...   Shanghai, China on Nov 30, 2006 10 pictures 1 comment
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  The Eighth Wonder of the World   Xi'an, China on Dec 3, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Two Gorges and a Massive Dam   Chongqing to Yichang - Yangtze Cruise, China on Dec 5, 2006 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Unplanned Stopover   Wuhan, China on Dec 8, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Giant Buddha and Panda Spotting   Chengdu, China on Dec 10, 2006 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Where's all the spit gone?   Hong Kong, China on Dec 15, 2006 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Pearl River Delta   Macau, China on Dec 18, 2006 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to China   Guangzhou, China on Dec 19, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Nosed Waigouren   Nanning, China on Dec 20, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Where have all these people come from?   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 21, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Season's Greetings from Saigon   Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Dec 25, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking in the sights around Saigon   Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Dec 28, 2006 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy New Year!!!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Jan 1, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Eating so much, we need new clothes...   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jan 4, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, rain, go away!   Hué, Vietnam on Jan 6, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Monday - not a great day for sightseeing...   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 9, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  We are sailing, we are sailing...   Ha Long Bay, Vietnam on Jan 10, 2007 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Off on the long journey to Laos   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Laidback Laos   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 14, 2007 20 pictures 2 comments
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  This is what tractor inner tubes were made for!   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 17, 2007 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Capital of Laos Culture   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 20, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Slow Boat (and sore bums) up the Nam Ou   Nong Khiew, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 23, 2007 21 pictures 2 comments
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  Trekking through tribal villages   Luang Namtha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 25, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Experiencing Life as a Gibbon   Bokeo Nature Reserve, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 30, 2007 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Flying visit to the northern capital   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 1, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  One night in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 3, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise on Earth   Ko Lanta, Thailand on Feb 6, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Overnight in Krabi   Krabi, Thailand on Feb 9, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Flashpacking in Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Feb 11, 2007 10 pictures 5 comments
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  Toni and Guy to the rescue!   Frankfurt, Germany on Feb 13, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello South America, Hello Carnaval!!   Salvador, Brazil on Feb 19, 2007 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Carnaval Comedown   Salvador, Brazil on Feb 23, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Beach time to break the journey   Santa Cruz Cabralia, Brazil on Feb 25, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding football, favelas, fashion ... and Jesus?   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mar 2, 2007 48 pictures 1 comment
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  Striking gold on the Costa Verde   Paraty, Brazil on Mar 4, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Staying safe in São Paulo   São Paulo, Brazil on Mar 6, 2007 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Poor Niagra!   Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil on Mar 8, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Poor Niagra! (Part 2)   Puerto Iguazú, Argentina on Mar 9, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Flying visit to the Capital   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Mar 9, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Keeping up with the Joneses   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Mar 11, 2007 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Just changing buses   Rio Gallegos, Argentina on Mar 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Too much ice for one gin and tonic!   El Calafate, Argentina on Mar 14, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Supertrekking and Glacier Walking   El Chaltén, Argentina on Mar 17, 2007 23 pictures 1 comment
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  Pushing through the Paine barrier   Puerto Natales / Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile on Mar 21, 2007 30 pictures 1 comment
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  The end of the world is nigh!   Ushuaia, Argentina on Mar 26, 2007 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Sod the sightseeing, let´s drink champagne!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Mar 29, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  24 hours in Uruguay   Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay on Mar 30, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Football, Tango and Evita   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 2, 2007 43 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop thief!   Mendoza, Argentina on Apr 4, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling out on the Chilean coast   Valparaiso, Chile on Apr 6, 2007 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Santiago es cerrado!   Santiago, Chile on Apr 8, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding El Dorado   Bogota, Colombia on Apr 11, 2007 25 pictures 1 comment
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  Colonial Colombia   Cartagena, Colombia on Apr 14, 2007 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Ex Colombian Cocaine Capital   Medellin, Colombia on Apr 17, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Sampling Colombia´s most important LEGAL export   Pereira, Colombia on Apr 19, 2007 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Muse on Colombian buses   Popayan, Colombia on Apr 20, 2007 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Marvelling at Pre-Colombus Colombia   San Agustin, Colombia on Apr 22, 2007 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Popping back to Popayan   Popayan, Colombia on Apr 23, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Held hostage by health conscious locals!   Silvia, Colombia on Apr 24, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Not bad as border towns go   Ipiales, Colombia on Apr 26, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Sightseeing and preparations   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 27, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 1 - Boobies Galore!   Baltra Airport and Seymour Norte, Ecuador on Apr 29, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 2 - Birding Paradise   Genovesa Island, Ecuador on Apr 29, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 3 - Loving the Lava   Bartholomew and Santiago Islands, Ecuador on Apr 30, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 4 - Whale of a time!   Santiago and Rabida Islands, Ecuador on May 1, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 5 - Giant Tortoises   Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador on May 2, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 6 - Snorkeling with Sea Turtles!   Espanola Island, Ecuador on May 3, 2007 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 7 - Another Whale Sighting!   Santa Fe and South Plazas Islands, Ecuador on May 4, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Day 8 - Dive Bombed by Boobies!   Black Turtle Cove, Ecuador on May 5, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  So that's why it's called a cloud forest!   Santa Lucia Reserve, Ecuador on May 7, 2007 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to Quito   Quito, Ecuador on May 8, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Otavalo Market   Otavalo, Ecuador on May 9, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Historic town and Inca ruins   Cuenca and Ingapirca ruins, Ecuador on May 11, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  We survived!   Guayaquil, Ecuador on May 12, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  30 Nations to United Nations   NYC, United States on May 14, 2007 39 pictures 0 comments