Time for a new adventure. Somewhere different. Somewhere in EUROPE. Somewhere near the mountains.

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I looked typhoid in the eyes, and raised my middle finger.

"You didn't stop me!"

It's been nice to recover in the pristine surroundings of my home state, but the time has come for me to continue on my adventures. Only a few months behind schedule, Eastern Europe awaits.

• 1

  Departure Day   Hobart, Australia on Sep 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  Where are all these people going?   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Sep 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  A change of scene   Warsaw, Poland on Sep 14, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  Chance encounter at Wawel   Krakow, Poland on Sep 17, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Middle of nowhere   Belk, Poland on Sep 20, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  My new home   Opole, Poland on Sep 23, 2006 17 pictures 2 comments
• 7

  A Perfect Day   Zakopane, Poland on Oct 7, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  A strange place   Nysa, Poland on Oct 15, 2006 9 pictures 17 comments
• 9

  A party with strangers   Wroclaw, Poland on Oct 21, 2006 13 pictures 1 comment
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  The journey, the thugs and the border   Przemysl, Poland on Nov 11, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Dinner at the pectopah   Lviv, Ukraine on Nov 11, 2006 19 pictures 2 comments
• 12

  A cross border smuggling operation   Lviv to Opole, Ukraine on Nov 13, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 13

  Beautiful Babia   Beskidy Mountains, Poland on Nov 18, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Friendly faces a long way from home   Krakow, Poland on Dec 1, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  The seatbelt sign is now on...   Olomouc, Czech Republic on Dec 9, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  Even more beautiful than I imagined.   Prague, Czech Republic on Dec 21, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  The anti climax of 2006.   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Dec 28, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  A mid winter beach break.   North Berwick, United Kingdom on Jan 2, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  The pilgrims trail.   Czestochowa, Poland on Jan 14, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Winter arrives at last.   Opole, Poland on Jan 26, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Grand is the word.   Vienna, Austria on Jan 27, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Unrivalled Atmosphere.   Belgrade, Serbia on Jan 28, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  The sun, the sea and Stari Bar   Bar, Montenegro on Jan 30, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Little Italy   Kotor, Montenegro on Jan 30, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Of princes 'n palaces   Cetinje and Budva, Montenegro on Feb 1, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  The Pearl of the Adriatic   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Feb 2, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  New old bridge reunites   Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Feb 4, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Roses   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Feb 5, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Back to the future for my birthday   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Feb 7, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  From sunshine to snow   Bled and Bohinj, Slovenia on Feb 8, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Bribery   Ljubljana to Opole, Austria on Feb 9, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Cutting Edge   Brzeg, Poland on Mar 4, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Road Trip II   Dresden, Germany on Mar 10, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  What animal is that?   Gory Stolowe National Park, Poland on Apr 1, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Gingerbread Astronomy   Torun, Poland on Apr 5, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Beers on the Baltic   Gdansk and Sopot, Poland on Apr 7, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the dark ages   Malbork, Poland on Apr 9, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Tearing it up in the Tatras   Zakopane, Poland on May 1, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocks and Ruin   Ogrodzieniec, Poland on May 20, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  The Alderton boys, tearing it up in Poland   Opole, Poland on May 26, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Relaxing in a new old town   Poznan, Poland on Jun 16, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A foot in two countries at once   Zakopane, Poland on Jun 25, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The horror   Oswiecim, Poland on Jun 26, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Shivering the summer away   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jul 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Two cities, worlds apart   Glasgow, United Kingdom on Jul 14, 2007 6 pictures 2 comments
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  A quiet corner of the city   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jul 22, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Highlands and History   Fort Augustus, United Kingdom on Aug 4, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Discovering the Lost Valley   Glen Coe, United Kingdom on Aug 19, 2007 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Festival and finale   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Aug 28, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  An overdue weekend away   Karlova Studanka, Czech Republic on Sep 1, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Overdrinking and oversleeping   Warsaw, Poland on Sep 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Magnificent MALTA!   Valletta, Malta on Sep 7, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Bluer than blue and older than old   Wied iz-Zurrieq, Malta on Sep 8, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The Silent City   Mdina, Malta on Sep 9, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Screwed   Sliema and St Julians, Malta on Sep 13, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A special place with special energy   Mosta, Malta on Sep 13, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Wandering through history   The Three Cities, Malta on Sep 14, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Bay to Bay   Marsaxlokk, Malta on Sep 17, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  There's always a better beach   Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta on Sep 18, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Retracing my roots   Birkirkara, Malta on Sep 19, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Last one and Malta's done   St Paul's Bay, Malta on Sep 20, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Looking through the Azure Window   Victoria, Malta on Sep 22, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  A good piece of advice   Marsalforn, Malta on Sep 23, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Unable to go back any further   Xaghra, Malta on Sep 24, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Settling and saving, temporarily   Wroclaw, Poland on Dec 2, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  A homely christmas away from home   London, United Kingdom on Dec 24, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  A new year, a new country   Mala Fatra National Park, Slovakia on Dec 29, 2007 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun, Snow and Spis   Levoca, Slovakia on Feb 10, 2008 21 pictures 0 comments
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  A good day's hiking   Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia on Feb 11, 2008 22 pictures 2 comments
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  A centuries old Hungarian border post   Niedzica, Poland on Feb 12, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Polish pagans, once upon a time   Sobotka and Sleza, Poland on Feb 24, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  The same old tour   Krakow, Poland on Mar 7, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Valley of Five Polish Ponds   Zakopane, Poland on Mar 8, 2008 34 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Bedlam in Glasgow   Glasgow, United Kingdom on Mar 10, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Sniezka, Wang and Ksiaz   Karpacz, Poland on May 3, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Chalk and cheese   Stockholm, Sweden on May 22, 2008 26 pictures 2 comments
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  Back to earth   Poznan, Poland on May 24, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A land of green and grey   Glasgow, United Kingdom on Jun 16, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  Following the footsteps of Braveheart   Stirling, United Kingdom on Jun 19, 2008 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Day one of the Alderton's Highlands adventure   Portree, United Kingdom on Jun 22, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Skye's the limit   Cuillin Hills, United Kingdom on Jun 23, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  The Old Man of Storr   Trotternish Peninsula, United Kingdom on Jun 24, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A downed bomber in a coire   Torridon, United Kingdom on Jun 24, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Suilven the Elusive   Assynt, United Kingdom on Jun 25, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Stac on some more cloud   Ullapool, United Kingdom on Jun 26, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Start of summer at Strathallan   Perth, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  No time for a round   St Andrews, United Kingdom on Jul 12, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  A pub, castle, beach and dolphins   Broughty Ferry, United Kingdom on Jul 19, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The ghosts of Glamis Castle   Glamis, United Kingdom on Jul 23, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A hot, humid day out   Isle of Great Cumbrae, United Kingdom on Jul 26, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Gambling with the weather   Loch Tay, United Kingdom on Aug 2, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A summer of fun, without much sun   Perth, United Kingdom on Aug 15, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  One last day out   Callander, United Kingdom on Aug 16, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Gaudi, Gaudi, Gaudi   Barcelona, Spain on Aug 20, 2008 33 pictures 1 comment
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  Killing time in medieval Catalonia   Girona, Spain on Aug 24, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing Alhambra   Granada, Spain on Aug 24, 2008 27 pictures 0 comments
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  The heart of Southern Spain   Seville, Spain on Aug 26, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  Catching up with old friends   London, United Kingdom on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  A hot stopover   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sep 4, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Breaking up the journey home   Perth, Australia on Sep 5, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments