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July 26, 2011

The Long Way Round (update #2)

When left off in the first update, I had been through Copenhagen and Ontario, and

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June 23, 2011

Around the World in 30 Days (update #1)

The trip wasn’t off to a great start, when I had already counted 3 forgotten items

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January 27, 2011

Lord of the Cookies (New Zealand, Update #4)

Pretty Good Walks Christmas was quite unlike any other I’ve experienced. Until

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January 14, 2011

A Sign, a Thumb and a Smile (New Zealand, Update...

After only two hours on the South Island, I was off to a rocky start with

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Water skiing in Nelson lakes January 2, 2011

Long White Cloud (Down Under Update #2)

Prejudices efore I even landed, I loved New Zealand. From great kiwis I’ve met

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December 10, 2010

Hipsters, Tigers, Devils, and Kiwis (Down Under update #1)

Rooftops and Alleyways On my way to meet my mother for a week in Tasmania I popped

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November 20, 2010

Four Floors in a Fine City (Singapore, Update #7)

  Zero Stars, Insufficient Jets During my last week in Myanmar I received 2

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November 15, 2010

Smoking Monks and Criminal Comedy (Myanmar, Update #6)

  Laughing All The Way to Prison Last week Myanmar had its first

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November 9, 2010

Models for the World, and Soft Rock Ballads (Myanmar, Update...

Hold On n Burma, new cars are as rare as free-speech. In Mawlawmyine (formerly

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November 1, 2010

Burmese Days (Myanmar, Update #4)

As expected, we’ve had a few snags trying to surf the internet since arriving

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October 23, 2010

You Buy From Me!? (Vietnam, Update #3)

High Country When we disembarked after dawn in the highland town of Sapa, we were

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October 19, 2010

Following the Compass Needle (Vietnam Update #2)

Easy Riders There is a special episode of Top Gear where the hosts buy old

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