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Malaysia, Sabah, Mt Kinabalu
Sunrise over the peaks of Mt Kinabalu. |
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New Zealand, Christchurch
Rose and Peter in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. |
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New Zealand, Milford Sound
Peter and Rose on a cruise through Milford Sound. |
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New Zealand, Shotover Jet
The Shotover Jet takes passengers on a high speed ride through canyons and over pebbles covered in only centimetres of water. |
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New Zealand, Franz Josef
Ice cave on the full day adventure on Fox Glacier. |
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New Zealand, Hanmer Springs
Feeding some of the local farm animals at Hanmer Springs. |
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Russia, Irkutsk Train Station
More than 2 years ago I started on my first overland between Asia and Europe. Now I've completed 10 Trans-Mongolian trips and one Trans-Asian. |
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Trans Mongolian, train K3
You've never really ridden on the Trans-Mongolian unless you've got the stadard 'head popping out of the window' shot. The Chinese and Mongolian carriages are best as the windows pull right down. Just before hitting UB from the Chinese side is the best section of track with heaps of bendy sections. |
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China, Rose in Tianamen Square
Rose Standing in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing. |
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USA, San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers
The Sharks setting up a shot for one of their 5 goals to the Oilers 2. |
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USA, Grand Canyon
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USA, San Francisco
A big Saturday night out with Marty, Kaz, Ali and Rose. |
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Mongolia, Lotus Child
Some of the cutest little kids in the world, my favourite part of the OSM trip. These kids are either orphans or have been abandoned by their parents because they can't afford to take care of them. |
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China, Beijing NanJie
A wild night out with the Intrepid Crew. Jarrod, Steve and Pawel. |
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China, Shennong Stream
Boatmen and Trackers pulling our boat up the rapids on the Shennong Stream. |
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China, Leshan Big Buddha
Essence of China Intrepid trip - Bruce, Karen, Zoë and myself on a speedboat checking out the Big Buddha in Leshan. Best way to avoid lining up for hours to see it! |
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Russia, Lake Baikal boat trip
One of my lovely ORL groups enjoying the fine weather boating around Lake Baikal. |
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Russia, St Petersburg canal
What a great time to go on a canal ride! Around 1am in summer in St Petersburg you can still see a glow in the 'night' sky. |
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Uzbekistan, Samarkand
Enjoying the sunset outside the Shir Dor Madrassah. |
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England, Brighton
As the sun sets on 2004 Brighton's West Pier is still a mess of tangled metal dipping in and out of the sea. |
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England, Rugby at Raynes Park
Thanks to Emily who came down to watch me play scrum-half for Merton I've have this action shot. Thanks babe, I know it must have been cold standing there for an hour in the wind. |
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UK, London - Borough
One of the coolest chicks in London outside one of the most authentic old english pubs. They say Captain Cook planned his trip to Australia here. |
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Poland, Auschwitz
The front gate at Auschwitz. |
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Russia, St Petersburg
Church of the Resurrection of Christ. |
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Russia, Lake Baikal
A veryy clear day on the lake. Usually you can't see the other side (21km away). |
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China, Great Wall
As an American President once said it truely is a great wall!. |
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Hong Kong SAR
The view from the Star ferry at dusk. |
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Vietnam, Halong Bay
View from the top of the mountain on Cat Ba island. Boy it was sweaty getting up there! |
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Canada, Quebec, Château Frontenac
The statue of Samuel de Champlain looks up at a mist hidden Château Frontenac. |
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USA, United Nations
Here I is in front of the United Nations of Benetton. This is where they try to stop war, drugs and everything else which is a bit of a laugh. |
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Canada - Mirabel bar
Playoff night at the bar at Club Mirabel. Who was it that drank all my body wash? |
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Canada - Sugar Shack
Sugaring off Quebec style. A table full of everything with either too much fat, salt or sugar. From left to right: Ann-Marie, Robyn, Darren, Stephanie and Todd. Thanks guys for introducing me to such a fun spring activity. |
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Canada, Montreal
The view of Montreal at night from Mount Royal. |
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Scotland, Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle. |
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England, Bath
The ancient Roman baths in Bath. |
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Boat Race, London, England
The Oxford team putting in. |
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Austria, Mayrhofen
Niels, Jens, Simon and I after a morning on the slopes at Zillertal. |
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Dresden, Germany
In the shadow of the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche German Police in full riot gear look out for any trouble from far-right protestors on Valentine's Day. It was on Valentine's Day, 1945 that English and American Bombers flattened the city. |
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Germany, Schloss Neuschwanstein
Schloss Neuschwanstein, the home build for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. |
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Germany, Nürnberg
Dad and Mum near the city walls of the old town in Nürnberg. |
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Germany, Dessau, Bauhaus
The Bauhaus School's Hochschule für Gestaltung. Home of the school from 1925 until 1932. |
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Germany, Lake Wansee
A short Christmas Eve stroll to the lake to see the ice forming. |
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Heineken keg
Maybe not the best value drink in Amsterdam and definitely not for the novice beer pourer (or someone who can't connect a tap without instructions in English). None the less this little 4.75 litre keg was the most beer fun I've had at home. |
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Germany, Wolfsburg
The Autostadt at Wolfsburg is a must for car lovers. Here's my flatmate Jens with a Cadillac that has an extra seat for your household maid! |
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Germany, Berlin Dom
The afternoon view from my apartment. The Berliner Dom is on the left and the distant buildings are the new constructions at Potsdamerplatz. |
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Europe, map
A map of my movements in Europe using continento.com. |
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France, Paris lourve
Me standing outside Le Louvre in Paris. Damn shame so many people horde in here to see the Mona Lisa, take a photo and bugger off. It really ruins the gallery experience for the art lovers. |
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Italy, Florence wedding
Something that seemed to be part of a wedding celebration in one if the main squares in Florence. |
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Italy, Maranello
One of the nice things I would have bought from the Ferari factory in Maranello, Italy if I had the cash. |
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Switzerland, ice climb
Me with Sally and Sylvia on some glacier in Switzerland where we went ice climbing. |
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Germany, Berlin beach bar
Us Aussies' favourite Berlin hangout is no more. The beach bar that was once full of hip, young Berliners sitting in deck chairs is just a pile of sand now. |
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Turkey, Istanbul, Blue Mosque
View of the Blue Mosque at night from the Orient Hostel. |
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Turkey, Olympos cliff
Me doing my impersonation of an idiot jumping off a cliff. |
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Turkey, Olympos Turkmens
The crew I cruised with from Fethiye to Olympos. Here we are staying in treehouses in Olympos. |
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Greece, Mykonos
Aris, Angela and I at Paradise Beach in Mykonos. |
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Greece, Ios sunset
After visiting Ios twice this summer and having such a great time it was sad to finally leave. |
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Greece, Plakias
Team Room 4 with Libby the electric watermelon. Yum. |
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Greece, Crete gorge
Me in the Samaria Gorge. Walking down it was fine. Climbing back up to the top that afternoon wasn´t the best plan. |
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Greece, Santorini
Brad taking a swim at the black sand beach at Perissa on the Greek island of Santorini. |
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Greece, Ios
The main beach on the island of Ios. Used mostly for sleeping in the afternoon and the odd watersport. Still has nothing on Aussie beaches. |
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Germany, Berlin, lauras bistro
Natalie and Laura at Laura's mum's bistro. An excellent place for a feed if you are ever on Friedrich Street. |
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Germany, Kant st, Berlin
Me on Kant Street. |
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Germany, brandenburg gate
Brandenburg Gate. |
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Germany, Berlin LoveParade
loverules, Berlin Love Parade 2003. |
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Italy, Palermo
Theatro Massimo. |
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Italy, Capri sunset
Capri sunset. |
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Italy, Capri
Blue Grotto. |
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Italy, St Peters
The view from the top of St Peters Dome. |
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Japan, Mt Fuji
Check this sign out. |
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Japan, Matsumoto
Matsumoto Castle. |
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Japan, Tokyo, Harajuku
The youngsters at Harajuku on a Sunday morning. |
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Osaka, Japan
Some matches Sylvia found in a shop in Osaka. Don't ask me what it all means. |
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Izakaiya in Kyoto, Japan
A group of local uni students we met one night in an Izakaiya in Kyoto. |
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Kyoto evening, Japan
A group of cool locals we met in a lift in Kyoto. We hung out with them by the river and let off fireworks. |
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Japan, Mountain stream
A beautiful little mountain stream. Anthony gave us directions to this out of the way spot. |
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Japan, Iwaki
The view of Iwaki from the Marine Observation Tower. The port here is protected by an impressive series of breakwaters. |
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Japan, River downstream from Furudono
On my drive from Furudono to Iwaki I followed this beautiful river, snaking between lush green mountains. |
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Japan, Furudono, Primary school 2
Here's Sylvia with a couple of her younger students. All kindergarten kids in Japan wear these cute yellow hats. |
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Japan, Furudono, Primary School
On my first morning in Furudono I visited one of the schools that Sylvia teaches at. These kids were so much fun to play with. During their recess and lunch they all ride unicycles, something I couldn't get the hang of. |
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Japan, Furudono
The view from Sylvia's balcony in Furudono. Here in the mountains rice paddys cover every flat piece of land that isn't a road or a building. |
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