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Blackheath, Blue Mountains
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Jul 05, 2009
We visited Adrians aunty's lovely new home at Blackheath in the mountains and being in Blackheath we had to visit Charles Darwin's hang out, Lovetts Leap. We got some great afternoon shots which I hope you'll enjoy (check out the panoramic pic). There's a pic of Aunty Anne with Adrian and another w…
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Sydney Tower SKYWALK
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Jul 24, 2009
Was a great experience, Dressed in protective clothing and safety-harnessed to external walkways 260 metres above the city on the glass-floored viewing platform. Defiently puts you out of your comfort zone. The views were awesome! you could see Mascot airport, Bondi beach, The harbour heads, …
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Mt Panarama Bathurst 1000
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Oct 10, 2009
Well we've been based in Grenfell now for a few months which is about an hour and a half west of Bathurst. A pilgrimage that should be made by all Australians at least once. A work mate from Port Augusta came with us. And within 10 minutes of being in the gate we were at the bottom of conrod strai…
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Office job with a view
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Nov 05, 2009
    Working on the rail has given us the opportunity to travel around and see lots of places, but it's only 4 out of 14 days that we get to venture around the local regions,  So what happens at the office? Well a typical 12 hour shift starts when we're&n…
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Hana is truly a magical place
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Sep 04, 2009 – Sep 12, 2009
There's a lot back and forth about the infamous "Road to Hana". There are plenty of people out there that HATE it. It's dangerous, windy, prone to motion sickness and all sorts of other things. My fierce recommendation is that you take a bus tour - just to get a taste of it - definitely leave the d…
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The  day of the dead.
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Sep 20, 2009 – Nov 01, 2009
This holiday is a very special old Indo-Hispanic custom which takes place on November first and second in relation to the Catholic holiday of "All saints Day" on the first, and "All soul's Day" on the second, with the purpose of demostrates a very strong sense of love and respect for…
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Buena comida y buenos viajes: Qué más podría pedir?
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Aug 28, 2009 – Nov 09, 2009
Here's an interesting little tidbit I've learned about Tico-talk... The other day, as I wrote earlier, Noemy's neighbor brought over Caribbean food for lunch, complete with rice and beans, chicken in a spicy sauce, a macaroni salad, and maduros (fried plantains). As we ate happily, Noemy kept sa…
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Suez Canal, Egypt 2008
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Oct 24, 2009
I was working on an old steam ship, a tramp steamer, in 2008. We passed thru the Suez Canal 3 times in 2008 shipping food for the UN to the Middle East and Africa. We loaded the bags of grain and large cans of cooking oil in Lake Charles, Louisiana and sailed through the Gulf of Mexico around Flori…
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Paris
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Oct 23, 2009 – Oct 26, 2009
We arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on the morning of Oct 22nd. We purposely chose a hotel near Orly airport for our stay because our flight leaving Paris two days later departed from Orly, so it would be a simple matter of riding the hotel’s free airport shuttle on the morning w…
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India 2009: India Travel Photos
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Oct 26, 2009 – Oct 28, 2009
INDIA - A huge country where you can discover an amazing contrast between poverty, history and high-tech as well as a spicy mixture of Arabic, Asian and European influences.
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Mumbai Police Live Fire Training
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Apr 15, 2008 – Sep 19, 2009
Ladyville, Belize -› Belize -› …
It's been a long time since I've been out on a range with some customers.  I have 2 purposes for doing so - marketing demonstrations and training.  Marketing demos, such as the shoot in Belize during April '08 shows how I run the range, but there is no objective other than letting potenti…
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Wildlife and wine tour
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Oct 14, 2008 – Jan 13, 2009
Het is vandaag maandag 12 januari en ik wacht totdat de winkel (waar ik iets besteld had) open gaat. Ik ben met de trein naar Bondi Junction (groot winkelcentrum) gegaan en heb net zelf een kaartje uit de automaat voor de bus gehaald. Ik hoop dat ik het goede kaartje heb. Ik wil namelijk gaan wande…
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Takoyaki crazed in Osaka!
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Jul 10, 2009 – Jul 15, 2009
Tokyo, Japan -› Fuji, Japan -› …
We left Nagoya just around check-out time and headed to Nagoya Station to catch the shinkansen to Osaka. But before that, we were hungry - need food. We skipped breakfast and it was close to lunch. After getting our reserved seat tickets, giving us ample time for lunch, we walked around the Nagoya…
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Lake Charles, LA to the Port of Alexandria, Egypt
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Nov 09, 2009
  During the summer of 2008 I signed on to work on an old steam ship, a tramp steamer. Although it was a US flagged ship, the company had a contract with the United Nations to haul grain and cooking oil to needy people in the Middle East and Africa. The shipping company also hauled military ca…
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The Berlin Wall:  Nearly 20 years later
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Oct 06, 2009 – Oct 07, 2009
             Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, D, E, F, G….              While the sections of the Berlin Wall still remaining are a poignant reminder to the past, Checkpoint Char…
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