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Anywhere but the UK Almost three years of saving and hard work since graduation have culminated in this trip. My inspiration has come from reading inumerable atlas's and watching the quality output of the BBC ever since I was a kid. My route has changed in it's scope and length since my orignial ideas. The theme however,remains the same: to get beyond the shores of our tiny island and to experience and explore the world beyond. Oh and to have a good time and not work for six months!

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Hong Kong

HONG KONG | Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [1011]

How British will Hong Kong be, was a question I mused over as I made my way down from Shanghai and the first signs were encouraging.   Despite the usual bullshit involved in crossing an international frontier the immigration officers actually smiled, ... Read more >

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Festival Town

INDIA | Sunday, 18 Mar 2007 | Views [600] | Comments [1]

The first chords of Country Girl rang out from Marks mobile and ushered in a new day in Varanasi .  It was 5:30AM and we had woke early to catch the sunrise over the Ganges and were not to be disappointed.  At around 6AM the sun rose and filled ... Read more >

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Agra

INDIA | Thursday, 15 Mar 2007 | Views [598] | Comments [1]

Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, 1.5 million people and 1700 factories, boy does it show. The streets are littered with rubbish and a thick, acrid stench that could make a murderer cry, hangs in the air. Renowned throughout India for it's corrupt politicans, ... Read more >

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