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By way of a disclaimer, please note that this site comprises the original emails sent to various friends and family, together with all the photographs taken along the way. To maintain the true sense of the atmosphere and sporadic nature of internet cafes throughout my adventure, I have not altered the text to correct spelling or grammer.

ICELAND
ROUTE:
Reykjavik, Thingvellir and Geysir
January 2007
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Northern Lights »»
  • Thingvellir National Park »»
  • The Blue Lagoon »»

ITS ALL A LOAD OF BALKANS
ROUTE:
Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia & Bulgaria
via Krakow, Budapest, Subotica, Novi sad, Belgrade, Despotovac, Novi Pazar, Kotor, Ulcinj, Kruje, Shkodra, Tirana, Orhid, Skopje, Sofia, Burgas, Balchik, Veliko Turnovo, Arbanasi, Lovech, Cherni Osum, Troyan and Sofia
September 2006
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Skopje Market »»
  • Kotor and the Fjord »»
  • Lakeside town of Orhid »»

ROMANIA & MOLDOVA
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ROUTE:
Bucharest, Sculeni, Balti, Chisinau, Tipova & Orhei, Trebujeni, Iasi, Gura Humorului, Vama, Sucevita, Ieud, Bistrita, Maramures region, Sighisoara, Zarnesti, Magura, Brasov, Siniai & Bucharest
October 2005
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • The longest day in Moldova »»
  • The painted monastries of
    Bucovina »»
  • Feeding the wolves »»

BELARUS - 'WHITE RUSSIA'
ROUTE:
Warsaw, Grodna, Vitebsk, Polatsk, Braslav, Minsk, Njasvizh, Dudutki, Mir, Novogrodak & Brest
July 2004
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Secret Policemen and Regus
  • Repin's House Museum
  • The Russian Fighter Pilot

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
ROUTE:
Stockholm and Finnhamn
April 2004
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • The Island of Finnham
  • The Vasa Boat Museum
  • Skansen Open Air Museum

THE CAUCASUS ~ FROM THE BLACK SEA TO THE CASPIAN SEA
ROUTE:
Turkey, Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan via Istanbul, Trabzon, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe, Vardzia, Borjomi, Gori, Uplistsikhe, Mstsikhe, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Sevan, Dilijan, Vandzour, Telavi, Zaqatala, Chardaqala, Ilisu, Shaki, Kish, Lahij & Baku
October/November 2003
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • The Monks of Vardzia
  • Afer and his father
  • The fruit eating taxi driver

THE UKRAINE
ROUTE:
Kiev, Lviv, Chernivitsi, Khotyn & Kamyanets - Podilsky
January/February 2003
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Khotyn Castle, by the frozen river
  • The town of Kamyanets - Podilsky
  • Food throughout the trip

SOUTH AMERICAS
ROUTE:
Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay & Chile via Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Parana, Posadas, San Ignacio, Puerto Iguaçu, Puerto Iguaçu, Humahuaca, Salta, Cachi, Cafayate, Quilmes, Tucuman, Mendoza & Santiago
November 2002
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Iguacu Water Falls
  • City of Mendoza
  • The little tiny town in the Andes...

ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA & ST PETERSBERG
to be updated at some point soon...

TUNISIA & MOROCCO
ROUTE:
Tunisia & Morocco via Tunis, Sousse, Kairiouan, El Gem, Sfax, Tatoiune, Ksor Hallouf, Douz, Tozeur, Jugurtha's Table, Le Kef, Dougga, Bulla Regia, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Ait-Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Dadds Gorge, Todra Gorge, Merzouga, Meknes & Rabat.
September 2001
TOP 3 MEMORIES...
  • Sand Dunes of Merzouga
  • The Colliseum at El Jem
  • Hospitality and welcome from Tunisia