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                    <title>We made it  the Final Frontier</title>
                    <description> All good things must come to an end and I guess the end of our fantastic six months is drawing nearer. The last couple of weeks in tropical north Queensland have been brilliant. It's been a real mix of water and boats tropical rainforests cassowaries and a four wheel drive to round it all off.   All things tropical Water   We enjoyed a trip on a purple catamaran 'Camira'. It was a great day's</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Port-Douglas/blog-183264.html</link>
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                    <title>Roadtrip</title>
                    <description> As a slight detour to our original plan which was simply to make our way up the east coast to Cairns we embarked on a trip that was to take us 12 days and 5760km approx 3500 miles west of our original destination  but oh was it worth it  it certainly was  every single step.   We left Hervey Bay the day after our brilliant trip to Fraser Island and spent the next three days driving nort</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Mt-Isa/blog-176547.html</link>
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                    <title>Zig Zagging our way up the East Coast</title>
                    <description> We have spent the last couple of weeks zig zagging from the bush to the coast  it has been brilliant. From the Blue Mountains we had initially planned to go back to the coast but we have seen so many beautiful beaches and know we will see more when we visit north Queensland that we decided to go outback for a change of scenery  it was a decision we were pleased we made  the outback countrys</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-173557.html</link>
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                    <title>Blown away by the Blue Mountains</title>
                    <description> After the hustle and bustle of Sydney Katoomba was a complete contrast  a small village atmosphere low buildings and a feeling of wide open space much needed after a few days in the big city.   En route from Sydney we stopped off at Wentworth Falls and were blown away by the dramatic landscape. The sheer drop of the mountains and the flatness of the plains was breathtaking. It was almost as </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Katoomba/blog-166858.html</link>
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                    <title>Round the bottom bend Melbourne to Sydney</title>
                    <description> On our travels we have met so many fantastic people  some travellers like ourselves away from home for some time others taking just a few days break. We met Adis and Suze in Tasmania not in one hostel but 3 in total They were from Melbourne enjoying some walking over a long weekend. After parting we went on to spend some time in their home city and they tracked us down to our hostel and invi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Glebe/blog-163820.html</link>
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                    <title>Adelaide to Melbourne via The Great Ocean Road and Tasmania</title>
                    <description> So you thought we'd got lost didn't you  no such luck  it's just been madness. We arrived in Adelaide on 24th April  can't believe we have been here so long already the days and kilometers have just drained away.   Australia is currently suffering its longest drought and in many areas it's getting quite desperate. So when we arrived in Adelaide to brillaint sunshine we felt very sorry for the</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/North-Melbourne/blog-158660.html</link>
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                    <title>White Sands Blue Waters and Red Craters</title>
                    <description> Two weeks to go and so much to fit in deadlines  no problem   Here we go  the Bay of Islands  Northland  the top of the North Island. The weather wasn't ideal for the trips that we wanted to do so we stayed in Paihia for a day or two longer than planned  but it was well worthwhile.   On Saturday 14th April  we headed up to 90mile beach by coach. The beach is actually 64 miles long b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Rotorua/blog-151021.html</link>
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                    <title>Journeying North</title>
                    <description> First and most importantly  GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR TONE ZONERS RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON NEXT WEEKEND  we'll try and catch it on Sky somewhere we may not be there on the sidelines but we will definitely be thinking of you.   Back to our travels  still heading north ages ago now up the west coast of South Island we came across 'Cape Foulwind'  named by Captain Cook who was unable to get a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Bay-of-Islands/Paihia/blog-148751.html</link>
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                    <title>Ice and Water</title>
                    <description> It's been at least three weeks since our last update and we have moved all the way up the west coast during that time. We've moved on every two or three days and continued to stay in a whole range of accommodation  it's been absolutely brilliant.  So. let's pick up from last time Monday 5th March  Doubtful Sound  wow  what a fantastic day we had. We set off across Lake Manapouri on a grey ov</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Hokitika/blog-141133.html</link>
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                    <title>Forests Sea shores and Walking Boots</title>
                    <description>From Lake Tekapo we began moving towards the bottom of South Island.  The scenery changing almost hour by hour from the snow capped mountains on the horizon to sand swept bays and forests as we moved further south.  We visited the town of Oamaru staying at the Empire Hotel  a Victorian Backpackers  but central and very friendly.  Oamaru is a town of Victorian architecture and apparently often u</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-135415.html</link>
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                    <title>We've Landed NZ</title>
                    <description>Not as exotic as Bali and definitely not so hot but the miles are behind us and the adventure begins here ........So onto NZ arrived 10th Feb via Sydney and Christcurch  on arrival we caught the local bus to the centre then onto our first taste at a backpacker hostel at The Marine Sumner Beach 10k outside Christchurch. We arrived on the day of the Coast to Coast event which is a run canoe bike</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Lake-Tekapo/blog-130949.html</link>
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                    <title>Salamat Pagi Bali</title>
                    <description>Good morning from Bali125000 miles 25hrs travelling  Bali beckoned and we arrived safe and sound during the early hours of Sunday morning 4th Feb. The heat over 30c all day and not much cooler at night plus the loss of 8hrs in time has taken us a few days to adjust. The beatiful and fascinating island is worth the effort. We spent the first 3 days enjoying the peacful hotel garden pools an</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-126799.html</link>
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                    <title>'Selamet Tinggal' from Singapore</title>
                    <description>Our voyage of discovery leads us to our final port of call  Singapore and from here we take our leave of you. As we have journeyed through Australasia we have learnt so much and Singapore was not to disappoint us. Singapore  very similar in size to our very own Isle of Wight but that is where the similarity finishes unlike the Isle of Wight with a population of 132000 Singapore is home to 4</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Little-India/blog-187255.html</link>
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