A Bunch of Clowns

Justin and Nemo find a quiet spot on the Great Barrier Reef

January 26th 2006
After we finally got Chris away from the pole, we settled in for a short night's sleep in Airlie Beach, the launching point for most trips to the Whitsundays, a group of 90 or so islands that feature calm waters and beautiful scenery. The sailing trips are affordable, and many visitors Down Under consider them to be the highlight of the trip - we would tend to agree. We headed out on [url=http:/ ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Drinking Life to the Lees

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When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey. Basic Plans: Dec. '05 - California, Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast), Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong, March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia, April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info

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