Tearing asunder from a pleasant New Zealand urban environment, Benj and Arlene felt like a 'small' getaway, involving a bit of Tahiti (a few days), Easter Island (10 days), South America (6 months) and Mexico (2 months), visiting the Spanish/Iberian connection on route to the UK. Park or ride back to NZ via SE Asia, and work out how to get to Eastern Europe and Turkey in the process.
Starting 20 June 2008, and not quite sure when to finish - probably when gripped either by poverty, or the need for familiarity - it´ll be the poverty.
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Bomb damageAnd unfortunately the iconic structure for another 'statement'.
Defensive arcadeUnder the arches and behind the vehicle repellent barricade, the gauch international labels of Gucci et al nurse dreams of a commercial comeback.
Shiva in ActionWielding everything needed for a demonic fight, Shiva's temple was the best rock cut art we had seen yet.
RefineryMumbai's pollution was best seen on the water - no sea breeze was going to fix this filth.
News from homeOf all the little reminders of home we kept seeing, this was foreboding the changes happening while we globe trotting.
