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'ONE SUMMER!' 2009 van tour of Europe

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August 26th 2009
Published: September 16th 2009
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We touched down in Milan and picked up Jonesy after his lonely 2 weeks sitting in the airport carpark. It took us 4 hours to drive to Venice where we found a quiet free camping spot for the night (there was no point checking in to the camp ground as it was already 10.30pm after all). The next morning we hit the camp site, set up, and then caught the 11am ferry across to Venice proper. Our first i... Read Full Entry



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Vince n Suz
Vince n Suz
Had been 4.5 years since landing back on aussie soil after our 6 months of travel around europe in a kombi. Inspired by others blogs and with the travel bug biting us hard once again we decided it was about time to start planning another vagabonding experience. The last 4.5 years had been jam packed with buying a house and solidifying our positions on the corporate ladder. But with the biological clock ticking and with us both just turning the big three-0, the road is calling once again! We have just set out for 12 months on the road from March 2nd 2014. The las... full info
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The lost city of PompeiiThe lost city of Pompeii
The lost city of Pompeii
Not so lost anymore - we found it!
Plaster cast of one of the bodies buried in PompeiiPlaster cast of one of the bodies buried in Pompeii
Plaster cast of one of the bodies buried in Pompeii
Archaeologists poured plaster into cavities of the earth where the bodies had decayed. The result being a plaster cast of the bodies in its original buried postion - kind of gross cause you can still see their finger nails, bones etc!
Vince in the streets of PompeiiVince in the streets of Pompeii
Vince in the streets of Pompeii
Another plaster castAnother plaster cast
Another plaster cast
Note the skull and teeth
The volcano responsible for the burial of the city!The volcano responsible for the burial of the city!
The volcano responsible for the burial of the city!
Beautiful shot in Pompeii with Mt Vesuvius in the background (obviously there weren't trees and grass in the original pompeii site!)
Brothel in Pompeii!Brothel in Pompeii!
Brothel in Pompeii!
Hence why prostitution is the oldest profession. Even back in Pompeii times they had brothels - this is a painting above one of the rooms that the ladies worked in - bascially so you could see what you were getting! They had all different paintings (positions!) for different rooms
Suz in the doorway of one of the brothel roomsSuz in the doorway of one of the brothel rooms
Suz in the doorway of one of the brothel rooms
Note the lovely stone bed and stone pillow in the background - bet that was comfy
On our way down in the cable car looking over the coastlineOn our way down in the cable car looking over the coastline
On our way down in the cable car looking over the coastline



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