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During February 2003, I was in IRELAND and BRAZIL.

Going Away Party - Ireland , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (Beach, Christ Statue) , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (Sugarloaf) , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (City Centre) , Rio De Janeiro - Brazil (Salsa, Carnival) , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (Maracana stadium, Favela Tour) , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (Violence in Rio) , Curitiba - Brazil (City Tour) .

During March 2003, I was in BRAZIL and ARGENTINA.

Curitiba to Paranagua Jungle Train , Curitiba Market Iguassu Falls - Brazil , Buenos Aires - Argrentina (First Impressiona) , Buenos Aires - Argentina (Casa Rosada, Congress, Bank Protests) , Buenos Aires - Argentina (San Telmo, Falklands, Boca, Maradonna), Buenos Aires - Argentina (Recoleta cemetery, Evita Peron), Buenos Aires - Argentina (The Irish in Argentina), Buenos Aires - Argentina (Demonstrations, Dirthy War, the Disappeared), Buenos Aires - Argentina (Tango, San Telmo Market, Football, River Plate), Buenos Aires - Argentina (Saint Patricks Day, Colonia in Uruguay), Colonia - Uruguay (Day Trip), Puerto Madryn and Pen?sula Valdés - Argentina, El Calafate (Moreno Glacier) and Patagonia , El Chatlen - Argentina (Fitz Roy), El Chatlen - Argentina (Ice Trek), Rio Gallegos and Patagonia - Argentina, Ushuaia - Argentina (flight to and town)

During April 2003, I was in ARGENTINA, CHILE and BOLIVIA.

Ushuaia - Argentina (Ushuaia Jail), Ushuaia - Argentina (Biking, Trek, Martial Glacier) , Punta Arenas - Chile (Fuerte Bulnes) and Puerto Natales , Puerto Natales - Chile and Torres Del Paine Park, Puerto Natales - Chile and the Navimag Boat Trip, Navimag Boat Trip and Puerto Montt - Chile, Bariloche and Cordoba - Argentina, Bariloche and Cordoba - Argentina, Salta - Argentina (Gaucho Cowboys) , Salta - Argentina (Rafting) , Salta - Argentina and San Pedro - Chile , San Pedro - Chile and Geysers del Tatio, Day 1 of the trip to Uyuni in Bolivia , Day 2 of the trip to Uyuni in Bolivia, Day 3 of the trip to Uyuni in Bolivia, Potosi - Bolivia , Potosi- Bolivia (Mining Tour)

During MAY, I was in BOLIVIA and PERU .

Potosi- Bolivia (Mint Museum) and Sucre - Bolivia, La Paz (Catherdral, Black Market) , La Paz - Bolovia (Plaza Pedro de Murillo, Cemetry), La Paz - Bolivia (San Pedro Jail) , La Paz - Bolovia (Moon Valley, Zoo) , La Paz - Bolovia (Tiwanaku) , La Paz - Bolovia (unpublished photos), Bolivia to Cuzco - Peru (Lake Titicaca), Cuzco - Peru (Main sites), Cuzco - Peru (Museums and Churches) , Cuzco - Peru (Pisac Trek), Cuzco - Peru (Sacsayhuama¡n, Tambomachay) , Cuzco - Peru (Photos), Day 1 of the Inca Trail , Day 2 of the Inca Trail, Day 3 of the Inca Trail (Part A), Day 3 of the Inca Trail (Part B), Day 4 of the Inca Trail, Cuzco - Peru (Riots) , Cuzco - Peru (Riots), Ayahuasca and Ayacucho - Peru , Quinua and Huancayo - Peru , Huancayo and Pucallpa - Peru , Pucallpa - Peru , Pucallpa to Iquitos - Peru (By plane over the Amazon)

During JUNE, I was in PERU and ECUADOR .

Iquitos - Peru (Plaza, Belen Market) , Iquitos - Peru (Belen Shantytown, Cathedral, the Amazon) , Iquitos - Peru (Flight to Lima) , Lima - Peru (Catherdral, Convento y Museo de San Francisco, Santo Domingo) , Lima - Peru (Congress, Fog, Changing of Guard) , Lima - Peru (Football, Allianz Lima, Palce of Justice) , Chiclayo - Peru (Catherdral, Mercado Modelo , Witches Market) , Chiclayo (Tucume, Lambayeque, Lord of Sipan) and my travels to Machala - Ecuador via Tumbes, Aguas Verdes and Huaquillas, Quito - Ecuador(Panecillo Hill, La Compania de Jesús, Old Town) , Quito - Ecuador (El Sagrario, La Basilica) , Otovalo - Ecuador (Otovalo Market) , Otovalo and Riobamba - Ecuador (Cuicocha Lake) , Riobamba - Ecuador (Trip to Chimborazo) , Riobamba - Ecuador (Tourist Train) , Latacunga - Ecuador (Saquisili Market and ESPE festival) , Zumbahua - Ecuador (Quilotoa Lake) , Zumbahua - Ecuador (Zumbahua Market) , Pujili - Ecuador (Corpus Christi Festival) , Pujili - Ecuador (Corpus Christi Festival) , Banos - Ecuador (Canoying, baths and rain) , Cuenca - Ecuador (Saint Peter’s and Paul Festival) , Cuenca - Ecuador (Sigsig, Chordeleg and Gualaceo Markets) , Tumbes - Ecuador (Border Crossing) .

During JULY, I was in PERU , BOLIVIA and CHILE .

Trujillo - Peru (Chan Chan and other sites) , Trujillo - Peru (Huanchaco amd Temples of Sun and Moon) , Huraz - Peru (Lagunas de Llanganuco and Yungay) , Huraz and Lima - Peru (Pastoruri Tour) , Huancayo and Huancavelica - Peru (Huancayo Market) , Pisco - Peru (Islas Ballestas) , Arequipa - Peru (Monasterio de Santa Catalina) , Arequipa - Peru (Casa del Moral and Museo Santuarios Andinos) , Cusco - Peru (the Market and Iglesia de La Merced) , Cusco - Peru (Pisac Market and San Blas area) , Paucartambo - Peru (Paucartambo town and Tres Cruces) , Paucartambo - Peru (Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen) , La Paz - Bolivia (General) , La Paz - Bolivia (Civic Day Parades) , La Paz - Bolivia (Parades and Protests) , La Paz - Bolivia (More Parades and Protests) , Bolivian - Chilean Border , Iquique - Chile (Town and Humberstone Ghost Town) , La Serena - Chile (Town Pictures) , Santiago - Chile (First Impressions) , Santiago - Chile (Walking Tour) , Santiago - Chile (City from Above) , Santiago - Chile (Last Day and Lots of Museums) .

During AUGUST, I was in NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA .

Auckland - New Zealand (Auckand Museum and 1st Impressions) , Auckland - New Zealand (Mount Eden and hangover) , Auckland - New Zealand (Lionzone and Skytower) , Rotorua - New Zealand (Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve) , Rotorua - New Zealand (Waiotapu Thermal Reserve, The Zorb, Bungee) , Rotorua and Taupo - New Zealand (Governemnt Gardens, Rock N Ropes) , Napier - New Zealand (Art Deco City) , Palmerston North - New Zealand (Rugby Museum,Te Manawa Museum) , Wellington - New Zealand (First Impressions, Te Papa Museum) , Wellington - New Zealand (The Parliament Buildings, Museum of Wellington City & Sea, National Tattoo Museum) , Wellington - New Zealand (Old Saint Pauls, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul) , Wellington - New Zealand (City Gallery, Archives New Zealand, National War memorial) , Wellington - New Zealand (Rugby at Wespac Stadium) , Picton and Nelson - New Zealand (Nelson Catherdral) , Punakaiki and Fox Glacier - New Zealand (Punakaiki) , Fox Glacier - New Zealand (Glacier Walk) , Fox Glacier - New Zealand (Lake Matheson and Trip to Queenstown) , Queenstown - New Zealand (Gondola Views, Bungy Jump) , Queenstown to Dunedin - New Zealand (Earth Quake, Undie 500) , Dunedin - New Zealand (University, Spreights Brewery Tour) , Christchurch - New Zealand (Square, Gondola Views, Art Centre) , Christchurch - New Zealand (Cathedral, Botanic Gardens, Canterbury Museum, Punting) , Christchurch - New Zealand (City Gallery, Our City Centre) , Melbourne - Australia (Saint Patrick's Cathedral, St. Paul's Cathedral, Treasury Museum, Immigration Museum) , Melbourne - Australia (Melbourne Gaol, State Library, Shrine of Remembrance,Rialto Towers Observation Desk) , Melbourne - Australia (State Houses of Parliament, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground) , Melbourne - Australia (Victoria Markets and various Shots) ,

During SEPTEMBER, I was in AUSTRALIA and INDONESIA .

Sydney - Australia (Sydney Opera House, Harbour, St. Andrew's Cathedral,The Queen Victoria Building) , Sydney - Australia (Australian Museum, Saint Mary's Cathedral, ANZAC Shrine) , Sydney - Australia (Chinatown, Darling Harbour) , Kuta - Bali - Indonesia (Bali Bombing, Kuta, Temples) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Arrival, Temples) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Temple Celebration, Cremation) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Elephant Cave, Yeh Pulu, Royal Palace) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Temple Prayers, Kecak Bali Dance, Rice Fields, Cock fight) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Gunung Kawi, Titra Empul, Rice Terraces) , Abud - Bali - Indonesia (Various Pictures from my time in Ubud) , Negara - Bali - Indonesia (First Impressions) , Negara - Bali - Indonesia (Mekepung /Bull Racing) , Ijen - Java - Indonesia (Java's Sulphur Miners of Kawah Ijen) , Cemoro Lawang - Java - Indonesia (Mount Bromo) , Surabaya - Java - Indonesia (First Impressions) , Sumenep - Java - Indonesia (the town, Ambunten) , Sumenep - Java - Indonesia (Bull Racing, Kampang Sari) , Solo - Java - Indonesia (Various) , Solo - Java - Indonesia (Kraton Mangkunegaran) , Yogyakarta - Java - Indonesia (Borobudur Temple) , Yogyakarta - Java - Indonesia (Parangtritis, Batik Making, Water Palace) , Yogyakarta - Java - Indonesia (Sono Budoyo Museum, Kraton) , Yogyakarta - Java - Indonesia (Prambanan Temples) , Yogyakarta - Java - Indonesia (Imogiri Graves) ,

During OCTOBER, I was in INDONESIA , SINGAPORE , MALAYSIA , THAILAND and CAMBODIA

Bangung - Java - Indonesia (Hanging out) , Jakarta - Java - Indonesia (Batavia, Sunda Kelapa, Kota) , Jakarta - Java - Indonesia (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah) , Jakarta - Java - Indonesia (Fish market, Ikan, Various) , Singapore (Deepavali) , Singapore (Sri Mariamman Temple, Thian Hock Keng Temple) , Singapore (Battle Box, Fountain of Wealth) , Singapore (Various Shots in Chinatown) , Singapore (Temple Preparations for Theemidhi) , Singapore (Theemidhi Festival and 1st impressions of Kuala Lumpur) , Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (Jame Mosque, National Mosque, Railway Station, Petronas Twin Towers) , Penang - Malaysia (Khoo Khongsi) , Melaka / Malacca - Malaysia (St. Francis Xavier's Church, Saint Pauls, Christ Church) , Melaka / Malacca - Malaysia (Chinatown, Markets, Mosque) , Bangkok - Thailand (Various) , Sihanoukville / Koh Kong - Cambodia (Various) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (The Killing Fields - Choeung Ek Memorial, Tuol Sleng, Museum of Genocide) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Wat Koh, Russian and Central Markets) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Wat Moha Montrei,Wat Ounalom, Wat Phnom) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Penh Tonle Sap Lake, Independence Monument, Vietnam Monument) , Phnom Penh to Siem Reap - Cambodia (Eating Skuon spiders,Phnom Bakeng Sunset near Angkor Wat) .

During NOVEMBER, I was in CAMBODIA , and VIETNAM .

Siem Reap - Cambodia (Angkor Wat, Bayon) , Siem Reap - Cambodia (Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm) , Siem Reap - Cambodia (Boat Trip to Battambang) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Last Night, Martini's) , Phnom Penh to Saigon (HCH) , Saigon - Vietnam (Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall) , Dalat - Vietnam (Market, Chicken Village, Bao Dai's Palace, Railway and others) , Dalat to Nha Trang - Vietnam (Cham Towers, Ear Cleaning, Sea front) , Nha Trang - Vietnam (Po Ngar Cham Towers, Long Son Pagoda, MArket) , Buon Ma Thuot - Vietnam (Market and town) , Kon Tum - Vietnam (Hll Tribes) , Kon Tum - Vietnam (Traditional Rung House, Rice Paddys, Ploughing) , Nha Trang to Hoi An - Vietnam (Ao Dais) , Hoi An - Vietnam (My Son Cham Towers) , Hoi An - Vietnam (Japanese Covered Bridge, The Central Market, The Town) , Hoi An to Hue - Vietnam (Raining Stones) , Hue - Vietnam (Flag Tower, Market, The Citadel & Imperial City, The Forbidden Purple City) , Hue - Vietnam (The Imperial Tombs, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tomb of Tu Duc, Khai Dinh's Tomb, Tomb of Minh Mang) , Hue - Vietnam (Tu Dam Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, River Life and Various) , Hanoi - Vietnam (Old Quarter & Hoan Kiem Lake) , Hanoi - Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Army Museum) ,

During DECEMBER, I was in VIETNAM and CHINA .

Hanoi - Vietnam (Halong Bay) , Hanoi - Vietnam (Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) , Hanoi - Vietnam (Hoa Lu, Tam Coc) , Hanoi - Vietnam (Train to Lao Cai) , Hac Ba - Vietnam (Can Cau Market) , Hac Ba - Vietnam (Hac Ba Market, Sapa) , Sapa - Vietnam (Sapa and trip to Hekou, China) , Kunming - China (Qiongzhu Si, Bamboo Temple, Various) , Dali - China (First Impressions) , Dali - China (Zhonghe Si Temple, Image Lake) , Dali - China (Shaping Market, Erhai Lake ) , Lijiang - China (Naxi People, Market, First Impressions ) , Lijiang - China (Heilng Tn Gongyun Black Dragon Pool Park) , Lijiang - China (Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek - Day 1) , Lijiang - China (Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek - Day 2/3) , Zhongian - China (Prayer Wheel, Songzanlin Monastery) , Zhongian - China (Napahai Nature Reserve, Markets) , Deqin - China (Fei Lai Temple) , Benzilan - China (The town) , Xiangcheng - China (The town, Monastry) , Xiangcheng - China (The Market, Monastry) , Kangding - China (The Trip over snow Mountains) , Kangding - China (Paoma Shan, Nanwu Si) ,

Archives 2004

During JANUARY, I was in CHINA , LAOS , CAMBODIA , and THAILAND .

Leshan - China (Leshan Giant Buddha) , Emei - China (Mt. Emei Trek - Day One) , Emei - China (Mt. Emei Trek - Day Two) , Journey from Chengdu to Jinghong via Ruili - China (Ruili, Jinghong) , Journey from Chinese border to Luang Prabang - Laos (Verious shots of Luang Prabang) , Vientiane - Laos (Various) , Anlong Veng - Cambodia (Various, Pol Pot's cremation site) , Anlong Veng to Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Various) , Phnom Penh - Cambodia (Chinese New Year) , Phnom Penh to Koh Kong - Cambodia (Various) , Bangkok - Thailand (Forensics Museum) , Bangkok - Thailand (Chatuchak Weekend Market) ,

During FEBRUARY, I was in THAILAND , HONG KONG , CHINA and IRELAND .

Bangkok to Guangzhou - China (Shamion Island) , Yangshuo - China (Rock Climbing) , Yangshuo - China (Xingping Boat Trip) , Wuhan - China (Various) , Xi'an - China (the Terracotta Warriors) , Beijing - China (Tiananmen Square) , Beijing - China (the Great Wall) , Beijing - China (Various Markets) , Beijing - China (the trip back home to Ireland and Post-Trip analysis) ,

I returned to Ireland on February 17th, 2004. This blog will stay live as I add to the web-site and embark on more travels both in ireland and abroad.

During MARCH to AUGUST, I was in IRELAND , BELGIUM , POLAND and GERMANY .

Blogging - Ireland , Brussels - Belgium (Various, The Manneken-Pis, Grande Palace) , Krakow - Poland (Various, Grand Square) , Krakow - Poland (Various, Kazimierz) , Krakow - Poland (Various, the Salt Mines in Wieliczka) , Krakow - Poland (Auschwitz (Oswiecim)) , Krakow - Poland (Warel castle, Various) , Warsaw - Poland (Old Square, Various) , Frankfurt - Germany (Romer, Zeil, Flea Market) , General News from Iraq, Ireland to the EU , Cork - Ireland (Cahirmee Horse Fair) , Cork - Ireland (Reaping) , Cork and Dublin - Ireland (All Ireland Hurling Final 2004) , My New Job ,

Archives 2005

A return trip to China, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand during July 2005.

During JULY, I was in CHINA , LAOS , THAILAND and CAMBODIA .

Yangshou / Kunming - China , Zhongian - China , Zhongian to Laos Border - China ,

During DECEMBER, I was in SCOTLAND .

Edinburgh - Scotland , Glasgow & Edinburgh - Scotland .

Archives 2006

During JANUARY, I was in HUNGARY , ROMANIA , UKRAINE and POLAND

Budapest - Hungary , Timisoara - Romania , Sibiu - Romania , Sibiu - Romania , Medias - Romania , Sighisoara - Romania , Brasov - Romania , Brasov (Risnov and Bran castles) - Romania , Gura Humorului (Painted Monastery) - Romania , Suceava (on the road to the Ukraine) - Romania , Chernivtsi - Ukraine , L'viv (Day 1) - Ukraine , L'viv (Day 2) - Ukraine (more sites & attractions) , Krakow (Cracow) - Day 1 - Poland , Krakow (Cracow) - Day 2 - Poland