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		<title>PADI Open Water Diver</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More information to come on how I gained my PADI Open Water Diver certification. I have dived in the following places: Poseidon Diving, Ao Nang, Thailand (4 dives) Qualified as &#8216;Scuba Diver&#8217; Silverswift Day Dives, Cairns, Australia (2 dives) Dive Tutukaka!, Poor Knights, New Zealand (4 dives) Qualified as &#8216;Open Water Diver&#8217; Adrenalina Mergulho, Paraty, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scubadiving.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1167" title="scubadiving" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scubadiving.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="345" /></a>More information to come                                on how I gained my <a href="http://www.padi.com/">PADI</a> Open Water Diver certification. I have dived in                                the following places:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.poseidon-diving.com/">Poseidon                                  Diving</a>, Ao Nang, Thailand (4 dives) Qualified                                  as &#8216;Scuba Diver&#8217;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverseries.com.au/swift.htm">Silverswift                                  Day Dives</a>, Cairns, Australia (2 dives)</li>
<li><a href="http://diving.co.nz/">Dive                                  Tutukaka!</a>, Poor Knights, New Zealand (4 dives)                                  Qualified as &#8216;Open Water Diver&#8217;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.adrenalinamergulho.com.br/">Adrenalina                                  Mergulho</a>, Paraty, Brazil (2 dives)</li>
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<p>Haven&#8217;t dived since early 2008&#8230; I&#8217;m missing it!</p>
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		<title>Gingerbread Haka</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from the voices were a little deeper when I watched &#8220;the real thing&#8221; seems pretty accurate (thanks to @James McKenna for pointing this one out!).]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Aside from the voices were a little deeper when I watched &#8220;the real thing&#8221; seems pretty accurate (thanks to @James McKenna for pointing this one out!).</p>
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		<title>Round the World Trip 2007-8</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are my plans for my travels around the world&#8230; Bangkok (Lonely Planet Guide) Friday 28th September: Leave London Heathrow on Flight QF2, 22:15, arrive 15:35 Saturday 29th September: 2-day GAP Adventures pre-trip Citybreak, staying at Royal Hotel. Monday 1st October: GAP Adventures: Indochina Encompassed, presumably Royal Hotel. Wednesday 3rd October: Chaing Mai Thursday 4th [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are my plans for my travels around the world&#8230;</p>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bangkok.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1452" title="bangkok" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bangkok.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="211" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Bangkok (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/thailand/bangkok">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Friday 28th September: Leave London  Heathrow                                  on Flight QF2, 22:15, arrive 15:35</li>
<li>Saturday 29th September: 2-day GAP  Adventures                                  pre-trip Citybreak, staying at <a href="http://www.bangkok.com/royal-hotel-bangkok/">Royal                                  Hotel</a>.</li>
<li>Monday 1st October: GAP Adventures: <a href="http://www.gapadventures.com/tour/ATIE">Indochina                                  Encompassed</a>, presumably <a href="http://www.bangkok.com/royal-hotel-bangkok/">Royal                                  Hotel</a>.</li>
<li>Wednesday 3rd October: Chaing Mai</li>
<li>Thursday 4th October: Chiang Kong</li>
<li>Friday 5th October: Mekong River  [Boat]</li>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/laos.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1467" title="laos" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/laos.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Laos (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/laos">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Saturday 6th October: Luang Prabang  [Flight]</li>
<li>Tuesday 9th October: Vientiane</li>
<li>Thursday 11th October: Hin Boun</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/vietnam.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1484" title="vietnam" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/vietnam.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Vietnam (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/vietnam">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Friday 12th October: Hanoi</li>
<li>Sunday 14th October: Halong Bay</li>
<li>Tuesday 16th October: Hue</li>
<li>Thursday 18th October: Hoi An [Flight]</li>
<li>Saturday 20th October: Ho Chi Minh  City (formerly                                  Saigon)</li>
<li>Monday 22nd October: Chau Doc</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cambodia.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1454" title="cambodia" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cambodia.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Cambodia (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/cambodia">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Tuesday 23rd October: Phnom Penh  [Flight]</li>
<li>Thursday 25th October: Siem  Reap/Angkor Wat</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" height="201" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/southernthailand.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1482" title="southernthailand" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/southernthailand.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" height="201" valign="top">Thailand (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/thailand">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sunday 28th/29th October: Bangkok, end  of group                                  trip, presumably <a href="http://www.bangkok.com/royal-hotel-bangkok/">Royal                                  Hotel</a>.</li>
<li>Monday 29th/30th October: <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/islands.php">Thailand                                  Beaches</a> or other.
<ul>
<li> <a href="http://www.thailandguidebook.com/">Thailand                                      Guidebook</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.phanombenchamountainresort.com/">Phanom                                      Bencha Mountain Resort</a>?</li>
<li>Scuba Diving</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" height="201" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/singapore.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1481" title="singapore" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/singapore.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" height="201" valign="top">Singapore (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/singapore/">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Saturday 10th November: Flight CX713,  depart                                  12:45, arrive 16:10<br />
<a href="http://www.nsshotel.com/">The  New 7th                                  Storey Hotel</a></li>
<li>Saturday 10th: <a href="http://www.nightsafari.com.sg/index.html">Night                                  Safari</a></li>
<li>Sunday 11th: Sightseeing, <a href="http://www.livingstreams.org.sg/sac/info/index.html">St                                  Andrew&#8217;s Cathedral, 7.30pm</a></li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" height="201" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/perth.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1474" title="perth" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/perth.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" height="201" valign="top">Perth (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/western-australia/perth">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday 12th November: Flight QF72,  depart 09:00,                                  arrive 15:10<br />
First 2 nights: <a href="http://www.emperorscrown.com.au/index.asp">The                                  Emperor&#8217;s Crown</a><br />
Independent sightseeing to include  Margaret River,                                  Freemantle and Rottnest Island</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ayersrock.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1451" title="ayersrock" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ayersrock.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="176" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Alice Springs/Ayers Rock  (Uluru)                                (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/alice-springs">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday 26th November: Flight QF1942,  depart                                  12:20, arrive 15:35<br />
Staying at <a href="http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/australia/alice-springs/24548/">Haven                                   Resort</a></li>
<li>Tuesday 27th-30th November: <a href="http://www.waywardbus.com.au/">Wayward                                  Bus</a> &#8220;<a href="http://www.waywardbus.com.au/justthecentre.html">Just                                  the Centre</a>&#8221; Safari King&#8217;s Canyon  &amp;                                  Ayers Rock/Uluru</li>
<li>Friday 30th November, staying at <a href="http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/australia/alice-springs/24548/">Haven                                   Resort</a> (hmm, any <a href="http://www.balloonflights.com.au/">chance</a> of a <a href="http://www.outbackballooning.com.au/flights.php">balloon                                  flight</a>?)</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/australia.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1450" title="australia" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/australia.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Sydney (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Saturday 1st December: Flight QF791,  depart                                  12:15, arrive 16:35<br />
Land in Sydney, use as a spring-board.</li>
<li>1st-2nd December: <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g255060-d259230-r8214504-The_Wool_Brokers_at_Darling_Harbour-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html">The                                   Wool-Packers at Darling Harbour</a> (Single room)</li>
<li>May include <a href="http://www.backtothebay.net/locations/onlocation/locations/palmbeach.shtml">Palm                                   Beach</a>.</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/melbourne.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1471" title="melbourne" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/melbourne.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Melbourne (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/melbourne">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>(Before New Year): Independent travel,  including                                  the <a href="http://www.neighbourstour.com.au/bookings.php">Neighbours</a> set (what about including the <a href="http://www.tourstogo.com.au/tour.2918">sports                                  tour</a>?).</li>
<li>Possibly also go to see Karen in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/adelaide">Adelaide</a> or thereabouts, which could then include  a trip                                  along the <a href="http://www.waywardbus.com.au/classic.html">Great                                  Ocean Road</a>, and a visit to the <a href="http://www.barossa.com/site/page.cfm">Barossa                                  Valley</a>?<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">(No set itinerary)</span></li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/sydney.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1483" title="sydney" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/sydney.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Sydney (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>(New Year): Independent  travel/fireworks, etc.</li>
<li>Monday 24th December &#8211; Friday 28th  December:                                  <a href="http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=183">YHA                                  Blue Mountains</a> (see <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.bluemts.com.au/">Blue                                  Mountains</a></span>). Looking for  Christmas service                                  at <a href="http://swac.org.au/">Springwood–Winmalee                                   Anglican Churches</a></li>
<li>Saturday 29th December: <a href="http://www.yhotel.com.au/cheap_hotels_Sydney_Hyde_Park.htm">Y                                  on the Park Sydney</a></li>
<li>Sunday 30th December &#8211; 2nd January: <a href="http://gb.contiki.com/tours/72-sydney-new-year">Contiki                                  New Year Sydney </a><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">(Otherwise no set  itinerary) </span></li>
<li>Would like to try:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/">Sydney                                      Opera House</a> (Tour)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bridgeclimb.com/">Harbour                                      Bridge Climb,</a> but with expense,  might                                      be <a href="http://www.bridgeclimb.com/thebridge/pylon.htm">Pylon</a> only</li>
<li><strong>Church: </strong><a href="http://www.christiansinthemedia.org/">Christians                                      in the Media/Annandale Community  Church</a> and/or <a href="http://www2.hillsong.com/">Hillsong                                      Church</a>, or <a href="http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/">Sydney                                      Anglicans</a> may help find  somewhere.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/newzealand.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1472" title="newzealand" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/newzealand.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">New Zealand (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/new-zealand">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Thursday 10th January 2008: Flight  QF43, depart                                  11:40, arrive 16:45<br />
Independent travel <span style="color: #ff0000;">(No  set                                  itinerary)</span><br />
First night, <a href="http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel041010.en.htm">Auckland                                  International Hostel</a> (look out for  the <a href="http://www.airbus.co.nz/home/">Airbus</a>)</li>
<li>Purchased: <a href="http://www.magicbus.co.nz/main/productDetail/index.cfm?productID=1">Spirit                                   of New Zealand Magic Buses</a> pass,  route:
<ul>
<li>Sector 1 &amp; 2:  AUCKLAND-WAITOMO-ROTORUA</li>
<li>Sector 3: ROTORUA-TAUPO</li>
<li>Sector 4: TAUPO-TURANGI-WELLINGTON</li>
<li>Sector 5: WELLINGTON-PICTON-NELSON</li>
<li>Sector 6A: ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL  PARK</li>
<li>Sector 6: NELSON-GREYMOUTH</li>
<li>Sector 7: GREYMOUTH-FRANZ JOSEF</li>
<li>Sector 8: FRANZ JOSEF &#8211; QUEENSTOWN</li>
<li>Sector 9A: MAGIC MILFORD DISCOVERY</li>
<li>Sector 9: QUEENSTOWN-DUNEDIN</li>
<li>Sector 10: DUNEDIN &#8211; TEKAPO</li>
<li>Sector 11: TEKAPO &#8211; CHRISTCHURCH</li>
<li>Sector 12: CHRISTCHURCH-KAIKOURA</li>
<li>Sector 13:  KAIKOURA-PICTON-WELLINGTON</li>
<li>Sector 14: WELLINGTON-NAPIER</li>
<li>Sector 15: NAPIER-TAUPO-ROTORUA-MT  MAUNGANUI</li>
<li>Sector 16: MT  MAUNGANUI-THAMES-AUCKLAND</li>
<li>Sector 41: AUCKLAND &#8211; HAHEI &#8211;  WHITIANGA</li>
<li>Sector 42: WHITIANGA &#8211; AUCKLAND</li>
<li>Sector 17: AUCKLAND-WAIPOUA  FOREST-BAY OF                                      ISLANDS</li>
<li>Sector 17A: PAIHIA &#8211; CAPE REINGA  DAY TRIP</li>
<li>Sector 18: BAY OF ISLANDS-AUCKLAND</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Ended up with an extra 2 weeks in New  Zealand,                                and everything else of course then moved  back 2                                weeks! </strong></td>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/santiago.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1479" title="santiago" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/santiago.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Santiago, Chile (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/chile-and-easter-island/santiago">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday 18th February: Flight QF321,  depart 17:25,                                  arrive 12:45 (bit of time travel  involved there!)<br />
Staying <a href="http://www.happyhousehostel.cl/main.php?Lang=en">Happy                                  House Hostel</a><br />
Independent city sightseeing <span style="color: #ff0000;">(<strong>think</strong> what want to see).</span></li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/lima.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1468" title="lima" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/lima.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Lima, Peru (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/peru">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Wednesday 20th February: Independent  flight                                  with <a href="http://plane.lan.com/index-en-ue.html">LAN                                  Airlines</a>, LA634, depart  08:35, arrive                                  10:20<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Sightseeing;  Hostel to book,                                  maybe <a href="http://www.hostelbookers.com/booking/index.cfm?hostel=4609&amp;fuseaction=hosteldetails">Barranco&#8217;s                                   Backpackers</a> or <a href="http://www.inkahostel.com/index.html">Inka                                  Hostel</a>, but think I will see if  anyone at                                  the Asia end has been to Lima!</span></li>
<li>Friday 22nd February: GAP Adventures: <a href="http://www.gapadventures.com/tour/SXMR">Southern                                  Cross</a> (this trip is not yet  guaranteed, so                                  here&#8217;s praying!), staying at <a href="http://www.hotel-lacastellana.com/index-en.htm">Hotel                                  La Castellana</a></li>
<li>Saturday 23rd February: Pisco</li>
<li>Sunday 24th February: Nazca</li>
<li>Tuesday 26th February:  Arequipa/Chivay/Colca                                  Canyon [Flight]</li>
<li> Friday 29th February: Cuzco (<em>Leap  Year)</em></li>
<li>Saturday 1st March: Ollantaytambo</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/macchupicchu.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1470" title="macchupicchu" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/macchupicchu.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Machu Picchu (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/peru/cuzco">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sunday 2nd March: Inca Trail</li>
<li>Thursday 6th March: Cuzco</li>
<li>Sunday 9th March: Puno (<em>Birthday)</em></li>
<li>Monday 10th March: Lake Titicaca</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/saltflats.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1478" title="saltflats" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/saltflats.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Bolivia (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/bolivia">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Wednesday 12th March: La Paz</li>
<li>Friday 14th March: Uyani/Sular de  Uyani Excursion</li>
<li>Tuesday 18th March: Potosi</li>
<li>Thursday 20th March: Sucre [Flight]</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/iguassu.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1466" title="iguassu" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/iguassu.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Brazil, Iguassu Falls (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/brazil">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Saturday 22nd March: Santa Cruz/Puerto  Suarez</li>
<li>Monday 24th March: Corumba/Pantanal</li>
<li>Wednesday 26th March: Bonito/Iguassu  Falls</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/riodejaneiro.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1477" title="riodejaneiro" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/riodejaneiro.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Rio de Janeiro (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/brazil/rio-de-janeiro">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Tuesday 1st April: Curitiba/Illha  Grande/Rio                                  de Janeiro</li>
<li>Sunday 6th April: Rio de Janeiro, stay  at <a href="http://www.hotelsantaclara.com.br/Ingles/Hotel/Hotel.htm">Hotel                                   Santa Clara</a>. (end of group trip)</li>
<li>Sunday 6th-10th April: Visit Gaynor  (unspecified)</li>
</ul>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><a href="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/saopaulo.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1480" title="saopaulo" src="http://drbexl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/saopaulo.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="219" /></a></td>
<td width="66%" valign="top">Sao Paulo (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/brazil/s%e3o-paulo">Lonely                                 Planet Guide</a>)</p>
<ul>
<li>Friday 10th April: <a href="http://www.autoviacao1001.com.br/en/">Bus</a> to Sao Paulo (unspecified)</li>
<li>Monday 14th April, Flight to UK,  BA246, depart                                  16:20, arrive 07:30 15th April</li>
<li><em>Unless secure some TEFL work in  Brazil, in                                  which case could return any point by  27th September                                  2008. </em></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Travel Providers: </strong><a href="http://www.statravel.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/uk_division_web_live/">STA</a> (Chris Mettam @ Manchester Oxford Road branch); <a href="http://www.gapadventures.com/">GAP                          Adventures</a>; <a href="http://plane.lan.com/index-en-ue.html">LAN                          Airlines</a>; <a href="http://www.waywardbus.com.au/">Wayward                          Bus</a>; <a href="http://gb.contiki.com/">Contiki</a>;                           <a href="http://www.magicbus.co.nz/">Magic Bus</a></p>
<p><strong>Travel Forums: </strong><a href="http://wateringhole.gapadventures.com/">GAP                          Adventures Watering Hole</a>; <a href="http://boards.bootsnall.com/eve/">Bootsnall                          Travel Forums</a>; <a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/">TravBuddy</a>;                          <a href="http://connect.contiki.com/eve/forums">Contiki                           Forums</a></p>
<p>Equipment Stockists: <a href="http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/">Cotswold                          Outdoor</a>; <a href="http://www.blacks.co.uk/">Blacks</a>;                          <a href="http://www.millets.co.uk/">Millets</a>;  <a href="http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/index.html">Decathlon</a>;                          <a href="http://www.thenorthface.com/">The North  Face</a>;                          <a href="http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-7415.aspx">Tesco</a>;                          <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/">Ebay</a>; <a href="http://www.worldnomads.com/">World                          Nomads</a>; <a href="http://aerotag.com/">Aerotag</a></p>
<p>Useful accommodation links:                          Although I&#8217;d bought a YHA card, and checked  through <a href="http://www.hihostels.com/">hihostels</a>,                          I ended up booking most of my accommodation  through <a href="http://www.hostelbookers.com/">hostelbookers.com</a> (kept coming up cheapest), checking <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/">trip                          advisor</a> before booking. I also checked out <a href="http://www.hostelworld.com/">hostelworld.com; </a><a href="http://www.hostels.com/en/index.html">hostels.com</a>;                          <a href="http://www.hotelclub.co.uk/">HotelClub</a> (although                          hotels aren&#8217;t featuring much on this trip) .</p>
<p>Rough Currency Conversions: <a href="http://www.xe.com/">(xe.com</a>:                          September 2007)</p>
<ul>
<li>Thailand: £1 = 66 Baht/1  Baht                            = 1.5p</li>
<li>Laos: £1 = 20,000 Laos  Kips/1                            LAK = £0.00005</li>
<li>Vietnam: £1=33,000  Vietnamese                            Dong/1 VND &#8211; £0.00003</li>
<li>Cambodia: £1 = 8,200  Cambodia                            Riels/1 KHR = £0.0001</li>
<li>Singapore: £1 = 3.09  Singapore                            Dollars/ 1 SGG = 32p</li>
<li>Australia: £1 = 2.45  Australian                            Dollars/ 1 AUD = 41p</li>
<li>New Zealand: £1 = 2.92 New                            Zealand Dollars/1 NZD = 34p</li>
<li>Chile: £1 = 1,050 Chile  Pesos/1                            CLP = £0.0009</li>
<li>Peru: £1 = 6.40 Peru Nuevos                             Soles/1 PEN = 16p</li>
<li>Bolivia: £1 = 15.71 Bolivia                             Bolivianos/1 BOB = 6p</li>
<li>Brazil: £1 = 3.97 Brazil  Reais/1                            BRL = 25p</li>
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