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Page 73 of the archive.

  1. January 16, 2004

    World Trip – Finland

    Finland was as far north as I was going to go during my travels. I’d met Pauliina when she came to work at the Family TV station in New Zealand while I was there, and she had arranged a number of touristy things to be done while I was…

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  2. January 12, 2004

    Update – United States of America

    Well I’ve done it. If my journey could be stated as four quarters then I have now passed the half way mark and am starting my third quarter now as I write. You see, I am writing this from Times Square, New York.

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  3. January 8, 2004

    Update – United Kingdom

    I have just arrived in England.

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  4. January 7, 2004

    Update – Finland

    Hi all, sorry for the delay in the update. I am now in Finland, living in Helsinki with Pauliina. There has been days of lots of snow and days where it was dry. The snow on the ground melts fast when it stops snowing and the city now is…

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  5. January 5, 2004

    World Trip – Germany

    Germany was not really part of my plans, since I didn’t really know anybody here. Instead, after my time in Czech, I needed to get to Finland, and planned a flight out of Frankfurt . As a result, I arrived here at night, and then left…

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  6. January 4, 2004

    World Trip – Czech Republic

    Everybody had told me that Prague was a must-see destination. So I added to the list of places I would visit during my world trip. I had no friends here and came purely on the recommendation of others. What resulted was an amazing…

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  7. January 2, 2004

    World Trip – Austria

    I came to Austria because it was the way to get to Prague. Only after I had arrived in Vienna on New Year’s Eve and lost my way to the festivities of the city, passing the night at a stranger’s party, did I remember that not only did I…

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  8. January 2, 2004

    Update – Czech Republic and Germany

    Hi all. Happy New Year for 2004.

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  9. January 1, 2004

    Brief Update – New York

    Hi again. As you know, I am in New York. My time here has been a moment of dropping my bundle. I have hardly done any tourist things at all… and yet there seems to have been a lot done anyway. I met up with a friend of a friend, Becky, who…

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  10. December 31, 2003

    World Trip – Italy

    Italy was an amazing country to visit. I have never seen so many ornate buildings and beautiful old locations as here. There was too much to see as my schedule was gruelling and made it difficult to get everywhere. Each day was spent…

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