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  1. April 27, 2009

    Documents in Argentina

    I have arrived in Buenos Aires to get my residency here. It would have been easier and more convenient to do this process in Puerto Madryn where I am now based, but the Immigration branch there could not do anything with my English…

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  2. April 26, 2009

    Tales of Travel in Argentina

    It was 3.50pm by the time I called the taxi agency again. Where was that taxi that they had promised me for 3.45? My bus was leaving at 4.07pm and with a 10 minute drive from here to the terminal, time was getting tight. It shouldn’t have…

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  3. March 28, 2009

    The Impossible Became Possible Today

    It had long been talked about. The possibility however, seemed far fetched at best and more probably impossible. Of course with enough money anything is possible, but we didn’t have that kind of money. Today everything changed.

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  4. March 18, 2009

    The Return – Argentina 2009

    Well, it is now several hours since I arrived in Argentina. All items that I packed are still with me, although there were a few (mis-) adventures along the way…

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  5. March 6, 2009

    My Flight Left Without Me

    Ok, well, it’s like this… I’m still in Australia even though my flight left (without me) over 9 hours ago.

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  6. January 21, 2009

    Birthday in Oz

    When I turned 40, it was a really big deal. Unfortunately for me, the people around me did not think the same way, and so my 40th birthday came and went without any fanfare at all. I guess when you are in the middle of Peru, surrounded by…

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  7. January 18, 2009

    The Best Way To Wake Up

    The sweet harmony of crashing waves slowly ease their way through into my consciousness. I spin on the bed, trying to coax another half an hour’s rest from the already stifling hot day. The early sun’s rays have heated the canvas annex to…

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  8. January 13, 2009

    Working in the Streets

    I had been sitting there for a while before Andrew sat down beside me. The flimsy plastic chairs that we had lined against the wall provided welcome relief for Andrew as he shared of the complete exhaustion that now came upon him since he…

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  9. December 31, 2008

    New Years at Mooloolaba

    Somehow, this part of the beach has earned a reputation for being the party area. As such, every year they celebrate the New Year with lots of fireworks, bands, and activities along the main street which is closed and fenced off.

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  10. December 25, 2008

    Christmas by the Beach

    Only one week after arriving in Australia I have been living at the beach in a caravan with my family. Time here goes both slowly and quickly at the same time. Each day is filled with nothing, and nothing is one of the best things you can…

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