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Photo by George Guille, It's going to be a long 300km... Bolivian Amazon

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by George Guille
It's going to be a long 300km...
Bolivian Amazon



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More blogs

The first blogs of our trip through Europe are online now. Hopefully we should be blogging more regularly and consistently from now on as I have got my act together on the writing front.

Birdy85 | Joel Burdall | Travel Blog

Hope some of you enjoy reading them, having a great time, now sunning ourselves in Kos enjoying a proper beach holiday. What intrepid adventurers we are. Just waiting for a ferry to Turkey. More blog entries will follow shortly.

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Joel (and Han) great reading, and love the photos, this one makes me feel like we've stepped back in time, something about the light, the lid and the tache I think.



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I thought that picture looked familiar!
Fabulous film great pic too BTW!
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The likeness is uncanny. Thing is does Hannah look like Che?
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Are those Bolle Goggles Birdy? How the hell did you get them to fit properly?!? I got some with a new open face lid, have had to buy a pair of Oakley MX goggles.

Nice account of the encounter with the mysterious creature, very spine chilling lol
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Well, I will quite happily settle for a comparison to the Motorcycle Diaries. Not sure how much resemblance Han bears to Che, or how much she would like me even considering it!

As for the Bolle goggles, I did about 10 000 miles in them with the Arai, and found them a bit lacking. The plastic backing is sweaty in hot countries, and doesn't have enough of a seal to keep sand out - I damned them in Western Sahara with horrible side wind sandstorms. I no longer have them - I've been rocking the Raybans after an unfortuant gust stole the Bolles on an Italian Autopiste. I wouldn't recommend them for riding, but I had them from my Army days, they work lovely with a C95 helmet on top cover in a Warrior!

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Hey people, lots more blogging has happened. Go on, have a read.

www.travelblog.org/bloggers/birdy85

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You think he'd knowhis own blog's address wouldn't you?

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Some blogs up of Sudan.

Website may be a little dodgy, all blogs have photos, but they might not come up first time you try.

Thanks for the correct address Alex!

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