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I greeted the New Year on the plaza 'Balcon de Europa' in Nerja, Spain. As the church clock chimed in the New Year, the custom was to pop a grape in your mouth on each chime - one of many amusing Spanish customs... >>>

My 1994 travel diary is rather short compared to the others since I was working for the whole of the year until the end of November... >>>

On the evening of Sunday 26th January my best mate, Mark, drove me from London to the port of Felixstowe, where I was scheduled to begin my 9 month Trans Africa expedition! >>>

On the evening of Sunday 26th January my best mate, Mark, drove me from London to the port of Felixstowe, where I was scheduled to begin my 9 month Trans Africa expedition! >>>

Steve and I saw the New Year in for 1998 in Santiago, Chile, at a huge fireworks display in the city center. It took us a few days to recover from the excesses of the New Year's celebrations... >>>

On Monday 8th May I flew to Vancouver in Canada, to be with my girlfriend, Paula... >>>

For the New Year I was in Indonesia at Tuk Tuk on Samosir Island in Lake Toba, Sumatra... >>>

I began 1997 in Guatemala, Central America. I was staying at a small hotel in the village of San Pedro on the beautiful Lake Atitlan. I stayed at the lake for almost a month and ended up running the hotel for three weeks! >>>