Uploading photos during the trip was often not possible due to very slow, or non existent wifi. So here is my collection of pics covering Thailand & Myanmar which summarises the journey from start to finish.
Myanmar is a beautiful place, although backward compared to Thailand; dusty, hot, terrible roads, lots of Pagodas, chaos everywhere and full of lovely friendly, smiley people who were always pleased to see us. We went to places where tourists never get; this is the beauty of travelling by motorbike which enabled us to see the real Myanmar.
Thanks again to Duncan & Alan from Tonys Big Bikes for a great adventure and thanks to my fellow travellers..Debbie & Glen, Bryn and Simon, Paul, Pat and Jay for your company and laughs along the way. Apart from a few stomach upsets suffered by some, a few broken ribs and a gashed knee we all survived and had a great time. Can’t wait for the next Far East Adventure!!
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- Ready for the off
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- Easy does it on 1st night
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- Great retaurant Chiang Mai
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- First hotel Chiang Mai
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- Tuk Tuk ride
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- The shop
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- 2nd hotel Chiang Mai guesthouse
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- A Temple
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- Sightseeing
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- Oh yeah..Chiang Mai
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- Buddha he say…
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- Leaving Thailand for Myanmar
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- 30c already
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- Entering Myanmar
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- By the river bank
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- Bikers on tour
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- So calm on the river
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- One of many pagodas to come
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- The kids love us
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- The girls love us
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- Even the Police love us
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- Easy rider
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- The Golden Rock
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- Buddhist Shrine
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- Top of the mountain
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- Baby box
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- Bottle time
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- Hot and dusty
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- 30+ Kms of red dirt
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- Lots of ruts and sand as well
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- Coffee stop
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- Veg Samosas for lunch
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- The food stall
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- Tasty
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- Brewing up the noodle soup
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- Can I drive Mum?
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- Posh hotel Naypyitaw
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- Carved from a single piece of wood
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- A replica of the real thing in Yangon
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- Had to be done
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- Taking a pic…or homage to Buddha?
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- Alfresco relief
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- Women work hard here
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- Great view
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- Ox power in Myanmar
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- Bagan by the river
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- Its an old woman under there
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- We sticker the Police
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- Pupet show
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- My trusty Vstrom
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- Hey Buddha
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- Some I made earlier
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- Woman power
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- Just mixing the concrete
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- The kitchen
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- I use the Ox track
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- Peaceful
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- Plenty of room on the bus
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- Loading the bus
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- Room for one more sack
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- I’m trying to eat here
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- Cute
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- Now that’s scaffolding
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- Cutting the veg
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- No Aga here
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- Mandalay
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- View from Royal Palace
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- King & Queen of Myanmar
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- Royal Palace Mandalay
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- Well they did ask
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- Party time
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- No more room on the table
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- Dont worry about the flies
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- Stomach upset
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- Hello girls
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- Its family space
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- Do I really have to ride
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- Progress halted for construction
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- High up on the mountain dirt road
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- Smile ladies
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- Pagoda on the hill
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- Impressive
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- Rock blasting ahead
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- Lets wait till its safe
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- It was a big bang
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- The little blue outhouse
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- Great views at the top
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- Poser
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- I caught one
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- Say hello
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- Fishing on Inlay lake
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- Pagoda in the lake
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- Its a paddle, not a crutch
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- Paddling with one foot
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- Life on Inlay lake
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- Houses on the lake
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- Its a whole village
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- Guess where the sewage goes
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- Making cigars
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- Production line
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- Sorting leaves for cigars
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- Peaceful, until we arrived
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- Looking for fish
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- Lake surrounded by mountains
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- Full speed ahead
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- That’s Pat and Jay in that boat
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- Mind the spray
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- Great view up here
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- No tarmac here
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- Time for a rest
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- Progress halted by a construction
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- Our favourite; Lychee juice
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- A fine sight
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- Laid back Aussies
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- Nearly up
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- Ox powered
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- This is where they do your laundry
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- A small pagoda
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- The large ship is a river cruise boat
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- A threshing machine
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- Life on Irrawaddy river., Bagan
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- Sunset in Bagan
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- Going
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- Going
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- Going
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- GONE
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- Park right ourside
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- Monkey business
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- Happy to see us
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- Fast food
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- Impressive
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- Its gone to her head
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- Young monks at the Golden Rock
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- The village well
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- Animal quarters
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- John fell of his chair,,anything for a laugh
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- Taken by surprise
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- Bamboo,,,an important commodity
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- Living space
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- Up in the hills
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- What are you lot doing here?
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- Hardcore at the ready
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- All made by hand
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- Another dirt road
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- They are very proud of their cows
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- Living space
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- Pagoda in the mountains
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- No more riding with broken ribs today
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- Main street hill village
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- Girl powered petrol pump
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- This was vey tasty
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- At the top of the mountain road
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- Can i borrow your hat
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- Grinding Tanaka paste
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- You took me by surprise
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- I’ll be ready for the photo shoot soon
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- Yes, Jay is American
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- Gaffa tape for broken ribs
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- No Mosquitos here?
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- Water melons by the pumps
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- Cook your own noodles
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- They came out to see us off
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- Dont shoot
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- can we see your paperwork
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- We live upstairs
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- Let me show you round
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- Much needed water stop
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- Taking baby for a walk
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- Happy to see us
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- On the way to monastry
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- Monks
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- This is Tanaka on my face
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- I can still pull the birds
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- Grandma 2
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- Grandma 1
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- Can I have a look at your bikes
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- Drying the coffee beans
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- Remote hill village
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- Should have worn knee pads
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- Getting the ingredients ready
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- Thats our lunch cooking
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- I’m shy
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- Way up in the mountains
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- Coffe stop up in the hills
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- Hello mister
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- We all share the road
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- Cute village kids
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- I sleep in this too
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- Looking good
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- Small person, long neck
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- Hill tribe village
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- The main street
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- Myanmar Refugee kids in Thailand
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- At the flower festival Chiang Mai
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- The new King of Thailand
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- Work of art
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- Flowery wall
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- Flower festival float
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- They love Elephants in Thailand
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- Bonsai
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- The service was too slow for Paul
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- Not one of ours
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- Approx route..3200Kms