After receiving the biggest pat down of all time and 45 mins of questioning we were allowed into Israel and Occupied Palestine. Our first taste of the conflict here was getting on a bus with more assault rifles than bags of luggage. Over our time in Israel we saw thousands of teenagers on their imposed army duty, most still with acne and bum fluff on their faces, holding vicious killing machines. Everyone seems a bit nervous, and overall, nowhere near as friendly...

Due to time constraints we only had a couple of days in Lebanon which we spent in Beirut. This country has been ravaged by civil war, Israeli invasions and the flooding of thousands of Palestinian refugees. The signs of war are still very evident with bombed out buildings, razor wire everywhere, a plethora of army check points and a huge army presence including plenty of tanks scattered around the city. We were able to taste a little of the thriving bar scene...

The border lived up to its reputation of being a pain in the bum. We were wondering wether they would give us a visa at all, but it turned out that they were happy to give us one only it was three times the price! $100 Aussie dollars each! We didn't have enough cash on us so no visa. Our bus left us stranded at the boarder and we were wondering what to do next. Our savior turned out to be an old Norwegian man who was kind enough to lend us some money only it was ...

Jou Sahn! (Won't have to say that any more) We are packing our bags. This time tomorrow we will be walking around the red square in Moscow. Here is a rough idea of where we will be: Date Location 26 July Moscow, London, Paris, (Fromelle, Villers-Bretonneux) 1st August Burgundy, Munich, Salzburg, Venice 8th August Milan, Tuscany, Rome 15th August Naples, Amalphi Coast 22nd August Southern Italy 29th August Slovenia, Croatia 5th September Bosnia a...

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