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These tours can either rock or suck depending on the people you’re with. And that includes the tour guide and the bus driver. Luckily the people on our trip became friends rather quickly, which allowed everyone to have a smashing good time. I’ve mentioned a few names in my posts but I’d like to introduce the rest of the crew now. Tracey just so happened to take a thousand pictures (surprise) on cabaret night so everyone is looking their best. Which is good because then no one who sees this will hate me for showing their “bad side” or whatever other excuse they use for being ugly. So here we go, in no particular order. Except if you see me in the picture then it’s in whatever order makes me the best.

Oh and plan on Tracey being in 95% of these. It’s her camera after all. Anyone who didn’t make the cut on Cabaret night will be added from the archives. And it won’t be pretty! Muahahahaha! Just kidding.

(AU = Australia; NZ = New Zealand; CAN = Canada; SA = South Africa)

Antonio The Driver (Portugal), Greg The Guide (AU)

Scott (NZ), Me (NY), Mark (CAN), Adil (SA)

Nazli (SA), Ashleigh (AU), Farzana (SA), Pip (AU), Raeesa (SA)

Ebrahim (SA), Aaron (AU), Scott (NZ), Kai (AU)

Tracey (CAN), Ashlee (AU), Natalie (CAN), Kirsty (AU)

Tracey (CAN), Farzana (SA), Kirsty (AU), Raeesa (SA), Sarah (NZ)

Tracey (CAN), Jaime (CAN), Natalie (CAN), Ashlee (AU), Therese (CAN), Lisa (CAN), Lauren (KY), Patly (CAN), Laura (CAN), Sharon (CAN), Isabel (CAN)

Isabel (CAN), Breeanna (AU), Brodee (AU), Ashlee (AU)

Vanessa (AU), Denise (AU), Tracey (CAN), Amanda (AU), Lisa (CAN), Laura (CAN); Photo-bombers: Sam (MO), Pip (AU). MO is Missouri right?

Tracey (CAN), Riley (MO), Lisa (CAN), Sam (MO), Laura (CAN)

Rachael (NY), Sam (SA), Dominic (AU), Lauren (KY), Gabe (Peru), Amanda (KY)

John (Brazil), Fernando (Brazil), Luiz (Brazil), Gabriel (Peru)

I do not have a picture of: Allison, James & Sarah, Tara.

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