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Offline Brandt

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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2013, 03:39:58 pm »
Definitive subscribe ..... I wish I was more adventures when I was young  :-\
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2013, 03:45:42 pm »
Quote from: Extremelights on January 25, 2013, 03:25:22 pm
How long did this take you?

Sorry don't want to jump the end but please let post more

Took 8 months. Wish it could have been longer  :)
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2013, 03:46:54 pm »
Quote from: Brandt on January 25, 2013, 03:39:58 pm
Definitive subscribe ..... I wish I was more adventures when I was young  :-\

Its never too late! Just means you have to make up for lost time by doing even more trips..
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2013, 03:49:04 pm »
And thank you everybody for the interest!

It's making me want to write about this trip, which was never the case, as I thought I would keep it all as personal memories.
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2013, 03:50:51 pm »
SUB. :ricky:
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #45 on: January 25, 2013, 03:51:33 pm »
Quote from: Robski on January 25, 2013, 03:46:54 pm
Quote from: Brandt on January 25, 2013, 03:39:58 pm
Definitive subscribe ..... I wish I was more adventures when I was young  :-\

Its never too late! Just means you have to make up for lost time by doing even more trips..
Wife, kids and house makes it bit difficult now  :thumleft:
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #46 on: January 25, 2013, 03:51:44 pm »
woop.
looking forward to this.

hurry up and keep posting.
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #47 on: January 25, 2013, 03:52:17 pm »
What's the point of living without sharing.
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #48 on: January 25, 2013, 03:52:58 pm »
Quote from: Brandt on January 25, 2013, 03:51:33 pm
Quote from: Robski on January 25, 2013, 03:46:54 pm
Quote from: Brandt on January 25, 2013, 03:39:58 pm
Definitive subscribe ..... I wish I was more adventures when I was young  :-\

Its never too late! Just means you have to make up for lost time by doing even more trips..
Wife, kids and house makes it bit difficult now  :thumleft:

Haha, the same position I seem to be in now.
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #49 on: January 25, 2013, 10:28:07 pm »
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #50 on: January 25, 2013, 10:52:47 pm »
this deserves a BIG FAT DROOL. nice work mate, you now have an audience. dont leave us hanging please! chuck in a couple pics of blonde swedish/german/brunette/english/bored//HOT/ANY girls and im a fan for life...
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #51 on: January 25, 2013, 10:56:32 pm »
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #52 on: January 30, 2013, 08:30:05 am »
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #53 on: January 30, 2013, 09:05:09 am »
bliksem! very jealous!

keep it coming!  :thumleft:
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #54 on: January 30, 2013, 09:34:32 am »
Subscribe!

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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #55 on: January 30, 2013, 09:49:24 am »
Dude 5 days is long to wait for an update with such an interesting RR!

are you building up suspense! ???
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #56 on: January 30, 2013, 09:56:52 am »
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #57 on: January 30, 2013, 10:04:32 am »
Quote from: Man On Fire! on January 30, 2013, 09:49:24 am
Dude 5 days is long to wait for an update with such an interesting RR!

are you building up suspense! ???

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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #58 on: January 30, 2013, 10:09:25 am »
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Re: Norway to South Africa. 37 000km.
« Reply #59 on: January 30, 2013, 10:42:55 am »
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