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      <image:caption>A chance meeting in South Africa became a friendship that continued all the way to Bath, England.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nine years after first connecting through Instagram during our ride through the Americas, we met in person in South Africa.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Family history brought us to Kassel. Karen's friendship made it unforgettable. Practising yoga together on a rooftop overlooking my German hometown was a moment I'll always treasure.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It had been many years since we'd seen each other. Meeting the next generation of the family for the first time made the visit especially meaningful.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We first crossed paths in a laneway in Berat, Albania and later shared stories again in Denmark.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Friends for more than 30 years, we hadn't seen each other in over two decades. We picked up exactly where we left off.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hang gliding first brought us together in the 1990s. A shared love of motorcycles ensured we had plenty to talk about when we passed through Kössen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our wonderful friends from our Americas journey, reunited years later in Lithuania.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Proof that some of the best invitations are the unexpected ones (especially when it involves a lot of good beer, great food and a thousand laughs!)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At home it’s normally our little dog Che begging for food. This was next level!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The entrance gate to Sossusvlei in Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft National Park, photographed before sunrise during our motorcycle journey across southern Africa.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One of those moments that leaves you completely breathless!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sociable weaver birds build the largest, most complex bird nests in the world, which function as "apartment complexes" for multiple generations, offering insulation in the harsh desert temperatures.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Five-star dining - Quiver Tree Forest style. The menu was simple, but after a day on the bikes, it tasted fabulous.</image:caption>
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