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This mini-diary serves as the index for the other diaries and albums of our eight-month trip around the world (from 11 August 2017 to 17 April 2018).

The countries we visited: Namibia, Botswana (only Chobe), Zimbabwe and Zambia (only Victoria Falls), Madagascar, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Taiwan, Fiji, Samoa (not on the map to avoid clutter), New Zealand, Israel.

Part I: South West Africa
- 11 August to 14 September 2017, 34 days
- Namibia (26 days) + Botswana (3 days) + Zimbabwe (3 days) + Zambia (1 day)
- diary: https://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/6c561aee-c92c-4579-8115-7582342a6223
- Namibia (except Etosha) album: https://goo.gl/XBgc6S
- Namibia (Etosha only) album: https://goo.gl/rtUP3j
- Botswana and Victoria Falls album: https://goo.gl/Moapzk

Part II: Madagascar
- 14 September to 23 October 2017, 39 days
- diary: https://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/7232c22b-6efb-4c6c-be56-1d5bdd6ddcdd
- Madagascar album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TAx6WSVbqg476mD82

Part III: South East Asia
- 23 October to 9 December 2017, 47 days
- Singapore (3 days) + Cambodia (10 days) + Vietnam (22 days) + Laos (11 days)
- diary: https://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/ad646edd-5576-4843-b379-00f940bb0fb4
- Singapore album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MO2SMszdSBoteVo32
- Cambodia album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/L9RGLeKyyvlC79du2
- Vietnam album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QVLf955kWyuxyrVj9
- Laos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gSVNPxX1vQAGrem48

Part IV: Taiwan
- 9 December 2017 to 15 January 2018, 37 days
- diary: https://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/73854504-b0f8-4ceb-86ac-b0a2471bf981
- Taiwan album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PyGw7Sx7e5t3JazGA

Part V: South Pacific
- 15 January to 17 February 2018, 33 days
- Fiji (21 days) + Samoa (11 days)
- diary: http://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/837d95dd-acf2-4cc1-85d0-6228a29c3e1c
- Fiji album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HLjLFFr4AivHiZja7
- Samoa album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gpUTgSBP84nBG7Qx5

Part VI: New Zealand
17 February 16 March 2018, 27 days
- diary: http://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/68fd82c5-2ce7-498e-a5b4-e9e5c7008177
- New Zealand album: later

Part VII: Epilogue
16 March to 17 April 2018, 32 days
- diary: http://www.traveldiariesapp.com/en/diary/405468c3-ded8-4aee-a852-08a27a99ab2c

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P.S. To read R's novel (kindle or paperback), referred to in passing in the diaries, go to: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCZVCTO