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                    <title>Pretty sad to be leaving Chengdu even after feeling quite unwelcome here at the beginning...</title>
                    <description>Before deciding to take on the 24hour bus journey to Chengdu I did look at different options of getting there and obviously flying wouldve been the best one but it was way out of my budget then there was an option to take a bus to Panzhihua and a train from there which didnt seem that bad but there were a couple of risks involved like delays and hence a necessary overnight there but a </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-787575.html</link>
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                    <title>A walk in the clouds...</title>
                    <description>I had some serious doubts whether to do this trek or not I definitely wanted to do it but wasnt exactly keen on doing it on my own but then decided to go for it after all you never know maybe its the first and last time I put my foot around here and whats more this place might not look the same after a few years anymore as there are some serious works going on around here at t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/Tiger-Leaping-Gorge/blog-787574.html</link>
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                    <title>Following the sound of drums in the streets of Lijiang...</title>
                    <description>I got to Lijiang in the early afternoon which was just perfect as had almost the whole day to explore still The Chinese guy who joined me on a bike on the way to Caicun the previous day told me if I liked Dali I was going to like Lijiang even more. As promising as it sounded I wasnt totally convinced but have to say that he was absolutely right What a charming place  narrow cobblestoned </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/Lijiang/blog-787573.html</link>
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                    <title>Wandering around Dali...</title>
                    <description>I woke up a bit earlier just in case there were any troubles in reaching the bus station  like getting lost when changing buses or taking the bus in the wrong direction for example  Well getting there couldnt have been easier though  there was actually very good information at my hostel as to which buses to take and where to change so following the instructions I got there without</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/Dali/blog-787572.html</link>
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                    <title>Skyscrapers huge shopping malls expensive shops flashing neon lights... welcome to China</title>
                    <description>Originally I was supposed to enter China from a totally different side  through Tibet but had to change my plans in the end Than I thought that maybe it was for the best as thinking of going to an altitude of over 4000m was making me slightly uneasy  I think Ive had enough of high altitudes for a while The new plan was to start off in Yunnan then through Sichuan head all the way </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/Kunming/blog-787065.html</link>
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                    <title>Goodbye Nepal I surely will miss you...</title>
                    <description>So there it was It was time to say goodbye to Nepal Not that I wanted to as I really got to love this country and its people. But then new countries waited to be explored and I was actually ready for new adventures as well Especially the last week was a little bit emotional as I was on my own once again  all my buddies from Annapurna eventually had to go back to their lives their Nepali</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-787064.html</link>
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                    <title>Pretty difficult not to feel all romantic in charming Bhaktapur... </title>
                    <description>Having heard so many good things about Bhaktapur I just knew I had to make it there one day only had to fit it in my busy schedule somehow...  But finally a wonderful opportunity came up to share this experience with my dear friend that would be you Grant . We thought about taking a local bus there first which couldve been an interesting experience on its own but since it was well ov</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-786623.html</link>
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                    <title>Beautiful places and people of Patan...</title>
                    <description>Once you are in Kathmandu and have a day to spare a visit to Patan should definitely be included somewhere in your itinerary. I found this place to be pretty charming from the first sight really  beautiful Durbar Square narrow colourful streets hidden temples and shrines here and there little workshops and most of all the smiling faces of people all around. Everything seems much more relaxed</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Patan/Durbar-Square/blog-786622.html</link>
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                    <title>Jungle safaris jeep safaris elephant safaris... and still no tigers </title>
                    <description>Once you walk around Kathmandu you can find Chitwan offers practically on every corner.  Obviously you dont need to book any tours and just do it on your own. Its a matter of choice really. After spending two whole days in bed with my stomach all over the place and crazy Holi soon after I just felt like I really needed to get away from Kathmandu for a while and since I didnt really want </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Chitwan/blog-786597.html</link>
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                    <title>ThorungLa at last... and whatever happens at the pass continues after the pass... </title>
                    <description>D12 Thorung Phedi to Muktinath 3760mThere were no doubts that it was going to be a difficult day  not only it would be a pretty long one as we were waking up at 3am and were supposed to be walking 9 hours that day but also it would be quite challenging altitudewise as first we had to climb 1000m to ThorungLa Pass and then descend 1700m all the way to Muktinath. Quite a difference in al</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Annapurna/Annapurna-Circuit/blog-785007.html</link>
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                    <title>Time to reach higher altitudes again to get closer to ThorungLa... and search for a perfect apple pie in between of course</title>
                    <description>D7  Chame to Lower Pisang 3200mA new year was starting that day in Nepal  and it looked like from one day to the other I have aged quite a bit as they were celebrating year 2070 Hindu calendar So officially I became a granny  90yearold granny for that matter  Still it didnt seem like there were going to be any celebrations taking place around here. I asked Prem whether peopl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Annapurna/Annapurna-Circuit/blog-784776.html</link>
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                    <title>Tropical weather dusty roads palm trees all around... what a different side to trekking in the Himalayas must love the Annapurna region</title>
                    <description>D1  Kathmandu to BandipurJust like on the Everest Base Camp trek my Annapurna Circuit trek started with an organisational meeting the day before. Again the majority of people in my group were Aussies  5 out of 9 add to it an American Chinese German and a Pole that would be me of course and you get quite a mixture of nationalities and cultures. Looked like a nice bunch of people from the</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Annapurna/Annapurna-Circuit/blog-784526.html</link>
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                    <title>Time to say goodbye to Everest region relax and take it all in...</title>
                    <description>Day 9  Gorakshep to OrshoIt was absolutely freezing in the room in the morning  even my hygienic wipes were frozen which meant there would be no shower that day  So it was quite difficult to get out of the sleeping bag and even more so when thinking about walking again I was feeling much better  physically and mentally but still pretty week and all my muscles were sore. But then</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Everest-Base-Camp/blog-783992.html</link>
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                    <title>More struggle with cold and altitude on the way to EBC... but then the ultimate goal reached so who cares right </title>
                    <description>Day 4  Namche Bazaar to Tengboche 3860mWhen I opened my eyes in the morning I felt quite relieved straight away as was pretty hungry meaning my appetite was back and it looked like my cold might actually be going away as well so it seemed like I was on a good way to full recovery.  Actually everybody seemed to be in very good spirits and shortly after breakfast equipped with new gear we se</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Everest-Base-Camp/blog-779914.html</link>
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                    <title>On the way to Everest Base Camp  getting to Namche with first symptoms of altitude sickness already</title>
                    <description>I remember looking at different options for Everest Base Camp trek a few months back and having some serious doubts whether I should sign up for one or not After all the trek did look pretty demanding and lets be honest I dont think there was ever a time in my life when I could say that I was really in top shape. But then I thought if I booked it relatively early there would be plenty of</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Namche/blog-779796.html</link>
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                    <title>Happy Holi </title>
                    <description>I was very positively surprised when I found out that I would have a chance to witness Holi festival while I was here Since there is no fixed date for the festival as it follows the lunar calendar I was pretty lucky that it was happening at the time I was in Kathmandu Now it kind of made sense why people well Im assuming they were kids actually practicing for the festival threw water at me</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-779266.html</link>
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                    <title>Namaste In Kathmandu at last...</title>
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                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-778722.html</link>
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                    <title>Getting confused in Cadiz catching a cold in Seville yep time to say goodbye to Andalusia...</title>
                    <description>After a great start in Sevilla I was more than ready to head on to my next destination Cadiz and explore this old city. I woke up before sunrise yeah right Well early enough though  packed my things and went searching for the train station  according to my map it was meant to be pretty straight forward getting there so put my map aside and set off Straight away I regretted taking</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-diz/blog-769307.html</link>
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                    <title>Tapas sangra  flamenco  welcome to Andalusia</title>
                    <description>So there I was getting ready for my first solo holiday and surprisingly I was more disorganised than ever I always leave packing for the last moment but taking into account that my flight was leaving at 6.40am and I was only starting to pack at 10pm the night before there wasnt going to be much time for sleeping left in between Also usually I would have found out a couple of things a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Seville/blog-763547.html</link>
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                    <title>Running away from rain at the Valley of Five Lakes</title>
                    <description>Waking up to a grey sky wasnt really a surprise but watching how heavy it was raining while we were having breakfast was quite disappointing to say the least It didnt look too promising but the forecast for the next days was even worse and we didnt tick Morskie Oko the most famous of the Polish lakes in Tatras called The Eye of The Sea off our list yet this time so we decided to</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Zakopane/blog-743601.html</link>
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