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                    <title>Trek Day 6  All the way down again...</title>
                    <description>Day 6  Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate 3721m  1905mWalking distance 20.8 km  12.92 milesWalking time 5 hoursDescent 1816 mOn the final day we woke to brilliant bright sunshine with the cloud layer hugging the landscape below us. The previous days challenge seemed a distant memory and we were now looking forward to getting off the mountain to have our first shower in 6 days.After our last breakf</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654112.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 5  Summit</title>
                    <description>Day 5  Kibo Huts  Uhuru Peak 5895 m19341 ftWalking distance 6.25 km3.88 milesWalking time 78 hoursAltitude gain 1181 m3874 ftOur summit attempt got under way around 1230am after some delays getting such a large group ready.We were lucky to have a perfectly clear night which was lit by a full moon only a few days old. As a result we initially didn39t need our head torch as the moon </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654111.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 4  Base Camp and ready for summit... </title>
                    <description>After arriving at Kibo Camp we enjoyed an early dinner of spaghetti bolognese. We wouldn39t eat a hot meal for possibly another 16 hours so we loaded up our plates with as many carbohydrates as possible. After dinner we packed our rucksacks including plenty of muesli bars and dried fruit as well as all the water we would need until we returned to the Huts sometime the next day.Despite the altit</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654110.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 4  Horombo Huts to Kibo Huts</title>
                    <description>Day 4  Horombo Huts  Kibo Huts 4700 m15420 ftWalking distance 9.5 km5.7 milesWalking time 57 hoursAltitude gain 1000 m3280 ftWe woke to a beautiful morning where the clouds were visible like a big cotton blanket only a few hundred metres below our camp. Today we would walk for 57 hours up to the final camp where we would have time for a few hours rest before attempting the summit at mi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654109.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 3  Acclimatisation Day</title>
                    <description>Day 3  Horombo HutsWalking distance 9.5 km5.7 milesWalking time 45 hoursAltitude gain 500 m1640 ftWe were treated to a later than normal start as today was an acclimatisation day to help our bodies get accustomed to the thin air. The second highest peak of Kilimanjaro Mawenzi provided a stunning backdrop to the days walking which was in lovely sunshine. Mawenzi is slightly lower than Uhur</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654080.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 2  First view of Kili</title>
                    <description>Day 2  Mandara Huts  Horombo Huts 3700 m12140 ftWalking distance 12 km7.2 milesWalking time 57 hoursAltitude gain 1000 m3280 ftWe woke early the next day to a hot cup of ginger tea and more low mist and cloud with no sign of the sun we were expecting at the lower levels of the mountain.We set off after breakfast continuing in rainforest which eventually changed to heath land after the f</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-653945.html</link>
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                    <title>Trek Day 1  Off and running...</title>
                    <description>Marangu Gate 1860 m6100 ft  Mandara Huts 2700m8860 ftWalking distance 8 km5 milesWalking time 34 hoursAltitude gain 840 m2760 ftAfter arriving late the previous night into Tanzania we were up early for breakfast and departure to the starting point for our trek. It took an hour to drive from Moshi to the Marangu Gate the starting point for our assault on Kilimanjaro. We were joined by</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-653944.html</link>
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                    <title>Fundraising target reached and ready to go</title>
                    <description>Only a few hours now and we are packed and ready to go for our 3.30am taxi. The good news is that we have exceed our target fundraising amount of 6000 and actually stand at 6103 after some last minute donations. With gift aid the total is 6910 which is an amazing amount to raise. We hope some additional last minute or posttrek donations will come in to further boost our effort.Many thank</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Putney/blog-647584.html</link>
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                    <title>The Challenge Ahead...</title>
                    <description>Thought it might be useful andor interesting for those without much of a clue what climbing Kilimanjaro is going to include.There are seven different routes available and the route we are taking is called the Marangu route which is the oldest and most established. This route is one of the most popular but that also means that it has the lowest success rate as many people expect a walk in the park</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Putney/blog-647006.html</link>
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                    <title>Peak District Training Weekend</title>
                    <description>We organised a final training weekend to do some hiking in the Peak District over the Bank Holiday. Unfortunately we don39t have any lofty mountains in England on which we can emulate the heights we will have to climb in Tanzania so the Peak District would have to do The first day we completed a 15 mile hike which including walking along 39The Great Ridge39. It included summitting two </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Derbyshire/Buxton/blog-645821.html</link>
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                    <title>Charity Fundraising BBQ</title>
                    <description>With a target of 6000 to raise for our trek we decided to host a fundraising BBQ to bring in some extra cash.My cricket club agreed to allow us to setup on a game day so we could cook for players and supporters throughout the day. Unfortunately the English weather struck and in poured down all morning and at lunchtime the cricket game was called off. We decided to venture out to Wycombe anyway </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Buckinghamshire/High-Wycombe/blog-645812.html</link>
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                    <title>Mount Kilimanjaro Group Training Weekend</title>
                    <description>One wet and windy weekend was spent in the Lake District with Suzanne and Emma the charity organisers and ten of the seventeen trekkers who we were to be sharing the adventure of climbing Kilimanjaro with. It was great to be able to meet so many of our fellow trekkers before the the actual trek we also had the opportunity to hear the reasons for each participants personal reasons for wanting to r</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Windermere/blog-618606.html</link>
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                    <title>Xcalak</title>
                    <description>We waited for the bus to Xcalah on the main road outside our cabana. The locals had informed us it passed through between 9 and 10 so we found some sun loungers and lay around in the sun waiting for the bus to arrive. We flagged down the bus at about 9.45 and settled in on the bumpy ride to Xcalah which would take about 2 hours. Xcalah is the most southerly town on the east coast of Mexico before </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Xcalak/blog-503884.html</link>
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                    <title>Mahahual</title>
                    <description>Mahuhal is a small coastal town about 3 hours south of Tullum. The town was very badly affected by Hurricane Dean in 2007 but we thought we would pay it a visit and see for ourselves how the town was recovering. On arrival we were impressed by the laid back atmosphere and the beautiful coastline. The effects of the hurricane could still be seen inshore with miles and miles of dead trees which were</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Mahahual/blog-503863.html</link>
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                    <title>Tulum</title>
                    <description>After four days of ruins history and sun parched landscape we decided that it was time to head to the coast for some sun and sea. So leaving the state of Yucatun behind we crossed into the state of Quinta Roo whose coast is lapped by the Caribbean Sea.The town of Tulum is actually a few kilometres from the sea and so you need to catch a taxi or ride for some sun and sea. After finding a room in</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Tulum/blog-495503.html</link>
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                    <title>Ek Balam  Cenote Samula</title>
                    <description>We decided that we would visit one more Mayan ruin before we headed towards the east coast for some beach time.  A small ruin near Valladolid was recommended to us so in the morning we caught a taxi to Ek Balam.The site was partially restored with some nice buildings including a huge pyramid with sweeping views of the entire site. There were also two huge ruins on either site of the main site. The</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucatan/Valladolid/blog-494131.html</link>
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                    <title>Chichen Itza</title>
                    <description>No trip to Mexico would be complete without visiting the most famous of the Mayan ruins Chichen Itza. We planned to visit Chichen Itza from Valladolid a town about three hours by bus from Merida and a good location to also see some other ruins and sights.Our previous bus experiences in South East Asia had left us sceptical that we would depart or arrive on time and expected numerous stops or del</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucatan/Chichen-Itza/blog-494123.html</link>
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                    <title>Ruta Puuc  Uxmal</title>
                    <description>Our final site on the Ruta Puuc was Uxmal which many people say has the most detailed carvings of all the Mayan ruins in Mexico. The site is thought to have been founded in 500 AD with most of the visible structures being built between 700 and 1100 AD. This site is one of the reasons we wanted to visit Mexico after we read about it in a National Geographic MagazineWe arrived with only an hour an</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucatan/Uxmal/blog-493261.html</link>
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                    <title>Ruta Puuc  Labna  Kabah</title>
                    <description>The next stop was Labna a more dispersed site with hardly any restoration having taken place. There was an impressive Mayan arch which served as a gateway towards the other cities as well as other palaces in various states of ruin.We took a detour for lunch and stumbled across a local restaurant. We were the only customers so decided to make it easy for the chef by all ordering burritos. After pl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucatan/Merida/blog-493145.html</link>
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                    <title>Ruta Puuc  Mayapan</title>
                    <description>The road trip started at the revised hour of 9am. The route we were taking was called 'Ruta Puuc' which is a circuit of Mayan sites in the Puuc region close to Merida where we were staying.As we were picking up the car another traveller was dropping his back who had visited similar ruins. He highly recommended one which was not on our original agenda Mayapan. With the journey changed we headed</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucatan/Merida/blog-493130.html</link>
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