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<description>Travel adventures in journals and photos from Go where the pepper grows</description>
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                    <title>Different dances different motivations</title>
                    <description>Back in Taipei we take advantage of the last few free days before my internship starts. We hop on a local train to the porcelainproducing little town of Yingge. We visit the Ceramics Museum where several exhibitions of artworks of budding sculptors and artists from Taiwan Japan South Korea China and Hong Kong strike our interest. The main reason for us to make the trip however is Yingge Ol</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/blog-776309.html</link>
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                    <title>Exploring some stunning scenery just around the corner</title>
                    <description>Time do go hiking while I still can. I leave the house a little too late in the morning take the MRT to Xindian the last stop on the Green Line which takes me already a good 45 minutes. Then outside the station to wait for the bus to Wulai with a lot of old Taiwanese people who seem to be constantly hiking everywhere. When the bus comes they try to do the idiot Chinese thing of pushing in bef</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/Wulai/blog-777327.html</link>
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                    <title>Two forts too many temples and one weird wizard</title>
                    <description>Time39s running out commitments are drawing near so we skip a few destinations in the southern and central regions and head straight to Tainan. The city was recommended to me by a friend whose judgment can generally be trusted. Tainan is the oldest city in the country and its fourth largest. Hence we find a dynamic city steeped in history and traditional culture just what we39re lookin</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Tainan/blog-775434.html</link>
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                    <title>Hikes hot springs and Chinese New Year in Yuli</title>
                    <description>Roughly halfway between Hualien and Taitung lies the small town of Yuli. The main reason for us to go there is to do some hiking in adjacent Yushan National Park explore the surrounding area and spend Chinese New Year39s Eve in relative peace and quiet. The southbound local train takes only little more than an hour. We arranged to get picked up from the train station as our homestay is locat</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Hualien/blog-775211.html</link>
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                    <title>Gorn to a gorge and gorged on gorgeous gorub</title>
                    <description>After acclimatising in Taipei for a few days we are very much looking forward to get out of it. Not that we don39t like Taipei but the hustle and bustle and substantial air pollution is something we can tolerate only in relatively small doses. It takes us about four hours on a local train to get to Hualien. A town of roughly 100000 inhabitants Hualien is pretty much synonymous with Taroko G</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Hualien/Taroko/blog-775093.html</link>
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                    <title>Off to a good start in NOTCHINA</title>
                    <description>The first few days in Taipei are full of new sights tastes and smells. We visit the city at a relatively easy pace no need to go hardcore sightseeing when you39re here for a longer while anyway. Most of our daily activities centre around finding good places to eat. We check out some vegetarian eateries which you can find in pretty much any district. Some of them are the traditional Buddhist </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/Xinzhuang-City/blog-771710.html</link>
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                    <title>A cultured conclusion to a formidable trip</title>
                    <description>After spending the night in Kyrenia we take the local bus to Lefkoa. Furtunately this time we have about half a day to explore the historic Old City its northern part that is. We get off the bus just outside Kyrenia Gate the most frequently used access point to the Old City. Inside it doesn39t take us long to stop at one of the many cafspastry shops. Realising we won39t be getting</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Cyprus/Nicosia/blog-618005.html</link>
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                    <title>Bedbugs III  The Reckoning</title>
                    <description>Due to an issue with my Australian visa we have to head back to KL a few days earlier than planned to sort that out. Instead of going on the 10hour bus ride we decide to fly which costs only marginally more but is so much easier on travelweary joints bones and buttocks. An hour later we39re at KL International hop on the bus to the city for the umpteenth time sit back and relax. Or tr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Selangor/Klang/blog-740175.html</link>
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                    <title>The Islamicity of our City of our Ciiiiiityyy...</title>
                    <description>Blog starts with 39via39 again. Via Marang and Kuala Terengganu we make our way to Kota Bharu in the extreme Northeast of peninsular Malaysia. A short look at the map confirms my suspicion that we39re almost in Thailand already. KB is the capital of Kelantan the most conservative and staunchly Muslim of Malaysia39s states more so much more on that later. The city is also famous fo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Kelantan/Kota-Bharu/blog-739448.html</link>
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                    <title>Emo Punks and Harbour Scum</title>
                    <description>The minibus from Pagaralam to Padang takes 18 hours. I39ll spare you the finer details of the journey  it39s 18 hours on a bus it39s boring exasperating and atrocious. The poor driver has to stop and ask several times until we finally find the right tiny alley where my hotel is located. In my infinite youthful navety I believe that I might make it on a boat to Mentawai that same day</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Padang/blog-744646.html</link>
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                    <title>Jarman Mesudosil Mesudosil</title>
                    <description>The immigration officer leaves through my passport gives me a long hard look checks the arrival card looks at me again. Why are you here where do you stay Travelling alone How long will you be in Palembang Where are you going afterwards And then And after that Where39s your return ticket Where do you know all those places in Sumatra from I just stay polite and try to answer his que</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Pagaralam/blog-741663.html</link>
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                    <title>A stopover on the Isle of Dull</title>
                    <description>In the morning we stand next to the freeway trying to flag down a car to take us to Marang. After a few minutes another foreigner couple arrives backpacks and all at the bus stop on the other side. After we give each other the evil eye an unspoken competition starts of who39ll manage to secure a ride first. At least we39re not going in the same direction. I remember well the old local l</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Pulau-Kapas/blog-739375.html</link>
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                    <title>Life in Slow Motion</title>
                    <description>On my 2009 SEAtrip I39d already visited most of Peninsular Malaysia39s West so the logical thing to do on this trip was to head to the East Coast. Our first stop is Cherating a pleasant little village on the Northeastern edge of Pahang state bordering on the state of Terengganu. To get there we take a bus from KL39s Pudu Sentral Bus Station to Kuantan roughly four hours eastwards. </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Pahang/Cherating/blog-734897.html</link>
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                    <title>Back to the Known</title>
                    <description>You must all be tired by the blogs about Peru and Bolivia so to give you a break here39s one about a couple travelling in Southeast Asia. I know I know the irony.Anyway back in KL once again can39t even remember if it39s my third or fourth time. To me this city is the protocapital of Southeast Asia for it encompasses all that SEA represents. Its sights sounds and smells are Malays</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-734709.html</link>
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                    <title>Grind or be ground Obscene Extreme Festival 2012</title>
                    <description>As my train pulls into Prague I watch the thick overhanging clouds looming above the historic Bohemian city with concern. They obstruct the sun bring rain potentially spoiling the mood for everybody. Not the best conditions for a threeday music festival. Music Indeed. I39m on my way to the 14th annual Obscene Extreme Festival. As the name suggests this is not gonna be your runofthemil</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Hradec-Kralove-Region/Trutnov/blog-730899.html</link>
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                    <title>Coming to terms with my newlyfound superstardom</title>
                    <description>Ah Suzhou pleasant little town easy to navigate. I wish I could say that but I don39t wanna lie. In fact though most Chinese people would think of Suzhou as a small town as it has only around four million inhabitants. Referring to the 2010 Census that means there are still 20  cities in China that are bigger than Suzhou. Probably only the Top 68 would be considered 39big cities</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Jiangsu/Suzhou/blog-727286.html</link>
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                    <title>Adam Sandler never did this</title>
                    <description>In Nanjing for the first time on this trip I get the opportunity to stay with a Chinese family at their home. Getting there proves to be a bit tough though. The bus ride from Jiangyin to Nanjing is a breeze but then finding the right local bus isn39t. There are several bus stops outside the main building of the bus station but still inside the gated area. On the street outside there are s</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Jiangsu/Nanjing/blog-726698.html</link>
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                    <title>Experiencing the real China</title>
                    <description>Catching a bus from Shanghai to Jiangyin turns out to be easier than I thought. They leave every 30 minutes from Shanghai39s LongDistance Bus Terminal which is located within walking distance from the Shanghai Railway Station metro station. I copy the Chinese characters for 39Jiangyin39 onto a piece of paper show it to the lady selling the bus tickets nod and smile when she asks me a </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Jiangsu/Jiangyin/blog-725003.html</link>
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                    <title>Generic feelgood blog for all ages</title>
                    <description>Shanghai and I did not get off to a good start. First thing I do is buy a bottle of water at an airport shop as I39m rather dehydrated and dizzy from the long flight. I ask the shopgirl if she can point me to the metro but then I realize I39m in China now and English doesn39t get me very far. She calls another shopgirl and I repeat what I said but they just look at each other confuse</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Shanghai/blog-699966.html</link>
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                    <title>The streets have eyes in Doha</title>
                    <description>I39d already been to the Gulf a handful of times  but only for a few hours each time on a stopover to Australia or Southeast Asia never leaving the airport. Since I39m a naturally curious guy I couldn39t let that slide. Hence I booked a threeday stopover in Doha before my onwards flight to Shanghai. I really needed to know what these small rich countries are all about.Qatar has becom</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-693396.html</link>
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