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                    <title>Captain Cook  exploring remote Fiji islands</title>
                    <description>We left Matamaona early in the morning and caught a speed boat transfer to Bounty Island in order to catch our sailing cruise. It was very exciting to get on the 108 feet sailboat and meet our cruise and fellow cruisers. It turned out that this is the last two night Captain Cook cruise to Barefoot Island and we only had two other people on board the boat has capacity for 40 so 4 on board was a r</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Yasawa-Islands/blog-703540.html</link>
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                    <title>Unbelievable  we are definitely coming back  Fiji</title>
                    <description>We took a very early morning flight from Adelaide through Melbourne to Nadi Fiji. It was a very comfortable trip and we arrived to sunny Nadi at around 330pm. We were both very excited for our helicopter transfer to Matamanoa Island. Matamanoa Island is a small intimate and secluded Fiji Resort set in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands approximately 30 kilometres West of Nadi International Airport.T</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Mamanuca-Islands/blog-703266.html</link>
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                    <title>Rainy Fiji airport delays and NYC we can't wait to see you</title>
                    <description>We still owe you a Fiji blog but on one of our last entries we39ve decided to move into a more live update mode.It seems as if our luck in air travel to date is catching up  we had to leave our beautiful Matamanoa island a day early to ensure we are in proximity of Nadi airport to catch the 955am flight to Seoul 11h connecting to our flight to JFK 14h.After waking up at 7am in the midst </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nadi/blog-702707.html</link>
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                    <title>Friendly Adelaide</title>
                    <description>We arrived in Adelaide early in the morning and were very cheerfully greeted by Kat who was in town for her sisters wedding. She even collected our luggage and was ready with a cart when we walked into the baggage claim area.Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifthlargest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million. Named in honor of A</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-702541.html</link>
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                    <title>Mmm Mmm Melbourne</title>
                    <description>Our takeoff from the Whitsundays was definitely the most cloudy one I have ever experienced we didnt see the sunshine until well into the second hour of the flight. However we were very glad to hear that Melbourne is sunny and 27C.Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria and the second most populous city in Australia. ltspangt The Melbourne City Cen</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-702533.html</link>
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                    <title>Whitsundays  It's sailing in the rain...</title>
                    <description>We left Sydney along with Luke and Dana in the morning and took a few hours flight to Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays.The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland Australia situated between just south of Bowen and to the north of Mackay some 900 kms 560 mi north of Brisbane. The island group is centred on Whitsunday Isl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hamilton-Island/blog-699431.html</link>
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                    <title>Sydney we salute you</title>
                    <description>We arrived in Sydney after a very early morning flight from Wellington with Air New Zealand. ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangt Almost at the same time 20 minutes later our friends from New York Luke and Dana were coming in from LAX. ltspangtIt so happened that we actually met right before crossing immigrationSydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capita</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-698786.html</link>
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                    <title>Wellington  the land of sheep milk and Manuka honey</title>
                    <description>We boarded Air New Zealand for our 12 hr flight from Hong Kong to Wellington via Auckland.Wellington is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to 393400 residents.ltspangt In 1865 Wellington became the capital city of New Zealand replacing Auckland where </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-696525.html</link>
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                    <title>Hong Kong  very impressive and full of friends</title>
                    <description>We were staying at the W Hong Kong on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong which offered fantastic views of the harbor and famous Hong Kong skyline thank you Starwood points.ltspangtltspangtltspangtThis hotel like much of Hong Kong was high rise modern and a lot of glamour.Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions SARs of the People39s Republic of China PRC the othe</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Hong-Kong/Kowloon/blog-695835.html</link>
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                    <title>So money in Macau</title>
                    <description>We flew in on a rainy morning from Hanoi to Hong Kong.We bypassed immigration and customs in Hong Kong airport by going directly to the high speed ferry to Macau and cleared immigration there.Macau along with Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People39s Republic of China. ltspangt It lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from HongKong whic</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Macau/Taipa-Island/blog-695691.html</link>
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                    <title>Ha Noi  Capital of Vietnam</title>
                    <description>We flew into Hanoi from Hoi An and checked into Rising Dragon Estate hotel around 3pm.Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country39s second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802 it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Hu during the Nguyen</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-692269.html</link>
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                    <title>Ahoy stunning but cold Ha Long Bay</title>
                    <description>Ha Long Bay is about 3 hours from Hanoi and a popular tourist activity is to take a Junk Boat cruise on the Bay.ltspangtltspangtltspangt We opted for two nights aboard the Bhaya Classic 4.ltspangt Theltspangtweather was the coldest weve experienced on the trip but the misty low hanging clouds provided a beautiful if not ominous backdrop as we meandered on the calm waters </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-691847.html</link>
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                    <title>Historic and Beautiful Hoi An</title>
                    <description>We left Saigon on a 7pm train and settled into our 4 berth sleeper. It turned out that our compartment mates were two young women with two small kids  one probably two years old and the other around seven. It looked like we will not be bored during our train travel. We werent wrong the older boy was very friendly and came down from his top bunk probably at least 1015 times to talk to us a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Quang-Nam/Hoi-An/blog-691832.html</link>
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                    <title>Sheraton...I mean Saigon...I mean Ho Chi Minh City</title>
                    <description>We woke up early in Phnom Phen and got picked up to take our 7h bus to Ho Chi Minh CitySaigon. It was an uneventful trip with the exception of the exciting border crossing between Cambodia and Vietnam which we spent catching up on the TV show Big Bang Theory thanks to the iPad.Under the name Saigon Ho Chi Minh City was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the indepe</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/District-1/blog-691824.html</link>
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                    <title>Cambodia's Capital  Phnom Penh</title>
                    <description>Kostek did a masterful job booking the Blue Lime hotel in Phnomh Penh.ltspangtltspangtltspangtIt was a larger city and we were right in the middle of the action near the National Museum but on a side alley that afforded a good nights sleep along with a beautiful pool and friendly accommodating staff.When we got into Blue Lime we had a quick lunch poolside then got down to busine</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-689492.html</link>
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                    <title>Raiding Tombs and Crashing Weddings at Angkor Wat</title>
                    <description>Siem Reap translates to Siam conquered  the relations between Cambodia and Thailand are still strained especially as you get closer to the border between the countries.ltspangtltspangt We flew into Siem Reap airport and took a cab to our hotel.ltspangt The driver Long was really nice and helpful so we arranged for him to tour us around to the temples of Angkor Wat for 2.5 of th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-688453.html</link>
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                    <title>Nong Khiaw Adventures</title>
                    <description>We left the beautiful city of Luang Prabang on Wednesday February 8th and caught a 9AM Laostyle slow boat to a village up north called Nong Khiaw. We were very lucky as there were ten tickets sold for the boat so the first 8 people were crammed into one boat.ltspangt We had ticket number 9 and 10 and had another boat all to ourselvesThe trip to Nong Khiaw itself should be a staple of anybod</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Nong-Khiaw/blog-686312.html</link>
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                    <title>Lovely Luang Prabang  Laos</title>
                    <description>We left Chiang Rai early in the morning to take a three hour VIP bus back to Chiang Mai where we were catching our flight to Luang Prabang in Laos. Before our flight we were even able to send back all of the souvenirs and other items we purchased to date. We give the Thai Postal Service a huge thumbs up  within 10 minutes they produced a custommade box for us processed the mailing and greet</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-686092.html</link>
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                    <title>Chiang Rai  A fitting farewell to Thailand</title>
                    <description>We took an extremely comfortable 3 hr VIP bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai the time flew by.ltspangtltspangt We went quickly to Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort which was unfortunately a little outside the town center.ltspangt We freshened up and were rushing out again to see Wat Rong Khun the White Temple.ltspangt This temple is different from most in that an artist b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Rai/blog-684198.html</link>
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                    <title>Chiang Mai  Jewel of the North</title>
                    <description>We did not realize our train was approaching the station in Chiang Mai so we drowsily grabbed for our bags and tumbled out of the train fearing it might continue on with us still insideLuckily the rush was not needed Chiang Mai was the trains final destination.We haggled with a few taxi trucks outside the station and finally hopped in along with a guy from the UK and another from Vermont.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-684089.html</link>
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