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                    <title>From 'load shedding' to 'peace building'</title>
                    <description>How can you build peace with empty stomachs This trenchant question raised by Rajendra Acting Country Director of ltem stylefontsize 1.4remgtSearch For Common Ground  Nepal has been stuck in my head wedged somewhere between a number of additional unanswered questions a healthy level of frustration as well as a deep level of admiration and appreciation. As is often times th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-777713.html</link>
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                    <title>UBUNTU</title>
                    <description>lttable classtrcaptioncontainer stylepadding 6px marginbottom 0.5em fontfamily 39Times New Roman39 float right marginleft 1em textalign right cellspacing0 cellpadding0gtlttbodygtlttrgtlttd styletextalign centergtlttdgtlttrgtlttbodygtlttablegtSipping champagne in business class on the last leg of a marathon trip around th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-777712.html</link>
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                    <title>Chasing waterfalls in Southern Laos</title>
                    <description>I39ll admit it seems highly unusual to be humming along to TLC39s Waterfalls while trekking through Southern Laos39 lush jungle... Or does it As I retrospectively look back with great fondness at my fleeting time through this fascinating country I can39t seem to get the words from this song  a 1995 Grammy Award nominated single no less  out of my headDon39t go chasing wa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/South/Bolaven-Plateau/blog-777711.html</link>
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                    <title>Unearned privileges and daily indignities</title>
                    <description>Gathered around a cornucopia of delectable Vietnamese dishes on what appears to be the last supper a retrospective feeling of satisfaction fills the air. Im not sure if Im more cognizant of this collective appreciation or rather of my anticipation for yet another memorable culinary experience I have a weakness for Vietnamese food My love for this complex cuisine knows no bounds</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-East-Thailand/Ubon-Ratchathani-/blog-777709.html</link>
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                    <title>THE POWER OF THE HUMAN DIMENSION A retrospective account of lessons and interactions from a short but meaningful visit to Egypt </title>
                    <description>Mingling around the tastefullydecorated and dimlylit Egyptian restaurant where we feasted on local delicacies with our new friends its hard to believe weve only been here for four days. It seems like only a few hours ago we were discussing Moroccan politics while being treated to delicious mint tea which flowed like water from Rabat to Casablanca. Though the pervasive generosity among </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/blog-747583.html</link>
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                    <title>What a fine life we are living</title>
                    <description>Panama Tocumen International Airport Ive never been able to adequately describe the feeling I get on airplanes especially during take offs and landings.  Aside from the euphoric sentiment associated with heading somewhere exotic or coming home Its as if years of introspective thinking were all meant to culminate with some sort of high altitude epiphanies.   Ive tried through</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-741376.html</link>
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                    <title>Central African Lessons interactions and Reflections</title>
                    <description>The greatest problem with communication George Shaw writes is the illusion that it has taken place. I had come across this quote several times in the past and rather than understanding the core issue I had fallen victim to its detriment  one of many of lifes selffulfilling prophecy I suppose.Having started a new job less than three months ago I couldnt wait to get my ha</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Gabon/blog-736129.html</link>
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                    <title>Walk in my shoes</title>
                    <description>Anthony is a gregarious Liberian who has experienced more in 30 years than most people do in a lifetime.  Forced to flee Liberia at an early age he escaped with his family to neighborhood Guinea where he obtained an education interrupted by bouts of civil unrest and eventually came back to Liberia a few years ago.  He is now married and has a beautiful daughter in Monrovia where he works as a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Liberia/Kakata/blog-592743.html</link>
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                    <title>Liberian impressions and Misconceptions</title>
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                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Liberia/Kakata/blog-590843.html</link>
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                    <title>Hati Chrie</title>
                    <description>Youve gotten fatter is how Michelle Miney Michelle greeted me cheerfully and followed with a huge hug   I first met Michelle almost a year ago to the day in Wimbledon where Merlin had set up its emergency field hospital on abandoned  tennis courts in Delmas 33 just days after the Earthquake.   I remember her radiant smile and peppy personality which uplifted us all pat</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Haiti/Port-au-Prince/blog-559798.html</link>
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                    <title>THIS is why...</title>
                    <description>Weve all been there  clumsily standing in an elevator or more painfully sitting next to that awkwardly close neighbor engaging in the coerced small talk on a long flight  an ungrateful exploration in the art of time wasting.   It IS an art and if 30 mere yet abundantlylived years of existence have taught me anything its that I am not an artist  I truly admire those who c</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Haiti/blog-558954.html</link>
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                    <title>Sant</title>
                    <description>Pass me the foie gras are words I would never expect to hear in Haiti  But as is often the case here unpredictability has its way   This time its for the better which helps to paint a broader picture of where Haiti currently sits and where its going  towards a BETTER PLACE  With a couple of days until the press came down to cover Merlins work in light of the one year anni</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Haiti/blog-557483.html</link>
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                    <title>Back in Haiti  "Past Present FUTURE"</title>
                    <description>There is something uncontrived something pure and meaningful about reconnecting with people who have made an impact on ones life.  For me this is often manifested in the notion of coming back somewhere  not just to see someone but to experience some place again and appreciate the changes.   The modern Dictionary defines evolution as a process of gradual peaceful progressi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Haiti/Port-au-Prince/blog-556494.html</link>
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                    <title>Eat Surf LOVE</title>
                    <description>Let me preface by reassuring my selfrespecting heterosexual male friends out there  I HAVE NEVER READ THE BOOK NOR SEEN THE MOVIE EAT PRAY LOVE well at least not all the way through  I promise  though I admit to enjoying a good rom. com every once in a while  I simply chose to tweak the popular title as I thought it seemed somewhat relevant in light of the movies culmination</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Uluwatu/blog-552070.html</link>
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                    <title>Vietnamese Velocity</title>
                    <description>Thomas Fowler in the Quiet American emphatically states that you come to Vietnam and understand a lot in a few minutes. The rest has got to be lived. They say whatever it was you were looking for you will find here. After a mere week in Vietnam Im not sure whether I understand more or less of this fascinating country Frankly with all due respect to Mr. Fowlers character in </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Quang-Nam/Hoi-An/blog-550073.html</link>
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                    <title>Demystifying COLOMBIA</title>
                    <description>Colombia  the only risk is wanting to stay.  So there I was cruising somewhere over the Caribbean Sea high in the sky starring at this rather aggressive marketing tagline displayed boldly in the travel section of Continental Airlines' publication.  Having been to Colombia once before on an ephemeral alcoholinduced 10 hour layover it's safe to say that I really didn't know what to expect.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Cartagena/blog-489751.html</link>
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                    <title>With Merlin in Haiti</title>
                    <description>AS PART OF MERLIN'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM I SPENT TWO WEEKS IN HAITI FOLLOWING A DEVASTATING 7.0 EARTHQUAKE THAT RAVAGED THE ISLAND ON JANUARY 12TH. THE FOLLOWING IS A RECAP OF MY PERIODICAL UPDATES FROM THE FIELD.The first few days12 JanJust wrapping up my day at the office when a New York Times Alert pops in to my inbox indicating that Haiti the poorest country in the western hemi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Haiti/Port-au-Prince/blog-468507.html</link>
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                    <title>Speaking of "universal health care"</title>
                    <description>With barely a day to catch my breath debrief and plan the next leg of my trip I was right back at Nairobi's  Jomo Kenyatta International Airport checking in on East African Airways en route to Juba the capital of South Sudan.  Safari  njema Have a good journey Samuel the gregarious Merlin driver with a smile as big as all outdoors exclaimed as I made my way through the customs line..</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Sudan/Juba/blog-446903.html</link>
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                    <title>Cradled by Humanity</title>
                    <description>Turkana Northern Kenya   This is Africa  Not sure if it stems from the residual joy of the recent election of our 44th President or the exotic challenging allure of Mount Kilimanjaro but going to Kenya has always been very high on my travel wish list.And now this wish has come true  As part of my induction at  Merlin Medical Emergency Relief InterNational the NGO that I have re</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Rift-Valley-Province/Turkana/blog-445462.html</link>
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                    <title>Island hopping on a whim ...  Reflections all around</title>
                    <description>Anyone who has ever traveled with an infamous buddy pass before knows all about the uncertainty tied with this type of traveling which often times leads to frustration...  The sweet sight of a smiling gate agent who hands you a boarding pass at the last minute is one of life's greatest relief  Though I certainly can't complain having had the opportunity to travel the world with such perks my</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Puno/Lake-Titicaca-/Taquile-Island/blog-422874.html</link>
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