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                    <title>A Goan Christmas</title>
                    <description>We realised not long after leaving Mumbai why everyone was selling jumpers and hats. We were the only ones on the train without either of those and a heap of blankets and it was absolutely freezing The icy wind which flowed freely through the open train doors was assisted by numerous stops at all hours where Chai Vendors noisily shouted their way through the carriages and made for a lousy night f</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Agonda/blog-124510.html</link>
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                    <title>Cricket and Architecture and medium sized balloons</title>
                    <description>It was the only Cathay Pacific flight of the trip and it was by no means the best. The inflight system was outdated and the stewardess was just about the most unfriendly we've experienced. Fish or Veg Fish for me I said and Veg for Claire. Fish you can have and YOU you can wait she snapped at Claire And wait she did about 25 minutes after I'd finished. So that's it then we've nearly</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-123275.html</link>
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                    <title>The Paradise Gulf</title>
                    <description>Standing at the dock in Thong Sala the arrival of the smart looking Lomprayah Catermeran was promising if not for the people who emerged curiously soaking wet. On board we managed to grab the last two seat in what was a mini cinema and sat down to watch some chick flick about losing a guy in 10 days whilst the people in front became soaking wet from a dripping air conditioner. Shortly before arriv</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-119002.html</link>
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                    <title>The Gulf of Thailand and the forgettable full moon</title>
                    <description>It was an effortless ferry back to Ao Nang from Ko Lanta with occasional towers of cotton wool clouds drifting by like passing ships and we dropped anchor offshore and caught a longtail and foam padded tuk tuk back to KL House. Booking our Bus and Boat ticket to 'Ko Pha Ngan we nosed around the shops and stalls and took in the dispiriting sight of elderly Western men with solid rotund guts jumping</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-117644.html</link>
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                    <title>Go Phi Phi</title>
                    <description>After a pick up a longtail and a big hour late Ao Nang Princess boat we arrived at the concrete dock in Ko Phi Phi's main resort to a span of similarly concrete buildings set along the shore. Walking along the pier which was surrounded by thousands of fish we found our prearranged pick up absent and had to wait around for 40 minutes whilst everyone else flittered off to grab acommodation amazed </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi-Don/blog-116942.html</link>
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                    <title>South to Krabi</title>
                    <description>The windy road out of Pai left us both rather queasy but the scenery was spectacular with mountains covered like carpet with thick jungle and dazzling shafts of sunlight piercing the trees. The old lady next to us didn't stay awake for it and at one point lollopped onto Claire's lap and woke with a shot and a slobbery shriek before giggling hysterically to herself. After dark we stopped at Chang M</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Krabi/blog-114424.html</link>
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                    <title>The Life of Pai</title>
                    <description>Having missed the connecting buses by a matter of minutes we jumped aboard a crammed local bus with what appeared to be half of northern Thailands army division until on arrival at Chang Mai we quickly secured a place on a minibus to Pai. The twisting winding road travelled for 3 hours up into the mountains through yet more thick jungle and made us all feel a little queesy. The sickness soon disap</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Pai/blog-111703.html</link>
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                    <title>The year is 2549 Thailand's Hilltribe North</title>
                    <description>Yes the year here is 2549 owing to the Buddhist Calendar but there are no spaceships or time machines here just good old tuk tuks and local buses with swirly fans. And it was via both of these means that we began our journey on the same day as leaving the forgettable Pakbeng in Lao to Chang Rai. For some unknown reason the first 5km of the journey were driven at about 3kph but once the driver ha</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Rai/blog-111568.html</link>
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                    <title>How wow Lao Lao  Luang Prabang and out along the Mekong</title>
                    <description>At 9am we hit the road one day late but on a journey through stunning mountains of sheer cliffs enshrouded in thick green forest to the former capital of Lao Luang Prabang. After sharing the bus with Ben and Melissa from our first days tubing we journied with them by tuk tuk to the old silvermining quarter and a picturesque little lane lined with pleasant guesthouses. Parting company for the mo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-111540.html</link>
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                    <title>Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of Feni</title>
                    <description>I'll admit its a bit of jump in time as you all probably think we're in Laos or Thailand. I'll put my hands up the blog is a little behind but you're enjoying it right Anyway we just thought we'd post a Christmas blog for those of you crunching their feet through the morning frost or wrapping up in your thickest coats.We didn't think Santa would find us this year but on the morning of Christmas</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Agonda/blog-116674.html</link>
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                    <title>How wow Lao Lao  Vientiane to Vang Vieng</title>
                    <description>Well despite the scaremongering in guidebooks and on the web Lao Airlines flight 522 was a faultless ride with descent onboard service and even arrived 20 minutes early Gleely motioning through immigration we shared a clapped out 70's toyota with two fellow travellers and stopped at 3 different guest houses before settling on Joes on the banks of the Mekong. After a bite to eat and a phone call</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/blog-110647.html</link>
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                    <title>The city of monks and smiles  Siem Reap</title>
                    <description>Invigorated by our temple tours we travelled the next morning to the nearby Pale School Pagoda to meet with the friendly monks who had invited us. On arrival both Chealy and Sokhorn both came out to meet us and led us up the external staircase of a two story building where bright orange robes were slung over the banisters and into their dormitory. Inside lay 4 single beds all draped in their stunn</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-109970.html</link>
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                    <title>The city of temples  Siem Reap</title>
                    <description>Tired and a little peeved to be dropped off at a guesthouse of the drivers choosing we offloaded our packs and sucumbed to fatigue by checking into a comfortable room. Our American friends moved to another hostel after being accused of starting a fight after Pete caught his leg in a bag strap and face planted from 4 foot mildly brushing the hotelier. We hit the sack and woke hugely dehydrated to b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-104878.html</link>
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                    <title>The Journey North  Kuala Lumpa to Siem Reap</title>
                    <description>Arriving at the grubby Singapore railway station we boarded the stainless steel train bound for the Capital of Malaysia Kuala Lumpar. Rolling out and over the border crossing at Woodlands where we smoothly hopped off and on with our new stamps and spent most of the journey watching DVD's Dukes of Hazard then an interesting Science show about mysteries of the Earth and laughing at two stupid gir</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-104563.html</link>
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                    <title>Add a tablespoon of All Culture... and mix  Singapore</title>
                    <description>After finally getting to see Nacho Libre on the plane we descended into a world of smog and smoke born from collosal forest fires in Sumatra. Apparently quite common at this time of year but during the worst period in known history we stepped into the Ultra Modern airport and boarded an MRT Mass Rapid Transportation train to Kovan station. Our prebooked boutique hostel 1 Florence Close was a s</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-102925.html</link>
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                    <title>Road trip to Ningaloo Reef</title>
                    <description>Back on dry land we bid farewell to the Pelicans and drove solid until sundown to the Overlander Roadhouse back on the Great North Western Highway 1. As the rich sun faded the beautiful Milky Way came into view for a dazzling 15 minutes before the Moon took over lighting duties in the East and we were struck by an amazing sense of our location on a planet which is spinning on its axis. With anothe</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Ningaloo-Reef/blog-102624.html</link>
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                    <title>Perth to Monkey Mia</title>
                    <description>Being on the same flight as Dave and Liz from Wales the 3.5 hour flight to Perth was a breeze and the quantas staff again provided an excellent service on the small inter city flight. Having prebooked our accommodation we were a little concerned to find the Comfort Hostel was way outside Perth Centre as we waved goodbye to the city bound Dave and Liz. Nevertheless we decided to stick with the r</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/blog-100719.html</link>
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                    <title>In the middle of whoop whoop</title>
                    <description>From the window of the plane Australias landscape soon turned increasingly baron from city suburbs and fields to red dusty plains and dry river beds. Surprising however was the sight of what appeared to be Glacial scarring with tens of kilometre scratches swirling across the now arid plains. Descending to a cloudy but hot Alice Springs the prominent long peaks of the McDonnell range came into v</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-99970.html</link>
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                    <title>Melbourne</title>
                    <description>The one hour flight passed over the imaginatively named Snowy Mountains and dropped us down into Melbourne where we took a bus to the impressive twisting roofed Southern Cross Station. Catching a local train to South Yarra we were immediately struck how similar it felt like the suburbs of London. Red brick buildings splattered with tag graffiti in fairly run down stations all with a cool chill in </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-99960.html</link>
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                    <title>G'day Sydney</title>
                    <description>As we flew into Sydney our immediate surprise was just how vast and dominated by water the city was. Sprawling suburbs as far as the eye could see were all separated by weaving waterways in every direction. After catching a shuttle bus from the Airport to Kings Cross we easily found my good friend Becky's who was a dedicated member of the ShorehamLondon commuter club apartment in Elizabeth bay</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-97518.html</link>
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