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                    <title>Placencia...unBelizable</title>
                    <description>After a seemingly extralong and dreary Winter in the Great White North and a month straight of painting the house we decided it was time for a break and quick one week escape to warmer climes...islands in the Caribbean are typically the easiestwarmest spots to get to from where we are but as we are not all that keen on the whole allinclusive scene we turned our gaze a little further south t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Stann-Creek-District/Placencia/blog-778112.html</link>
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                    <title>Cusco Of Incan Empires Great Food and My First Guinea Pig</title>
                    <description>October 2 2012 After my first bed in four days and arguably my best sleep in a while it was time to get out and explore the mighty Cusco...had a taste of it the week before as we transited between Puno and the Sacred Valley but now I had three solid days to poke around relax and wind up this fantastic adventure...Awesome place Great narrow cobblestone streets surrounding the Plaza de Armas be</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-756954.html</link>
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                    <title>Inca Trail Day 4 Jeebus that's Machu Picchu</title>
                    <description>October 1 2012 Starting Elevation 2680m 8792ft 4th Camp  Cusco Warm Bed and Shower Well here it was the day we had all been looking forward to Day 4 Inca Trail and time for some Machu Picchu action During the briefing the night before we decided to get up even earlier than we had been 330am if memory serves me correctly...the deal with this day is to reach the Sun Gate by sunrise and w</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-756109.html</link>
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                    <title>Inca Trail Day 3 Are We There Yet</title>
                    <description>September 30 2012Starting Elevation 3600m 11811ft3rd Camp  Wiay Wayna 2680m 8792ftHighest Point  3900m 12795ftDistance Travelled 16kms After listening to the rain drip onto the tent all night it was a pleasant surprise to see dawn break clearly and to be greeted with the sight of snowcapped mountains as I emerged from the tent was nothing short of breathtaking...still not feeling grea</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-755593.html</link>
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                    <title>Inca Trail Day 2  Oh THAT'S How Hard it Can Really Be...</title>
                    <description>September 29 2012Starting Elevation 3000m 9842ft2nd Camp Elevation  Pacaymayu Alto  3600m 11811ftHighest Point  Dead Woman39s Pass  4215m 13828ftDistance Travelled 11kms Well after a surprisingly decent sleep I awoke to discover that I had NOT shaken whatever was ailing me the night before...popped whatever medication I had and joined the group for breaky a little concerned to say </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-755188.html</link>
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                    <title>Inca Trail Day 1 How Hard Can it Really Be</title>
                    <description>September 28 2012 Starting Elevation 2650m 8694ft 1st Camp Elevation  Wayllabamba  3000m 9842ft Starting Elevation 3000m 9842ft Distance Travelled 11kms And here it was Inca Trail time The gang woke up to a beautiful morning and everyone was fired up and ready to get started...eight of the ten of us were on the trail Alison would hang in Cusco and meet up with us again on the last day </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-755154.html</link>
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                    <title>Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley</title>
                    <description>September 27th 2012Elevation 2800m 9186ft After an amazing time in Puno and Lake Titicaca it was back on a bus and heading to Cusco launch point of the Sacred Valley and our final destination before the Inca Trail Ollantaytambo...Took the better part of the day to get from Puno to Cusco with a stop along the way at the highest elevation of the tour 4338m 14232ft hard to believe...it was a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Ollantaytambo/blog-750778.html</link>
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                    <title>Lake Titicaca Of Floating Islands a Homestay and Gasping for Air...</title>
                    <description>September 24th 2012 The time had now arrived to get out and visit one of the highlights of this trip for me Lake Titicaca Again as mentioned in a previous blog this place holds an almost mystical impression and we were going to spend the better part of the day exploring it. The plan was to visit the floating reed islands of Uros then head to Taquile for lunch and finally finishing with a hom</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Puno/Lake-Titicaca-/blog-750036.html</link>
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                    <title>Puno and Altitude for the First Time...</title>
                    <description>September 23rd 2012 Elevation 3830m 12565ft After getting all the formalities out of the way in Lima it was now time to begin the adventures with a quick flight from Lima to Juliaca and then on to our first stop Puno Gateway to Lake Titicaca we would have three days to explore the region including visiting the floating reed islands of Uros the island of Taquile and a homestay with a local </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Puno/Puno/blog-749994.html</link>
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                    <title>I'm Gonna Ride My Llama...</title>
                    <description>September 22nd 2012 Holy moly after many years of dreaming about visiting Peru the time had finally come and here I was sitting on the tarmac at Jorge Chavez Int39l Airport and realizing I39m in Peru. This had been a top 3 destination of mine for many many years and I was excited to finally be here with a laundry list of adventures awaiting me.... I was on my own this time as the Lov</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Lima/blog-749051.html</link>
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                    <title>Kathmandu Redux</title>
                    <description>Oct 20 2011Our time was up too soon in Pokhara and it was now back to Kat to hang out for a day and then catch our flight home...normally on these trips we like to splurge and get a really nice place for our last night or two but it just didn39t seem right if we didn39t go back and see the gang at Hotel Potala so back to the scene of the crime it was Haha...Managed to take in the ancient </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-682436.html</link>
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                    <title>Getting our trek on....</title>
                    <description>October 14th 2011 Alright a little tardy putting this blog together but away we go...After a fantastic couple of days in Chitwan it was off to Pokhara to begin our next adventure The Royal Trek Due to our time constraints there weren39t a lot of options for trekking most were a week  but we found this 4 day excursion that also involved camping instead of tea houses perfect The trek was</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pokhara/blog-720701.html</link>
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                    <title>In the Jungle...</title>
                    <description>October 12 2011...the mighty Jungle...otherwise known as Chitwan National Park the next leg of our journey through Nepal...After a long hot six hour bus ride from Kat we arrived in the town of Tandi Bazaar where we were to hook up with a shuttle from the Chitwan Jungle Lodge our destination for the next three days...Being on the UNESCO World Heritage list Chitwan National Park is one of the </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Chitwan/blog-682820.html</link>
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                    <title>K  k  k  k  Kathmandu</title>
                    <description>October 9 2011Ah Kathmandu mythical city muse of Bob Seger couldn39t wait to get there...Nepal has been a top five destination for me for years and I was excited to arrive and start exploring...First the flight from New Delhi to Kat was very cool about halfway there you could start to see mountaintops poking above the clouds and coming into the valley during our descent you could see th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-668645.html</link>
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                    <title>Taj Mahal</title>
                    <description>October 6 2011No visit to India would be complete to me without seeing the Taj Mahal and as Sean and Jerlin hadn39t been yet it was a perfect opportunity for the four of us to get out of the city and check it out...Agra is one point of what39s known as the Golden Triangle of India with New Delhi and Jaipur being the other two points. The plan was to drive to Agra and see the Taj Mahal in </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-668214.html</link>
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                    <title>Who knew</title>
                    <description>October 3 2011Well here39s a place I never thought I would be traveling to but as my brotherinlaw and sisterinlaw were living here on a three year work term we decided if we were ever going to get to India then this was the perfect time...The plan was to hang out in Delhi for a week spending most of our time in the city with a side trip down to Agra to see the Taj Mahal then up to Nep</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-664246.html</link>
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                    <title>Layin' low in Lovina and Other Adventures...</title>
                    <description>This is a bit of a catchall entry not a whole lot to say about Lovina itself but as most of these adventurespics occurred either going to or setting out from Lovina I figured it was just as easy to lump them all together into one blog...So after our return to Ubud and our less than auspicious debut in the rental vehicle we pointed the Toyota Avenza north destination Lovina Michael and Sue th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Lovina/blog-549071.html</link>
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                    <title>Ubud Redux</title>
                    <description>Hadn't really planned on returning to Ubud but after looking at our car rental options in Padang Bai we came to the conclusion that it was the easiest and closest place to pick up a vehicle so back we went...plan was to just grab the vehicle at a place recommended to us by our new Australian travel friends Michael and Sue hit some sights around Ubud and maybe find a place to crash in the interior</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Ubud/blog-548373.html</link>
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                    <title>Gili Trawangan Of Beaches Sea Turtles and Laaazzy Days</title>
                    <description>After much discussion in Ubud as to what our next destination would be we found an inexpensive busboat combo to get us to the Gili Islands so Gili Trawangan it was  We heard and read so much about these islands off the northwest coast of Lombok no motorized vehicles are allowed on any of the three islands the snorkeling is supposed to be fantastic and it's a real laid back vibe all of which </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Lombok/Gilli-Trawangan/blog-547498.html</link>
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                    <title>Ubud Of Monkeys the Arts and  Roosters</title>
                    <description>After three or four days in Kuta getting our feet under us it was time to head out and see the rest of Bali first stop Ubud  Hopped a bus and in no time we arrived grabbed a cab to our hotel Sama's Cottages and settled in to a really cool cottagebungalow in the middle of the jungle nice  We were at the end of the lane and with the exception of one cottage directly across from us it felt l</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Ubud/blog-547087.html</link>
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