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                    <title>Taking in the beaches around Las Galeras</title>
                    <description>I found Las Galeras on the Samana Peninsula of the Dominican Republic to be a great location to land for a week and destress during our spring break. The beaches there are amazing and not crowded and you can get around the area without needing a car. In fact most of your transportation will be by boat if you are going mostly for the beaches. Having never been to the Caribbean I didnt know exa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Dominican-Republic/Samana/Las-Galeras/blog-774673.html</link>
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                    <title>The Icefields Parkway Turquoise Lakes Bighorn Sheep . . . </title>
                    <description>Sometimes the most beautiful places are waiting just next door as was the case for our summer visit to Alberta. After trips to Crete Bulgaria Turkey Cambodia and Thailand previously in the summer I found the greatest natural beauty with our Canadian neighbors in Alberta. Banff had been on my list of travel destinations for a long time and it did not disappoint. The real surprise though was Jas</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/blog-771590.html</link>
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                    <title>Touring the Heart of Turkey</title>
                    <description>Normally during the summer I take off on my own and explore a new place or two where I have never been. This particular trip I was able to join a small tour of Turkey led by the Divan Center where we had one guide from Raleigh and just four other guys were working on a documentary of Turkey as an emergent world economysociety. So for a small cost they provided us with a 9day whirlwind tour of</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-740485.html</link>
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                    <title>Siem Reap and Angkor Wat</title>
                    <description>My side trip to Siem Reap during my fiveweek summer journey ended up being the highlight of my travels.ltspangtltspangtltspangt Angkor Wat and the other surrounding temples were great but the people were even better.ltspangt After experiencing Cambodian culture for a short 5 days and witnessing the kindness and generosity of the people it is difficult to even imagine that th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-730636.html</link>
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                    <title>A Triangle Trip Yosemite Big Sur and San Francisco </title>
                    <description>Over the past few years Ive been trying to gradually take in the sites that California has to offer.ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangt So this trip we flew to San Francisco then made our way to Yosemite next over to Monterey to take in the Big Sur coast and then back to the city for a quick visit.ltspangtOverall it was a great trip that kept us going steady for a week.Our</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-712278.html</link>
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                    <title>Argentinian trifecta Patagonia Iguazu Falls and Buenos Aires</title>
                    <description>I had a mere 10 days to explore a country very high on my list of top travel destinations.ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangt And now after going I realize I need to return with more time.ltspangt If you are short on days you can get a great taste of Argentina in a short amount of time by visiting Buenos Aires exploring Patagonia and experiencing Iguazu Falls.ltspangtThese</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/blog-686442.html</link>
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                    <title>Maui Hawaii</title>
                    <description>Hawaii is an amazing place that continues to surprise me.ltspangtltspangt After just returning from my fourth trip I am already looking forward to my next visit.ltspangt This was the second trip to Maui for me.ltspangt I didnt get many good pictures to share on the first trip so I tried to make up for it this time.ltspangt We only had about four days this trip but we made th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Maui/blog-679977.html</link>
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                    <title>Jyvaskyla Finland</title>
                    <description>Jyvaskyla is a special place to visit for me. I have traveled there several times and continue to go once a year in the Fall. The city presents a great taste of Finnish culture as a medium sized town in central Finland surrounded by beautiful forests.The University of Jyvaskyla is picturesque sitting on the lake with the design of Alvar Aalto evident in many places. The bridge running across the l</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Central-Finland/Jyvaskyla/blog-667585.html</link>
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                    <title>Amalfi Coast Italy</title>
                    <description>Last summer 2010 we had a chance to take a short trip down the Amalfi Coast. We flew in to Rome from Prague and then took the train down to Naples. After a quick run through the neighborhoods near the train station I can see why Naples is the most crowded city in Europe. I just had time to make a run for pizza at a mom and pop place before we headed further south. I eat pizza everywhere I go and</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-556851.html</link>
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                    <title>Looking for Lemurs in Madagascar</title>
                    <description>I arrived in Madagascar for an 11day trip in July 2011 with Zina from Za Tours waiting for me. After taking some money from an ATM we were off. With the conversion rate of 2000 Malagasy Ariary to one U.S. dollar you feel rich getting 400000 Ariary from the ATM but its also hard to find somewhere to put your newfound brick of money. Zina and I headed south for about 5 hours to the Ar</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Madagascar/blog-629069.html</link>
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                    <title>Vienna from the Inside</title>
                    <description>I had the opportunity to visit Vienna for a second time this time with a couple Austrian friends and we had a great time. In one short weekend we saw and so many things that I think we needed another weekend to recover. I spent about a week here a couple years ago and will also include a few pics and comments from that visit.Ok so after my friend Max fetched me from the student agency bus at Pra</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/blog-616240.html</link>
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                    <title>Osa Peninsula Puerto Jiminez Costa Rica</title>
                    <description>Off to the jungle we went for a week on the Osa Peninsula March 2011  We flew into San Jose and then went off to Puerto Jimenez the next morning.  The journey began with an eight and a half hour bus ride approx. 12US leaving from the Mexico Barrio early in the morning.  We prepared ourselves for a long hot sticky ride but it wasnt too bad except for a couple times when the bus came to </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/blog-585572.html</link>
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                    <title>Triglav National Park  Bled Slovenia</title>
                    <description>This past summer 2010 I took a long weekend to travel down from Prague to Slovenia.  I still continue to conjure up beautiful images of Triglav National Park to this day.  I would highly recommend a visit if you are able.  I would like to go back and see more of the country one day but do feel that I saw that best that Slovenia had to offer while I was there.  A couple nights I spent in Bled an</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/blog-515889.html</link>
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                    <title>Sumner New Zealand</title>
                    <description>I recently MarchApril 2010 returned from a 7week stay in New Zealand on the South Island and was located in Sumner a suburb of Christchurch.  I thought I would add a few reflections and pictures for Sumner in addition to those I provided in another blog for my travels on the South Island.  The trip was part of my sabbatical from work as a professor and I spent much of my time during the week</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Christchurch/blog-506654.html</link>
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                    <title>The South Island of New Zealand</title>
                    <description>I just returned from a 7week stay in New Zealand on the South Island and was located in Sumner near Christchurch.  The natural beauty of the island will awe you.  It is surely a land of friendly blokes fish and chips and Kiwis sitting around their tv cheering on their favorite rugby team.  I realized shortly after being in New Zealand that it would take an extended amount of time to cover the </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-494847.html</link>
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                    <title>Kauai Hawaii</title>
                    <description>We were able to hit up Kauai for 4 days on our recent visit to Hawaii Jan. 2010.  It was my 2nd trip back to Kauai . . . this time I skipped the one day full Kalalau Trail hike and took it a little easier.  We stayed at the retro and cheap Kauai Sands hotel in Kapaa.  By the time we left there the traffic was backed up for miles because of work on a bridge . . . something that was anticipated </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-480510.html</link>
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                    <title>Everglades National Park</title>
                    <description>We just had a quick visit at the Everglades National Park Feb. 2010.  Unfortunately we only had a couple days but still got a good taste of the landscape.  We drove down to Naples FL across the Tamiami Trail stayed in Homestead and then went through Everglades National Park to Flamingo.  The highlight of the trip was probably kayaking up the canal next to the marina in Flamingo.  There we we</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Everglades-National-Park/blog-478421.html</link>
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                    <title>Oahu</title>
                    <description>Four visits now to Oahu and I still love going and am still finding new things to do and places to visit.ltspangt Each trip I have used Oahu as the launching point to either Maui or Kauai but Oahu itself is certainly a great destination in its own right. As busy as it is Waikiki is a good place to stay to take in the sites around the city for a couple days. But if you go to Oahu make sure t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/blog-473978.html</link>
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                    <title>Granada Spain</title>
                    <description>I traveled to Granada with a friend for a long weekend this past summer 2009.  A couple days in Granada seems good while taking the time to get out in the Sierra Nevada area after that.  We took in an interesting small town called Guejar Sierra that I would recommend.  If I get the chance to go back I would like to do some hiking in the mountains.  In Granada take a full day to take in the Alham</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/blog-440899.html</link>
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                    <title>Prague</title>
                    <description>The past three summers 20092011 I have spent six weeks in Prague teaching study abroad courses. The city is incredibly wellpreserved and an architect39s dream. If you go take a few days to do the touristy activities and then begin exploring and enjoying the offthebeaten path sites. I would recommend spending some time just getting lost wondering around the historic streets on both sides </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-436342.html</link>
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