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		<title>Beyond the Noodle Shop: Learning Lao Cuisine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t read my story about CNN Hero Ponheary Ly, perhaps I should suggest that you start there. This amazing woman survived the brutal Khmer Rouge genocide in her home country of Cambodia &#8211; which killed her father &#8211; and went on to form a foundation that enables thousands of Cambodian children to go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=585&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wildlife in Peril in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: This is Breaking News! A wildlife sanctuary in Thailand has just been raided, and more than 100 animals confiscated by the government. The reason? Because this particular NGO has been very outspoken in the media about elephant poaching and the slaughter of wildlife in Thailand. Update: There is now a WFFT Resource Center on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=554&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Indie Travel Manifesto</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-indie-travel-manifesto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you an Indie Traveler?  Independent travel is a departure from routine &#8211; an opportunity to learn, have fun and embrace life in novel environments and cultures. We better understand ourselves and others when we leave home to experience the world firsthand. Tourists leave home to escape the world — Travelers leave home to discover [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=494&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Glow in the Dark Sea? Bio-luminescence in Puerto Rico</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/a-glow-in-the-dark-sea-bio-luminescence-in-puerto-rico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting in a tiny airport in Puerto Rico, called Ceiba, awaiting what is to be the shortest flight of my life. The gate agents have recorded all of our weight– from checked luggage to carry-on bags and even our persons – for the small charter plane that will take us over to Vieques [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=463&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cooking up Deliciousness</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/cooking-up-deliciousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of some of the cooking shows, especially the challenge ones like Chopped and Master Chef. I love the creativity some of these chefs bring, and I really enjoy finding products in the stores or farmers markets and trying out new recipes with them. I&#8217;ve taken a number of cooking classes here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=498&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Non-hippie Rain Forest Supervisor</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/a-non-hippie-rain-forest-supervisor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MEET]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[El Yunque]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endangered species]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In between my three weeks in Nicaragua last month, and my upcoming trip to Laos, I thought I would share a very interesting place, and person, from a recent visit to Puerto Rico. I had no idea, and perhaps you don&#8217;t either, that the U.S. territory is home to an amazing rain forest with an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=474&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>¿Habla Español? How Language Enhances Travel</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/habla-espanol-how-language-enhances-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As travelers, we&#8217;ve all been there: you&#8217;re in a foreign country, you don&#8217;t speak the language, and you&#8217;re trying desperately to make yourself understood—and comprehend what someone else is telling you. It might be as simple as ordering a meal, buying a ticket or negotiating the price of that souvenir you simply must have. Or, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=442&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Feet of Bliss: Adventures on a Rustic Island</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/10-feet-of-bliss-adventures-on-a-rustic-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t remember whose bright idea it was to motorcycle around the entire Maderas Volcano that makes up the southern half of La Isla Ometepe, an island in Lake Nicaragua. Actually, yes I do &#8211; it was my boyfriend Keith&#8217;s idea. But I can&#8217;t really blame him for the three hours of ass-smashing bouncing that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=399&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finca San Juan: A little bit of paradise on La Isla Ometepe</title>
		<link>http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/finca-san-juan-a-little-bit-of-paradise-on-la-isla-ometepe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just where is La Isla Ometepe, you might ask? I myself had never heard of it until I began planning a trip to Nicaragua in mid 2011, with my boyfriend Keith. After setting up a home exchange in Granada, our exchange host there, Peta, strongly suggested we consider a visit to Ometepe. La Isla Ometepe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=30413595&amp;post=357&amp;subd=tradingplacesglobal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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