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	<description>Things to do &#124; Places to see &#124; Food to eat</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Keith Floyd – a man who made a natural marriage of travel and cooking</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2009/09/18/keith-floyd-%e2%80%93-a-man-who-made-a-natural-marriage-of-travel-and-cooking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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I first had the pleasure of meeting Keith Floyd when I was living in Kyoto, Japan. I was in my lounge, a six-mat tatami room graced with a 29-inch Victor TV which appeared almost oversized in the tiny room, but is pretty commonplace in Japan, where tiny rooms and huge tellies are the norm. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lowlands 2009 - A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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If you couldn’t get tickets for the Reading or Leeds Festivals, then you might be pleased to hear that there are still tickets available for Lowlands 2009 in the Netherlands. Another plus for the Lowlands is that all the stages are under cover, ie: in tents, which is great if rolling around in the mud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coldplay at the Palace</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2009/02/15/coldplay-at-the-palace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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Coldplay, the world’s biggest-selling musical act for 2008, have confirmed that they will do a gig in the UAE for the first time as part of their current world tour. They’ve certainly chosen an impressive venue, none other than the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. This will be the final stop on the world tour for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Republic offer discounts to those unwelcome at Activities Abroad</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2009/02/07/travel-republic-offer-discounts-to-those-unwelcome-at-activities-abroad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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If you feel that your given name makes you unwelcome with holiday firm Activities Abroad (if you’re not up to speed with this, see my previous post Green adventure holiday company claims its holidays are “chav-free”), then Travel Republic are welcoming you with a cool 10% discount on your holiday, which in these times of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green adventure holiday company claims its holidays are “chav-free”</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2009/02/01/green-adventure-holiday-company-claims-its-holidays-are-%e2%80%9cchav-free%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2009/02/01/green-adventure-holiday-company-claims-its-holidays-are-%e2%80%9cchav-free%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, quite a lot if we are to believe one company, as it seems that a fine row has been kicked off in the travel world by holiday company Activities Abroad claiming that the trips it offers are “chav-free”.
For anybody not familiar with the word, “chav” denotes a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ankara - where East meets West</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/12/02/ankara-where-east-meets-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget accommodation]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

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Standing famously at the crossroads of East and West, and established over 3,000 years ago, Ankara is a city truly steeped in history, and offering a fine blend of Eastern and Western culture. If you are feeling the pinch of the credit crunch, yet yearning for a city break, the plethora of cheap hotels in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The sparkling city of Las Vegas</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/25/the-sparkling-city-of-las-vegas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/25/the-sparkling-city-of-las-vegas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[entertainment discounts]]></category>

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If you are looking for a city that is as bold as brass and a never-ending source of excitement and novelty, then take a look at Las Vegas, which has so much neon that its warm glow can actually be spotted from space. If you enjoy a bit of a flutter, then Las Vegas has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An interview with David Rogers of Last Train to Lhasa</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/25/an-interview-with-david-rogers-of-last-train-to-lhasa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/25/an-interview-with-david-rogers-of-last-train-to-lhasa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Estonia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hostels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nordic countries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scandinavia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tech stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Trains]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[trans-siberian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following my post on David Rogers’ on-the-road travel blog Last Train to Lhasa, I was very happy to finally catch up with the man himself, who has just had a very hectic few months setting up his new web design company. We had a bit of a chat, and I asked David about some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Train to Lhasa - a fascinating traveller&#8217;s tale</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/11/last-train-to-lhasa-a-fascinating-travellers-tale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/10/11/last-train-to-lhasa-a-fascinating-travellers-tale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was almost exactly a year ago, with another English winter on its way, that David Rogers decided that it might be more fun to spend winter in Tibet than in his usual London habitat, and so, travelling overland, he headed off east in the direction of Lhasa, Tibet. Thus, Last Train to Lhasa was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to cook the local food in great locations</title>
		<link>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/09/27/learning-to-cook-the-local-food-in-great-locations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aroundtheplanet.org/2008/09/27/learning-to-cook-the-local-food-in-great-locations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Ferndale</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Activity holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cuisine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>

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Have you ever fallen in love with the local food of the place you were visiting, but then come home with no idea of how to prepare it for yourself? Then it looks as though On the Menu, established in 2004, have something for you. On the Menu offer specialist cooking holidays that will appeal [...]]]></description>
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