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		<title>Always Trust Mama</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savannakhet was truly the big sister city to Thakek, following the same grid road plan and decked with the same double-wide promenades and riverfront vendors as that dusty little by water. There are no less than two bus stations there, and a Chinese market of some repute, as we were to discover later. Riding a couple of bikes rented from the forlorn guesthouse we found, Savannakhet has the feel evoked by a Merchant/Ivory film glorifying the French colonial days in Africa, and even its name is oddly suggestive of some sweltering place other than SouthEast Asia. The one and two-story buildings seem to crouch below their wide, corrugated eaves, dripping sheaves of ancient paint like sweat to the dirt roads abutting them. It is a place that takes some time and a certain appreciation for things that move very slowly and make little sound. It is, like much of Lao itself, a shadow city, a study in decomposition and procrastination meant for nobody and edifying to few.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=200&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shadows and Dust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...I check the internet for any sign that someone might want to buy our boat, but my posting on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree board has been buried by a million “Whats a chill guest house to stay at in Laos?” questions from dopey kids with Chinese characters tattood on their legs. Can't some moderator move that stuff to the “Buy the Book, Idiot” rubric and leave some space for actual questions and offers?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=196&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Lord&#8217;s Words Like Mud</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In modern parlance, your local prophet might render it, “God sure can talk.” He’d say it like John Lurie in Down By Law says it to his girlfriend who rattles on in the bed next to him one sweltering Louisiana afternoon. The Mekong after Vientiane sprawls out like that girl in the movie, taking up half the world with its murmuring, muddy nonchalance. It seems as wide as it is long – like the Mississippi above the delta, where you can never, ever be sure of being on dry land for long. It’s a beautiful, murky old thing and the next best place to watch it wander by is from a shady table at the Mut Mee guest house in Nung Khai. Low music and passing curious conversation rules the days and the nights, aside from the interruptions of the various, noisy French children who seem to have convinced their parents to bring them to this place and let them run riot to a helpless chorus of “pas manger, pas toucher!” from their otherwise ambivalent moms.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=191&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Between Friendship Bridges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were rats in Vientiane harbor. The port city re-established by the French is a bit of an anachronism in that the river, for most of the year, laps the shallow banks of a sandbar nearly a half a kilometer from the riverfront road. I wanted to push on to Nung Khai and it didn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=187&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mekong in Pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some photos from the Mekong boat trip. More to come, plus some video,after I get home. I&#8217;m in Bangkok now, working on thinking about the last bit from the perspective of Khao San Road&#8230;
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		<title>Central Laos Photoburst</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this is my little apology for not having posted any photos thus far. The internet in Lao was mighty slow, but I am back in Bangkok now, playing with my new little Eee PC. Resizing images is like pulling teeth compared to my Mac, but this thing is TINY! More photos of the Mekong [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=145&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ports and Departures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite all of the new scenery, the passing villages and the different sounds along the river, life in the boat exists in a sort of bubble. Every day is long meditation on a fixed point that changes every kilometer or so, depending on the terrain. The pilot must keep his eyes fixed on this point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=161&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Downriver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next week of our journey by boat, from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, unfolded in fits of beauty, frustration and some scattered, minor disasters. With Marieke and all her gear unloaded and heading with the strong current, we expected to make much better time, but we were also facing the most challenging bits on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=160&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sandy Side</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third installment of my river cruise down the Mekong.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=158&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pieces of Stone and Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In which we get the boat on the river at last...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=155&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hill Chicken</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Luang Prabang, we take stock of our abilities and make a move...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=151&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Muddy Waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week of biking in Northern Lao gets us ALMOST to Luang Prabang...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=135&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Fixed Gear</media:title>
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		<title>Serial Derailment</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/serial-derailment/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/serial-derailment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting stuck on a Thai train after a derailment leads to some interesting finds in Nung Khai.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=132&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hog Thaid</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/hog-thaid/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/hog-thaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bangkok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kao san road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ko lanta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea dragon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand in one post? Is that wrong?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=118&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winding Down Again</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/winding-down-again/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/winding-down-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balloon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[country]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After traveling together from Xi’an, Mike has finally headed of for Nanning, and the crossing into Vietnam. I’ve retired from the noise of Yangshuo proper into the countryside North East of the city, which was something I probably should have done a week or so ago. If you saw the video from town you’ll certainly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=88&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hanging Around the Garden</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/hanging-around-the-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/hanging-around-the-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Lijiang, to put it simply, is the China every newbie tourist like me expects to see. You get off a plane in Shanghai or Beijing. You battle the crowds and the inexplicable confusion of navigating a western-looking city without a word of Mandarin. Lost in interminable taxicab rides, you choke on the smog and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=87&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets of Chengdu</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/secrets-of-chengdu/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/secrets-of-chengdu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chengdu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opera]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last couple of days in Chengdu were summed up by the one most essential thing anyone can do in China: cruising around the town on a creaking old bicycle. Me and Mike rented them from Sim’s guesthouse, recommended by Lonely Planet and in my last post. They were questionable machines – my front wheel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=86&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Tour Too Far</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/a-tour-too-far/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/a-tour-too-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t comment much on the night train to Xi’an – I slept the whole way. I suppose that’s the highest compliment one could pay a second-class sleeper anywhere, and it was meant to be just that. The Chinese trains, as a reflection of the new classless society where some people take trains and some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=85&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growing pains</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/growing-pains/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/growing-pains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backpacking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Wall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After more than a week in Beijing, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s one of the best “mega-cities” I’ve ever visited. The problems that exist – and problems do exist – seem absolutely predictable; unsurprising given the fact that the city has gone from an impoverished, feudal sort of backwater to post-industrial world capital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=84&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clinging to the Weird</title>
		<link>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/clinging-to-the-weird/</link>
		<comments>http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/clinging-to-the-weird/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themicah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap hotels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighborhoods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beijing continues to amaze and confound, even 5 days in, when I figured the city’s initial charms would fade a bit. Martin is safe and sound back in Prague and Rob leaves tomorrow, leaving me with a regular countdown. I usually enjoy traveling alone, but the language issues in China and the sheer scale of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=goplaces.wordpress.com&blog=1362906&post=83&subd=goplaces&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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