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		<title>Get Writing&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies to all who have been eagerly awaiting more blogs. I had all good intentions of writing a regular blog. In reality this is near impossible when being wrapped up in the travel world. Unless of cause I was to decline an offer of a night out or to reside in an internet café in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=214&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand on a Shoestring.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For any of you planning to travel to Thailand here is a running tally of where I have been, what I have seen, accommodation I have stayed in and the travel I have done. Use this as a tool, a benchmark to compare, if nothing else prices to. Note I travel in high season so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=206&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reviews Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I would compile a review of where I have stayed and the transport I have taken on my travels so far. Just a little guide for any of you planning to travel. Note: £1 = 50 Thai Bart Room prices are for doubles or twins so split price between 2.Bangkok: On arrival its [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=200&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advice to a Traveller.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best advice I can give to all you budding travellers,…never book ahead. I have come across friends who have booked flights or accommodation whilst at home before they set foot into the unknown, not knowing what to expect of the world. They have regretted every minute of their premature actions. Say for example you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=196&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Straight in. Get on it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was the first to sit on my row on the plane. Would I be in luck? would I have all three to myself? No chance, the plane was packed out. I was joined by Chris and Nadia, like minded seasonal travellers. We chatted about where we had been and where we were heading. We gassed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=193&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I woke to a light sprinkling of powder white, untouched snow, I couldn&#8217;t have imagined how the day ahead would turn out. I had the usual 5.30 am freezing my ass of whilst I struggle to scrape the frost off my windscreen, and run up to Sheffield. This was to be my last trip, the final [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=188&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day Pack Essentials and Dodging Excess Baggage Fines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought this day would never come. 6 long months I have been waiting patiently &#8217;till the day when I can start packing. &#8216;You still have 3 weeks left until you hit the road&#8217; I hear you say&#8230; 3 weeks of  trying to fit all my friends around the last few days of work. Many a boozy night is ahead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=162&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Glacier Hike Anyone?</title>
		<link>http://backpackerbird.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/glacier-hike-anyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the road again. We were only a mile from Barry Town when it happened. We crashed the bus. Stretch (the driver) collided with a clearly visible road sign. The side front window shattered on impact. It did however stay in the frame&#8230;. for about 100 yards! It feel straight through, the bitter outside air came gushing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=150&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rio: Fully Loaded. Part 3</title>
		<link>http://backpackerbird.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/rio-fully-loaded-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackerbird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big game: That night it was the Brazilian cup final. Flamengos v&#8217;s Vasco. What was so special about this game is the finalists were both teams from Rio, it would divide the city.We had tickets. We had purchased them earlier in the week through the hostel in Copacabana. The owner was an avid Flamengo fan so we said we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=142&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rio: Fully Loaded. Part 2.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paragliding&#8230;. We arrived at the beach and met a sporty looking well tanned guy who was to be our instructor. We hopped into an air-conditioned leather seated saloon and driven to the top of what seemed like a mountain by a guy who clearly loved driving. He weaved in and out of traffic at 60-70 miles an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackerbird.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10582030&amp;post=138&amp;subd=backpackerbird&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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