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		<title>Relationships in Thailand part 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paid Relationships in Thailand Different strokes for different folks, as the saying goes. Your definition of a good relationship may be quite different from those of a different culture. We all assume that our way of thinking is the only correct one. But this assumption can be shaken severely when you travel to other parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chiang Mai, A Holistic Hot Spot In Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some places in the world attract holistic, alternative or &#8216;new age&#8217;  communities. This includes practitioners of yoga, massage, various healing arts, meditation, Qigong and many others. Some of those places are in beautiful surroundings like Sedona, Arizona or Bali, Indonesia. Others are in places with a long history of spirituality like Rishikesh, India. Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Pleasures in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many pleasures to be had in Thailand without having to spend a lot of money.  I don&#8217;t mean to say that everything is cheap in Thailand because that&#8217;s not true. But if you go &#8216;local&#8217;, you can enjoy a good life for a fraction of what it would cost you in the west. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10000 Monks Assemble in Ceremony of Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever seen 10000 monks assembled in one place? Most likely not, but I was lucky enough to catch this unique and amazing event on camera here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It really took my breath away seeing 10000 monks chanting and collecting alms. This was a profound insight into the Thai Buddhist culture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Reasons Why Thailand Is A Great Destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever daydream about being in a place where everything is perfect, where you feel totally at ease and happy? I have not found such a perfect place on planet earth, and to my best knowledge it does not exist. But some places come much closer than others, and Thailand is in this category. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How My Appreciation Of Thailand Was Renewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people assume that culture shock is something you experience when you come from one cultural environment into a totally different one.  Mostly this is happening when visitors from first world developed nations visit a developing nation or a third world country where everything is more chaotic, unorganized and unpredictable. I have been living in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did I end up moving to Thailand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 17:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;People ask me all the time: &#34;How did you end up in Thailand?&#34; The truth is that it was nothing planned at all. It just happened. I have to admit that moving to another country was not such a big deal for me since I had lived in eight countries &#160;previously during my lifetime. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Free Entertainment in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Recently I visited a town in Thailand (Hua Hin), and I noticed that there was a festival going on. Whatever the Thai festivals are about, the most important thing is always eating. No food, no festival. There is always a party atmosphere, announcers are talking non-stop over loudspeakers tuned to top volume, and often there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Yogi Meditating In Boiling Oil?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I heard that there is a &#34;Thai Yogi&#34; who meditates in boiling oil. Of course I had to go there and check it out. The event took place in a temple called &#34;Wat Tanak&#34; near Chiang Mai, Thailand on February 6, 2011. I caught the entire event on film just like it happened. Everything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand Land of Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  few days ago I went to a local stationery store here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and there, in the middle of the floor, was a blanket spread out, and someone was doing a Thai massage session for one of the people who worked in the store. They must have needed it badly! Nobody seemed [...]]]></description>
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