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	<title>Spirit of Thailand &#187; chiang mai</title>
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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>
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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>Amazing Street Performance in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, hosts several huge festivals. Visitors come by the tens of thousands from Thailand and abroad. The performances are truly spectacular. While wandering around the festival site I came across a group of  students who were showcasing martial arts, dancing and drumming.]]></description>
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		<title>Blind Musicians in a Market in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I went shopping in my local produce market here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and there was a band of blind musicians performing for donations. I thought they were quite good, and I captured one of their songs on video. There are quite a few blind street musicians in Thailand, but you rarely find any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirits and Ghosts in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has traveled in Thailand has probably noticed a little &#8220;toy house&#8221; near most buildings. Those are spirit houses. Thailand is a Buddhist country, but the Thais have retained quite a few of their animistic beliefs that stem from pre-Buddhist times. So Thai Buddhism is mixed with a spirit based religion. The Thais hardly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A good show in a Chiang Mai market</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I went to my local fruit and veggie market here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and to my surprise there was a stage set up and there was a whole big show going on. It was put on by a phone company to promote their products, but the unusual thing was that they had some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unusual massage in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever get a massage from a blind person, or from a prisoner, or from a trans-sexual, or ladyboy as they are called in Thailand? These are all fairly common scenarios here in Chiang Mai. I have tried them all and here is the story in video format.]]></description>
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		<title>How to survive traffic in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people think that driving in Thailand is chaotic. But if you just shift your expectations a little, you will do just fine. I have been driving in Thailand for many years, accident free &#8211; knock on wood! Here is my experience of handling traffic. There is no need to be afraid of it, all that is needed is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rough Day in Tropical Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 19:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is a hot country. Not all tropical areas are hot. You might be at the equator, but if you are high enough in the mountains, the weather can be very pleasant. But closer to sea level, it can get mighty hot in the tropics. This year we have unusually hot weather in Thailand in May. Thais [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Thailand a Good Place for Vegetarians?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 08:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is known for a great variety of delicious tropical fruits, and when you go to a Thai market, they are bursting with piles of colorful fruits and vegetables. But few vegetarians, if any, live off fruits alone. There is such a thing as a fruitarian, but it is way out on the extreme side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chiang Mai Flower Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiang Mai, Thailand, is the undisputed festival capital of Thailand. Between November and April Chiang Mai puts on several huge festivals that draw crowds of tens of thousands, visitors from all over Thailand and from all over the world. A major festival is not just a one day event. Normally they last three days and in one case, [...]]]></description>
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