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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>The Beautiful Faces of Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is known as the land of smiles, but it is also the land of beautiful faces. Here is a stunning visual presentation of one the most endearing aspects of Thai culture, the naturally beautiful faces of the Thai people.]]></description>
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		<title>What is it Like Living in Thailand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Thailand a third world country? I will let you decide. I live in Chiang Mai which is the second most important city in Thailand after Bangkok.  My home is:  5 minutes from one of the biggest universities of the country 5 minutes from an olympic size swimming pool 10 minutes from a gigantic super [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10,000 Monks Assemble in Chiang Mai Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year in late November 10,000 monks assembled in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a two hour morning ceremony of chanting, sermons, blessings and alms distribution. Two of the main purposes were to honor the king and to support poor temples. The crowd of spectators easily matched the number of the monks, and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand&#8217;s Foreigner Phobia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is advertised as the &#8220;Land of Smiles&#8221; where open, friendly and smiling people welcome all those millions of foreigners who visit every year. After living in Thailand for many years I can definitely confirm that the Thai smile is one of the great aspects of being  in Thailand. Those easy and spontaneous exchanges of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Traffic in Thailand Chaotic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many first time visitors to Thailand are complaining about the chaotic traffic and tell me they would not dare to drive here. Yet I have been driving in Thailand for many years and I do not see any chaos. Why is that? The answer lies in your expectations. In the west traffic rules are strictly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There is More to Thai Food Than Meets the Eye</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thais love food! It is everywhere. No matter where you are in Thailand, you are almost always within walking distance of food. In many western countries you have to drive for miles to find something edible, but here it is everywhere. Restaurants, food vendors with carts on wheels, mini restaurants set up on motorbikes with sidecars, food markets, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Says that Money Does Not Grow on Trees?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can see, here is a genuine &#8216;money tree&#8217;, actually several of them. They grow up rather quickly in many places in Thailand. Now I have to admit that the growth of the tree  has less to do with fertile soil than with the generosity of the Thai people. &#8216;Money trees&#8217; are set up [...]]]></description>
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