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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>Escape to Paradise in Phuket, Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My home town of Chiang Mai, Thailand, gets unbearably hot during the months of March and April. This is the perfect time to escape to the beaches of southern Thailand where the climate is much more pleasant at that time. This time I spent a few weeks in Phuket which is Thailand&#8217;s largest island. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetarian Festival in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year Thailand celebrates a nine day long vegetarian food festival. When I tell a Thai person that I am a vegetarian, the usual reaction is something like: &#8216;Very good, that&#8217;s great for your health, I admire that, but I could never do it&#8221;. But during those nine days of the vegetarian festival many Thais [...]]]></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>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>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>Here is the secret about traffic rules in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is the secret? Unlike western countries where you really need to know the traffic rules if you don&#8217;t want to get into trouble quickly, in Thailand you might be better off not knowing too much about the traffic rules. This might be a little tongue-in-cheek, but there is definitely some truth to it.]]></description>
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		<title>A magical moment in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happened to me in a bus station in Thailand. It was one of those magical moments where a total stranger showed me truly unconditional kindness and reserved a place in my heart for the rest of my life. *****Watch the video here***** (video run time 3 minutes)]]></description>
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		<title>The mystery of traffic stops in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I see lots of people getting stopped by the cops for traffic violations. But why does the same cop give you a ticket for not wearing a helmet in the morning, but in the afternoon he could&#8217;t care less? &#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;Watch the story on video&#60;&#60;&#60;&#60;&#60; (video run time 4:50)]]></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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