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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in Thailand]]></category>
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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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[The Magic of Touch]]></category>
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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>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>Relationships in Thailand part 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships in Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you find a girlfriend or wife in Thailand? Let&#8217;s be honest, millions of westerners have come to Thailand for that very reason. There are lots of websites promoting such relationships, and there are many dating sites where Thai women are actively searching for western men. There are stories about Thai parents literally selling their daughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Everything is Perfect in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tourist brochures will tell you that &#8220;amazing&#8221; Thailand is a tropical lush heaven, the land of smiles, filled with  friendly people, inexpensive, and fun. It is actually all true. But, there is a darker side also. Nothing could be that perfect. The north of Thailand is a beautiful region- nine months out of the year. But three months out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand Travel, Visas and Jetlag</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many expats or longer term residents in Thailand have to leave the country every two or three months in order to obtain a new visa. Within Asia you can generally only get short term tourist visas. There are exceptions: Retirement visas let you stay in Thailand permanently, but you have to put a big chunk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning the Tables on Thailand Culture Clash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have heard the stories: Westerners go to Thailand and find that suddenly their world is turned upside down. People react to them in ways they cannot understand, the language is not even remotely similar to European languages, the food is strange, the traffic seems chaotic, people are smiling but you have no idea what they are really thinking, relationships don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand news from Shama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Massage in Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I visited a beautiful resort about 100 km from Chiang Mai. The owner is a naturopathic doctor who developed some amazing treatments for serious health challenges. He is committed to running a holistic spa and building a sustainable project. The food is healthy and clean, a lot of it grown on the resort&#8217;s own farm.  There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visa Run in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you live in Thailand for extended periods of time, most visa types require you to leave the country on a regular basis in order to get a new stamp in your passport. The closest border to Chiang Mai, where I live, is the Burmese border in the very north of Thailand. I have to [...]]]></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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