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		<title>Walk a Mile in My Town. You&#8217;ll be Glad You Did.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met a new friend today. Well, that is not entirely accurate. Özgür and I have spoken quite a few times before, but only a brief “hello”, “how much”, “goodbye”, “see you later”; He in broken English, me in even worse Turkish. Özgür works at a refreshment stand at one of the parks between my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Friends Fast in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been in Turkey for going on a month. I guess you could say we are Turks now. Oh wait, Turks can say more than good morning, hello, good bye, and a few other niceties in Turkish. I&#8217;m not a Turk yet, but I&#8217;m working on the language. What Turks and Americans understand alike is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1999 we have been living in and traveling throughout Asia. Our travels have taken us to India and Thailand many times as well as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and even across Antarctica to Argentina.]]></description>
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		<title>Kathmandu, Nepal (Again)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[India & Beyond Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airport Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calcutta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pokhara Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard and Gina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the way to the hotel we stopped off at a large Hindu temple and the Buddha Stuppa, a Buddhist temple that looks like a round circus tent made of concrete.  At the Hindu temple there were several men who looked like evil clowns.  They had painted their bodies white and then painted designs all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pokhara, Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[India & Beyond Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Himalayas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff and Angie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maoist Rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[14 November From the Pokhara airport we caught a taxi to Lakeside and found a restaurant to park ourselves in as we waited.  We ate lunch and talked about everything we could think of.  Directly across the street from the restaurant was a huge lake.  Canoes and paddleboats lined the shores and a few people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kathmandu, Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backpackers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beechcraft 1900D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNN]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miss Nepal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Kathmandu yesterday afternoon.  We were greeted with open arms and silk scarves by the hosts.  Richard helped produce a movie here in Nepal and the director and some of the others involved in the film met us.  It was a tremendous welcome and we felt at home.  Jonanda (spelled wrong I am sure) is a Nepali legend.  At one time he was a popular singer and is now involved in the film industry.  He took us directly to the meager production offices for introductions to all the staff.]]></description>
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		<title>Benaris or Varanasi, India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dead Bodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funeral Pyre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganges River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howrah Station]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends Richard and Gina arrived in Calcutta right on time from Delhi this morning.  We took them to the house to rest for a few minutes and to meet Steve.  After a couple of hours we took off for downtown for a little site seeing and to get a ticket for Ann and I to fly to Nepal with them.  They had asked us that morning if we would join them, and we gratefully accepted.]]></description>
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		<title>Jaldapara to Bhutan to Baghdogra</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Himalayan Bike Trip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhutan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs Cats and Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephant Ride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irish Skirts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marina Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle Tour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virgin Mary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day Six Thursday, 2 November Morning came much too early.  It was cold outside and since I left the windows open all night it was freezing inside as well.  I didn’t want to get up, but we had to meet Roger and Hans at 5:30 for the elephant ride.  The workers at the lodge had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>http://www.marcwbowman.com/2010/03/jaldapara-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Himalayan Bike Trip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bengal Tigers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safaris]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Lodge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still Day Five We arrived at the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary late in the afternoon.  Roger paid for our rooms at the gate and we drove the 4 or 5 kilometers into the preserve to the lodge.  We saw a few animals along the road, but I commented to Ann that we had seen more animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lava, India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Himalayan Bike Trip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddhist Wedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Himalayas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lava India]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motorcycle Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Three Year Old Girl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whiskey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Still Day Five Lava is a small village nestled in the hills.  Sitting on the side of the mountain is a restaurant in which a family lives and works.  The place reminds me of a country store in America.  Good people and good food at a good price.  The buses stop just outside, carrying people [...]]]></description>
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