Latin America trip stirs Chavez debate
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7/4/2008 12:36:08 AM

John McCain on Thursday finished a three-day presidential campaign trip to Latin America to mine the politics of free trade and foreign policy, but Republicans say the real vote mother lode may lie in the politics of a country he didn't visit - Venezuela, and its combative president, Hugo Chavez. Re .... (Travel Blog)

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Dubai's Great Escape
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7/4/2008 12:34:16 AM

Phrases like economic boom and world's tallest skyscraper help draw millions of visitors to Dubai each year. But for many seasoned travelers, they make a trip to the city-state sound as alluring as a holiday in Hell. Dubai's breathless p.r. machine neglects to mention the construction din, monstrous .... (Travel Blog)

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Wat Phra Borommathat
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7/4/2008 12:28:51 AM

Year of the Horse: If you were born during this year, then your pilgrimage site should be the famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma. However, for Thai people, there is a replica, though a somewhat smaller version, at Wat Phra Borommathat in Tak. According to legend, the Lord Buddha once visited Tak and g .... (Travel Blog)

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Pyramid in Kazakhstan
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7/4/2008 12:27:19 AM

Kazakhstan sits on vast reserves of oil and natural gas and in the next decade could be among the world’s Top 5 oil-exporting countries. The capital of Kazakhstan was relocated in 1997 from Almaty to what is now Astana. (Travel Blog)

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Lazy travelling
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7/4/2008 12:26:45 AM

I’ve been an exceedingly lax blogger lately. That’s cause I’ve been travelling - and not writing! Taking notes, but not transferring them to any electronic medium yet. I really need to get - out of the 20th century - rid of pen and paper, and - a portable, small, lightweight pc. (Travel Blog)

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Stay away from California theme parks on the Fourth of July
adeal
7/3/2008 11:50:45 PM

Personally, I would never go near a theme park on the Fourth of July. Unless you like wall-to-wall crowds, endless lines and unforgiving heat, I think it’s best to make other plans. But if you insist, here’s the details on Independence Day festivities on July 4, 2008 at California amusement parks: D .... (Travel Blog)

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More pictures from Glacier NP
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7/3/2008 11:46:59 PM

The concert by Sir Paul McCartney on Independence Square on June 14th, the biggest outdoor event of Ukraine's year, coincided with a spectacular storm. Rain fell out of a sky the colour of Donbass coal, and saturated our hair and clothes as soon as we stepped out of the metro. The street between Evr .... (Travel Blog)

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Hong Kong y Macao
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7/3/2008 11:44:13 PM

Hong Kong y Macao fueron las ultimas dos colonias europeas ubicadas en territorio Chino, entregadas a China en 1997 por Inglaterra y en 1999 por Portugal respectivamente, estas dos islas en la costa sur-este de China, son hoy en día un centro de desarrollo turístico, empresarial y comercial para Chi .... (Travel Blog)

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Asian Adventure: Thai Islands has it all
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7/3/2008 11:43:15 PM

Without doubt the month we spent traveling the Thai islands was my personal favourite. The Thai islands has it all from snorkeling and scuba diving in crystal clear waters to rock climbing and full moon parties. Everywhere we went we met really cool people, some we had already met throughout the res .... (Travel Blog)

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The Life of Pai
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7/3/2008 11:42:18 PM

The journey to Pai was reminiscent of Laos, winding steep roads with gorgeous green vegetation surrounding us. I read somewhere that it was one of the top motorcycling roads in the world and I could see why, it would certainly be challenging. I thought that we were heading to a secluded gem, off the .... (Travel Blog)

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