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		<title>Mt. Kinabalu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Kinabalu, one of the highest mountains in Southeast Asia, at 4095m (13,495 feet), and 20th in the world according to topographic prominence.  This was the original reason I wanted to visit Borneo.  From KL, we went to Kota Kinabalu, the &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/mt-kinabalu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2632&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012: Back from Borneo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is halfway over, and I&#8217;m long overdue to refresh my blog.  Two weeks ago, I said goodbye to my dad at the Suvarnibhumi airport, and since then, life has been a whirlwind of nametags and icebreaker games.  Has it &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/2012-back-from-borneo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2518&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Wrap-Up</title>
		<link>http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/holiday-wrap-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As is evident from my sparse posts on Australia, as the holidays get closer, life has been getting busier.  Term 4 has come to an end, my dad has been here enjoying the relaxed Vientiane lifestyle for a week already, &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/holiday-wrap-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2197&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crikey!: The Australia Zoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>somewherenearhere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I didn&#8217;t think I had seen quite enough Australian creatures on Fraser Island (the only kangaroo I had seen so far at this point had been roadkill), I stopped off in Nambour on my way south to allow for &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/crikey-the-australia-zoo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2094&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fraser Island: Creatures Big and Small</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the trees: the kookaburra&#8217;s crazy laugh can be heard throughout the forest.  We spotted this one sitting very still next to the freshwater creek awaiting an unsuspecting fish. In the undergrowth: a wary goanna lazes, keeping an eye on &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/fraser-island-creatures-big-and-small/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2092&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fraser Island: On the Wild Side</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about time I finish up the posts about my trip to Australia all the way back in September&#8230; _____ &#8220;Australia is invigorating, because you&#8217;re usually 10 meters from something that can kill you.&#8221; This is how guide Peter Meyer began &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/fraser-island-on-the-wild-side/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=1974&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Thankful</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of the other Americans are on the go this Thanksgiving, there will be no giant feast like last year.  I&#8217;ll have to make do with my turkey sandwich at falang-favorite Joma Bakery. Though I am not celebrating by &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/feeling-thankful/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2051&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a year during the November full moon, Pha That Luang (Vientiane&#8217;s most important stupa, which is just uphill from Vientiane College), becomes the center of everyone&#8217;s attention for the Boun That Luang festival.  People from around the country come to &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/boun-that-luang/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2024&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Laos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vientiane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rice paddies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes my surroundings pass by too quickly from the seat of a motorbike, as I scan the road for dogs and potholes and other potential beginnings of an accident.  As I blink rapidly, trying to clear my eyes of the &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/microvacation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2007&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Souk San Wan Kurt!</title>
		<link>http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/souk-san-wan-kurt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>somewherenearhere</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Laos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A birthday party abroad, for the third year in a row. Homemade mango sticky rice, grills, kebabs&#8211;what more do you need for a delicious party?! This year was a blend of new and old: some new friends, some old friends, &#8230; <a href="http://somewherenearhere.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/souk-san-wan-kurt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=somewherenearhere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7390918&amp;post=2000&amp;subd=somewherenearhere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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