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Taisteal's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
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The World
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Budapest: It All Begins Apr 17 '06 
Budapest, Hungary
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Brasov, Romania
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Ceaucescu Territory Apr 21 '06 
Bucharest, Romania
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Veliko Turnovo, Lovech
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One Bus to Another Apr 27 '06 
Istanbul, Turkey
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Pilgrimage for Abraham Apr 28 '06 
Sanliurfa, Turkey
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Mt Nemrut Awaits Apr 30 '06 
Kahta, Turkey
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Ode to the Kurds May 01 '06 
Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Mardin, Turkey
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Oh Beautiful Tigris May 04 '06 
Hasankeyf, Batman
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Van, Turkey
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The Shadow of Mt Ararat May 08 '06 
Dogubayazit, Agri
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Tabriz, Azarbayjan-e Khavari
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Zanjan, Zanjan
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Rasht, Gilan
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Qazvin, Zanjan
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The Axis of Evil May 15 '06 
Tehran, Iran
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Qom, Qom
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The Heart of Iran May 18 '06 
Esfahan, Esfahan
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The Center for Iranian Culture May 21 '06 
"Kissing in public, a girl marching about without her head scarf. Is the world gone mad?"
Shiraz, Iran
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Yazd, Yazd
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Garmeh, Esfahan
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The Journey South May 31 '06 
Kerman, Kerman
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The Resurrection of Bam Jun 01 '06 
Bam, Kerman
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Farewell Iran Jun 02 '06 
"Sorry I didn't understand you. We learn our English with an American accent"
Zahedan, Sistan va Baluchestan
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Good Morning Asia Jun 04 '06 
"Osama, he is our friend. You think good?"
Quetta, Balochistan
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Quick Stopover Jun 09 '06 
Lahore Cantonment, Punjab
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Relaxing In India Jun 11 '06 
"No, she is not crazy. But also she is not man, not woman."
New Delhi, India
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Amritsar, Punjab
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Sufi Mayhem and Moghul Forts Jun 15 '06 
"Can it be healthy to violently shake your head for hours. They seem to love it?"
Lahore, Punjab
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A Civilised City on the Sub Continent? Jun 16 '06 
"Is it possible that there is a colourless city on the Indian Subcontinent?"
Islamabad, Pakistan
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K2 Conquered ........ Next Jun 19 '06 
"NEWSFLASH: the K2 story is released!"
Skardu, Northern Areas
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Shandur Polo: Not as The Royals Know It Jul 05 '06 
"Should polo not have rules. Naa, that's just for the English"
Gilgit, Northern Areas
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Entering the Kalasha Valleys Jul 09 '06 
"An endangered tribe a million miles from the ideals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan."
Chitral, North-West Frontier
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Dir, North-West Frontier
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A Sprinkle of Madness in the Wild West Jul 14 '06 
"Would you like to fire from my Kalashnikov sir?"
Peshawar, North-West Frontier
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Peace in the Swat Hills Jul 18 '06 
Madyan, North-West Frontier
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The Circuit Completed Jul 21 '06 
Gilgit, Northern Areas
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The Hunza Valley Jul 22 '06 
"Conservative Pakistan has her covers thrown off in the liberal Hunza Valley"
Karimabad, Northern Areas
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Farewell Pakistan Jul 23 '06 
"Walk over the bridge, it looks like it hasn't been used in 100 years??"
Passu, Northern Areas
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Kara Kule Stop Off Jul 27 '06 
Tashkurgan, China
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Kashgar, Xinjiang
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Mt Kailash Awaits Aug 05 '06 
"You do 12 more times, my friend ......... instant Nirvana."
Alitangka, Tibet (Autonomous Region)
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Back in Civilisation Aug 18 '06 
Shigatse, Tibet (Autonomous Region)
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Prayer Wheels and Tangkas Aug 22 '06 
"A yoghurt festival in Tibet, the main attraction a big tangka ........ strange indeed"
Lhasa, China
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Xi'an, China
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A Step Back in Time Aug 31 '06 
Pingyao, Shanxi
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Mao's Capital Sep 03 '06 
Beijing, China
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Capital of the Greatest Empire of Them All Sep 09 '06 
"Yip we were walking with dinasaurs, at least the skellatons"
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Wandering With Nomads Sep 13 '06 
"Buses, what buses. We don't need buses."
Bat-Oldzii, Ovorhangay
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En Route for Eagles Sep 26 '06 
Altai, Govi-Altay
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Bring on The Eagles Sep 30 '06 
"You mean the wolf got away without a scratch. I want my money back!"
Olgii, Bayan-Olgiy
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Back to the Capital Oct 08 '06 
"Just a second, I've got an important call to make. Lucky the public phone is close at hand."
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Back for a Second Look at Mao Oct 14 '06 
"Goodness Mao, you're looking good for your age"
Beijing, China
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Anyone Seen a Giant Panda? Oct 25 '06 
"One of the cubs made an escape attempt. He made it 10cm and fell over."
Chengdu, China
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Leshan, Sichuan
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Litang, Sichuan
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Shangri-La (Zhongdian), Yunnan
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Paradise Lost Nov 06 '06 
"Five members of the orchestra were over 80"
Lijiang, China
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Dali, Yunnan
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Harvest Festival Time Nov 15 '06 
"The organisers are not responsible for any injuries caused by the running, fightinhg buffalos"
Gulong, Guizhou
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Longshen, China
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Hong Kong, China
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One Last Day In China Nov 30 '06 
Nanning, China
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Motorbike Mania Dec 01 '06 
Hanoi, Vietnam
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Cruise Time Dec 03 '06 
Halong Bay, Vietnam
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Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Flying Visit Dec 07 '06 
Vientiane, Laos
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Peace on the Mekong Dec 08 '06 
Luang Prabang, Laos
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Flying with Gibbons Dec 11 '06 
"Flying along 20m above the forest canopy for 400m, now that's fun."
Huay Xai, Laos
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To Longneck or Not to Longneck?? Dec 14 '06 
"Prisoners in a human zoo."
Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Ping Pong??? Dec 16 '06 
Bangkok, Thailand
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Men in Skirts??? Dec 20 '06 
"A few dollars for the teacher and there's no problem with exams."
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
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Happy Christmas Buddha Dec 23 '06 
"Two Buddha hairs are holding the rock in place"
Bago, Myanmar (Burma)
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Walking Among Locals Dec 26 '06 
"The Forestry Officer says they have to move the village?"
Kalaw, Shan State
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Life on the water Dec 29 '06 
"The kids waved so hard it was like they were trying to shake their arms off."
Nyaungshwe, Shan State
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Nyaung, Myanmar (Burma)
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More Bloodied Smiles Jan 03 '07 
"I needed some good karma, so releasing a bird was the only solution"
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
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Civilisation Gone Mad Jan 07 '07 
Myitkyina, Kachin State
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Orwell's First Station Jan 11 '07 
"Rocking a boat off a sandbank isn't as easy as it looks"
Katha, Sagaing
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Back in The Melting Pot Jan 17 '07 
Bangkok, Thailand
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Diving for PADI Jan 21 '07 
Ko Tao, Thailand
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Thaipusam Madness Jan 30 '07 
"WARNING: This entry is NOT for the faint hearted!!"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Manila, Philippines
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Trekking in the Terraces Feb 06 '07 
"Standing all day knee deep in freezing water and mud. Not my idea of fun."
Batad, Ifugao
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Diving the WWII Wrecks Feb 10 '07 
"It was an eerie feeling swimming through the doors and gates where the crew would have once roamed"
Coron, Palawan
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The Bacuit Wonderland Feb 14 '07 
"At one stage, I thought swimming would be the only way to get to El Nido."
El Nido, Palawan
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Heading Underground Feb 20 '07 
"The formations and caverns really did make it feel like a journey to the center of the earth"
Puerto Princesa, Puerto Princesa
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Boating to Iloilo, an Act of Madness?? Feb 24 '07 
"The passengers were carefully feeding their roosters the next morning"
Iloilo City, Philippines
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Chocolate Hills and Funny Little Primates? Mar 16 '07 
"It was interesting to come face to face with ET's closest earth relative"
Loboc, Bohol
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Swimming with Whale Sharks Mar 22 '07 
"Swimming with a giant 8m long"
Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
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Philippine Farewell Mar 26 '07 
Davao City, Davao
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Tiny Diving Paradise Apr 01 '07 
"A 5m hammerhead shark is not something you see every day"
Bunaken, Sulawesi Utara
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Torajan Cultural Treasure Chest Apr 05 '07 
"With the sacrifise of just four buffaloes, I was at the funeral of the poorer class."
Rantepao, Sulawesi Selatan
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The Wilds of Papua Apr 12 '07 
Wamena, Irian Jaya
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Muli Colours of Kelimutu Apr 25 '07 
"Events like Indonesian Jr Motor Cross are not to be missed"
Maumere, Nusa Tenggara Timur
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In Tune With Village Life Apr 27 '07 
"You have to get a good gush of blood onto the parasol to make sure it's blessed properly"
Bajawa, Nusa Tenggara Timur
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In Search of Dragons ............ Seriously! May 01 '07 
"A bite of the cobra and it would have been lights out in 6 hours"
Labuanbajo, Nusa Tenggara Timur
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Time for a Bit of Balinese Culture May 10 '07 
"There's nothing wrong with a dance show for tourists if it helps to preserve the culture"
Ubud, Indonesia
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Holy Smoke, It's Mount Bromo May 16 '07 
"Without doubt one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen"
Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, East Java
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The Wonders of a Hindu and Buddhist Past May 18 '07 
"Muslims protecting their Buddhist and Hindu past was heartening"
Jogjakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
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My Five Minutes of Fame May 21 '07 
Solo, Central Java
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Singapore City, Singapore
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