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		<title>Vendors Never Forget</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took off the helmet, swapped sunglasses for glasses, locked the seat then turned and stepped out of the road. I&#8217;d stopped in front of a restaurant I&#8217;d tried twice last year. It was the middle of the afternoon. The staff was hanging out in the front of the open air shop. Recognized one woman, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3528&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taxi Scam Defense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paranoid? Maybe. I assembled the items below from personal experience and a variety of sources specific to Vietnam travel. Some are widely known and should be practiced everywhere, others are country and culture specific. It&#8217;s going to be weird to be in a culture again where getting loud and angry in public is normal. Nice, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3523&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Camera Choice for Vietnam Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Four Letter Nerd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trip Prep]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every travel forum says extra precautions against snatch and run robberies are needed in Vietnam. Some say don&#8217;t carry anything that dangles, others say carry only the money you need because confront and demand robberies are not uncommon. Some travelers say they buy a cheap Nokia mobile (that&#8217;s &#8216;cell phone&#8217; to you Yanks) upon arriving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3516&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Level is a Luxury</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[adapting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight lines and circles are man&#8217;s inventions. They don&#8217;t exist in nature. The difference doesn&#8217;t matter because we can create close approximations. Level surfaces are a given in industrialized nations in many situations. Like floors. Doesn&#8217;t bother me that the floor at this guesthouse is not level because it&#8217;s fun to watch a hot poached [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3513&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revised My Estimate of How Stupid People Can Be</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of a national police force&#8217;s special bomb squad attempted to defuse a WWII era mortar shell last Wednesday. They were unable to disassemble the shell, undoubtedly because of corrosion. They took the shell to a nearby shop that had a wider selection of tools, including a welding torch. Do I need to say what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3509&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Thai Motobike Riding Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many motobike riders wear helmets because the inconvenience and cost of a helmet are outweighed by the fine paid if stopped at a checkpoint. In practice that means that there are certain streets with high helmet usage and others streets where fewer bother. The cops set up in the same spots which all feature a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3500&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Itinerary</title>
		<link>http://fourletternerd.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/vietnam-itinerary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Trip Prep]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to travel with less planning than usual (described here) caused motivation to do any planning to dissipate. I&#8217;ve done the essential long lead stuff but the rest has just slipped away. Departure date is now within weeks instead of months, motivation returned and I have a plan. Fly Bangkok to Hanoi. Next day fly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3494&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cappuccino with Sea Foam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Four Letter Nerd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not listed in any guide I&#8217;ve seen.  Why would a guide book mention a seaside patio that has both decent coffee,  comfortable chairs and a wall which provides a ribbon of shade to enjoy the foam in the cup and the foam on the sea?  The bistro is listed, of course.  But the only guide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3486&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photography at Sunset</title>
		<link>http://fourletternerd.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/photography-at-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effect of direct sunlight on the reflective surfaces of an ornate temple dazzles both the eyes and spirit. The later can&#8217;t be photographed. The eye dazzle can, but in a greatly transformed version. The eye sees the color of the dazzle but at such an extreme light intensity the digital camera registers pure white. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3481&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Massage Ladies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[high season]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This many shoes and sandals outside means &#8230; &#8230; every massage lady is busy. It&#8217;s high season so they work, work, work.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3475&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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