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		<title>Luang Namtha Rounds out the whl.travel Coverage of Laos  </title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/30/luang-namtha-rounds-out-the-whl-travel-coverage-of-laos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lounging peacefully on the banks of the Nam Tha River in northern Laos is the city of Luang Namtha, the leading city in the province of the same name. Although widely considered a stopover town for backpackers travelling between China and Laos, Luang Namtha is a great destination on its own for anyone interested in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Week: Young Novice Monks in Vientiane, Laos</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/06/13/young-novice-monks-of-vientiane-laos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Tari Bowling
Text by Lee Sheridan, whl.travel local connection
in Vientiane, Laos
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This image shows two young novice monks playing (while working) at Wat Impeng temple in Vientiane during Pi Mai (Lao New Year). Pi Mai is one of the biggest festivals of the year in Laos, a time when thousands of people visit the  many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Push to Protect Children</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/04/16/big-push-to-protect-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was first published by our friends at Intrepid Travel, who have agreed to its republication here.
View the original article on their Intrepid Express Blog.
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While we are enjoying the grand temples of Vientiane, the mighty Mekong region and the towering limestone karst scenery of Laos, there is a big problem that needs our attention. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>whl.travel Welcomes Xieng Khouang as its Fifth Travel Portal in Laos</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/04/09/whl-travel-welcomes-xieng-khouang-as-its-fifth-travel-portal-in-laos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province of Xieng Khouang is found in the peaceful northeast of Laos. Despite being one of the Lao areas most heavily bombed by the Americans during the Vietnam War (known in the region as the Indochina War), Xieng Khouang boasts stunning untouched landscapes with rolling hills, lush pine forests and deep valleys.
Remote though it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten More #whltravel Tweeps Tweeting</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/03/26/ten-more-whltravel-tweeps-tweeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber (@whltravelblog)
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Inspired by Make Travel Fair&#8217;s 10 #whltravel Tweeps Twittering, which was in turn inspired by the 10 #Travel Tweeps Twittering post published on Matador&#8217;s Travelers Notebook, here are another 10 pictures of twitter users from the WHL Group.
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Aivar Ruukel (@ruukel and @soomaa_parnu) &#8211; the whl.travel local connection in Pärnu and Soomaa National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Week: Cooling Off in Vang Vieng, Laos</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/12/20/photo-of-the-week-cooling-off-in-vang-vieng-laos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Stanislas Fradelizi
Text by Lee Sheridan, whl.travel local connection in Vang Vieng
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This photo of a young boy cooling down was captured on the banks of the scenic Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos.

The Nam Song River is the heart of the tourism industry for this small mountain town. Set against a backdrop of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laos on Two Wheels: Looking Beyond Luang Prabang</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/24/laos-on-two-wheels-looking-beyond-luang-prabang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/24/laos-on-two-wheels-looking-beyond-luang-prabang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sophia Sleap
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Popular tourist trekking destinations such as Sapa in Vietnam and Chiang Mai in Thailand see hundreds of backpackers and holidaymakers trample their way through the surrounding hill-tribe villages every week. Many of these tours offer ‘homestays’, where you spend a night or two in the home of a local family.
Although these trips offer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee Sheridan and Teamworkz Consulting: A Responsible Tourism Triumph in Southeast Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/12/lee-sheridan-and-teamworkz-consulting-a-responsible-tourism-triumph-in-southeast-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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With a little luck, by early 2010, Lee Sheridan believes his company, Teamworkz Consulting, the whl.travel local partner in Laos, will have processed US$1 million worth of travel bookings through three Laos destination websites (Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane). Perhaps even more impressive than the gross numbers is the volume it represents: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teamworkz Consulting in Laos Is the whl.travel Franchisee of the Year 2008-2009</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/08/teamworkz-consulting-in-laos-is-the-whl-travel-franchisee-of-the-year-2008-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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At the July 2009 whl.travel Asia-Pacific Regional conference, Teamworkz Consulting was officially recognised as the whl.travel Franchisee of the Year 2008-2009 for its work in Vientiane, Laos. Teamworkz, which also owns and operates five other sites in Laos and seven in Thailand, could just as easily have earned its laurels for its labours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuang Si and Tad Se: Falling for Laos&#8217; Nature near Luang Prabang</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/04/kuang-si-and-tad-se-falling-for-laos-nature-near-luang-prabang/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Tavner
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Although Laos is well known for its natural beauty, you have to see it to believe it. Actually, sometimes really seeing it – living it the way locals do rather than just passing through it – is the only way to believe it. After all, with the thick jungle that covers much of [...]]]></description>
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