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		<title>Photo of the Week: Hands of a Bolivian Boatbuilder</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image and text by Mauricio Suarez,
whl.travel local connection in La Paz, Bolivia
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Pictured here are the hands of Mr. Demetrio Limachi who, at around 70 years old, is the only surviving brother of three that assisted Norwegian explorer and scientist Thor Heyerdahl in the construction of traditional South America vessels that were used in his famous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Spinner Dolphins at Home in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Pedro Paulo Capelossi
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Every year, people travel to Fernando de Noronha, a group of islands off the coast of Brazil, to meet some of the archipelago&#8217;s most famous residents: spinner dolphins.


Giving It a Spin
The spinner dolphin is a tropical oceanic dolphin that lives in groups numbering three to more than two thousand individuals. Of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Honeymoon Happiness in the Seychelles</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/02/03/finding-honeymoon-happiness-in-the-seychelles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Fornadel
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When deliberating a honeymoon – an important rite of passage for all soon-to-be-married couples – traditional romantic cities like Venice or Paris are usually top destination choices. Few amorous outings compare to a stroll along the Seine or a gondolier&#8217;s serenade on the Venetian canals. This year, however, a new locale has topped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mudslides and Mayhem near Machu Picchu, Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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&#8220;The months January and February in Cusco are known for the rain,&#8221; said Raymond Scholten of Chaska Tours, an ecotourism and adventure tour operator – your whl.travel local connection – based in this famous city of southern Peru. &#8220;Everybody is prepared for the rain, but this year the amount broke all records. It rained endlessly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Week: Easter Morning in the Lithuanian Countryside</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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in Vilnius and Klaipeda, Lithuania
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This is a moment from a traditional Easter-morning family gathering in the awakening fields of the countryside of Lithuania. Sometimes absolutely simple things like an Easter morning breakfast can be seen as something unique, individual and precious.
Have you ever had a meal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Port Elizabeth and Addo National Park Travel Portal is whl.travel&#8217;s Eighth in South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIEN ONDER VIR DIE BOODSKAP IN AFRIKAANS / SEE BELOW FOR THIS MESSAGE IN AFRIKAANS
Notable as the locations of some of Africa&#8217;s preeminent water-sport destinations, Port Elizabeth and Addo National Park lie halfway between Cape Town and Durban on South Africa&#8217;s Eastern Cape. With a moderate climate and pleasant temperatures all year round, Port Elizabeth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Provide Shelter to the Million Homeless of Haiti</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/01/28/help-provide-shelter-to-the-million-homeless-of-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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As a follow-up to our blog post about how you can help Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake, the most urgent plea at the moment is for temporary shelter for estimated one million homeless and displaced people.
Information from people actively helping to direct donations to the right places have relayed a call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Travel Ambassador with a Strong Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/01/27/a-travel-ambassador-with-a-strong-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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One week ago, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) announced Michelle Rodrigues as its newest Travel Ambassador. Michelle, born and raised in New York City but now resident in Florida, USA, is also a project manager and content editor for the WHL Group in its North America and the Caribbean Regional Office currently based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Week: Relaxing after the Harvest in Datça, Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/01/24/photo-of-the-week-relaxing-after-the-harvest-in-datca-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image/text by Gerard Oude Hergelink, whl.travel local connection
in Marmaris-Datça, Turkey
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This picture was shot in Belenkeuy, Datça, in August 2007. I think it captures a stereotypical moment of a peasant community in the Middle East. We see only men, most of them seated at tables. Some seem to play a game, while others look on or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A True Diamond in the Rough: Brazil’s Chapada Diamantina</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/01/21/a-true-diamond-in-the-rough-brazil%e2%80%99s-chapada-diamantina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Maureen Valentine
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The diamonds that were once harvested from the national park of the Chapada Diamantina (or Diamond Highlands) are only the tip of a precious natural resource iceberg in the northeast Brazilian state of Bahia. In fact, until recently, Chapada Diamantina was perhaps Brazil’s best-kept secret, trade from tourism having been on the rise [...]]]></description>
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