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		<title>How to Prevent Mosquito Bites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Anne Sigmon for her post on Jungle Pants: Twelve tips for avoiding mosquitos–and the serious diseases they carry. Anne also provides a link to Tipnut&#8217;s Over 40 Mosquito Bite Itch Relief Tips.
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		<title>Visionary Travel Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a “Visionary” Travel Writer? What is a “visionary” writer in general? How about a writer who considers the spiritual, cultural, social, emotional, physical, psychological, racial, and political context in which they travel and write, not to mention live and breathe. Where ever you go there you are, right? We take ourselves everywhere. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Fraser&#8217;s Mexican Writing Fiesta Oct. 23-29, San Miguel de Allende</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011. ] Immerse yourself in writing, relaxing, and exploring one of Mexico's most beautiful colonial towns. The workshop is intimate, with a maximum of nine students, and held in a luxurious villa in the center of town, with lots of nooks and terraces for writing, reading, and dreaming. Workshop includes daily writing sessions in the morning, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/events/classes_salons_workshops_etc/laura-frasers-mexican-writing-fiesta-oct-23-29-san-miguel-de-allende/</link>
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		<title>Lion Hunting in San Francisco</title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco travel writers Jules and Effin Older made a 49-second travel video about San Francisco, and it&#8217;s a finalist in the 49 Hours of My SF Video Contest. Judging was based on &#8220;creativity, originality, entertainment value, and enthusiasm for San Francisco.&#8221; Visit the site before September 5th to view all five finalists — and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Booktour&#8217;s Book Promotion Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Cheryl McLaughlin for letting us know that Kevin Smokler&#8217;s BookTour.com is closing. We hope Kevin leaves his excellent ten-part series (“Everything you Wanted to Know about Book Promotion but were Afraid to Ask”) on the web as he moves on to other projects (his next book!)
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		<title>Congratulations to Jak Wonderly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The September issue of National Geographic features Jak&#8217;s image of an albino alligator (&#8220;Claude&#8221;) as a two-page spread, leading off the &#8220;Visions&#8221; section (formerly &#8220;Visions of Earth&#8221;). The magazine only publishes three images this way each month, selected from thousands around the world for their &#8220;intriguing&#8221; and &#8220;breathtaking&#8221; qualities.
You can see more of Jak&#8217;s photography [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grocery shopping in Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How close to a train track can you set up a vegetable market? Watch this video to find out.
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		<title>San Francisco waterfront knowledge can help you win prizes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ April 20, 2011; 12:00 pm; April 27, 2011; 12:00 pm; May 4, 2011; 12:00 pm; ] The San Francisco Waterfront Challenge, a new weekly “identify-the-photo” game, is giving prizes to waterfront-savvy locals and visitors. The challenge starts at noon on Wednesday, on April 20th. The photo challenge is a celebration of San Francisco's lively waterfront and a promotion for the San Francisco Waterfront website and mobile application.

Here’s how it works:


	Each  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/news/travel_tips_and_resources/san-francisco-waterfront-knowledge-can-help-you-win-prizes/</link>
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		<title>Windland Smith Rice International Photo Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ May 2, 2011; 12:00 am; ] Call for entries: The annual Windland Smith Rice International Awards competition deadline is just days away! Enter your best nature photography before May 2, 2011 for a chance to exhibit your work at the Smithsonian.

The Nature's Best Photography concept began with simple yet dynamic  goals: to celebrate the beauty and diversity of nature through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/events/calls_for_submissions/windland-smith-rice-international-photo-awards/</link>
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		<title>Nifty travel wallet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love this sturdy, way-clever, thin-as-paper, easy-to-conceal travel wallet.  The linked article includes easy do-it-yourself instructions. Make several before your next trip, and stash your cash safely.
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