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		<title>Cleanest vs. Most Polluted Cities in the World</title>
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Cleanest Cities: Green
Most Polluted Cities: Red


In early September, the Blacksmith Institute published their annual survey of the World&#8217;s Most Polluted Places.  I really like this type of survey and enjoy reading their conclusions.  However, personally I also like being able to contrast this type of information with the other end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips to Surviving Long Bus and Train Trips Abroad</title>
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Karachi, Pakistan: Edge of Space (flickr)
If you travel through developing regions of the globe, it&#8217;s likely you will gain a lot of experience in long distance bus and train travel.  Sometimes these trips are fine&#8211;aboard comfortable buses and trains and across short distances.  However, more often than not these trips can feel more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Easy Way to Make it as a Travel Writer - anyone can do this</title>
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davidfg (flickr)
At first glance travel writing seems like the perfect job.  Travel around the world, write about it, and have someone else pay for it all.  However, if you dig a little deeper you&#8217;ll likely find that travel writing isn&#8217;t as great as it may sound.  Sure, the travel aspect is amazing, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/work-abroad/the-easy-way-to-make-it-as-a-travel-writer-anyone-can-do-this</link>
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		<title>MacGyver Traveler: 14 Ways to Use Duct Tape in Your Travels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a traveler, you have to get used to traveling without all the amenities of home.  It&#8217;s very important to be creative and inventive when it comes to solving problems on the road.  
That&#8217;s why I recommend carrying one of the most versatile products ever created.  A product that has even been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/budget-travel-destinations/macgyver-traveler-14-ways-to-use-duct-tape-in-your-travels</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;Che&#8221; Effect and Origins of the Word &#8220;Che&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Guevara: Wikipedia
Earlier this week marked the anniversary of Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Guevara&#8217;s death in Bolivia, on October 9th, 1967.  Recent years have seen elevated interest in the Argentine rebel, in an ideological sense as well as in pop culture.  People around the world seem to connect with the romantic Guevara image for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, a Bag Designed for the Modern &#8220;Backpacker&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I questioned whether the backpack is even necessary to traveling as a &#8220;backpacker&#8221;.  Obviously there are some advantages to traveling with a backpack, but there are also many disadvantages which I outlined in the post.  
To be honest, I have long felt that the &#8220;modern backpacker&#8221; really needs some type of hybrid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/backpacking/finally-a-bag-designed-for-the-modern-backpacker</link>
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		<title>Is the Backpack Even Necessary?</title>
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samipii (flickr)

A couple months back I wrote a post entitled What backpacking IS, and IS NOT.  One of the points I made in the post was, “backpacking IS NOT an activity that even requires a backpack”.  
This point received some criticism from readers, however is one that I still fully support.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/backpacking/is-the-backpack-even-necessary</link>
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		<title>Flexible Cooking on the Road: &#8220;One Recipe Fits All&#8221;</title>
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Cajun Jambalaya: Benjamin Harrison (flickr)
A great way to save money on the road is by cooking for yourself in hostel kitchens.  However, cooking for yourself as a world traveler can often be a challenge in itself.  Not every town in the world has an American-style super market where you can pick up all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/budget-travel-tips/flexible-cooking-on-the-road-one-recipe-fits-all</link>
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		<title>Recap of Yesterday&#8217;s LA Times Travel Chat Session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The LA Times Online Travel Chat session yesterday was very successful.  I apologize for putting the link up just a few hours before the session actually started, but I hope that some of you were able to attend.
For anyone that may have missed it, you can check out the transcript here: http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-travel-chat-100807-transcript?page=1
There were a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gobudgettravel.com/budget-travel-tips/recap-of-yesterdays-la-times-travel-chat-session</link>
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		<title>Responsible Traveler: An In-depth Look at the Situation in Burma</title>
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* Cishore (flickr)
Part of being a responsible traveler is knowing what&#8217;s going on in the world around us.  We&#8217;ve all heard about the recent protests in Burma, but what is it actually all about.  What are the historical precedents, and what has led the country, it&#8217;s government, and it&#8217;s people to this point? [...]]]></description>
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