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	<title>Culture Chakra</title>
	<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra</link>
	<description>A Wanderlust and Lipstick blog dedicated to cultures around the planet.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tea-horse road to Tibet</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/08/22/the-tea-horse-road-to-tibet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[	Lady, lady, I take you today. No ticket! No tourist!

	I&#8217;m standing in the town square in Lijiang, China, reviewing my inventory of polite rejections when, lo and behold, my rogue limbic system wrests its way to the forefront and I hear myself saying, &#8220;Okay, so where are we going?&#8221;  An abnormally large Naxi woman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Awaits in China</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/07/25/amazing-awaits-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/07/25/amazing-awaits-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
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I got my visa last week, so the China trip is a go!  I was a little worried about obtaining permission to visit because I own a cute Go Team Tibet! scarf and mitten set, and I was sure the Chinese government would know about it and reject me out of hand.  Thankfully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A giant sandbox</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/06/23/a-giant-sandbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[camping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[	The kids have been out of school for a month now.  We&#8217;ve been running ourselves completely ragged with endless recreation.  I felt like we needed to stop and rest and hang out together for awhile, so I did what my parents used to do to keep us entertained on a limited budget&#8212;visit a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dancing Beijing</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/06/04/dancing-beijing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[	
I&#8217;ve tried at different times in my life to become interested in things that I thought I probably should be interested in.  Gardening, baking, needlepoint, mountain biking among many others.  Finally, in my forties, I have given up trying to cultivate new hobbies. I realize that, for whatever reason, I am naturally excited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christ the Redeemer of the Andes</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/05/18/christ-the-redeemer-of-the-andes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 22:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

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In the early part of the 20th century, Argentina and Chile were engaged in an ongoing border dispute.  Inspired by Pope Leo XIII&#8217;s calls for worldwide peace and harmony, the Bishop of Cuyo commissioned a statue of Christ the Redeemer to remind believers of Christ&#8217;s message of peace.  As the countries drew closer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental detoxification</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/05/09/mental-detoxification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 03:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>

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Sometimes the only thing standing between me and complete despondency is the mountain.

	I try to stay informed about the globe&#8217;s pressing issues&#8212;homelessness, hunger, war, politics, environment, media, government, healthcare, torture, death.  The list of woes is depressing and endless.  Those who must confront and report suffering and tragedy every day must surely be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yerba maté means love</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/04/24/yerba-mate-means-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>

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A few years ago, I went with a freind to a new restaurant in Manitou Springs called The Mat&#233; Factor. I ordered mat&#233; which, it turned out, was tea. Very dark and bitter tea.

	On my recent trip to Argentina, I discovered that this very same mat&#233; is consumed by nearly everyone, every day, throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trekking to Mount Fitz Roy</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/04/16/trekking-to-mount-fitz-roy/</link>
		<comments>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/04/16/trekking-to-mount-fitz-roy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[	Veni, vidi, vici!

	I just returned from three weeks in Argentina.  This hike to Lago de los tres in El Chalt&#233;n was my very favorite day.  It took about 9 hours round trip with stunning scenery the entire way, including bunches of glaciers.  Mount Fitz Roy, named after the captain of Darwin&#8217;s Beagle, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unexpected departure</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/03/14/unexpected-departure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[barf bags]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flying]]></category>

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	I grew up in a family of collectors.  Serious collectors.  My dad collected coins to the point where he wasn&#8217;t referred to as simply a coin collector, he was a numismatist.  My parents also collected art, Indian rugs and artifacts, swizzle sticks, Hummels, German beer steins&#8212;a little of everything really.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impossible waterfalls</title>
		<link>http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/culturechakra/2008/03/05/impossible-waterfalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		
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	A while back one of my favorite travel sites, Vagabondish, displayed this photo with the title Impossible Waterfalls.  Initially the editor wasn&#8217;t sure that the picture was authentic, nor did he know where the waterfalls were.  Soon a reader came forth with the information that the photograph was of Plitvice Lakes in Croatia.

	My [...]]]></description>
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