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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taipei Uncovered &#8211; My iPhone guide to Taipei was released on iTunes today. I&#8217;m currently working on the website version, but you can download the guide from the iTunes store now! Please don&#8217;t forget to join the Facebook Page, for regular updates about what is going on in Taipei<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=532&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Taiwan &#8211; Experiencing Hakka Culture in Beipu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<title>Taiwan Stories &#8211; What is in a name? The etymology of Taiwan&#8217;s towns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first arrived in Taipei I had a terrible time with place names, often a complete inability to pronounce certain places in a way that a Mandarin speaker could understand. Many places have very similar names (Shulin 樹林 and Shilin 士林 confused me for a long time) and the complete mess that is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=462&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan Stories &#8211; The River Tracer</title>
		<link>http://phildawson.org/2010/09/07/the-river-tracer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; My friends and I spend many a summer weekend looking for relaxing swimming holes to cool off in.  However the first one we found several years still has a special appeal and we find ourselves there every few months.  This particular time was a Saturday morning and the weather was looking less than ideal, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=347&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When you go there, you absolutely must try (insert local delicacy)&#8221; is a phrase that every foreign resident in Taipei must have heard countless times. A few years back the Taiwan government came up with a new idea for promoting travel within the island. As such, each county promoted a snack for which it is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=71&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan Stories &#8211; Escaping the Summer Heat in Taiwan’s High Mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in the North of England every summer was eagerly anticipated, especially because I lived by the coast and loved going to the beach, when summer did come around I would even pray that it would get hotter.  Wishing that just for a few days of the summer the thermometer would creep past 25 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=160&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan Stories &#8211; Sea Kayaking around the North-East Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Travel in Taiwan (July/August 2010) Almost everywhere in Taiwan you will find breath-taking scenery, but perhaps the views that leave the deepest impression on visitors are those of the majestic, dramatic coastline. And what better way to take in all the splendour of these picturesque cliffs and bluffs than from the (somewhat) comfortable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=127&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan Stories &#8211; White Water Rafting in Hualian</title>
		<link>http://phildawson.org/2010/04/14/115/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Travel in Taiwan magazine (May/June 2010) The summers in Taipei can be overwhelming, even for long-term residents the combination of high temperatures and humidity are uncomfortable.  Fortunately, Taiwan has a plethora of different water-based activities to help you cool off and still get outside and make the most of the summer. Taiwan, being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=115&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Travel in Taiwan magazine (March/April 2010) Rural Taiwan, has long played second-fiddle to the booming industrial areas in the island&#8217;s Economic Miracle, is finally seeing somewhat of a renaissance.  City dwellers, longing for fresh air and expansive countryside are looking to the farming areas that once drove the nation&#8217;s economy to find the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phildawson.org&amp;blog=10524732&amp;post=97&amp;subd=taiwanstories&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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