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TravBuddy.com: jaxzhao's Around the World 2008 travel blog</title>
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<title>Dubai - the infamous Burj al Arab</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 15:08:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dubai-travel-guide-565786">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</a>, May 03, 2008</p>
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  I spent my last full day in Dubai checking out its architectural landmarks. I began the morning visiting the Burj Dubai, the tallest tower in the&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Dubai - dessert safari</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Dubai-dessert-safari-21</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:03:04 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dubai-travel-guide-565786">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</a>, May 02, 2008</p>
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Being hot as it was in Dubai and the fact that nearly all
the attractions involved a shopping mall, I went to the Wild Wadi Water Park in
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<title>Dubai - city of tall cranes and shopping malls</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Dubai-city-tall-cranes-shopping-20</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:02:14 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dubai-travel-guide-565786">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</a>, May 01, 2008</p>
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I spent the day asking Gerald, my chauffeur, to drive me
around the city to get a feel for the city. The sheer number of cranes was
astonishing&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Dubai - basking in luxury</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Dubai-basking-luxury-19</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:31:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dubai-travel-guide-565786">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</a>, Apr 30, 2008</p>
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Ah Dubai, the city we’ve all heard and read so much about
lately. Being here, the city is all that, and much more! Dubai is a city of
excess &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - robbed at the hamam</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Istanbul-robbed-hamam-17</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 29, 2008</p>
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We arrived in Istanbul bright and early, so we decided to
head back into the city after storing our luggage at the airport. We started by
going&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Doha - Dubai Jr.</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Doha-Dubai-Jr-18</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:39:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Doha-travel-guide-1159595">Doha, Qatar</a>, Apr 29, 2008</p>
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My flight to Dubai that day had a 6-hour stop-over in Doha,
so I decided to just get a visa at the airport and head into the city. Many
claim D&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Pamukkale - Drenched in mirror-like pools</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Pamukkale-Drenched-mirror-like-16</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:11:06 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Pamukkale-travel-guide-612259">Pamukkale, Turkey</a>, Apr 28, 2008</p>
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Sold by the various posters and pictures of paradise, we
jumped on a bus bound for Pamukkale first thing in the morning. Pamukkale once
held on&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Selcuk - Ephesis ruins</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Selcuk-Ephesis-ruins-15</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:32:32 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Selcuk-travel-guide-1309233">Selcuk, Turkey</a>, Apr 27, 2008</p>
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We arrived the following morning in Selcuk, a small sleep
town of about 25,000 people whose call to fame included the famed Ephesis, one
of the&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - Gypsies and the hunt for the 1 lyra donair</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Istanbul-Gypsies-hunt-1-lyra-14</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:09:38 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 26, 2008</p>
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So the next morning we decided to check out the old city walls, which is suppoed to be a glorious momento of Istanbul&apos;s former days. When we arrive&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - Bospherous cruise and Taxim Square</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:47:37 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 25, 2008</p>
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We had our cruise booked for the afternoon, but the weather was definitely not cooperating! After a few days of sunshine, the sky clouded over and th&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - Topkapi Palace</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:20:26 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 24, 2008</p>
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The following morning started with a tour of the Topkapi Palace. This used to be the palace of the Ottoman sultans, now converted to a museum. We beg&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - Grand Bazaar and beyond</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:52:03 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 23, 2008</p>
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The following morning we got up around 9:30 and enjoyed some breakfast at the hotel. We set out walking towards the Grand Bazaar shortly after and &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Istanbul - domes and spires</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:25 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Istanbul-travel-guide-608771">Istanbul, Turkey</a>, Apr 22, 2008</p>
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We arrived in Istanbul around noon the following day. I don&apos;t recall much of the trip there as I was busy catching up on some much-needed sleep from &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Paris - Disney Land</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Paris-Disney-Land-9</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:15:10 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Paris-travel-guide-471458">Paris, France</a>, Apr 21, 2008</p>
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We had all sorts of plans on what to do this last day in Paris, but we ended up spontaenously at Disney Land. On our way out to the park, we once aga&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Paris - Day 2</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Paris-Day-2-8</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:45:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Paris-travel-guide-471458">Paris, France</a>, Apr 20, 2008</p>
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The second day of Paris started rather late, as we all slept in that morning. After casually waking up and grabbing some fresh c&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Paris</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:59:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Paris-travel-guide-471458">Paris, France</a>, Apr 19, 2008</p>
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My first sight in Paris after walking down the ramp was Tiff
waiting on the other side of the glass. I tried communicating via gestures
through&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Vancouver - Apparently I can&apos;t just fly around the world in one fell swoop</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Vancouver-Apparently-cant-fly-6</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:46:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Vancouver-travel-guide-205445">Vancouver, Canada</a>, Apr 16, 2008</p>
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Stıll a bıt grumpy that the aırlıne made me travel all the way back from Tokyo to Canada, just so I can head off to Europe. Apparently, ıf I d&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Tokyo - The adventure continues</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Tokyo-adventure-continues-5</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:38:27 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Tokyo-travel-guide-285666">Tokyo, Japan</a>, Apr 15, 2008</p>
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I spent the followıng day explorıng varıous parts of Tokyo. Durıng the course of my travels, I vısıted the largest electronıcs market&amp;nbsp;(th&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Tokyo - Seminar and post-seminar festivities</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Tokyo-Seminar-post-seminar-festivities-4</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:11:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Tokyo-travel-guide-285666">Tokyo, Japan</a>, Apr 14, 2008</p>
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We started off the day with a briefing from the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, giving us a fly-by panorama of what we can expect doing business in Japan.&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Tokyo - Lost in more than just translation</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Tokyo-Lost-more-than-translation-3</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:45:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Tokyo-travel-guide-285666">Tokyo, Japan</a>, Apr 13, 2008</p>
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After getting up at 4:30AM, the 5 of us continuing on to Tokyo crammed ourselves into our 35-passenger chariot for the airport. &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Beijing - Showtime</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Beijing-Showtime-2</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:44:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Beijing-travel-guide-208144">Beijing, China</a>, Mar 28, 2008</p>
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The maın focus ın Beıjıng was settıng up the Saskatchewan Mınerals Investment Semınar, whıch meant that the vast majorıty of tıme was spent&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Regina - Heading off to see what&apos;s around the next bend</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30117/Regina-Heading-off-see-whats-1</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:47:39 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Regina-travel-guide-1310872">Regina, Canada</a>, Mar 27, 2008</p>
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Bags and packed and all ready to go. I believe this is going to be quite an amazıng trip. The plan is to depart from Regına, head to Beijıng via M&amp;hellip;</p>
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