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		<title>Speak Argentinian in Five Minutes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[argentinian expressions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[argentinian patois. argentinian words]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Argentina is unlike any other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America, except for its close cousin, Uruguay. Its population is overwhelmingly white European, primarily descendants of Italian, German, Spanish and French immigrants, and thus its culture is a mix of these, plus what it inherited from the Gauchos, the mestizo cowboys who roamed the plains that <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/speak-argentinian-in-five-minutes/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Anything Goes&#8221; Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expat Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was just thinking of ways to explain the philosophy of &#8220;anything goes&#8221; that prevails in virtually all of the developing world when my friend, Linda, a fellow expat Canadian living since forever in Cozumel (Mexico) gave me the perfect example. She woke up one morning to a full fledged  carnival on her doorstep! Blocking <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/the-anything-goes-culture/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s be Honest &#8212; Air Travel is Hell!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline abuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently my wife and I sat around a table with two other couples who are good friends in Florida. The topic turned to air travel and the consensus was that it is hell. We all love discovering new places, but getting there has become more and more unpleasant over the years&#8230; Everybody&#8217;s a Terrorist! The <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/lets-be-honest-air-travel-is-hell/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Round The World Fares Worth it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oneworld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[round the world airfares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skyteam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[star alliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the major airline code sharing alliances, such as OneWorld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance, offer round-the-world, or RTW, airfares. Many web sites extoll their virtues, but dollar for dollar, are these tickets really advantageous? First off, you should realize that RTW fares come with many restrictions, some of which you wouldn&#8217;t face with a <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/are-round-the-world-fares-worth-it/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, Woe on you, US dollar!</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/oh-woe-on-you-us-dollar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar weakness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exchanging money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For several years now, the US dollar has been weak against most other currencies, despite still being the currency of reference in international trade. There was a strong but brief resurgence in its value when news of the US financial meltdown made headlines. Bad news is good news for greenback? What&#8217;s behind these upside down <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/oh-woe-on-you-us-dollar/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Money Matters Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 04:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exchanging money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t imagine how expat living must have been before the advent of electronic banking! If you depended on monies from the home country, you either had to bring in wads of cash and/or travelers checks, transact a cash advance against your credit card, or rely on costly money wiring services, and then convert these <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/money-matters-abroad/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plattsburgh: Montreal&#8217;s US airport!</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/431/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 22:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plattsburgh is a small American city a few miles from the Canadian border that has long depended on cross-border shoppers from Montreal, the nearest metropolis. After the local air force base closed in 1995, it was converted to a commercial airport, targeting the traveling public from the neighboring country. Although nowhere as convenient as Montreal&#8217;s <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/431/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>All Travelers are Terrorists!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plattsburgh airport]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.permatourist.com/?p=420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Frequent travelers like myself suffer the indignities of cramped airline seats, bedbug infested hotels, insanely expensive airport food, long lines and long waits, but nothing can top the humiliation endured at US border land crossings! Recently I decided to save hundreds of dollars in airfare by taking a Greyhound bus from Montreal, Canada, to catch a plane in Plattsburgh, New York.I wasn't expecting any problems, but when we arrived at the border, everybody was ordered off the bus into the US customs &#038; immigration office, where a surly bunch of Homeland Security officials awaited us. Welcome to the USA?]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians: Know this if you take a US plated Car into Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian border]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My routine when traveling back to Canada, as a Canadian living abroad, is to land at a US airport not far from the border, rent a car and cross into the home country. The advantages of doing it this way are multiple: much cheaper car rental rates, cheaper flights, debit check cards can be used, and generally friendlier border agents. It has been smooth sailing in nine years of doing it this way. However, you ask, aren’t Canadians prohibited from driving US plated vehicles into Canada?]]></description>
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		<title>Little Tricks Airlines Play to Steal your Money</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/airline-tricksd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline refunds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline vouchers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baggage fees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.permatourist.com/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airlines used to have to be nice to their customers, but that all changed after September 11, 2001, when they became martyrs. No other industry is as coddled by federal governments. They can pretty much do anything they want to you, and if you dare even raise your voice a notch, you could find yourself thrown to the ground and handcuffed by a bunch of burly guys! One of the prime directives of today's airline companies is to take as much of your money as possible and above all else, never, ever issue a refund! Here are a few of their favorite tricks...]]></description>
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		<title>Copyright? Trademark? What’s that?</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/copyright-trademark-what%e2%80%99s-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knockoffs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a world traveler, you quickly discover that the laws back home simply do not exist or are not enforced in most of the countries you visit. The first casualty is the right to intellectual property, be it copyrighted, trademarked or even patented. If it is not nailed down, it is everybody’s property and anyone can make copies of your work without your consent and profit from it without paying you a cent in royalties, and without any risk of prosecution.]]></description>
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		<title>Mauritius: Paradise or Dead Dodo?</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/mauritius-paradise-or-a-dead-dodo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both Charles Darwin and Mark Twain referred to Mauritius as a heaven on earth upon arriving on its shores. Both great men visited the island in the 19th century, yet they're quoted again and again by the tourism industry over a hundred years later. I  don't believe there's such a thing as paradise on earth, and setting the bar that high will invariably leave you disappointed. If your destination answers your basic whims, you have to accept gracefully the imperfections you're sure to encounter.]]></description>
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		<title>What are Nine Years of Expat Living Like?</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/what-are-nine-years-of-expat-living-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living abroad]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.permatourist.com/?p=371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By the time the month of June rolls around, I will have lived as an expatriate for nine years. I have no regrets and will likely end my life living quite far away from the land where I was born: Canada. Why would any sane person want to abandon what is said by many to be the best country in the world? One word immediately comes to mind: cold. Canada is also the coldest country on earth, even colder than Russia. It's not the only reason for my exile, but as one Canadian who spent every rainy cold autumn dreading winter, every never ending frigid winter waiting desperately for spring, every cool spring wishing for summer, and every brief, bug infested summer hoping against hope it would stick around just a bit longer, leaving was salvation!]]></description>
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		<title>Falklands or Malvinas?</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/falklands-or-malvinas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look at any map printed in Argentina, and you&#8217;re told in no uncertain terms that the Falklands are called the Malvinas and its main city is named Puerto Argentino, rather than Stanley. Of course, it&#8217;s still and always a British territory and has never been legally part of Argentina. Argentina&#8217;s claim over the islands is <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/falklands-or-malvinas/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buenos Aires in a Nutshell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buenos Aires is one of the great capitals of the world and one of my favorite cities. Let me lead you on a quick but concise tour of this unique place&#8230; The Big Avenues: 9 de Julio &#8211; The world&#8217;s widest boulevard and the most emblematic of this city, with the enormous obelisk at the <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/buenos-aires-in-a-nutshell/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the Buenos Aires Mustard Squirters!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had visited one of my favorite cities, Buenos Aires, dozens of times before without incident, but this particular trip at the end of February, 2010 was to prove different. Barely had I left my hotel to venture out in the Plaza del Congreso,  a small backpack containing my laptop computer and digital camera slung <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/beware-of-the-buenos-aires-mustard-squirters/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Guide to Montevideo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Americans often refer to Uruguay, that small country sandwiched between giants Argentina and Brazil, as the &#8220;first world of the third world&#8220;. I don&#8217;t share that opinion as you can plainly see there&#8217;s still far too many people living in extreme poverty in this country, but it is, de facto, the most stable democracy <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/quick-guide-to-montevideo/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake: Chile Now Off Your Itinerary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(JZTZR5H5EEJV) I&#8217;m currently visiting Buenos Aires and woke-up to the news of a 8.8 (Richter scale) earthquake overnight south of Santiago, in neighboring Chile. I&#8217;m watching TV Chile, and it&#8217;s evident that the damage is extensive in the capital and surrounding area, as you might expect, and travel in or out of central and southern <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/earthquake-chile-now-off-your-itinerary/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Medical Tourism Check-Up</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/check-up-on-medical-tourism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an old story still going around about doctors in poor countries re-using syringes and even bandages. It&#8217;s a myth. If it ever did happen, it was in some remote outpost, and even then I would still doubt it. Fact is, medical schools in large cities across the developing world turn-out highly skilled doctors and <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/check-up-on-medical-tourism/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of NOT Complaining</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/the-art-of-not-complaining/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/the-art-of-not-complaining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A family of four, including a toddler and a newborn baby, enters a cinema for a late show. The movie is rated PG-13 and the baby soon begins to wail thanks to the booming Dolby sound, while the bored toddler tears around the theater. None of the dozens of other spectators complain. A neighbor throws <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/the-art-of-not-complaining/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is your Web Site Censured in China?</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/is-your-web-site-censured-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/is-your-web-site-censured-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[censure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green dam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s still a lot of people out there who don&#8217;t realize China isn&#8217;t a democracy, perhaps confused by its booming capitalist economy that&#8217;s expected to replace Japan this year as the world&#8217;s second biggest in terms of GDP. China doesn&#8217;t have elections, has no freedom of speech and, of course, censures the Internet. Recently it <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/is-your-web-site-censured-in-china/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Reasons for Moving to the Developing World</title>
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		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/10-reasons-to-move-to-the-developing-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living abroad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The developing world conjures images of poverty, violence and corruption. While its true that there are quite a few problems in that other world, nowadays there are parallel societies within it that offer all the amenities of  &#8220;first world&#8221; living.  Here&#8217;s ten good reasons why pondering a move to a developing country might not be <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/10-reasons-to-move-to-the-developing-world/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina&#8217;s New Tourist Tax Targets Canada, Australia, and USA</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/argentinas-new-tourist-tax-targets-canada-australia-and-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/argentinas-new-tourist-tax-targets-canada-australia-and-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourist tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of yet another ill-timed law passed by Cristina Kirchner&#8217;s government, travelers visiting from Canada, the US and Australia are now required to pay a tourist tax upon arrival in Argentina. The law went into effect late in December, 2009, and has raised grave concerns from the Argentinean tourist industry, already reeling from <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/argentinas-new-tourist-tax-targets-canada-australia-and-usa/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gringo Discrimination Alert!</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/gringo-discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/gringo-discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price gouging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine going to a restaurant and being handed a different menu than other diners. The menu is identical in every way to the others, save for the prices, which are three times higher. This would never happen in New York, Toronto, or Sydney, but it happens routinely in Cozumel, Mexico, and a lot of other <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/gringo-discrimination/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adapt or Leave</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/adapt-or-leave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adapting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equal rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Culture is everything in a human being. It tells us what&#8217;s right and what&#8217;s wrong, and never can we escape the culture we grow-up with. In order to be a successful permatourist, you have to be flexible in your belief system. Like it or not, the cultures you&#8217;ll adopt will probably conflict with your own. <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/adapt-or-leave/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>24 Hours is all you Need to Visit Any City!</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/24-hours-is-all-you-need-to-visit-any-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/24-hours-is-all-you-need-to-visit-any-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quick visits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stopovers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you travel as often as I do, you&#8217;ll break-up the physical and mental torture of long trips by including a brief stop in a major city of interest, preferably where you&#8217;d be connecting to another flight taking you to your final destination. If you travel as often as I do, you&#8217;ll break-up the physical <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/24-hours-is-all-you-need-to-visit-any-city/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Checklist for Choosing a Country to Live in</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/checklist-for-choosing-a-country-to-live-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/checklist-for-choosing-a-country-to-live-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living abroad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More and more people are free to live wherever they wish these days, mostly thanks to the Internet. Having to live close to where you work is no longer a requisite, especially if where you work is in cyberspace, which is everywhere. If that&#8217;s you, then there&#8217;s a few things you need to know in <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/checklist-for-choosing-a-country-to-live-in/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Money-Saving Tips for Renting Cars in North America</title>
		<link>http://www.permatourist.com/article/money-saving-tips-for-renting-cars-in-north-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.permatourist.com/article/money-saving-tips-for-renting-cars-in-north-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Germain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Renting a car in North America is a similar experience to buying a car in North America. If you&#8217;re not attentive, you might wind-up signing a rental contract that is anything but a good deal. There&#8217;s a few things you should be aware of before you make a reservation that will help you understand the <a href="http://www.permatourist.com/article/money-saving-tips-for-renting-cars-in-north-america/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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