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		<title>Recap of 2013 and my goals for 2014</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tạm Biệt (in Vietnamese, means goodbye) 2013 and Sabaidee (in Laotian, means hello) 2014. This year has been quiet good and I have experienced some amazing moments in 2013. A short recap of whats&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Interviewed by Londoner Abroad</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I thank Ricky Carbis of Londoner Abroad for interviewing me about my travels and my blog.. Read the rest of the interview H E R E.]]></description>
		
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		<title>10 differences between a normal friend and a Vietnamese friend</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Traveling is not just about going and visiting places. It&#8217;s also about making experiences with people you never knew before and who would ultimately become your best friends. I have been in Vietnam already&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Will I ever fly on Malaysia Airlines?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been more than six weeks (from today i.e 16 April 2014), that flight MH 370 which was destined to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board, left Kuala Lumpur&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Traveling at a disadvantage with an Indian passport</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 01:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Passport is my license to freedom. There is no one who scripts what I have to do and what not. I take my own decisions and travel as my heart says. Traveling with an&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why I want to relocate some where else</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been on the road for about 112 days in 2013, rest of the time I was at home in Hyderabad. Though I have stayed for only few days in cities like Hanoi,&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why I would rather want to make home in Yangon, than in Hyderabad</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Myanmar]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Barely 10 hours after a trip back from Hong Kong and Myanmar, things at home in Hyderabad seems to be boring and falling apart. I travel not to escape home, but to find a&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Things I learnt during my few days in Myanmar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 23:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Myanmar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel Stories]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What did I learn from traveling? This is one question I always post to myself. I want to learn many new things everyday that would improve me as a human being. Traveling for me&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>First day in the unknown Myanmar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 23:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Myanmar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travelogue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyaiktiyo Pagoda]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Visiting Myanmar is one thing I would brag about, through out my life. Slowly the doors to tourism are opening, but still Myanmar is not everyone&#8217;s cup of tea. I was always wondering how&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The ultimate trip in Vietnam in photos</title>
		<link>https://www.romancingtheplanet.com/the-ultimate-trip-in-vietnam-in-photos/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sai Karthik Reddy Mekala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 19:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travelogue]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I love to travel slow and explore each country at my own pace. For me, this was the first time I travel alone for so long and traveling solo gave me the strength to&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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