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		<title>Life in Eternity&#8217;s Sunrise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sun was shining today, warming this frigid October canyon and breathing life back into my world, which for the last few months and weeks had felt...]]></description>
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		<title>A Glass of California Cabernet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a glass of wine tonight.  Actually, I’m finishing my third glass right now – half way through the bottle.  It’s a 2005 California Coastal Estates Cabernet Sauvignon – probably cheap, but I..]]></description>
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		<title>Absolute Zero –The Penniless Freedom of the Backpacker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been broke before.  In fact, I’ve been completely broke far too often in the last few years.  So broke, that a diet of 2 minute noodles was pushing the limit. So broke that I'd buy 4 liter boxes of $10 goon (box wine) and get blackout schwasted before]]></description>
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		<title>Live prodigal.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last blog was titled, “The Prodigal Backpacker Returns” and the title got me thinking about prodigal sons and what that term really means...]]></description>
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		<title>The Prodigal Backpacker Returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I flew into Los Angeles 2 weeks ago.  It was perfect timing, as there were lots of parties in Hollywood and Johnny had some sweet sunset gigs. So, I Crashed at Johnny’s house for a few days and rocked Hollywood with]]></description>
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		<title>Some People Call it Reverse Culture Shock.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a backpacker travels for a long period of time, experiencing the intricacies and unique nuances of another culture (i.e. partying, boozing, and sexing with foreigners), they can become so accustomed to this new culture that their home culture suddenly seems foreign. Some people call this Reverse Culture Shock.  I've got a different name for it...]]></description>
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		<title>A Big Decision That Made Itself</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 03:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My visa was expiring in a week and I had to make a big decision.  I didn’t have to be back in California by mid-June for my sister’s wedding, so I wanted to extend the visa and stay an extra month in Byron Bay, working and partying and enjoying the last days of the Aussie summer...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s gonna be scary..</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We said goodbye at a bus stop.  I can’t even begin to tell you how many people I’ve said goodbye to at a bus stop.  They are sad places for me.  Robin and I sat on a ledge and waited for the bus and I felt like a nervous little kid, avoiding eye contact and...]]></description>
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		<title>My East Coast Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 06:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a bright and sunny day when Robin and I boarded the Greyhound bus to leave Bryon and head up to Noosa to meet with Anna, Stina, Helena, Fan, and Eve (affectionately referred to hereafter Swedes).  Robin was leaving Byron for good, with flights already booked to...]]></description>
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		<title>Another Spin of the Wheel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 08:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe all the beautiful and amazing things that have happened to me in my life are the benevolent workings of some omnipotent creator.  Or maybe I'm just a lucky bastard. Maybe its Karma, or maybe it's just random chance, but...]]></description>
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		<title>A Stupid Idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, told my friend John Murphy that I wanted to try being homeless for a few months.  And I meant it – I wanted to be properly homeless.  Sleep on the streets.  Eat what I could find or what I could buy with money panhandled from the kindness of strangers.  I wanted...]]></description>
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		<title>Busy Weeks and Beautiful Mornings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a busy week. I started getting some real shifts at Tribal Travel, a little travel agency / internet café where I sell East Coast backpacker tours to fresh-off-the-greyhound travelers.  It’s repetitive and mind numbing work, like..]]></description>
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		<title>Campsite Slums and Luxury Beachside Holiday Homes… or… Still a Broke Drunk.</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/campsite-slums-and-luxury-beachside-holiday-homes%e2%80%a6-or%e2%80%a6-still-a-broke-drunk/</link>
		<comments>http://justinwashere.com/campsite-slums-and-luxury-beachside-holiday-homes%e2%80%a6-or%e2%80%a6-still-a-broke-drunk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lou once wrote me a text message from Bryon Bay, when she was traveling with her dad in Australia, and I was still living in Nelson, New Zealand.  The message said something like “oh man, you can practically smell the sex, drugs, and booze in this town..]]></description>
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		<title>A Race Around The World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late December, 2008, I challenged Lou to a race around the world – possibly the coolest idea I’ve ever had.  I was working at the]]></description>
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		<title>Cheers Bro&#8230;G&#8217;day Mate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent my last night in New Zealand at Gaby and Blake’s house.  They were feeling burnt out from a long week of partying, so I had to hit the town on my own – what kind of life-a-holic would I be if I let my last night in NZ be sober and]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road (Again)</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/on-the-road-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had all partied pretty hard on Sunday – it was a combination going away party for me (and Lou, who leaves Rags next week) and birthday party for Chris.  On Laura’s suggestion, a few of us decided to play Wizard Sticks...]]></description>
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		<title>How to Dismantle Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaving is the hardest part of travel.  You have to say goodbye to everything that has become familiar and comfortable to you, and you have to dive head first into the unknown. But it is that foray into the unknown that makes travel so...]]></description>
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		<title>Damn government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lou and I just had our visa applications declined.  Here is the back story...]]></description>
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		<title>Sickly Business and Excitement about the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve got the day off, so I feel like I should blog.  I’ve been sick with a fever for the last 4 days.  I mean, really sick.  The last time I felt this bad was that week in Illinois and Wisconsin a couple years ago that I blogged about under the title “Probably the worst week of my life.” ]]></description>
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		<title>A Raglan Xmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of people all over the world who I wish I could spend the Holidays with.  But the truth of the matter is, that I'm an itinerant, selfish bastard and I'll be spending the holidays in paradise with a few new friends and a whole lot of sunshine.]]></description>
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		<title>Just A Bonus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve learned that I need to take periodic breaks from life at the hostel in order to maintain my sanity.  The other day I worked the morning shift at the hostel and I didn’t have to be back in Raglan until 4PM the next day for my Marlin shift, so I decided to hit the road...]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are only so many times you can politely tell someone to shut the fuck up before you actually say, "SHUT THE FUCK UP."

  Everyone has their breaking point.  Actually, we all have multiple breaking points – even when it comes to things we truly love.  Like how you can only ride a rollercoaster so many times before you lose that stomach-in-your-throat feeling of recklessness and simple childlike fun – eventually, it’s just another bumpy ride that leaves you with a dizzy head and a queasy stomach.]]></description>
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		<title>Politics, Finances and Moustaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From where I stand, poised with a Phoenix palm tree on the shores of the Tasman sea, things in the world seem to be looking up – at least things in my world… well, mostly. So here is what’s happening in my world...]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe I wasn&#8217;t built for this&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I took a day trip into Hamilton to pick up a friend from the Hospital (long story) and to do a bit of much needed shopping (I was running out of wearable underwear, if you must know). Hamilton is only a 45 minute drive from my quiet little home in Raglan, but...]]></description>
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		<title>Raglan Surf and Fragile Bones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was my second day surfing Narunui Beach in Raglan.  The day before I had taken a lesson with Zen and Debs, local pros who liked to pass on their love for surf by teaching eager young learners the ropes.  Under their expert tutelage, my big foam board glided through the crashing whitewater and I popped up on my first wave. ]]></description>
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		<title>Raglan: A New Horizon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was Sunday morning in Auckland and I had to drag myself out of bed at an all-too-early hour with a slight hangover and an impending sense of having to be responsible.  I had a lot to get done that morning, and not a lot of time to work with.]]></description>
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		<title>Skyscrapers &amp; Possibilities &#8211; My return to Auckland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s all coming together now... or at least it’s going to have to start coming together soon or I’ll find myself out in the gutter somewhere, or on a street corner juggling rocks for spare change.  But don’t despair just yet, as I said – it’s all coming together now..]]></description>
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		<title>The Road to Auckland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Mimi and I have been cruising around the North Island for the last 2 weeks (almost) and everything was going very smoothly up until the other day&#8230;
So here is the latest update:
We left Wellington and cruised randomly around the North, visiting weird country townships and awesome cruisy beach towns. 
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		<title>Goodbye Nelson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The alarm on my cell phone started to scream out its obnoxious and terrible song.  A combination of pulsing vibrato and too-cheerful music – the only thing that can really wake me up in the morning.  I stumbled out of bed and fumbled to the kitchen to brew myself a cup of ambition.]]></description>
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		<title>What are we running from? (and why you shouldnt read this blog)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re all running from something.  It’s a conversation I’ve often had over a glass of cheap wine in some strange city with a group of other international runaways. Why do we choose to live life on the road? Why do we force ourselves into a life where we are constantly making and breaking social connections – it’s exhausting.  Mentally and emotionally draining.  And yet we totally fucking love it.]]></description>
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		<title>Working in Blenheim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blenheim is one of those towns that doesn't really need to exist.  It's like the service station / rest stop / roach motel encampments that spring up at the halfway point of a long and dusty road.  These towns only exist out of necessity - like a trade-route settlement in the middle of the desert. ]]></description>
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		<title>Just another Taco Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in my norcal days, Taco Tuesday was my favorite drinking day of the week.  There were almost never any tacos involved, but we didn't mind -- we were out to destroy our stomachs and livers with booze, not cheap Mexican food.]]></description>
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		<title>What City Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was yet another hung-over Saturday morning at the Voda office, and I was trying to keep my eyes open, while groggily surfing CNN’s website and catching up on my American politics. It was a cold, grey morning, but Sublime was on the radio and I was daydreaming about my life back in sunny Southern California when I stumbled onto a web page that asked the question, “Which city are you?”]]></description>
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		<title>The Palace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palace was the kind of place where you felt immediately at home, and at the same time, immediately out of place.  It was the kind of hostel where everyone seemed to already know each other, which can make the new nomad on the block feel a bit like an outsider. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hitching Up New Zealand&#8217;s West Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 13:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I’m hitchhiking up the West Coast of New Zealand’s south Island and I get dropped off somewhere outside the picturesque little lakeside town of Wanaka,  where an endless winding road meets another endless winding road.  The junction of Freedom and Bedlam, miles from nowhere, and exactly where I want to be.  
The harsh, New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-05-17</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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I wish i had my old partner in crime with me tonight! #

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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-05-10</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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I think iron and wine is the soundtrack to my life. It always seems to fit. #

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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-05-01</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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Tonight we all decided to dress like eachother. Iffy is me, gjoni is jane, and i&#8217;m mimi-the blonde german. Dressed in drag and ready for &#8230; #

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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-04-30</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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Ended up going out last night for uk paul&#8217;s b day. Beers. Tequila shots. German girls. Good times. And too little sleep. #

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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-04-29</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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Long day at the vodafone shop today.. Looking forward to dinner, a beer, and some sleep! #

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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-04-28</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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My first mobile tweet! Just set it up to post my tweets to my blog every day. Annoying? Probably. Deal with it. #
My first mobile tweet! Just set it up to post my tweets to my blog every day. Annoying? Probably. Deal with it. #
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		<title>Twitter Updates for 2008-04-27</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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going to start mobile twittering! #

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		<title>&#8230;to the top of Mount Roy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a few days of chilling out by the lake in the picturesque town of Wanaka, some friends and I decided to hike to the top of Mount Roy.  the trek took the whole day, and it certainly took a lot out of us.  We were vastly unprepared for the journey...]]></description>
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		<title>live it, love it&#8230; but for god&#8217;s sake, don&#8217;t forget to blog it!</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/live-it-love-it-but-for-gods-sake-dont-forget-to-blog-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As usual, I have to apologize for being such a slack blogger. You probably know by now that when I'm not updating the blog, I'm out living life... and loving every minute of it. When you're having fun, exploring the world, meeting great people, and drinking local brews with local booze-hounds...]]></description>
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		<title>Franz Josef</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The little township of Franz Josef doesnt have much. There is one small market, 2 bars, and a couple of backpackers hostels. But this sleepy little two road town is home to one of the biggest tourist draws on New Zealand's West Coast: The Franz Josef Glacier.]]></description>
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		<title>42 Below</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The center of New Zealand is located on the 42nd longitudinal parallel, and thats where the NZ vodka brand, 42 Below comes from.  it is a stong, clean vodka, made using water pumped up from under an extinct volcano &#8212; very pure.
42 Below comes in a bunch of different flavors, one of which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bungee!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend’s Bungee jump &#8212; yeah, I&#8217;m a wuss&#8230; but not really &#8212; I did a skydive in Israel last year for Christ’s sake (ha! Christ&#8230;Israel&#8230;sorry) I&#8217;m just traveling on a budget that includes copious amounts of booze, and no jumping out of or off of things&#8230;
but yeah… check out Petra&#8217;s jump!

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		<title>Lake Pukaki Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a time-lapsed video of me and some other campers setting up our little tent city on the wooded shores of Lake Pukaki.

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		<title>Fiordland and Milford Sound</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiordland National Park in New Zealand is 12,120 square kilometers of fiords, waterfalls, and general glacier-carved awesomeness.  Join me on my journey into the Fiordlands where we visit The Chasm and take a scenic cruise on the Milford Sound.

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		<title>My Birthday Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 28th was my birthday, and I celebrated it with a bus full of strangers / new friends at a sweet little camping lodge at Rangitata, on New Zealand&#8217;s South Island.
The day started on a sad note, as new friend Aussie Steve was leaving us in Christchurch, and we were pressing on to the Rangitata [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in Kaikoura</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video diary of a day I spent in Kaikoura, just a stop along the road on the Flying Kiwi Adventure Bus Tour.]]></description>
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		<title>bus / camp / drink / sleep / repeat</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/bus-camp-drink-sleep-repeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things have been off to a pretty good start here on this trip, except for the weather.  The day I flew in to Auckland, it was sunny, but that evening a storm rolled over the North Island we had nothing but rain and wind for the next few days.]]></description>
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		<title>Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonder-stink</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/wai-o-tapu-thermal-wonder-stink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wai-O-Tapu means "Sacred Waters" in the Maori language, and the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is a sort of touristic tribute to the natural beauty and supernatural stink of these sulfurous geo-thermal...]]></description>
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		<title>Auckland and the Fat Camel</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/auckland-and-the-fat-camel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick video update from the Fat Camel Hostel in Auckland!]]></description>
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		<title>Home is where the Kiwis are.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, hello from Auckland, NZ!
Yes, thats right folks, after months of jibber jabber and blah blah blah, I finally made it!  My flight landed early this morning, and I&#8217;ve just been walking around Auckland for the last few hours, trying to shake this jet lag and get my bearings.  Actually, the jet lag [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving for New Zealand now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm on my way out the door right now!

here is a quick video blog i threw together to say bye! the next time you see my beautiful face, I'll be in NZ!]]></description>
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		<title>Things I still have to do before I leave for New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve traveled a lot in my life, but never before have I left without any plan of coming back.  I could be gone for 6 months, a year, 2 years&#8230; who knows!?
It&#8217;s a weird feeling &#8212; having to tie up every loose end in your life.  It&#8217;s a bit like knowing when you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Blogobabble</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/video-blogobabble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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Fortune Cookie 
Betty&#8217;s Rock Bar
Punch Face (the band we saw at Betty&#8217;s)
LifeCasting  (not this kind of Life Casting)

Justin.TV
iJustine.com (yeah, I have a crush on her)
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		<title>Diamond Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damn, it&#8217;s after 6AM and I&#8217;ve been up all night. I finally got around to learning how to use Sony Vegas to edit my videos and I put this together, my first real video blog! Love it.

So, I had to seriously degrade the video quality to get the file size small enough for YouTube (switched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About Justin Jones</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Don&#8217;t I have a Wikipedia page yet? I mean, come on fans &#8212; let&#8217;s make it happen!
Here is a clip from my new about me page&#8230;fact or fiction&#8230;you decide!
The story of by birth is an interesting one.  I have to start by telling the tale of my lumberjack father and my beautiful farm-girl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Tales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to blog on a more regular basis I’ve decided to begin writing about things other than what is currently going on in my life. This should give me something to fill the gaps between blog-worthy events and should make for some cool themes that you’ll enjoy reading about.  For starters, I’d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYE 08 Pics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey all- I finally put up the pics from NYE 08 in San Francisco!
thanks to everyone for a great time!
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This is just a sampling of some of the best pics &#8212; you can find them all on my Flickr account.
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		<title>A Year on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been technically homeless for over a year now.  My lease in LA ended in December of 2006, and since then, I’ve been couch surfing around the states and gallivanting all over the globe for various reasons.  2007 was an awesome year for me, and I think it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>back from oblivion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well hello there cats and kittens &#8212; I&#8217;m back.
&#8220;From where?&#8221;  You might ask.
Well, I&#8217;m not sure exactly, but it was a strange and deranged world of too much booze and not enough real conscious thought. Sure, I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot, but it&#8217;s been a little too much Act 1 Hamlet, and not enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA, Life, and Life in LA</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/la-life-and-life-in-la/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I&#8217;m still in LA after over a week of boozing, bumming, and slumming.  I haven&#8217;t felt like this much of a piece of shit since the days when I was living in Johnny&#8217;s one bedroom apartment with Murph on the couch and me on the inflatable mattress.  Thats 3 people in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a Trip Backpacking Abroad</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/planning-a-trip-backpacking-abroad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you’re ready to strap on that overstuffed backpack and take a trip overseas.  Maybe you’ll make it a euro-trip, hopping Eurail trains and sipping café au lait in Parisian cafes one day, then downing giant mugs of bohemian lager in Munich the next day.  Or maybe you’ll head to South East Asia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions, Chance and Happenstance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate making decisions for myself.  Whenever I’m faced with a real decision, my overly analytical mind will start churning with discomfort while weighing options and figuring in consequence. This is a strange and crippling affliction for a nomad like myself.  I live my life on a whim, always open to whatever the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B-Listers and Little Burgers</title>
		<link>http://justinwashere.com/b-listers-and-corkscrews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leave it to me to have the most stereotypical of LA experiences, the minute I get back in town.  No, I wasn&#8217;t beaten by the cops or &#8220;discovered&#8221; as the next reality TV star, but if I had downed a couple more mojitos and had a bit more of the old Hollywood schmoozitude, those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KL</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this video from my first day in Malaysia.  I was staying in a hotel just outside Kuala Lumpur &#8212; a real classy place, 5 stars and all that. Certainly a step above my days as a dirty backpacker! (don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m still dirty)
Anyway, I discovered an awesome bit of the famed Asian [...]]]></description>
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