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	<description>Thoughts, Adventures and Photographs by Heather Markman</description>
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		<title>Photo of the day: Lisbon and Helmets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisbon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Lisbon with HouseTrip.com and a group of fantastic travel bloggers. Picture of the day goes to Michal from Go See Write. Love the look on Michael&#8217;s face while taking a photo of himself in a helmet. Evidently this is a regular occurrence for him! View Michael&#8217;s site, Go See Write Follow my pin trail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Photo Roulette #45: &#8216;Surreal&#8217; – My Entry for 7/25/2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andalusia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bull Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mijias]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This round of Travel Roulette is being hosted by Skinny Backpacker and his theme is &#8220;Surreal&#8221;. I really wish I had something more creative and dream like, something with fun shadows and colors. But, atlas, I am going for something a bit more literal. I chose this picture, because I can&#8217;t believe that not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The oldest books I have ever seen&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/07/14/the-oldest-books-i-have-ever-seen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montefalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Umbria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am not kidding, I visited an ancient manuscripts library in Montefalco recently on a blog trip. I was a guest of Umbria on the blog and the region of Umbria and we stopped in Montefalco for a few hours before heading to the Arnaldo-Caprai winner for lunch and wine tasting. These books are as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capture the Colour</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/07/08/capture-the-colour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capture the Color]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Color]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam Memorial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My entries for the &#8216;Capture the Colour&#8217; competition hosted by the TravelSupermarket. Categories Red, Yellow, White, Blue, &#38; Green. Judged by: Blue Judge: Ken Kaminesky of Ken Kaminesky Red Judge: Daniel Nahabedian of Canvas of Light Green Judge: Abi King of Inside the Travel Lab Yellow Judge: Dave &#038; Deb Bouskill of The Planet D [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Talented Artist and his Inspiring Medieval Town</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/07/07/luigi-frappi-bevagna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bevagna]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What better place to live as an artist then where the art is an everyday living breathing culture. Sure Paris and New York, anywhere that has big art museums and theatre in the park and fantastic art schools. That&#8217;s NOT what I am referring too. I am referring to the art of craft. The medieval [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking the DC Memorials&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/30/walking-the-dc-memorials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Grant Memorial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the mall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in the Washington DC metropolitan area, I know my parents took me to see a lot as a kid. And over the years when friends and family came into town, we would head in and do something touristy. But in all honesty, I rarely cross the river. Since I am a part-time traveller, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spite House</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/27/spite-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alexandria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Color]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spite House]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 1800&#8242;s two neighbors in Alexandria Virginia fought tirelessly over an alley between their homes. As the story goes, when one neighbor went out-of-town, the other took that opportunity to build a house on the ally to stake his claim. In the end, the city decided neither neighbor owned that alley and the house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rest and Relaxation in Florence</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/22/rest-and-relaxation-in-florence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Trip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.travellersplayground.com/?p=735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone travel&#8217;s a bit differently. I like to be on the go, but I also like to have a bit of downtime in my travels. I recently attended a Travel Bloggers Unite conference in Umbria, Italy. Between 2 blog trips and a conference, I was exhausted! Nine days of full on go, go, go! It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sapore D&#8217; Italia, local Italian cuisine!</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/17/sapore-d-italia-local-italian-cuisine/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/17/sapore-d-italia-local-italian-cuisine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alexandria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Del Ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I have to say, that Sapore has turned into my favorite local Italian restaurant. Located in Del Ray, a neighborhood of Alexandria Virginia, it&#8217;s a small restaurant, very relaxed atmosphere and excellent home-made pasta. It&#8217;s a place where the family and staff who own and run the place remember your face and always greet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Concert Venues and Jo Dee Messina!</title>
		<link>http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/06/08/small-concert-venues-and-jo-dee-messina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Markman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Annapolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Dee Messina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rams Head Tavern]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Annapolis, from what I can tell has a beautiful downtown area with shops and restaurants. Although, I have only ever been to Annapolis to see performances at Ram&#8217;s Head Tavern, I should really get back one of these weekends and write-up a blog on the area. Ram&#8217;s Head Tavern is a great place for a [...]]]></description>
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