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		<title>Where did all the hippies go?</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/where-did-all-the-hippies-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 01:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just recently returned from a trip to Colorado Springs, CO.  When I first started planning the trip, I thought, &#8220;how exciting, I&#8217;m going to CO.&#8221;  Then as I started planning my trip, I started wondering, &#8220;what is there to do in Colorado Spring?&#8221;  Of course, there is the natural beauty of the area, i.e., [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=216&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Doomed to success?  Visiting the Galapagos &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/doomed-to-success-visiting-the-galapagos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is a good thing too good?  Each year the Galapagos Islands seem to get more and more popular.  At one time, there were only 60,000 visitors to the islands, but it has grown by tens of thousands.  Recently, a five star hotel opened, appropriately $400 &#8211; 500 per night the last time I checked, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=154&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clubbing sea lions to death</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that 53 sea lions in the Galapagos Islands had been clubbed to death.  The deaths were reported as having to have been caused by humans.  Having recently visited the Islands, I can certainly attest that these animals are not afraid of the world&#8217;s most dangerous predator and were easy targets, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=161&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise ship or yacht for the Galapagos &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/cruise-ship-or-yacht-for-the-galapagos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the major decisions that we had to make regarding our visit to the Galapagos Islands was how do we want to visit the islands &#8230; by land or sea.  The land based option would mean that we would need to stay on one of the islands with a hotel, which subsequently would mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=108&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The airlines care so much about the environment that they are willing to let me pay for it</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/the-airlines-care-so-much-about-the-environment-that-they-are-willing-to-let-me-pay-for-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about other travelers, but I actually like to read the propaganda that the airlines provide &#8230; they actually have interesting articles.  A couple of days ago, I was flying home on Continental Airlines.  Their magazine had an interesting article about the environment and how much they care.  They care so much that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=80&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>World Heritage Centre list of world sites &#8230; hmm</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/world-heritage-centre-list-of-world-sites-hmm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that I am sometimes traditional, sometimes I am not, but as a travel enthusiast, I always grapple with where I want to go next.  One of my main reasons for traveling is the cultural value.  The world is much larger than my backyard, i.e., the southeastern United States.
The World Heritage Centre [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=71&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Now that&#8217;s bad press or is it</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/now-thats-bad-press-or-is-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been following the Antarctic accident and am glad that everyone evacuated the ship to safety.  I certainly do not want anyone to think that I am blaming G.A.P. for the accident &#8230; right now, it sounds just like an accident.  Of course, this accident will impact the environment, but it sounds like it was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=32&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When ecotourism goes wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortunately, no one has injured, but the ship M/S Explorer that was cruising the Antarctic had to be evacuated because it began sinking after hitting submerged ice.  G.A.P., the owner of the M/S Explorer, prides themselves on eco-friendly &#8220;adventures,&#8221; as they call their tours. 
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