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	<title>Vincent Vanderveken</title>
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		<title>Koh Phi Phi Islands</title>
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After a day spent on Phuket&#8217;s Karon beach recovering from a substantial hangover due to four days of partying during the Thai New Year celebrations in Bangkok I headed early in the morning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2010/02/17/koh-phi-phi/</link>
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		<title>Palolem and the beaches of South Goa</title>
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The last portion of my trip took me to the southern part of the state of Goa. Having read a lot and then experienced first hand how grinding traveling in India can be at times the best antidote is to leave yourself some space for a short vacation within your vacation to unwind at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2010/01/16/palolem-and-the-beaches-of-south-goa/</link>
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		<title>Varanasi</title>
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A Sadhu priest more commonly knows as a Hindu holy man on the banks of the Ganges river.

After an initial short and uneventful stay in Delhi I was glad to arrive in Varanasi which happened to be the first destination to really triggered my interest in India. A place where you can experience first hand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2009/12/08/varanasi/</link>
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		<title>Old Delhi</title>
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Like the bulk of the travelers coming to India, Delhi will most likely be the obligatory first and last stop of anyone&#8217;s journey across the country. The first Impressions of North Delhi you will get of India should be a brutal assault on the senses as you try to make your way through its noisy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2009/11/30/old-delhi/</link>
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		<title>Sitges Festa Major</title>
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Besides being known for its beautiful setting by the Mediterranean sea,  much frequented beaches and the surrounding Natural Park of del Garraf, the quaint little town of Sitges is also very popular for one annual summertime event&#8230; The &#8220;Festa Major de Sitges&#8221; which means Main Festival in Catalan.

Made to honor the Town’s Patron Saint, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2009/09/02/sitges-festa-major/</link>
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		<title>El Nido and the Bacuit Bay</title>
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Island Hopping in El Nido

Located 238 kilometer north of Puerto Princesa at the tip of   Palawan&#8217;s northwestern coast is where you will find the small village of El Nido and the stunning beauty of it&#8217;s surrounding marine reserve park. Due to it&#8217;s remote location the Bacuit Bay remained virtually unknown to the world [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2009/03/26/el-nido-and-the-bacuit-bay/</link>
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		<title>Cheung Chau Island</title>
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View from the Cheung Chau harbor of fishermen on their boats


Cheung Chau is the smallest inhabited Island out of the 235 that form the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Though only located only 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island it feels as it could be light years away. Since the Ming Dynasty fishing has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2009/01/20/cheung-chau-island/</link>
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		<title>Port Barton and the Pagdanan Bay</title>
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View from on one of the islands of Pagdanan Bay

Port Barton is located midway between Puerto Princesa and El Nido on Palawan&#8217;s Northwest coast. This lovely little coastal beach town&#8217;s activities are mostly geared towards island hopping, swimming, diving and snorkeling around Pagdanan Bay while the mainland offers some walking or hiking trips to discover [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2008/11/08/port-barton-and-the-pagdanan-bay/</link>
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		<title>Coco Loco island and resort</title>
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The view from the beach on a moody afternoon at Coco Loco island

The Coco Loco island and resort was certainly one of the highlights of my last trip to the Philippines. The seven hectares spec of land that make up this microscopic sized island consists but of two things. Flat land abundant with Coconut trees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2008/10/09/coco-loco-island-and-resort/</link>
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		<title>Malapascua island</title>
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A view of Malapascua&#8217;s northern part of the island near Langob

Malapascua with its small proportions of 2½ KM long by 1KM wide is a tiny but beautiful tropical island lost 8KM into the Visayan sea just off Cebu&#8217;s port of Maya. Often compared to what Boracay looked like 20 years ago the major advantage of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vincentvanderveken.com/2008/07/11/malapascua-island/</link>
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