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	<title>Adventures of a GoodMan: Photography, Storytelling and World Travel by Greg Goodman &#187; Scams</title>
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		<title>Interacting With The Locals in Vietnam is Downright Unpleasant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodnight...And Goodbye, VietNam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haggling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanoi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ho Chi Min]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India & Southeast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indigenous People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sa Pa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saigon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nightclubs From the beginning, I had a tough time with most interactions we had with locals in Vietnam. Granted, most of the people we met were some form of shopkeeper and as soon as money was introduced to the equation the nice relationship became mean, rude and angry. However, due &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/interacting-with-the-locals-in-vietnam-is-downright-unpleasant/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Taxi Scams and Roaming the Streets of Ho Chi Min</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/avoiding-taxi-scams-and-roaming-the-streets-of-ho-chi-min/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[* My Craziest & Best Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Morning VietNam!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Woes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our bus arrived in Ho Chi Min (formerly Saigon) in the middle of a monsoon and quickly got into a cab to take us to our hotel. After a few blocks, we noticed that the meter was already very high. We told him to stop and asked what was going &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/avoiding-taxi-scams-and-roaming-the-streets-of-ho-chi-min/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side of the Full Moon</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/the-dark-side-of-the-full-moon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Full Moon Party: The Biggest and Best Party in the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Moon Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koh Phangan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robbery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the sunrise every morning was absolutely beautiful, the scene in front of it was not. As soon as it got light enough to see without a flashlight the locals came out in packs to scavenge. Lots of partiers had passed out on the beach and if anything had fallen &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/the-dark-side-of-the-full-moon/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Pretty Lady…Boy. Are Those Your Flip Flops?</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/hello-pretty-ladyboy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[* My Craziest & Best Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Moon Party: The Biggest and Best Party in the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Moon Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady Boy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand is filled with lady boys: men who either dress like women or who are in some stage of actually becoming a woman through surgery. Most times they are easy to pick out of a crowd, though some have had so much work done or had such a feminine physique &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/hello-pretty-ladyboy/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Traveling Like Locals is Practically Impossible</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/traveling-like-locals-is-practically-impossible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/traveling-like-locals-is-practically-impossible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 08:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bali Hai's and Bali Lows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali, Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Woes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lovina]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It didn&#8217;t take long for us to realize that Bali was unlike any place we&#8217;ve ever traveled before, in that it is nearly impossible to use public transportation. As always, after arriving at the airport we were greeted by scores of taxi drivers. And as always, we politely refused and &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/traveling-like-locals-is-practically-impossible/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Country Are You From&#8230;Here&#039;s Your Price</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/what-country-are-you-fromheres-your-price/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/what-country-are-you-fromheres-your-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bali Hai's and Bali Lows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali, Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lovina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rip offs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned earlier, one of our biggest frustrations in Bali was trying to get a fair price. A typical negotiation would usually go something like: Us: Hi, we are interested in a room, meal, item in your store, etc. How much? Them: What is your country? Us: USA Them: &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/what-country-are-you-fromheres-your-price/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bail Hais and Bali Lows: This and That</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/bail-hais-and-bali-lows-this-and-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/bail-hais-and-bali-lows-this-and-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 05:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bali Hai's and Bali Lows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali, Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This & That - Musings From the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Woes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lovina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This and That]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ubud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t notice until I had to pay $50 at the Bali airport to get a visa, but the women at our Phuket hotel totally robbed me. I had 2 $20s, a $10 and a $1 in my wallet that they replaced with 4 $1 bills. I even looked into &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/bail-hais-and-bali-lows-this-and-that/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No Public Transportation For You. Next!</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/no-public-transportation-for-you-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/no-public-transportation-for-you-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[James Bond Island, Boat Living, Phucket, Timeshares and Thai Wives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kho Lak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Krabi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Woes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Can you help me? I seem to have gotten lost in southwest Thailand and am trying to find my way back onto the backpacking trail.” These are the types of thoughts that Carrie and I have had lately after our visit to the Andaman coast. It started in Krabi, where &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/no-public-transportation-for-you-next/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Couchsurfing, Timeshares and a Night Out in Phuket</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/couchsurfing-timeshares-and-a-night-out-in-phuket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/couchsurfing-timeshares-and-a-night-out-in-phuket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[James Bond Island, Boat Living, Phucket, Timeshares and Thai Wives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clubbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phuket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timeshare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carrie and I hate the tourist scene. Plain and simple. So, upon arriving in Patong, the tourist mecca of Phuket, we quickly logged onto Couchsurfing to find a local to give us the real scoop on the town, the party scene and the best boat tours. After exchanging a few &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/couchsurfing-timeshares-and-a-night-out-in-phuket/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Thai Wife or Girlfriend</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/a-thai-wife-or-girlfriend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/a-thai-wife-or-girlfriend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 10:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[James Bond Island, Boat Living, Phucket, Timeshares and Thai Wives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SouthEast Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's roles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another fascinating aspect of Thailand is the large amount of older and larger white men with young and attractive Thai woman. While some of these are surely a John/prostitute situation, many of them are in actual relationships. Everywhere we looked we saw these girls canoodling and holding hands with men &#8230;<br/><a class="read-more" href="http://www.adventuresofagoodman.com/a-thai-wife-or-girlfriend/">read more <span>>></span></a>]]></description>
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