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            <title><![CDATA[Is That the Eiffel Tower, Dad?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macau Has a European Obsession (And It’s in China)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Didn’t Think I’d Be Celebrating Diwali in Singapore]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gauri Sirur]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:32:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Carobs, Castles, and Cypriot Seashores]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/true-travel-tales/carobs-castles-and-cypriot-seashores-93313466c7d6?source=rss----5c3f319e25a1---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*lG6UVvKXeH-UwZkNt39OuA.jpeg" width="3264"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I traveled to my dad&#x2019;s homeland and found the Greece and Cyprus that tourists miss</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/true-travel-tales/carobs-castles-and-cypriot-seashores-93313466c7d6?source=rss----5c3f319e25a1---4">Continue reading on True Travel Tales »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Went to Take Photos. I Ended Up Doing Nothing for 40 Minutes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kumiko Takahashi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Gavaudun in France to Bédar in Spain]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Iban Van der Zeyp]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Parsons]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medicines and Poisons on the Same Shelf…]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[All in a Day’s Walk]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Walker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
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