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		<title>The curse of Tutankhamun – Pharaohs, part 2.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are they lost? Should we ask if they are in the right train? Maybe they have been robbed and they don&#8217;t have any money left. Do you think they need help? It was hilarious to listen to Egyptian locals when we went in the 3rd class local train from Aswan to Luxor. Obviously not too [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=294&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Much ado about nothing – Pharaohs, part 1.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Cairo, everyone wants baksheesh – money. And preferably without doing anything. We were walking in a middle class neighborhood, when a decently dressed young man walked by. He had one look to my blond hair, and I could hear the click in his head. Eyes lid, hand opened, and &#8216;baksheesh&#8217; came out of his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=283&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Following the steps of Moses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/11/08/following-the-steps-of-moses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the pilgrimages in Middle East is Mount Sinai. This mountain climb of 2285 meter is a multinational experience. I will get there in a while, but before that allow me to tell you about our lazy days on the beach in unholy Dahab. Dahab is not yet spoiled by mass tourism, its a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=278&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Into the blue</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/11/07/into-the-blue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been really lazy lately to update our blog. Sorry about that. We had a fortnight break of the heavy travel, so to say, by the beach, first in Aqaba, Jordan, and then in Dahab, Egypt. Most of the time we just hanged around, read books and relaxed, but also did some snorkeling, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=275&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Ariel the Mermaid</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/27/visiting-ariel-the-mermaid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our differences has been frustrating for both of us; the fact that I am not a swimmer neither a diver has been like a poisonous Lionfish sting. She has always been sad that I could not share her moments. Maiku decided to go diving when we were in outstanding Aqaba, where diving sounded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=260&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Petra with Bedouins</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/22/petra-with-bedouins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petra has been my dream since I was a wee girl. In my mind, it was a dreamy place with eerie beauty, secret kingdom inside rocks. Later, I sat hours and hours in the university lecture halls, listening professors and archaeologists (one of whom even looked like Indiana Jones, and to whom all the girls [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=251&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A serious adventure!</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/15/a-serious-adventure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time, shall we?! Shall we do what? you might ask. Well, we were in a mall, and you might wonder now why you go to a mall in such an awesome country. Reality is, after our Syria trip and our experience in the Syrian-Jordanian border we decided to take it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=238&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tourist pollution</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/09/tourist-pollution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damascus and much needed rest. Thanks to our Finnish friend S (and the future hairy male immigrant; four-legged though), we could just sleep, eat and enjoy their excellent company &#8211; and not to forget Finnish women magazines, oh Heaven! From Damascus, we did also a 2-day trip to Palmyra Roman ruins, which are in the Syrian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=226&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed to see the world</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/01/blessed-to-see-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you travel in countries like Syria and other Middle Eastern ones, it is funny how you discover that you are really lucky to live elsewhere and be part of a society that gives u the chance to see the world. It&#8217;s a chance to drop it all, and travel with the wind. Well, we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=214&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dying donkeys</title>
		<link>http://maikusasi.com/2008/09/30/dying-donkeys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to move around Syria is hitch-hiking, it seems. People are really willing to give lifts, and even more so if you are foreigner. Of course, its easier for us since my beloved husband is native Arabic speaker. So we have had quite interesting drives around. In Homs, we got a lift of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&#038;blog=3280614&#038;post=208&#038;subd=maikusasi&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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