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		<title>The curse of Tutankhamun – Pharaohs, part 2.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/11/15/much-noise-for-nothing-%e2%80%93-pharaohs-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=283&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/11/08/following-the-steps-of-moses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=278&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/11/07/into-the-blue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=275&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/27/visiting-ariel-the-mermaid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=260&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Petra with Bedouins</title>
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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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/22/petra-with-bedouins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=251&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/15/a-serious-adventure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=238&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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, &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/09/tourist-pollution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=226&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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 &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/10/01/blessed-to-see-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=214&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;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. &#8230; <a href="http://maikusasi.com/2008/09/30/dying-donkeys/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maikusasi.com&amp;blog=3280614&amp;post=208&amp;subd=maikusasi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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