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		<title>Favorite Gear: Knopf MapGuides</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve always been great at directions. During road trips, I always loved playing shotgun while flipping through road maps. But that was before GPS took that job away from me. And even though I was won over by the iPhone for the map feature alone, I’m still a big fan of old school printed maps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Swag Contest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday I wrote about how you can make career connections while you are traveling on your career break; it just takes a little networking and you may be able to line up your next job after your career break travels are finished! I was able to do this when I was in Sinagpore and met [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Gear: Stocking Stuffers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When traveling for long periods of time, it’s essential to pack as light as possible. Here is some of our favorite travel gear that we feel is essential to add to your packing list. And as a bonus, they take up little space and make great stocking stuffers for the holidays! And by purchasing these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Gear: Silk Sleep Sheets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I don&#8217;t leave home without when traveling is a silk sleep sheet (also known as a mummy liner or sleeping bag liner). It&#8217;s lightweight and will be your savior when you check into a seedy hostel* in Greece, find yourself sleeping on an overnight train in Vietnam, or staying in a village in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Gear: Eagle Creek Switchback</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suitcase or Backpack…why not both? One of my favorite and yet to be retired travel items is my suitcase…I mean backpack…I mean suitcase; yes, it’s actually both. When I started planning my around the world trip I had the typical dilemma of how I should carry my stuff. I knew I wasn’t a hard-core backpacker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Gear: Headlamps</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2008/11/favorite-gear-headlamps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I discovered the wonders of a headlamp, I never went on a trip without my small Maglite flashlight. It was small, light, useful and extremely handy – or so I thought. When I nearly lost it down the squat toilet late at night while trying to keep a cow from entering the tent, I [...]]]></description>
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