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	<title>High Mileage</title>
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		<title>Crushed at St. Peters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever think what it would be like to go to Rome to see the Pope do Christmas or Easter mass?  Even if you&#8217;re not religious, attending one of these events can be exciting.  And dangerous.
Having done both the Christmas Eve service and Easter Vigils I can say its worth fighting huge crowds and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yack It Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been accused of being a &#8220;perk&#8221; traveler.  Always looking for that something extra, for free.  So what&#8217;s wrong with that, and how do you do it?
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		<title>Timing Is Everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never been a very lucky person.  And the only raffle I ever won was for a bottle of &#8220;two-buck Chuck&#8221;.  If you can call that winning.  But every now and then, the travel god&#8217;s do smile on us.  And sometimes that smile lasts for a few days, or weeks.
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		<title>What, No Refrigerator?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[American travelers to Europe sometimes cannot figure out how to eat snacks and light meals.  Many lower cost hotels provide no means of storing perishable food items like cheese, meats, milk, etc.  Obviously they want you to eat in their restaurants, which can be pretty lousy and touristy.  So what did I do on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beneath Rome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, Rome has a subway/metro.  Many tourists visiting the city never realize it exists, and just how useful it can be.  For only 1 Euro you can buy a ticket good for 75 minutes of travel.  And for 4 Euro you can get a 1-day pass.  Considering what a taxi would cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour Bus Idiots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read my stories in the past you probably know I am not a fan of Tour Packages.  But some years ago I found a tour I couldn&#8217;t refuse&#8230;actually a cruise which I hate as much as group tours.  Why did I succumb?  Well the itinerary was something I just couldn&#8217;t resist and couldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ugly American Tourist</title>
		<link>http://mikel1.com/blog/?p=30</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the term &#8220;Ugly American&#8221; still relevant?  Are you one?  Why do you travel anyway?
I often wonder why people travel to Europe, and expect to be greeted in English and never try to understand or assimilate into the local culture.  If your goal is to simply see sites, visit museums, and take tons of pictures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Extremes in Rome</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when it was impossible to get bad food in Rome.  And gourmet food was something Italians scoffed at as French.  Boy have times changed!
Having been to Italy many, many times over the last 15 years, my food experiences have covered a very broad range.  Everything from basic pizza to specialty pastas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding the Rails</title>
		<link>http://mikel1.com/blog/?p=28</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The train is a great way to explore Europe in a relaxed manner. There are many reasons to prefer trains over planes, cars and buses for travel in Europe.  Nearly every city has one or more stations which are served by trains many times each day. There are no time-consuming check-ins and often you arrive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Food Snob</title>
		<link>http://mikel1.com/blog/?p=27</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlyRosso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was born and raised in a typical working class suburb in western Pennsylvania.  With an ethnic background from the Slavic areas my family meals were basic &#8220;meat and potatoes&#8221;.  Very little real taste and everything cooked extremely well &#8220;just to be safe&#8221;.  That meant overcooked meat, soggy vegetables, and no spices except for salt [...]]]></description>
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