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        <title>distances between reugios on the W</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1849117</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[hey all.<br />...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:50:09 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>outboundagain</jf:author>
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                <jf:body><![CDATA[hey all.<br />...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Hotel in Santiago and Valpo</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1847275</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[Seeking hotel/hostel recommendation in area of Escuela Militar in Santiago. Also traveling to Valpo, in early January.]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:42:14 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>arvada</jf:author>
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                <jf:body><![CDATA[Seeking hotel/hostel recommendation in area of Escuela Militar in Santiago. Also traveling to Valpo, in early January.]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Torres del Paine Gear</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1849194</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[We are doing day hikes in Torres del Paine in late December.  Planning on taking fleece, gore-tex rain jacket, warm hat, hiking pants and rain pants.  Are gaiters necessary/recommended?]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:33:54 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>debbieda</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>22 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[We are doing day hikes in Torres del Paine in late December.  Planning on taking fleece, gore-tex rain jacket, warm hat, hiking pants and rain pants.  Are gaiters necessary/recommended?]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>English language books</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1849197</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[Hi there,<br />...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:31:51 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>lauren_richmond</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>24 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[Hi there,<br />...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Credit Cards</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1849216</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[We're planning on using mostly debit cards/ATMs for money while travelling, but would like to bring a back-up credit card.  Will we need a card with a chip/pin?  I was in Switzerland in September and found many places wouldn't take my Visa card as it did...]]></description>
            
        
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        <jf:author>bubblytoes</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>28 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[We're planning on using mostly debit cards/ATMs for money while travelling, but would like to bring a back-up credit card.  Will we need a card with a chip/pin?  I was in Switzerland in September and found many places wouldn't take my Visa card as it did...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Soocer game in Colombia</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1849215</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[We'll be in Colombia in January and were thinking of checking out a soccer (football) game.  Any advice?  I don't even know if the league runs in January or not.  We'll be in Medellin, Bogota, and Cartagena - would one of these cities be better than the...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:23:17 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>bubblytoes</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>32 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[We'll be in Colombia in January and were thinking of checking out a soccer (football) game.  Any advice?  I don't even know if the league runs in January or not.  We'll be in Medellin, Bogota, and Cartagena - would one of these cities be better than the...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Death road biking ' best value?</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1843043</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[hey<br />...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:22:40 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>azolna</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>33 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[hey<br />...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>How dangerous is the Death Road??</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1830750</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[Hello, I´m in La Paz and contemplating biking the death road. I really have no mountain biking experience and have heard a variety of stats - anywhere up to 100 people a year go off the road and die on bikes? <br />...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:18:35 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>Burtongirl</jf:author>
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        <jf:dateToText>37 minutes ago</jf:dateToText>
        
            
                <jf:body><![CDATA[Hello, I´m in La Paz and contemplating biking the death road. I really have no mountain biking experience and have heard a variety of stats - anywhere up to 100 people a year go off the road and die on bikes? <br />...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>Bolivia Death Road (WMDR) Help</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1813070</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[I'm currently doing a bicycle trip from Patagonia to North America and just got to La Paz.  I've been hearing about this Death Road, or World's Most Dangerous Road, for a while now and plan on checking it out.  After looking in the LP and around this...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:14:22 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>wetpanda</jf:author>
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                <jf:body><![CDATA[I'm currently doing a bicycle trip from Patagonia to North America and just got to La Paz.  I've been hearing about this Death Road, or World's Most Dangerous Road, for a while now and plan on checking it out.  After looking in the LP and around this...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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        <title>The Amazon Goes On and On (Iquitos to Belem and more)</title>
        <link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1825895</link>

        

        
            
                <description><![CDATA[I just finished a very long journey from Lima, Peru to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil via the Amazon River. I stopped in Iquitos, Tabatinga, Manaus, Santarem, Alter do Chao, Belem, Recife, Olinda, and Maceio. If you're interested in reading up on the...]]></description>
            
        
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:12:29 +0000</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>mylostwords</jf:author>
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                <jf:body><![CDATA[I just finished a very long journey from Lima, Peru to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil via the Amazon River. I stopped in Iquitos, Tabatinga, Manaus, Santarem, Alter do Chao, Belem, Recife, Olinda, and Maceio. If you're interested in reading up on the...]]></jf:body>
            
        
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