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		<title>Is Too Much Safety Putting Kids at Risk?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after we returned from our trip, I saw this car commercial in which a safety-conscious mom loaded her kid up with protective gear &#8211; helmet, goggles, shoulder pads, hockey gloves, etc &#8211; before handing him a tennis racket and sending him off to practice.

&#8220;It&#8217;s OK to be over-protective&#8221;, said the announcer. But he&#8217;s wrong. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warning: Side Effects of World Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 05:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, extended world travel is awesome, but before I go on trying to inspire people to sell everything and hit the road, maybe I should warn about a few of the side effects of such an adventure.
We experienced all of the following symptoms at one time or another during our round-the-world trip, and are still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Packing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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I never used to be a big supporter of the pack lightly club.  I was always a believer in the &#8220;I would rather have it and not need it than wish I had not left it at home&#8221; method.  No awards are given to the ones with the smallest bags.  However, airline weight restrictions and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mixed Feelings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left China with a lot of mixed emotions, but I think we mostly felt relieved. Of all the countries we&#8217;ve visited, this has been the one we were most glad to leave.  People have asked us how was China and my reply has been I hated it or just didn&#8217;t like it depending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BE The Driver</title>
		<link>http://4suitcases.com/2009/03/be-the-driver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve already said how I prefer to be the one driving, heck I&#8217;m the one who drove away from our wedding.  It is just understood that unless I make a request, I will be the driver and Marc will be my navigator.
We were probably in Buenos Aires the first time Marc said to me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst. Flight. EVER.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
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Our 3-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia on an insanely packed Aerolineas Argentinas MD-83. Olivia and I were seated in front of a bulkhead, so our seats wouldn&#8217;t recline &#8211; but the seats in front of us did!
Luckily, my sweet wife offered to trade seats with me halfway through the flight. The people sitting [...]]]></description>
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