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        <title><![CDATA[The Blue Hippo .]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wanderlusting, normalish, London-accented, bespectacled French girl. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Goodbye my Lover]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:35:17 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Pont des Arts locks removal - Paris
Paris' Pont des Arts has said goodbye to its famous love locks. It is now a well-known fact that the Pont des Arts was close to crumbling down into the Seine river due to over 4 tonnes of metal locks making it that... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Picture of the Day : Naco, Arizona/Mexico]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:14:34 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Volley Ball over the American/Mexican border
I am rather appalled as to what has been happening recently and is still happening as we continue to live. All these people stuck on boats while governments debate whether to welcome them or not, dying at sea... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chédigny Roses Festival : Touraine Gem]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:11:49 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT FULLY - The town's oldest rose bush planted in 1874
Every year during the last weekend of May, the little countryside town of Chédigny on the Loire Valley (France), organises the 'Festival des Roses' dedicated, as the name... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[More than Paris : Oléron, Charente-Maritime ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2015 20:23:53 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT FULLY
One of the things I dislike the most about travelling, travellers and being a traveller is that we sometimes go to what is obvious and forget what is around. Let's take France as an example. So many people base their... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Iceland Excursion : The Golden Circle]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 17:53:13 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[View of Reykjavik city from the top of the Hallgrímskirkja Church
In the days leading to a trip, I always get restless. I check, check and triple-check everything I planned to see and do, that I have the plane tickets printed out, Visa at the ready when... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Picture of the Day : Kathmandu, Nepal ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 17:30:53 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Kathmandu, Nepal
With the recent events and amongst the horrifying pictures that keep coming our way, I thought that this week's Picture of the Day should celebrate or remember Nepal's beauty. We are never really trully prepared for natural disasters... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Picture of the Day : Zhangye Danxia, China]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:38:43 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Zhangye Danxia (Landform) Geopark - 张掖丹霞国家地质公园, Gansu Province, China
Zhangye Danxia, located near the city of Zhangye in China's northwestern Gansu province, covers an area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi) and is known for the unusual colours of... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Destination 'coup de ♥' : Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:49:21 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In recent years, I have been thinking about travelling to Russia. Although I am not a big fan of its head of state, it is a beautiful country and Moscow's Red Square and its Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is, I feel, one of those places one has to see... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Picture of the Day : Bagan, Burma]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:01:05 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Bagan (Burma) by Andy Ferrington, National Geographic
Opened to international tourism since 2010 only, Burma might be dislodging a few south-Asia countries on the most-beautiful-country list in a few years time. Mostly still untouched by mass production... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Destination 'coup de ♥' : Çinque Taere, Italy]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:29:52 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[With April has started what I think is safe to call the BEST TIME OF THE YEAR. April literally brings a new season (Hello, spring!), long sunny days - so far -, sunset after 8.30pm thanks to the time change, and more relax and carefree spirits in most... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[A travelling bucketlist : The Northern Lights]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:49:26 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Five years ago, my best friend told me about a book she had read. The story, in a few words, was about a girl whose life was going to be cut short because of a fatal illness and who made a list of things she wanted to do before she died. Together, we... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The art of planning ahead]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:27:15 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I love planning trips, holidays, weekends away. I have a thing for travel. I don't know how/when it came to be so engrained in me, but I can't seem to be able to stop myself from wandering from one airline website to the other, one travel blog to the... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Je suis Charlie.]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2015/01/je-suis-charlie.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 11:21:27 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There were meant to be other articles coming up onto the blog. They were meant to be light-hearted, a little witty and full of pictures that would make you want to be on perpetual holiday. But my country, my beautiful France is hurting, and so am I. I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Christmassy Little Paris]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/12/christmassy-little-paris.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:50:33 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I may have lived in England, but I never really took to the tea-craze. I am actually pretty picky about my tea. For example, I can only drink mint/peppermint tea. Any other and it makes me feel like I'm drinking some bad, quite insipid fruit juice. Blurgh.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[45 hours in London]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:43:23 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It has been established before (and I don't think that anyone who knows me can dispute the fact) but I'm in love with London. I actually think that my heart is shaped like London - Thames River, Shard and all. Much like Dumbledore's scar on his knee is... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A taste of Western Europe : Zadar]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:45:06 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT FULLY : View of Preko (front), islet of Ugljian (middle), Zadar and Velebit Mountains (back)
In October, I FINALLY had my summer break. I have been back for just over a month now and I miss the magnificent paradise that... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A taste of Southern Europe : Porto]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:17:47 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT FULLY - Panoramic view of Porto from the Monastery Serra do Pilar
As I have stated before, being European is pretty awesome when you love travelling. Going from one country to the other is extremely easily done - no passport... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[5 Cultural Divergences made Awkward]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:29:11 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[With all the travelling around I have done in the past 7 years, I don't think I am too mistaken if I say that I adapt pretty well. Wether it is to the weather, the noise, the people, the culture, the language I usually try my best to blend in. But sometimes,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[September already ?!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/08/september-already.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2014 21:15:48 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I feel like August has begun a long time ago, but at the same time I can't believe we're at the end of it. Tomorrow, students here in France are going back to school. The summer holidays are officially over. Only thing is, I haven't had a single break... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Times the sky said 'Hello']]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/07/times-the-sky-said-hello.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:13:05 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I don't know how it happens, but somehow I always end up photographing the sky. Most of the time (I think, anyway) it's to put a time frame on things I see and want to immortalise. And the rest of the time, it's simply because the sky is too beautiful... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[American Tours Festival]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/07/american-tours-festival.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:37:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Although it's been happening for 8 years, last weekend was my first time at the American Tours Festival (Tours being the name of the Loire Valley city in which it is taking place).
Country music, bikes, tattoos, line dance, racing cars, rodeo, replica... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Les petits jardins]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/07/les-petits-jardins.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:07:33 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Somewhere between a road, a river and a train track, there is a little bit of heaven. It cannot be described as fancy although not everyone can be seen there. It is not private nor is it completely open to the public. It belongs to the city but also to... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Summer in Music]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/06/celebrating-summer-in-music.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:21:08 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It's been a few weeks now since I last updated here, and I don't quite know where to start this post today. It's been pretty busy and I really have no idea where June has gone! Colleagues from work have started talking about luggage-packing and that kind... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Counting down to capital S-summer]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://thebluehippo.over-blog.com/2014/06/counting-down-to-capital-s-summer.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:35:27 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I can't decide if I'm a city or country girl. I've lived in both, in France and abroad. I love being in a city and having everything I could possibly want on my doorstep but I also enjoy the quiet and tranquility of the countryside very much. I'm super... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Around the world in a few lines]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:24:03 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I have spent a crazy amount of time travelling these past few weeks. I went to London in early April, then to Paris twice in the following weeks, and to Lille a week and a half ago. I think it's one of the best thing I absolutely love about Europe: just... ]]></description>
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