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		<title>Ten things I&#8217;ll miss about Hanoi</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2013/04/11/ten-things-ill-miss-about-hanoi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liz, one of my colleagues at work, asked me last night what I&#8217;ll miss about living in Hanoi. It&#8217;s the people I&#8217;ll miss the most when I leave next month, of course. But I&#8217;ve also grown to love, in a &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2013/04/11/ten-things-ill-miss-about-hanoi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=888&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing the Tet trees in Hanoi</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2013/02/06/preparing-the-tet-trees-in-hanoi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alisonbate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in Au Co, near the orchards and flower market, and the main road right now is a manic mess of motorbikes, flower sellers on bikes, and walking and moving trees. It&#8217;s just days before Tet and everyone in &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2013/02/06/preparing-the-tet-trees-in-hanoi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=857&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Au Co workers in Hanoi take a quick break from moving and hauling kumquat trees for Tet</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">A Hanoi couple bring home their kumquat tree for Tet. The trees are a symbol of good luck.</media:title>
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		<title>No. 132 passes the motorbike test in Hanoi</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2012/09/27/no-132-passes-the-motorbike-test-in-hanoi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alison Bate I’m finally legal, after five months of zoom-zooming around Hanoi. Yesterday, I went to pick up my Vietnamese motorbike license, after a long, tortuous but entertaining ride. Like nearly everyone here in Hanoi, I’ve broken rules that &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/09/27/no-132-passes-the-motorbike-test-in-hanoi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=838&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the Indigo Trail: with the Black H’mong in NW Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2012/07/24/on-the-indigo-trail-with-the-black-hmong-in-nw-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alison Bate The Latin name trips off his tongue easily. “Have you seen any strobilanthes cusia – the indigo plant? Or know anyone who makes the indigo dye here,” a boisterous French guy called out as I wandered by &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/07/24/on-the-indigo-trail-with-the-black-hmong-in-nw-vietnam/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=779&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maritime clips</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2012/07/22/maritime-clips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My main website hosted by Dreamhost got hacked recently, so I&#8217;ve rebuilt this new site on a different server. Some of my original articles got buried in the transfer, though, and this post simply makes it easier for people to &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/07/22/maritime-clips/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=762&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Friday night in Hanoi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Friday night in Hanoi and the Mausoleum is like a gigantic playground. Barefoot toddlers and pre-schoolers run around in circles, dads hoist kids on their shoulders, and moms guard strollers, teddy bears and surplus clothes. Shrieks of laughter fill &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/04/17/friday-night-in-hanoi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=689&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rowing with his feet and other Vietnam water scenes</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2012/03/24/rowing-with-his-feet-and-other-vietnam-water-scenes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fine mist filled the bay, as we went kayaking near Cat Ba Island in northeast Vietnam. Most people go to see the spectacular vertical mountains dropping into the sea, but actually I spent more time looking at the boats. &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/03/24/rowing-with-his-feet-and-other-vietnam-water-scenes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=680&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bitmakaly helps immigrant women</title>
		<link>http://alisonbate.ca/2012/02/29/bitmakaly-helps-immigrant-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Sudanese friend Lubna Abdelrahman is a very enterprising lady. In the last 18 months, she has set up an organisation to help immigrant women and their families and is also busy writing articles for and promoting the new Alqalam &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/02/29/bitmakaly-helps-immigrant-women/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=676&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The monster of Kitimaat and other tales at Enbridge hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody loves a good storyteller and I’m no exception. Last week, I listened to some of the live streaming of the Enbridge hearings from Kitimaat, the First Nations village a few clicks outside the company town of Kitimat in northwest &#8230; <a href="http://alisonbate.ca/2012/01/22/the-monster-of-kitimaat-and-other-tales-at-enbridge-hearing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alisonbate.ca&#038;blog=2688852&#038;post=664&#038;subd=alisonbate&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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