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<title><![CDATA[First week in Freetown Sierra Leone - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone is about the size of Wales and sits between Liberia and Guinea on the southwest corner of West Africa. The capital ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[End of course celebrations - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good by and thanks for all the plov - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is my last working day at the poly clinic. The major event will be the handing out of course completion certificates at...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chelsea - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Walking home on air this afternoon after a very productive morning,nbsp;I could see a very active football match ahead of me ac...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ishfara clinic visit - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We set off for Ishfara this morning at 7AM in an old but shiny silver Mercedes Taxi. It was two hours on good roads east past th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Panshambe market - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A fond farewell............................... - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So folks it a fond farewell to Tajikistan and Khujand..Somethings I am going to have to adjust to not doing in Dublin...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Khujand City - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kuhjand is twice the population of Bath (150,000) and 300 years older, having been founded By Alexander as a furthest outpost of...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Untitled - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A few of the expats here have started a Sunday Pot Luck Brunch. Its a great idea someone hosts and cooks a main dish, and eve...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Living Soviet style - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Several people have asked me to describe my style of living. So here goes in small domestic detail:My apartments along with the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dressing up - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After supper on Monday the conversation turned to the cold weather and Moomin decided to show me his warm Tajik coat. Men wear t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Running in Khujand - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The good news is that 2 minutes jog down the hill from my apartment block there is a park with a 400 metre track round the outsi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tick tock................................... - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dinner for our Tajik friendsJeff and I had about 20 Tajik friends over on Sunday for a buffet type dinner. We played it safe and...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Training at the Polyclinic - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the physiotherapy room of the poly clinic I meet with the paediatric staff three times a week for a seminar. We chew over cas...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This is what I do in Poly Clinic Number Two - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every week day I come to this clinic In the middle of Khujand. In the mornings from about 10 till 12 I join staff in the clinics...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wedding Band - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday afternoon and I am sitting my apartment writing up my diary when a loud and unmistakably brassy sound fills the air outsi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tajikistan Family friends - Tom Hutchison]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am living about 5 kilometres from the centre of Khujand on the third floor of a soviet built apartment block in micro-district...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Untitled - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well when I first arrived in T I met four fellow VSO volunteers. All of us are living in different locations here in T. We pr...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dinner in Khujand........ - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So as I have written about the many wonderful opportunities I have had to eat with locals in their home and experience therea...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Independence Day - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Independence Day:Yes last week Tajikistan celebrated 20 years of independence from Russia. My god it was such a big deal everyon...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rain and a little new life - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Raining:So finally it rained here last Friday night. I woke up Saturday, to cold and dampness with wet clothes on the line. Ah r...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Khujand - A tourists delight - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Khujand in Pictures:I had visitors all week so took the opportunity to take some snaps of Khujand. I havent actually done ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hot in the city tonight oh yeah.................. - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Top 10 Reasons you know its hot hot hot10:The locals are complaining about the heateven heard talk of climate ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Working in Khujand................................ - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So I hear people are curious to know what exactly I doing here in Khujand well...I just signed off a 4 hrsDisability...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unusual Experiences in Khujand.................. - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,nbsp;Earthquake in Khujand:Well lads experienced my first ever earth quake tremor last night. I am located 170km from ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Its all about the pictures folks............ - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry folks my camera does not do the Pamirs justice but to give you a flavourThis is the car I travelled in for 3 hrs, two ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ladies and Gentleman................................ - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Tajik airlines please observe/note the following:1). You cannot book tickets more than 5 days in advance. This is ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When and Irish lady becomes and English Lady. - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,Well yes I sorry to admit it but its just easier to say that I am English and from London. The other choices a...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Attack of the Bugs - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,Well its a feature of my life here  Cockroaches. They are huge (1 inch), very, very, fast and blend into the carp...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sleepless in Khujand...................... - Elaine McGauran]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,Well Ive yet to have an uninterrupted nights sleep here in Khujand and it is not the bugs etc but damn animals. Rig...]]></description>
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