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<title><![CDATA[Monografis - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Realizar uma monografia no  misso nada possvel. So vrios detalhes e demandas para que tenhamos um trabalho qualifica...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Como conquistar um homem casado? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Quando o assunto  a conquista de um homem casado tudo fica mais complicado, visto que o casamento envolve famlias e muitas v...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Como escolher a maquiagem para o trabalho? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Escolher a maquiagem certa  sempre uma deciso delicada, ainda mais quando falamos em como escolher a maquiagem para o trabal...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Como conquistar um homem tmido? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:14:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Algumas dizem que esse  o perfil mais fcil para conquista, outras dizem que no, que os tmidos so mais difceis, e nem...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nghi Tam Sculpture Trail - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: ho tay, nghi tam, Pics, tay ho Tagged: art, ho tay, nghi tam, sculpture, tay ho...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buying an iPad in Hanoi is weird - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 06:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I can think of few places more Apple crazy than Vietnam. Above and beyond the omnipresent hardware the logo decorates more than ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Some thoughts on dignity and pride - Lucy Otto]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RIght now, in early 2011, Im living and working in the Quang Nam province of centralnbsp;Vietnam - a poor part of a relatively...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The sip lid hole - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:30:49 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Hanoi the sip lid hole is an inconvenience. Every single coffee shop offering takeaway has a roll of tape at the counter. You...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Searching for Sugar Man - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:31:43 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I8217;m not even going to link this because if I link it then you8217;ll follow the link and it8217;s best you watch this ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Vietnam, its Tet (Happy New Year of the Snake) - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Calling it 34;Chinese34; New Year is like calling it American Christmas. Don039;t be that guy. lunarNewYear8212; 160;...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Charmed by the Intercon Kitchen Gods - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:11:14 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was rather charmed by this little scene outside the back gates of the Hanoi Intercontinental Hotel this evening. If I hadnt...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nghi Tam at Tetin glorious sunshine - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:01:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Full set is here. Filed under: Hanoi, ho tay, nghi tam, Pics, tay ho, tet Tagged: flowers, Hanoi, ho tay, nghi tam, tay ho, tet...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Blog for Brinkley - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the anger at Joel Brinkley and his article on Vietnam shows no signs of disappearing I thought it was worth reminding people ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Future planning seems obviousso why fight it? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When my wife was recently prescribed a week of rest by the doctor I took on the role of carer. I would work from home, giving me...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulitzer Prize Idiot - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[160; Read it for yourself here. Filed under: News Tagged: chicago tribune, joel brinkley, vietnam...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Starbucks wont kill coffee in Hanoi - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If I8217;m honest Im not especially fond of any of the big brand behemoths that may or may not be coming to whichever big A...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fast, flexible, real - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:15:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It seems amazing to note I am just two weeks into my work as a full time member of staff at Animals Asia. Before that, in the ru...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shopping for Tet - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Food and drink, Pics, tet Tagged: food, Hanoi, pic, tet...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why do I follow people on Facebook? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:03:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I recently bumped into an old friend who I hadnt seen for the best part of a year. Every time I started to update her on my n...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Time for a blog rethink - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:16:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I could say that I was having thoughts over the direction that this was blog was headed except this blog has never really had an...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Christmas - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas is being spent in Northumberland with family. Today included a trip to a fresh, breezy, blue-skied Tynemouth 8211; t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[King Kong on a Scooter - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My latest column for The Word is proof, if you hadn8217;t realised it already, that being married to a strong Vietnamese woman...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A traditional Hanoian wedding photo - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 07:14:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: family, Hanoi, Pics Tagged: family, Hanoi, photo, wedding...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Love Story in Vietnam - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:40:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A few weeks back I heard Ali MacGraw would be visiting Vietnam to promote Animals Asias Stop the Eviction Campaign. The first...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[a minute later I met my wife for the first time. - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There8217;s a little history with me and the new Cart location. Before I left first time around, I stayed briefly at the Espec...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In defence of Steve McClaren and Joey Barton - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In defence of Joey Barton and Steve McClaren, an English footballer and manager whove headed abroad and adopted comedy foreig...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My life as a bear - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pics taken at the Hanoi International Women8217;s Commitee Bazaar. I had said I8217;d go in the suit if the weather dipped b...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Come on Vietnamsort it out. Please. This is heartbreaking. - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:47:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The blog post title came from a friend who shared this on Facebook after I posted it. She8217;s now living in Australia but, l...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you feel it too? - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Hanoi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Joy of Expats Leaving - Our Man in Hanoi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I8217;ve read a lot of 8220;it8217;s so sad when expats leave8221; articles and it is, it really is. But I have to admit...]]></description>
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