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	<description>Travel addict, international educator, freelance writer</description>
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		<title>4 Travel Writing Contests to Enter Right NOW &#8211; October 2011 Edition</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/10/14/4-travel-writing-contests-to-enter-right-now-october-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance travel writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The above photo is of Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. I won the trip to Alaska by winning a travel writing contest! Below are some current opportunities for writing contests. Some have entry/application fees. Others are free to enter. Please click through to the contests&#8217; host sites to learn more. 1. Creative Nonfiction: Special Australia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Matador U Online Travel Writing Course</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/10/05/review-matador-u-online-travel-writing-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2009 I signed up for Matador U&#8217;s online travel writing course. The course is a 12-week program that consists of 12 separate modules, although you can take as long as you&#8217;d like to finish the course because the course offers &#8216;lifetime access&#8217; to Matador U content, forums and market blog. Price and Course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Monetize my Expat Blog</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/08/17/why-i-monetize-my-expat-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog monetization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I was able to &#8216;meet&#8217; fellow former expat, Maria Foley, for an interview on blog monetization published at Expat Women. Maria is the blogger behind I Was an Expat Wife, and like me, although she&#8217;s not currently overseas she has a lot to say about living abroad. She reached out to several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food, Wine and Travel Writers: Why you Should Enter the IFWTWA Scholarship by July 31st</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/07/28/food-wine-and-travel-writers-why-you-should-enter-the-ifwtwa-scholarship-by-july-31st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel writing award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel writing contest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick note for all food, wine and travel writers: The deadline for IFWTWA (if-twa) scholarships is July 31st. IFWTWA &#8211; the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association &#8211; recognizes writers with its annual scholarship competition. I entered on a whim just a few days before last year&#8217;s deadline, and I was chosen as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back from Alaska&#8217;s Inside Passage</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/07/09/back-from-alaskas-inside-passage/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2011/07/09/back-from-alaskas-inside-passage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska cruise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska inside passage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;ve probably guessed, our new son Gabriel and my editorial position at Matador Abroad have been keeping me pretty busy for the last five months. I&#8217;ve just come back from my first post-baby big trip to Alaska&#8217;s Inside Passage for the IFWTWA (pronounced if-twa) Conference at Sea with Holland America. It was my first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Welcome Baby Gabriel!</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/02/01/news-welcome-baby-gabriel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newborn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Birth date: Jan 31st Weight: 8.5 lbs Length: 20.75 inches]]></description>
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		<title>Info for Expats: Guide to Drinking and Buying Alcohol in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/27/info-for-expats-guide-to-drinking-and-buying-alcohol-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol permit Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying alcohol in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drinking alcohol in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquor permit Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[where to drink in Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For expats and travelers to Pakistan, figuring out how and where to buy drinks can be confusing at first, and if you&#8217;re not in the know you can end up spending a lot of extra money, or worse, drinking some sketchy moonshine or faux beer that could seriously mess with your insides. Although I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expat Heather&#8217;s Guide to Morocco Travel</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/26/expat-heathers-guide-to-morocco-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/26/expat-heathers-guide-to-morocco-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting around Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moroccan transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco travel advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[travel in Morocco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During my year studying abroad at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, I considered traveling around the country to be an integral part of my education. Here is a collection of the articles I&#8217;ve written about travel in Morocco. The majority are featured in Journey Beyond Travel&#8216;s Morocco Travel Guide, but some are also hosted on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Published in The Expeditioner&#8217;s Guide to the World</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/22/news-published-in-the-expeditioners-guide-to-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/22/news-published-in-the-expeditioners-guide-to-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expeditioner's guide to the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel anthology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yup, section VIII page 223 &#8211; that&#8217;s me! For those of you haven&#8217;t heard yet, in late November the team at The Expeditioner released their first print anthology: The Expeditioner&#8217;s Guide to the World &#8211; Intrepid Tales of Awesomeness from the Open Road. I&#8217;m stoked to be one of the contributors with my narrative article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expat Heather&#8217;s Guide to India Travel</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/20/expat-heathers-guide-to-india-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/20/expat-heathers-guide-to-india-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to travel in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[travel India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During our time teaching in Pakistan, my husband and I lived fairly close to the Wagha-Attari border with India, and we were able to to travel there during our school breaks. Listed below are links to informative articles I&#8217;ve written about travel in India. Articles are hosted on various sites such as USA Today&#8217;s Travel [...]]]></description>
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