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		By: Rachel Heller		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 16:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-38558&quot;&gt;Linda Gerbec&lt;/a&gt;.

I&#039;m glad you found it useful! Please share it around!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-38558">Linda Gerbec</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you found it useful! Please share it around!</p>
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		By: Linda Gerbec		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Gerbec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 04:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ll be honest, Rachel. When I came across this post, I was expecting some basic hints. I got so much more than that. It is packed with information. As a full-time traveler for the past five years, even I picked up some tips. Thank you for your efforts in writing this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ll be honest, Rachel. When I came across this post, I was expecting some basic hints. I got so much more than that. It is packed with information. As a full-time traveler for the past five years, even I picked up some tips. Thank you for your efforts in writing this.</p>
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		By: Rachel Heller		</title>
		<link>https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-38304</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-38302&quot;&gt;Peter putnamscevich&lt;/a&gt;.

I assume you&#039;re asking about where to go now, during the pandemic? That depends entirely on where you live, whether you&#039;re vaccinated, and what the rules are in the place you want to visit. I also would advise against visiting anywhere where the virus is rampant, even if you&#039;re fully vaccinated. Your chances, in that case, of getting covid are pretty low, but many countries&#039; hospitals are overwhelmed. What if you got sick with something else or got injured in some way and needed medical attention? 

As for your second question, I don&#039;t know what you&#039;re asking. Are you asking if I wrote this article? Yes, I did.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-38302">Peter putnamscevich</a>.</p>
<p>I assume you&#8217;re asking about where to go now, during the pandemic? That depends entirely on where you live, whether you&#8217;re vaccinated, and what the rules are in the place you want to visit. I also would advise against visiting anywhere where the virus is rampant, even if you&#8217;re fully vaccinated. Your chances, in that case, of getting covid are pretty low, but many countries&#8217; hospitals are overwhelmed. What if you got sick with something else or got injured in some way and needed medical attention? </p>
<p>As for your second question, I don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re asking. Are you asking if I wrote this article? Yes, I did.</p>
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		By: Peter putnamscevich		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter putnamscevich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where should I go now? And is this you?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where should I go now? And is this you?</p>
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		By: Rachel Heller		</title>
		<link>https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11411</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11410&quot;&gt;Marilyn Jones&lt;/a&gt;.

Glad to help!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11410">Marilyn Jones</a>.</p>
<p>Glad to help!</p>
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		By: Marilyn Jones		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marilyn Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wow; what a fantastic and comprehensive guide to travel! I am going to keep this url handy for future reference. You certainly gave me several ideas for future travel! Thank you!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow; what a fantastic and comprehensive guide to travel! I am going to keep this url handy for future reference. You certainly gave me several ideas for future travel! Thank you!</p>
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		By: Rachel Heller		</title>
		<link>https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11409</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11407&quot;&gt;Sue Reddel&lt;/a&gt;.

Ah, yes, I suppose the growing season would determine when you&#039;d be likely to get the freshest food. Good point if you&#039;re a foodie!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11407">Sue Reddel</a>.</p>
<p>Ah, yes, I suppose the growing season would determine when you&#8217;d be likely to get the freshest food. Good point if you&#8217;re a foodie!</p>
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		By: Sue Reddel		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sue Reddel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You did a terrific job highlighting how to choose destinations that would be right for the traveler. There&#039;s always so many things to consider. We mostly look at cuisine and growing seasons for our trips.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You did a terrific job highlighting how to choose destinations that would be right for the traveler. There&#8217;s always so many things to consider. We mostly look at cuisine and growing seasons for our trips.</p>
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		By: The GypsyNesters		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The GypsyNesters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Very comprehensive article, well done! Especially agree with your list of choices for new travelers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very comprehensive article, well done! Especially agree with your list of choices for new travelers.</p>
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		By: Rachel Heller		</title>
		<link>https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11382</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11380&quot;&gt;Carole Terwilliger Meyers&lt;/a&gt;.

It definitely does! I realized that a year or two ago when I kept checking a particular price, waiting and hoping it would go down, but it kept going up. Somewhere on line someone suggested incognito mode and, voila, the price went down lower than when I started to watch it!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comment-11380">Carole Terwilliger Meyers</a>.</p>
<p>It definitely does! I realized that a year or two ago when I kept checking a particular price, waiting and hoping it would go down, but it kept going up. Somewhere on line someone suggested incognito mode and, voila, the price went down lower than when I started to watch it!</p>
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