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		<title>Into the Wilds of Portugal’s Peneda-Gerês National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to great outdoor vacations, one could hardly do better than escaping to the European wilderness areas overseen by PAN Parks. The PAN Parks foundation provides support to 11 parks in Europe, encompassing some of the continent’s most spectacular natural habitats, from mist-shrouded bog lands, thunderous waterfalls and raging rivers to towering snow-capped peaks. One of the most strikingly beautiful and undisturbed of these parks is Peneda-Gerês National Park, which lies in Portugal's extreme northwest.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten More #whltravel Tweeps Tweeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by Make Travel Fair's 10 #whltravel Tweeps Twittering, which was in turn inspired by the 10 #Travel Tweeps Twittering post published on Matador's Travelers Notebook, here are another 10 pictures of twitter users from the WHL Group.]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering from the Mudslides in Madeira, Portugal</title>
		<link>http://www.thetravelword.com/2010/02/25/recovering-from-the-mudslides-in-madeira-portugal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the morning of Saturday, 20 February 2010, the south of Madeira Island was lashed by an incredible 52mm of rainfall in one hour (9:00 to 10:00). The consequence was a series of mudslides and floods that struck mainly in the capital city of Funchal, Ribeira Brava and several other smaller towns in the area....]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Adventures Open a Whole New World</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 1 October 2009, Urban Adventures opened a whole new world to travellers yearning to unlock the secrets of some of their favourite urban centres. A global range of city-based tours, Urban Adventures is a franchise-based network of local tour operators specialising in high-quality experiential tour and activity services.]]></description>
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		<title>Local Proactive Marine Conservation in Madeira&#8217;s Parque Natural</title>
		<link>http://www.thetravelword.com/2009/08/18/local-proactive-marine-conservation-in-madeiras-parque-natural/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Covering nearly two-thirds of Madeira, the Parque Natural da Madeira (PNM) (official park site in Portuguese) includes the Laurissilva Forest, said to be the planet's largest surviving tract of rare subtropical woodland from the Tertiary Era, alive with a wealth and diversity of flora and fauna, including many endemic species.]]></description>
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		<title>Madeira Island Joins Lisbon for a Pair of whl.travel Portals in Portugal</title>
		<link>http://www.thetravelword.com/2009/07/16/madeira-island-joins-lisbon-for-a-pair-of-whl-travel-portals-in-portugal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE. The beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira, located off the coast of Morocco, is considered the Pearl of the Atlantic. It truly has it all - magnificent mountain views, spectacular beaches and coastal villages, beautiful waterfalls and gorges, and of course, quaint hotels - as well as a smaller sister islet, called Porto Santo. ]]></description>
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