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	<title>Why Travel To France &#187; health</title>
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		<title>C&#8217;est bête d&#8217;avoir mal</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/04/12/cest-bete-davoir-mal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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If an ad could be cute while being punny even when advertising ointment for hemorrhoids, this is it.
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		<title>Doing the Food Truck The Right Way in France: Hippo Facto</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last year or so in L.A. has proven that food trucks not only have  evolved far past their &#8220;roach coach&#8221; days but also have inadvertently contributed to reducing people&#8217;s carbon footprints. These roaming restaurants that come to you, offer anything from gourmet Korean tacos, grass-fed beef hotdogs, cupcakes, Banh Mi, BBQ, sushi, crepes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M&amp;Ms and How the French are Following in the Fat Footsteps of Americans</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/20/mms-and-how-the-french-are-following-in-the-fat-footsteps-of-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we first moved to France in 2002, I was a big snacker, as many Americans are. It was part of life and when I began searching for French snacks in Nice, it was a huge disappointment. In fact, I remember blogging about how we were able to find potato chips but only &#8220;au parfum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etam Pulls Chinese Made Shoes</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/07/etam-pulls-chinese-made-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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From Associated Press:
&#8220;The store, Etam, pulled the product off its shelves, cut commercial ties with the supplier and forbade its other suppliers from using the sachets.
They contain dimethylfumarate, meant to fight humidity and mold. But the substance was blamed in a similar case in France, when chairs were withdrawn from sale after buyers complained of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Coffee and Cafes in France Have Gone Downhill</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/15/why-coffee-and-cafes-in-france-have-gone-downhill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Over several years now, a strange thing has happened in France: the coffee started to suck. Yes, there were cafes that served terrible coffee forever, but for the most part in the early 2000s, it was still flavorful, very drinkable sludge espresso. It was French coffee, the coffee that I expected to have each time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Pulls Toxic Chinese Food</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/10/france-pulls-toxic-chinese-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From sinolinx:
&#8220;France has recalled sweets and biscuits made with Chinese dairy after finding high levels of an industrial chemical.
 In China, four babies have died and 53,000 have fallen sick after consuming milk products contaminated with the chemical melamine. 
 The EU banned imports of Chinese baby food containing traces of milk in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orange to Rate Environmental Impact of Cell Phones, But What About Health Impacts of Cell Phones?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/05/orange-to-rate-environmental-impact-of-cell-phones-but-what-about-health-impacts-of-cell-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From macworld:
&#8220;Network operator Orange will rate the environmental impact of the fixed-line and mobile phones it sells, it said Friday.
The company will publish eco-ratings for the first 30 products on its French Web-site in mid-October and will extend it to all the products it sells next year, it said.
Orange is the brand used by France [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrefour is a Rotten Egg</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/28/carrefour-is-a-rotten-egg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you shop at Carrefour, you might have noticed a strange sign they&#8217;ve put up near the eggs that first says that eggs stay fresh 25 days after they&#8217;ve been packed, then says, &#8220;we remove eggs 7 days AFTER the expiration date.&#8221; This should be an indication that you should NOT buy eggs from them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cute, Friendly Colon Cancer Guy</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/21/the-cute-friendly-colon-cancer-guy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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The PSAs in France rock, and I really like this one launched by l’Institut national du Cancer that began airing on September 14 (and runs through October 8 on TF1, France2, France 3, Canal+, M6, TMC, TV Breizh, RTL 9, Planète Thalassa, Arte, Vivolta, Paris Première, France 4, LCI, National Geographic, Voyage, and TF6).
In just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Cell Phones Allowed!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/16/no-cell-phones-allowed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Embracing the philosophy that the dangers and risks of cell phones are REAL, our very awesome grocery store, Morvan Bio, is adopting the same policies that healthcare facilities have put in force for years, that is, banning mobile phone use in their establishments. Hospitals in France (and even in the U.S. and elsewhere) do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Radioactive Leak but it&#8217;s in the Same Place, Really</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/08/23/another-radioactive-leak-but-its-in-the-same-place-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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This time the uranium leak is in Pierrelatte, which actually shares the same nuclear power facilities as Tricastin, where the last two leaks were found, but the media has been suspiciously removing &#8220;Tricastin&#8221; from this news and are making people think that Pierrelatte is not in the same place. Well, it IS in the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Raw Milk Vending Machines!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/08/20/organic-raw-milk-vending-machines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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I wish they had these organic raw milk vending machines in my area, but these are in L&#8217;Arbresle situated in the Rhone region, not far from Lyon. The vending machines operate 24/7 and are found in 3 communities nearest a Champion supermarket.

Bring your own container to be filled or use one that is available at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nacho, An Ice Cream Sandwich</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/08/16/nacho-an-ice-cream-sandwich/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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While I&#8217;m doing my best to eliminate junk food from my diet, my sweetie, on the other hand, remains true to some &#8220;non-foods&#8221; that nobody should be consuming. He was eating this so-called ice cream sandwich thing at my parents-in-laws and we joked about the kooky name, &#8220;Nacho.&#8221; I dunno, but that alone would make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Save Money on Food in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/26/ways-to-save-money-on-food-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/26/ways-to-save-money-on-food-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Visitors from other countries who&#8217;ve come to France know that it&#8217;s expensive here. But guess what? It&#8217;s expensive even for the people living in France! Prices have skyrocketed nonstop since 2002 and even the prices for the items that were usually very affordable, like vegetables, have increased exponentially. Over the last six years, it&#8217;s been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You, Your Cell Phone, Dangers and What to Do</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/25/you-your-cell-phone-dangers-and-what-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, you&#8217;ve probably heard about a correlation between cell phone use and cancer. But geez, you can&#8217;t listen to those things because you absolutely love your cell phone. Who doesn&#8217;t? You were so freakin&#8217; relieved to find out that those popcorn popping celphones were a hoax. Don&#8217;t lie. This love you have for your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New iPhones Sold Out and You Didn&#8217;t Get One?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/19/new-iphones-sold-out-and-you-didnt-get-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/19/new-iphones-sold-out-and-you-didnt-get-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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The new iPhone 3Gs were sold out within hours of its availability here in France the other day. Oh well. You waited too long, and didn&#8217;t get one? Maybe you can get one of these new, plastic disposable Bic cel phones instead. They&#8217;re really ugly, they radiate a lot of un-heathy microwaves and they&#8217;re very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AGAIN! Nuclear Waste LEAK</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/18/again-nuclear-waste-leak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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A so-called NEW uranium leak near Avignon was reported just a week ago, and now there&#8217;s yet another nuclear power plant that is leaking. This time it&#8217;s at a plant that is actually not very far from the other leaking plant &#8211; in Romans-sur-Isere, both managed by the unscrupulous, Areva. The suits are saying AS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Hair Salon in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/16/organic-hair-salon-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/07/16/organic-hair-salon-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, I&#8217;m not a guy. I am not sure why people think I am. My name? Do I have a masculine way of writing? Perhaps. No matter. I suppose.
Anyway&#8230;As a GIRL, I do girly things like going to the hair salon. I love getting a good coiff every month but I actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Fête du Lait Bio 2008 &#8211; Organic Milk Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/06/01/la-fete-du-lait-bio-2008-organic-milk-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/06/01/la-fete-du-lait-bio-2008-organic-milk-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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This organic milk festival is today in Bretagne (Brittany). Sorry about the late notice.
Learn more about organic products and how their production respects the environment (non-GMO, no pesticides or chemicals) and animal well-being, via this festival that every department in Brittany is celebrating with concerts, theater plays, debates and more. This isn&#8217;t just the organic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Talk From French Politicians</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/17/double-talk-from-french-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/17/double-talk-from-french-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 06:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yea, what else is new.  I know.  Anyway, when Calimero left a comment on the GMO (genetically modified organisms) post, I wasn&#8217;t sure what he was referring to until I watched a short clip from the (week) daily 5 minutes segment of the day&#8217;s highlights called, &#8220;Zapping&#8221; on Canal Plus. Watch it here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veggie Pride Tomorrow in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/16/veggie-pride-tomorrow-in-paris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Celebrate tomorrow by showing how proud you are of your vegetarian or vegan self! &#8211; and fight against cruelty to animals.
In a nutshell, it is a festival of vegetarian and vegan pride and participants aim to do the following: 1) demonstrate against the inhumane treatment of animals; 2) show pride of vegetarianism and veganism; 3) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Fears Plague of Mosquitoes in the South</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/09/france-fears-plague-of-mosquitoes-in-the-south/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/09/france-fears-plague-of-mosquitoes-in-the-south/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the guardian:

&#8220;Authorities in southern France fear a possible mosquito invasion in tourist resorts this summer and blame EU regulations which prevent them from using the most efficient insecticide.
The area affected runs from the Camargue down to the Spanish border. Agents from the EID, the Entente interdépartementale de démoustication which clears thousands of hectares of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Buys Baguettes from&#8230;England!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/07/france-buys-baguettes-fromengland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/05/07/france-buys-baguettes-fromengland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the guardian:
&#8220;Britain&#8217;s assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the Channel.
Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French railway system.
The order follows a double [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franco-American Conversations: That Lady is Totally American!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/04/30/franco-american-conversations-that-lady-is-totally-american/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/04/30/franco-american-conversations-that-lady-is-totally-american/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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We went out to lunch the other day to an excellent brasserie in Autun (Burgundy), which I&#8217;ll try to write about some time later this week, hopefully. The restaurant was pretty packed and for some reason, &#8220;the suits&#8221; were sitting on one side of the restaurant, everyone else scrunched over on the other side. Anyway, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Orly Airport Going Green</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/04/04/paris-orly-airport-going-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AFP:
&#8220;Orly Airport, one of the two big airports serving Paris, is to extract geothermal energy from deep underground to slash its heating bills, the facility&#8217;s owners said.
Two shafts each 1,700 metres (one mile) deep will be drilled on the airport&#8217;s perimeter to access a water table warmed by heat emanating from the Earth&#8217;s hot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Late Meat Recall &#8211; E-Coli Contaminated Beef</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/25/a-late-meat-recall-e-coli-contaminated-beef/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/25/a-late-meat-recall-e-coli-contaminated-beef/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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I HATE when they do that. Supermarket giants, Carrefour and Monoprix (110 stores in total) have announced a 2.5 ton recall of E-coli contaminated meat.
The thing is, they always wait until most of the meat has already been consumed (unless it was frozen by consumers). In any case, they really are evil.
If you bought packaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Spill in the Loire River</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/18/oil-spill-in-the-loire-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AP:
&#8220;Nantes — About 3,000 barrels of fuel oil leaked in and along the Loire River after a pipe ruptured while a tanker was being loaded at a Total refinery, the company said Monday.
Rescue teams used floating dams and Total mobilized a 200-person cleanup team to cope with the 400-ton spill at the Donges refinery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full Spectrum Energy Efficient Light Bulbs in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/17/full-spectrum-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/17/full-spectrum-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in SoCal meant living a life where I rarely experienced gray weather days. Southern Californians don&#8217;t realize how LUCKY they are, in terms of getting lots of bright light. They take it for granted.
If you ever leave, like I did, you soon discover that living in a place with LOTS of gray days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonight 9pm on ARTE A Must-See Documentary: The World According to Monsanto</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/11/tonight-9pm-on-arte-a-must-see-documentary-the-world-according-to-monsanto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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The French documentary, “Le Monde Selon Monsanto / The world according to Monsanto,” directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, airs tonight on ARTE.
The film paints a grim picture of a no-holds-barred evil corporation with a decades-long track record of environmental crimes, health scandals and endangering the population of the entire world.
It will open your eyes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get a Massage in Provence</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/05/get-a-massage-in-provence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Maybe, just maybe once during your trips to France, you will venture out of &#8220;the comfort zone&#8221; of your little Paris. Yes! There&#8217;s a whole &#8216;nother world outside of Paris that might amaze you even more than looking at the teeny tiny, glass-enveloped, security guarded, popularity queen, The Mona Lisa, which could quite possibly be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is Nuclear Waste Going?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/03/04/where-is-nuclear-waste-going/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From chiefengineer:
&#8220;Thousands of canisters of highly radioactive waste from the world’s most nuclear-energized nation lie, silent and deadly, beneath this jutting tip of Normandy. Above ground, cows graze and Atlantic waves crash into heather-covered hills.
The spent fuel, vitrified into blocks of black glass that will remain dangerous for thousands of years, is in “interim storage.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franco-American Conversations: Why Do French Doctors Make You Get Naked?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/02/06/franco-american-conversations-why-do-french-doctors-make-you-get-naked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Me: Sweetie, why do French doctors make you take off your clothes even if you&#8217;re there for something like a foot problem? Or say, you have a sore throat or something like that.
Him: I dunno.
Me: Like, if I break my finger, why on earth would I need to take off my clothes?
Him. Must just be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Eat Pangas (fish) in France or Anywhere Else for That Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/30/why-you-shouldnt-eat-pangas-fish-in-france-or-anywhere-else-for-that-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Cheap cheap fish! Here&#8217;s an ad (from one of the hypermarches in France) for the fish called Pangas (also known as Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, Basa Fish and White Catfish). I took it as a reminder to alert you to the dangers of this weird fish. I learned about Pangas not long ago. It&#8217;s online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lots of Lead in L&#8217;Oreal Lipstick</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/19/lots-of-lead-in-loreal-lipstick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/19/lots-of-lead-in-loreal-lipstick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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From ENN:
It’s widely known that lead poisoning poses a threat to public health. The metal’s negative effect on the nervous system as well as its propensity to cause renal and cardiovascular diseases has promoted the FDA to continually lower the legal limit of lead content in paint, children’s toys, and playground substrate since the late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Minister says &#8220;Non, merci!&#8221; to Cloned Meat</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/17/french-minister-says-non-merci-to-cloned-meat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/17/french-minister-says-non-merci-to-cloned-meat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reuters:
&#8220;Americans may eat it if they want, but the agriculture minister of France said on Thursday that if offered a dish of cloned meat, he&#8217;d have to say &#8220;non.&#8221;
Asked if he would eat cloned foods, Michel Barnier told a radio interviewer: &#8220;No. You ask me a direct question, I reply no. There is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>José Bové Going on a Hunger Strike</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/12/11/jose-bove-going-on-a-hunger-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/12/11/jose-bove-going-on-a-hunger-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ENN:

French farmer Jose Bove, who became a worldwide celebrity for his fight against junk food, said on Monday he would go on a hunger strike to win a one-year ban on genetically modified (GMO) crops.
Speaking at the Millau Court of Justice in southern France, where his four-month jail sentence for trashing a GMO field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pink Paris Velibs: Campaign for AIDS Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/12/03/pink-paris-velibs-campaign-for-aids-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/12/03/pink-paris-velibs-campaign-for-aids-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have noticed that someone has painted the town pink. At least the Velib seats, anyway.
&#8220;Operation Act Up&#8221; has hit Velibs across Paris with a simple message: &#8220;et vous, vous faites quoi pour vous protéger?&#8221; &#8211; What are YOU doing to protect yourself?
Prevent the spread of AIDS by using condoms. Here&#8217;s a video at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Missing Clip From Sicko</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/11/23/the-missing-clip-from-sicko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This clip was left out of the original movie (Sicko) because it was said to be unbelievable and people wouldn&#8217;t believe it because it was too good to be true.
Watch the clip
Related: The Cost of Re-attaching 2 Fingertips in France, Sicko, Health Care Alternatives, A Good Reason to Travel to France
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		<title>Magnesium and The French</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/11/07/magnesium-and-the-french/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Phew! Now I no longer have to lose sleep wondering about why magnesium is a universal remedy for everything in France.
Over an 18-year period, French researchers determined that men with the highest blood levels of magnesium are 40 percent less likely to die of any cause than those with the lowest levels. Magnesium can make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Fat World, Afterall</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/11/05/fat-butts-coming-to-a-disneyland-near-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/11/05/fat-butts-coming-to-a-disneyland-near-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Him: LOL. Did you hear about the ride, &#8220;It&#8217;s a Small World&#8221; at Disneyland?
Me: No, what happened?
Him: Disneyland has to replace the boats to accommodate fat Americans. hahaha!
Me: Glad you&#8217;re having a good laugh about that &#8211; but that&#8217;s going to happen to Disneyland Paris, eventually. The rise in obesity isn&#8217;t just an American thing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Free Health Care for British Retirees in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/10/11/no-more-free-health-care-for-british-retirees-in-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British retirees, the gravy train is over.
From The Telegraph
&#8220;Thousands of Britons who have taken early retirement and moved to France are to lose free health care under radical reforms introduced by France&#8217;s new president.
In his drive to kick-start the French economy by creating a culture of hard work, Nicolas Sarkozy believes those who chose to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some October Events in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/10/02/some-october-events-in-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Nuit Blanche / White Night
October 6 &#8211; 7, 2007
The night Paris does not go to sleep is coming up in a few days! Grab a zillion cups of coffee or get some great guarana so you can stay up all night for Paris&#8217; humungous block party. (Read about Nuit Blanche here)
Website: Paris Nuit Blanche (For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard in a French Bakery</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/10/02/overhead-in-a-french-bakery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Old Man: I bought bread in the supermarket bakery and gave it to my rabbits. But they wouldn&#8217;t touch it!
Baker: I don&#8217;t blame them.
Old Man: I wonder why they didn&#8217;t eat it.
Baker: That stuff is filled with chemical sh*t and other unnatural ingredients. I wouldn&#8217;t even call it bread.
Old Man: Many people eat that chemical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Become a Replacement Smoker at Toxic Corp!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/09/02/become-a-replacement-smoker-at-toxic-corp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/09/02/become-a-replacement-smoker-at-toxic-corp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Toxic Corp is recruiting replacement smokers. Apply now!
This spot has been running on TV recently and is well worth a mention for its tongue-in-cheekiness juxtaposed with a soberingly unhumorous message. Produced by the INPES (Institut national de prévention et d&#8217;éducation pour la santé / Nat&#8217;l Health Inst. of Education and Prevention) and the Alliance contre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tainted Products from China</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/08/31/tainted-products-from-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Yuck. Well, eating a worm from China in these fake chocolate &#8220;Rochers&#8221;, PROBABLY won&#8217;t kill you, and they&#8217;d be a good form of protein, but I&#8217;d most likely scream so loudly after seeing it, that I&#8217;d be heard in Switzerland.
Following the U.S., France is finding dangerous, contaminated food products coming from China. I can&#8217;t seem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamins in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/08/30/vitamins-in-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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France has been the only place I&#8217;ve noticed where doctors will prescribe vitamins to sick patients, instead of medication. Wait. I think I was prescribed vitamins in Germany once. So maybe it&#8217;s a European thing. It&#8217;s sort of the opposite of les etats-unis! Anyway, this is what some vitamins look like here: liquid in small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The French Paradox is Not Really a Paradox Afterall</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/08/10/the-french-paradox-is-not-really-a-paradox-afterall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The French Paradox is a so-called &#8220;phenomenon&#8221; concerning the fact that people in France consume lots of food rich in saturated fats (butter, cheese, eggs, whole milk, foie gras and other animal livers, animal fats and all kinds of meats including bacon, etc.) and cholesterol, yet in general, have a much lower incidence of heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Fish in France &#8211; A Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/08/03/buying-fish-in-france-a-warning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce you to the nemesis in France that should never ever come in close proximity to your mouth: any fish from warm waters. Some advice. Stay away from it!
I&#8217;ll explain.
A friend of ours I&#8217;ll call Nemo (not his real name), who works as a  quality assurance agent for a very large chain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should We Care About Genetically Modified Corn and Other Frankenfoods?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/07/18/should-we-care-about-genetically-modified-corn-and-other-frankenfoods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Is France on to something? I noticed these cans of &#8220;sans OGM&#8221; (non genetically modified or non-GMO) corn on the shelves of a nearby supermarket. The other cans did not specify that they were non-GMO, but weeks later when I went back to the market, ALL of the other brands, including the generic discount brand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Re-attaching 2 Fingertips in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/07/13/the-cost-of-re-attaching-2-fingertips-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/07/13/the-cost-of-re-attaching-2-fingertips-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago I&#8217;d suggested (in my post about Michael Moore&#8217;s movie, Sicko) that if the guy in the movie who&#8217;d lost two fingertips came to France for health care, it would probably have cost him a third  of what he&#8217;d spend in the U.S. I was so very wrong. IT&#8217;S SO MUCH LESS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franco-American Conversations: Grass-Fed Cheese in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/07/04/franco-american-conversations-grass-fed-cheese-in-new-york/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday &#38; Saturday at the Greenmarket at Union Square, regional farmers and other food producers gather to sell their products. You&#8217;ll find things like organic baked bread and other oven-fresh goods, fish, flours, honey, all kinds of produce including unsual finds like black radishes, Berry Hot Garlic Jelly and more. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sicko, Health Care Alternatives, A Good Reason to Travel to France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/06/27/sicko-health-care-alternatives-a-good-reason-to-travel-to-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 29 marks the U.S. premiere of Michael Moore&#8217;s much anticipated film, Sicko. (It&#8217;s also the official ship date of iPhone, fyi. Anyway.) The film is a &#8220;comedy&#8221; about how 45 million Americans do not have health insurance. There&#8217;s nothing funny about that but Michael Moore is one of a few people who can make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where to &#8220;GO&#8221; in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/06/19/where-to-go-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/06/19/where-to-go-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years I&#8217;ve been (rightly) accused of being a bathroom freak. Maybe it&#8217;s just &#8220;freak.&#8221; Anyway. I don&#8217;t disagree with any of my accusers as I&#8217;ve learned to embrace this characteristic rather than overcome it.   Hey, I&#8217;m not ashamed of wanting clean public bathrooms, which is too often and sadly a rare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Chef Warns of Culinary Apocalypse</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/06/03/french-chef-warns-of-culinary-apocalypse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the UK Times:

&#8220;For the French, it ranks as a national emergency. Their top chef is warning of a culinary apocalypse in which restaurants run out of decent ingredients.
It might not make it on to the agenda of the G8 summit, but a mixture of environmental degradation, economic success and spreading gourmandise has produced so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As they say in France, Slap this Man with a Large Trout!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/05/31/as-they-say-in-france-slap-this-man-with-a-large-trout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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[photo courtesy of chaojikazu]

The news about the man infected with a rare form of extremely contagious Tuberculosis (TB!) has been abuzz for a couple of days now &#8211; and it got weirder and weirder. I&#8217;d wanted to post about it because although he was advised to stay home and not travel, he traveled anyway and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Mysteriously&#8221; Banned in France: Nettles, Hot water and Indispensable Garden Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/05/10/mysteriously-banned-in-france-nettles-hot-water-and-indispensable-garden-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started chez Mr. Pott, the Potter. (Yes, that is his real name.) We were being led to the kiln where all his creations cook down to their glorious art forms. As we wandered along the winding path, a putrid cloud of fumes wafted toward me and overwhelmingly assaulted my nose. I was certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Will Kill the French Air Car?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/03/30/who-will-kill-the-french-air-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/03/30/who-will-kill-the-french-air-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1991, Guy Négre, a French ex-Formula One engineer, founded a company (Moteur Developpment International or MDI) that would continue the development of his invention, the Air Car. He would ultimately aim to put it on the global market and manufacture it. To date, it is not available to purchase. Why isn&#8217;t it &#8211; 16 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on the U.S. from Us in France &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/03/27/thoughts-on-the-us-from-us-in-france-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/03/27/thoughts-on-the-us-from-us-in-france-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Continuation of Part 1 and Part 2
7.    Cook Meat Thoroughly &#8211; There were constant reminders in the U.S. about the dangers of eating meat that isn&#8217;t cooked very much. If you&#8217;ve been to France or if you live in France, you know that that is the exact opposite rule in the land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You&#8217;re Sick DON&#8217;T Get on a Plane</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/02/27/if-youre-sick-dont-get-on-a-plane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Sick Woman on an Air France flight from Paris to L.A.:
I hate you. You freaking whore. You&#8217;re an inconsiderate biatch. A thousands curses to you over and over again for the rest of your life.
Because you were ill yet decided to go out into the world to spread your vile germs to take the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday France Photo: Cows Eat Grass!</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/02/16/friday-france-photo-cows-eat-grass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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A recent post on the Gristmill blog that recounted a conversation with a butcher reminded me that way too many people simply&#8230;have no idea.  I might have to shamefully admit here that if I didn&#8217;t live in Burgundy, I would have no idea as well. Let me explain. The U.S. based blogger (Julia Olmstead) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alarming Documentary</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/02/12/alarming-documentary-banned-on-canal-yet-canal-produced-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A documentary on the subject of genetically modified corn and soy in France (and Europe in general) was produced in 2003 by Canal+. It is pretty alarming. It&#8217;s online at Google Video France (in French). Please watch it! It&#8217;s important. Also, please pass the link to the video to others. Click on the picture below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convenience Foods in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/02/09/convenience-foods-in-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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This is not good. France hasn&#8217;t really been known for convenient pre-prepped food but there has been a gradual change and now I see un-French-like foods popping up all over the place. For example, I saw a bag with a spout containing crepe batter. All ready and everything to pour into a hot griddle. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PVC, The Next Asbestos</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/10/20/pvc-the-next-asbestos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My neighbor and I were having a conversation not long ago and she&#8217;d mentioned that she and her family have been looking to replace their doors and windows, frames included. They were considering PVC. By the way, PVC in French is PVC (pey&#8217; vey sey).
Me: &#8220;WHY??! Why on earth would you get PVC doors and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When NOT to go to the Hospital in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/08/26/when-not-to-go-to-the-hospital-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/08/26/when-not-to-go-to-the-hospital-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my biggest fears is getting some sort of life-threatening illness that will force me to go to a hospital in France during the month of AUGUST. It&#8217;s not the getting terribly sick part that is so horrifying, it&#8217;s the going to the hospital in August part. Let me get ill any other time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyme Heals All&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/08/08/thyme-heals-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLDS. I&#8217;m not kidding. This is good stuff.

[Click on the photo to zoom out.]
My mummy-in-law brought me a tiny dead plant in a pot last year and asked me where I&#8217;d like it planted.
Me: &#8220;Are you giving me a dead plant?&#8221;
Her: &#8220;I know it looks dead but it will recover. Believe me.&#8221;
Me: &#8220;It looks really, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uh-Oh: New Bridge in Paris is Wobbly</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/23/uh-oh-new-bridge-in-paris-is-wobbly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/23/uh-oh-new-bridge-in-paris-is-wobbly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ From the BBC:
&#8220;An elegant new footbridge over the Seine in Paris has suffered trembles similar to those that famously dogged London&#8217;s Millennium Bridge.  But the mayor of Paris, who opened the bridge on 13 July, said the tremble was only faint and it would remain open.  Bertrand Delanoe said the Simone de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour de France Today in the Dreaded Le Creusot</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/22/tour-de-france-today-in-the-dreaded-le-creusot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Le Tour de France has been going on for several weeks now and it&#8217;s something that I have a hard time following because&#8230;it&#8217;s boring! Someone reminded me, though, that the Tour will have their Stage 19 today in Le Creusot, which is located in Burgundy. This is the nearest the Tour has come to where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radioactive French Champagne?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/06/radioactive-french-champagne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Treehugger:
Greenpeace recently reported that the Champagne region in France is under threat of radioactive contamination. According to the rainbow warriors, a leak in a storage cell was reported at a nuclear waste dumpsite in Soulaine. Tests also revealed low levels of radioactivity in the groundwater less than 6 miles from the region’s famous Champagne [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lulu Lundi* Keeping Cool in the Summer Heat</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/03/lulu-lundi-keeping-cool-in-the-summer-heat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/07/03/lulu-lundi-keeping-cool-in-the-summer-heat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Your best friends can easily suffer heat exhaustion and become dehydrated  especially during the dog days of summer, so please make sure you keep them cool.
Here are a few suggestions: 1) always provide fresh, cool water for you dog; 2) if you&#8217;re out with your dog, make sure your dog can find shade; 3) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Condoms: Coming Soon to a Tabac Near You</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2006/06/09/condoms-coming-soon-to-a-tabac-near-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently in France, you can purchase condoms at the supermarkets, condom machines on the street (yes, really), pharmacies and schools (condom machines in the restrooms).
However, you may be happy to know that very soon these préservatifs will be available for purchase in tabacs. (They&#8217;ll be wrapped and packaged of course unlike in the photo.) You [...]]]></description>
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