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	<title>Asia Travel News Commentary, Reviews, and Insights &#187; Nepal</title>
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		<title>2011 Red Lantern Journeys&#8217; Climb for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 04:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s benefit climb of Mt. Rainier in Washington State is scheduled for July 14th to 16th. The Climb for Himalaya Children raises money to support the Mitrata Orphanage and the Centre for Child Studies and Development in Kathmandu, Nepal. The participants will climb the 14,411-foot-high Mt. Rainier, one of the highest and most glaciated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$30,000 Raised for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last year, 18 people took on a dual challenge to help orphaned and needy children in Nepal. They challenged themselves to get in shape to climb Mt. Rainier in Washington State and to raise a minimum of $1000 for the Mitrata-Nepal Foundation for Children. Those 18 participants and 4 climb leaders ended up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maoist Strike is Crippling Kathmandu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Trade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m seeing a frustrating trend of political parties and other organizations to use demonstrations and organized civil unrest to unseat goverments and get their way. For the last several days the Maoists in Kathmandu have been striking and demonstrating. They&#8217;ve been forcing all shops and business owners to close and nearly all vehicles off the road. Evidently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chitwan Park Lodges Allowed to Reopen</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/chitwan-park-lodges-allowed-to-reopen/150?</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chitwan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chitwan National Park Closure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Machan Lodge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Cabinet of the Government of Nepal approved the re-opening of the seven jungle lodges located within Chitwan National Park. The lodges had been ordered closed by the government after their lease expired. The lodges were forced to cancel all bookings and move guests to lodges outside the Park. After five months of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Climb for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climb for Himalaya Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re ready  to go with next year&#8221;s Climb for Himalaya Children of Mt. Rainier. The climb will take place from July 15th to 17 in 2010. Please visit the Red Lantern Journeys web site for complete details about participating and how to register for the climb. As of January 1st, we have 10 people registered. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Rainier Climbed for Nepalese Orphanage</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/climb-for-himalaya-children2009/99?</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, July 19, 2009 two groups of participants in the Red Lantern Journeys Climb for Himalaya Children struggled their way through thin air and high winds to reach the summit of the 14,410-foot-high Mt. Rainier. They planted Tibetan prayer flags on the summit  in honor of the children of the Mitrata Orphanage in Kathmandu. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepal Travel Article in the Arc Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/nepal-travel-article-in-the-arc-magazine/92?</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my article on Nepal and the Mitrata Orphanage in the Go section of the June, 2009 issue of the Arc Magazine.  I write about my last trip there in March and some of the amazing things to do there besides go trekking and climbing mountains! Read the article here: Nepal Article in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chitwan National Park Closes Lodges within Park Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/chitwan-national-park-closes-lodges-within-park-boundaries/88?</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the direction of the Nepal Forest Ministry, Chitwan National Park has forced all 7 lodges located within its boundaries to close because they have been unable to renegotiate a contract that expired on July 16th of this year. Word from a local tour operator, says that the lodges owe the government some tax money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tibet Closed Again to Foreigners!</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/tibet/tibet-closed-again-to-foreigners/79?</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although China hasn&#8217;t made an official announcement, probably because they want to avoid publicity, Red Lantern Journeys&#8217; Tibet, Nepal, and China partners have been letting us know that Tibet permits are not being granted for travel in March. From what we can tell, this affects entry to Tibet from both China and Nepal. The reason? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Essence of Heritage: Dwarika&#8217;s Hotel, Kathmandu</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/the-essence-of-heritage-dwarikas-hotel-kathmandu/38?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/the-essence-of-heritage-dwarikas-hotel-kathmandu/38?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hotel Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dwarika&#8217;s Hotel  in Kathmandu is located 20 minutes from the airport and is within walking distance to the famous Hindu temple, Pashupatinath. It fronts a busy avenue and doesn&#8217;t look like much from the outside. However, once you enter, you are transported into a serene and splendid atmosphere of terracotta bricks and hand-carved wood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountains Climbed, Money Raised for Children&#8217;s Charities!</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/mountains-climbed-money-raised-for-childrens-charities/20?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/mountains-climbed-money-raised-for-childrens-charities/20?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trekking and Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My company, Red Lantern Journeys, is the main sponsor and organizer of 3 Summits for Nepal&#8217;s Children. 2008 is our third year of climbing volcanos in the Northwest to raise money for charities that serve children in need in Nepal. This year we climbed Mt. Hood in Oregon, Mt. Rainier in Washington State, and for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue on the 4th of July</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/my-4th-of-july/13?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/my-4th-of-july/13?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Harrison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KIRO TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Len Kannapell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Mystery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trekking and climbing are my passions. I&#8217;ve been a volunteer mountaineering instructor for over 20 years now. I stay well trained and our Red Lantern Journeys trekking agencies in Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet have well-trained guides. It&#8217;s important to me that the safety of our clients is a number 1 priority. Training is important and it came to good use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Finally Opens Tibet to Foreign Tourists</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/tibet/china-finally-opens-tibet-to-foreign-tourists/12?</link>
		<comments>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/tibet/china-finally-opens-tibet-to-foreign-tourists/12?#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tibet from Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet Tours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the riots and demonstrations, China promised to open Tibet by May 1st. They finally got around to it on June 24th, 2008, three days after the Olympic Torch was carried through the empty streets of Lhasa. Although Chinese tourists have been allowed to travel since April, the extended ban on travel there has no doubt hurt the [...]]]></description>
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