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		<title>Beirut &#8211; Paris of the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/12/24/beirut-paris-of-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now almost at the end of the project, I reached Beirut, Lebanon this December. With Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE, Pakistan &#38; Russia implemented, it is already quite an impressive resume. Isn&#8217;t it, head-hunters? Beirut also known as the Paris of the middle east and it did not disappoint at all. Though much of it was destroyed in the local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia &#8211; Spacibo!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/11/20/russia-spacibo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The project travel started in winter, Feb&#8217;10 when I went to Germany. Since, with the year going on seasons changing, the weather turned hotter from Egypt to Jordan and then to Korea, Morocco &#38; Tunisia. UAE &#38; Pakistan were towards end of the summer in October and we are pretty much done the round circle with Russia in November. Russia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE or Pakistan &#8211; Home or Home?</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/10/20/uae-or-pakistan-home-or-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the project taking me into UAE for October, it became quite interesting. After travelling to Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Korea, Morocco &#38; Tunisia, UAE was a good time to be close the family as well as get the work done. There was travel involved but only just like it everyday. Travelling from my Sharjah home to Sheikh Zayed Road. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisia &#8211; Europe or Africa?</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/09/10/tunisia-europe-or-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The project took me to Tunisia in September. Its been the most challenging place work-wise compared to Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Korea or Morocco.  However, that&#8217;s what makes this whole year interesting. I had entered into my comfort zone, not for long. Tunis reminded me that its not over until its over. As for the city, well, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morocco &#8211; Girls, Girls, Girls &amp; &#8230;Phosphate</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/08/07/morocco-girls-girls-girls-phosphate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I travel, my world travels with me. Absolutely, mindless quote with no philosophy behind it. If you want, I can create some logic or thought behind that. Okay, lets leave it there. Morocco, is where the project took me next after Korea. From +5 hours from home to now, -3 hours. Quite a time zone switch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cookin&#8217; Nanta!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/07/10/cookin-nanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay I saved this post right till the my last day in Korea. Now publishing this from the airport on my way back. As I had promised in my last post on my trip to Korea that I am going to dedicate a separate post on Nanta, well folks here it is. Cookin&#8217; Nanta was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Korea &#8211; Work Hard, Party Hard</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/07/03/korea-work-hard-party-hard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading from the series of Travel posts that I have been doing every month and plan to do them until January cos that&#8217;s how the project is making me travel. This month, is the month for Korea. Yes, readers, UTP has contaminated the streets of Seoul, South Korea this month. Seoul is probably the best of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Dead as the Dead Sea</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/06/15/as-dead-as-the-dead-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the project I am on, I have been lucky to scream &#8220;Frankfurt Helau!!!&#8221; and been to the &#8220;Land of the Pharoah&#8221;. Last month I visited Amman, Jordan, the land of Petra and the Dead Sea and not to mention the Baptism Site and the bother with Jerusalem. Interesting place but quite boring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Land of the Pharoah</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/05/14/from-the-land-of-the-pharoah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 07:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=1023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing project which took me to Frankfurt in February, took me to the land of the Pharaoh this time. Yes readers, it is true. UTP was in Cairo, Egypt these past few weeks and boy it was a trip. Cairo known for history older than 4000 years and maybe more, owning the wonders of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frankfurt&#8230;Helau!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2010/02/22/frankfurt-helau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes I have been in Frankfurt, Germany since 8th Feb. Considering its 21st today its been quite a long trip. It was a work related trip but I wouldn&#8217;t say I didn&#8217;t get time to look around. It was hectic and tense in the early few days due to the project implementation but as days [...]]]></description>
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