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			<image:caption>photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lavinia.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Lavinia Spalding, award winning author and editor of  The Best Women</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/peru-andes-1024x685.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Peru, Andes, between Cusco and Ollantaytambo   photo by Kirsten Koza</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>apu lodge</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Machu Picchu in the morning mist (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ladies of Cusco Region Peru (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/llamas-of-cusco-region-300x168.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Llamas, Cusco, (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Ollantaytambo view from restaurant (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:title>
			<image:caption>Ollantaytambo view from restaurant (photo by Kirsten Koza Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ollantaytambo-ruins-andes-view-300x200.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Ollantaytambo view from Inca ruins (photo by Kirsten Koza Writers</image:title>
			<image:caption>Ollantaytambo view from Inca ruins (photo by Kirsten Koza Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wilmar-187x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>wilmar</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers Ex dino with text Facebook cover image</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/dont-kick-bucket-bucket-list-trip/</loc>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jordan-chinese-lady-stretcher-with-Murad.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Dont-Kick-The-Bucket-TheBlot-screen-capture-210x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Don</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/amazon-river-boat-adventure-women-peru-nov-19-22/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-03-13T19:38:59+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Iquitos-floating-houses.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dawn-on-the-amazon-boat.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Dawn on the Amazon boat</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dawn-on-the-amazon-nanay-river-300x168.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Photo: by Dawn on the Amazon, Nanay River</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dawn-on-the-amazon-kitchen-marmelita-300x168.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Photo: by Dawn on the Amazon   the galley</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moto-taxi-on-boat-low-resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>moto taxi on boat, Amazon, photo by Kirsten Koza (Writers</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/call-travel-stories-wake-smell-shit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-03-13T19:33:58+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TT-WUSS-covers-promo.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption>Travelers</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/last-train-stop-machu-picchu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-01-26T20:38:10+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lady-with-grass.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-blot-last-train-stop-screen-capture-300x293.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Last Train Stop Before Machu Picchu   story by Kirsten Koza   screen capture from TheBlot magazine</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/dining-compliment/</loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pulitzer-nominee.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Benjamin Wey (TheBlot Magazine, Wall St. New York) regarding Kirsten Koza</image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/14-dictators-dickshit-things-said/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-06-02T14:30:05+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TheBlot-never-go-full-hitler.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TheBlot-14-Dictators-screen-capture-238x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>TheBlot 14 Dictators screen capture</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/crazy-stays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-08-20T21:21:12+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/blot-upworthy.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/blot-screen-capture-Ableist-300x283.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>blot screen capture Ableist</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/contemplating-cannibalism-male-female-meat-tastier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2015-09-27T14:50:13+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cannibal.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WUSS-collage-for-website-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Wake Up and Smell the Shit: Hilarious Travel Disasters, Monstrous Toilets, and a Demon Dildo</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/grubs-big-fat-juicy-ones-kirsten-koza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-05T03:32:40+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grubs.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grubs-on-screen-capture-276x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>grub</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/tale-two-tour-wreckers-kirsten-koza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-05T03:27:44+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/A-Tale-of-Two.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/A-Tale-of-Two-Tour-Wreckers-215x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>A Tale of Two Tour Wreckers</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/halloween-transylvania-romania-dracula-expedition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-06T02:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-Bran-Castle.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-Bran-Castle-300x180.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle Transylvania Romania (Christopher Campbell used our guide</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-sighisoara-cemetary-1024x614.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Sighisoara cemetery   photo by our guide</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-bucharest-courtyard-300x180.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bucharest (photos provided by our Transylvanian, Halloween tour coordinator)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-targoviste-arch-300x180.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>T</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-vlad-dracul-impalings-298x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-poenari-fortress-impalings-163x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The real castle of Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-sighisoara-225x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Sighisoara</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-sighisoara-beautiful-city-shot-300x180.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>S</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Halloween-Helens-farm-225x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Horia</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-bran-helens-300x225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-brasov-300x180.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Brasov </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-cookies-300x225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Vampire fingers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-christopher-campbell-168x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell already has his costume selected (selfie)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Syrian-permission-compressed-244x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Syrian permission compressed</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/danger-free-online-translators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-28T18:49:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/crap-with-ginger.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Blowjob-Broom-The-Blot-224x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Blowjob Broom The Blot</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/crap-with-ginger-1024x653.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Human error, such as this menu translation in Jordan, offers hilarity, but a free online translation program could cause an international incident. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/kyrgyzstan-20-pictures-nomads-land/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-01T16:09:18+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-kyrgyzstan-sunrise-yurts.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-blot-kyrgyzstan-story-screen-capture-285x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>the blot kyrgyzstan story screen capture</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/12.-kyrgyzstan-yurt-interior-Song-Kul-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The interior of a yurt at a camp on Lake Song Kol; www.travel experts.kg can arrange your stay here.  (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2.-My-translator-Janarkul-is-asked-to-compete-in-Capture-the-Bride-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x685.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>My translator Janarkul, right, was asked to compete in the Capture or "Kiss the Girl" Competition at the Nomads’ Horse Games. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/6.-Kyrgyzstans-varied-landscapes-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Near Kyzyl Oi, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-kyrgyzstan-bishkek-turkish-bakery-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Sweets at a Turkish bakery in Bishkek. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Horses waiting to be milked near Lake Song Kol at an elevation exceeding 9,895 feet above sea level (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/5.-horse-meat-sausage-at-Osh-market-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Horse fat and horse meat sausage at Osh market in Bishkek. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-arrival-in-kyrgyzstan-dinner-for-fb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kyrgyzstan people boast that there</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/4.-6th-generation-eagle-hunter-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x685.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>A 6th generation eagle hunter in Bokonbaeva, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>SONY DSC</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/7.-Kok-boru-players-are-stars-like-football-players-are-in-the-west-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x685.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The national sport of Kyrgyzstan is Kok boru. (Photo by Kirsten Koza) </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8.-Kok-boru-is-played-with-a-dead-goat-as-the-game-ball-Photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x615.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>A Kok boru player makes a breakaway with the dead goat, showing proper form by securing the 90 pound goat under his stirrup. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Chok-tal-for-website-1024x575.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption> Nearing Chok Tal Mountain and 13,000 feet above sea level in Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Orto Tokoy near Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Tourism is fledgling in Kyrgyzstan, and the time to go is soon before other tourists spoil your view. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Felt yurt, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza) </image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Nomad grandfather and grandson spend their summers with their herds. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kyrgyz women. (Photo by Kirsten Koza) </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9.-The-kalpak-the-Kyrgyz-hat-worn-by-males-photo-by-Kirsten-Koza-1024x685.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The kalpak is the traditional felt hat worn by males. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kyzyl Oi village at dawn. The Soviets forced the nomads into settlements. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>How I crossed Kyrgyzstan on my first trip. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>How I crossed Kyrgyzstan on my second trip, in 2014. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/mummies-mysteries-thrills-nazca-peru/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-03T19:49:53+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Peru-mummy-baby.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption>the blot mummies mysteries and thrills story by Kirsten Koza</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2,000 year old Nazca skulls in Peruvian garden shed. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beths-finger-in-mummy-box-1024x576.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Beth Mercer pokes a finger in the mummy</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nazca-hummingbird-cropped-1024x631.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Nazca Lines — the hummingbird. Since I flew over the lines during the afternoon, I had to increase the shadows drastically in the photo. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Paracas, Peru is south of Lima and north of Nazca. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
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			<image:caption>Paracas, Peru is south of Lima and north of Nazca. (Photo by Kirsten Koza) </image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/writers-expeditions-vietnam-march-2016/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-21T18:22:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/vietnamjpg_map.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chris-camera-cock-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (professional photographer)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kk-helmet-viet-bw-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza (travel author, adventurer, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Minh-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Minh Ninh, Vietnam tour operator</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/adventure-amazon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-10T23:39:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>TheBlot screen capture amazon story</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/books/toronto-book-launch-wake-smell-shit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-01-08T19:38:44+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>Toronto book launch evite</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/books/new-york-book-launch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-04T15:44:14+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>New York book launch</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/adventures/halloween-adventure-transylvania-romania-2016/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-21T03:32:20+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-2016.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-Sig-cemetery-building.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-sighisoara-cemetary-1024x614.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Our guide will take us to his favourite local haunts and moody cemeteries (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Poenari Castle, Transylvania, Romania (Photo by Horia Matei)</image:title>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, palinca (overproof plum brandy), and night photography on the historic pedways of Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-horias-farm-by-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-bran-castle-night.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Bran Castle, "Dracula</image:title>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle, "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-collage-food-1024x640.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>We</image:title>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Brasov-photo-kirsten-koza-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Brasov, Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-covered-stairs-Chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase in Sighisoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-crossing-the-carpathians-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagarasan Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cathedral-woman-entombed-1024x576.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-bucharest-police-cc.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>This amuses us. Police patrolling on Segways. Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell).</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Christopher Campbell (Writers</image:title>
			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Kiss-Profile-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-cheese-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Romanian cheese aged in tree bark (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-food-horias-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>A nice light meal   Romanian style. (Photo by Horia Matei)</image:title>
			<image:caption>A nice light meal   Romanian style. (Photo by Horia Matei)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-2016-food-meat-balls-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Romanian meatballs (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-2016-food-cream-fourskins-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>The menu called the dish "fourskins." You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/romania-salad-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Salad in Romania   harvest fresh and organic</image:title>
			<image:caption>Salad in Romania </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-party-at-Bran-Castle-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>The castle courtyard at Bran during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>The castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Our group from 2015 (at Horia</image:title>
			<image:caption>Out group from 2015 getting ready for the Halloween party at Horia</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costume-1-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>We met people at the costume party who looked like Hollywood special effects artists had worked on them (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>We met people at the costume party who looked like Hollywood special effects artists had worked on them. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costume-3-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Our photography host photobombs strangers at Dracula</image:title>
			<image:caption>Our photography host photobombs strangers at Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costume-2-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>We know who Anonymous is now. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Some people go all out and some buy their costumes at dollar stores. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bran-castle-halloween-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Bran Castle Halloween (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle Halloween (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/steve-halloween-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Nobody knew we were travelling with the Grim Reaper until Halloween night at the castle. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Nobody knew we were travelling with the Grim Reaper until Halloween night at the castle. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/dildos-valentines-day-gift-history-buff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-04T15:19:41+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2-women-using-a-dildo.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dildo-Wilde-720x360.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Wilde dildo made by Happy Valley in Canada is available at sex boutiques in 17 time zones.</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2-women-using-a-dildo-800x360.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>“Two women using a dildo” – lithograph from De Figuris Veneris (1906) by Édouard Henri Avril (public domain) </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dildo-Frankenstein-on-amazon-300x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Fleshlight Freaks makes monster cocks (their products are available at many large, sex toy retailers internationally)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Dildo-Clone-A-Willy-300x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Clone A Willy milk chocolate penis molding kit $29.95.</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dildo-article-Karen-Lee-Poter-271x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>KarenLee Poter, host of LoveEncore and author of "A Cougar</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dildos-purple-tango-Fuze-3-1024x769.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Happy Valley</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dildo-butt-plug-Triton-Fuze-3-300x199.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>"Canada is the land of butt plugs."</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/eat-way-across-vietnam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-21T18:20:57+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/eat-your-way-cyclo-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Vietnam, cyclo. (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon festival sweets, Vietnam (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/eat-your-way-crab-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Crab, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mekong-delta-floating-market-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Floating market, Mekong Delta (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mekong-Delta-apres-lunch-paddle-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Mekong Delta, a 39,000 square  kilometre labyrinth of waterways. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mekong Delta, banana blossom and hot &amp; sweet chili sauce (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Binh Thuy, Mekong Delta. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Eat Your Way Across Vietnam (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/eat-your-way-coffee-vietnamese-1024x698.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Vietnamese coffee often comes with a complimentary cup of tea. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Monk at side entrance, at Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue. (Photo by Kirsten Koza,  Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>When I was researching hotels in Vietnam, I laughed at all the promo photos with flowers strewn around the rooms and thought "Ya, right   maybe the honeymoon suite." But I was wrong. Many of the hotels I stayed in had artfully arranged flower petals or fruit plates or both. Asia Hue, hotel room. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Red Beach, Vietnam. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/eat-your-way-imperial-arch-932x1024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Imperial city, in Hue   battle scarred but beautiful. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hoi-an-round-boats-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Hoi An, basket boats. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Local lady smoking something she rolled herself, Hoi An, Vietnam. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Street food in Hanoi. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Tam Coc, Vietnam (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Water buffalo, Vietnam (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Temple of Hoa Lu, Vietnam. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ha Long Bay, sunset on cruise. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Storm chasing with Ron Gravelle in Nebraska. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
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			<image:caption>The film crew from Hong Kong had come to the USA  to shoot a tornado chasing documentary. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Chinese celebrities (Yan Ng in pink hat and Wong He, also spelled Hei) pose at Cadillac Ranch. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Chinese celebrities at Cadillac Ranch. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Buckets of rattlesnakes for cooking, at The Big Texan, in Amarillo. (Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Camerman and soundman from Hong Kong dodge traffic on Route 66. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chinese TV crew between takes.  (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>I recognized the exact field in Nebraska from my first storm chase. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Wong He, in North Dakota, wearing his helmet he</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ron Gravelle (sporting a T shirt with his famous Colorado tornado published in National Geographic) talks to a state trooper after one of our vehicles is rear ended on the highway. Jenna Stevens points out the state trooper</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Grit scoured my eyeballs. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Rigging the storm chase vehicle with cameras. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Driving the storm chase vehicle, at times 900 miles per day. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Driving the storm chase vehicle. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kok boru in Kyrgyzstan (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/mares-milk-mountain-bikes-meteors-mammaries/</loc>
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			<image:caption>Burana tower, an 11th century minaret, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chok Tal Mountain, above Chong Kemin, in the Celestial Mountains of Kyrgyzstan. I didn</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>I realized we were doing the full crossing of the mountain chain. Tian/Tien Shan mountains, Kyrgyzstan (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>They had lots of horses. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>I was going to die by marmot. Marmot drawing, Brehms Tierleben. (image Public Domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Yurts with T Rex (Photo by Kirsten Koza, T Rex added with Efexio)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Yurts with T Rex (Photo by Kirsten Koza, T Rex added with Efexio)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Kyrgyz nomad lady, Chong Kemin valley, Tien Shan mountains, Kyrgyzstan (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Kyrgyzstan</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Map of Kyrgyzstan on t shirt (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A giant platter of Jordanian mezze. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, your photography host on this expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption> (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Treasury, Petra. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Bedouin kid at Petra. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>There are 850 steps leading to the monastery at Petra. It</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Looking down on Petra</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dana reserve, Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our 2014 participants and local host, at the camp in Dana, roasting marshmallows around the fire. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Maqluba is a traditional dish in Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>This is how we</image:caption>
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			<image:title>We</image:title>
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			<image:caption>Bedouin tents made of goat hair at magic hour   you</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night photography outing at Wadi Rum. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Your camel awaits   Wadi Rum. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Wadi Rum, Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>One of our Bedouin hosts leaps on this natural Wadi Rum rock formation. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Inside the massive hot air balloon as it fills. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hot-air-balloon-prep-jordan-kk-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Setting up the hot air balloon in the early morning   Wadi Rum. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Red Sea   boats with eyes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Spice merchant in Aqaba. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chris-camera-cock-300x225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (professional photographer)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WE-tumblr-Rakan-297x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Rakan </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WE-salem-cropped-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Salem, your Bedouin host, Wadi Rum. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Chris-Jordan-Petra-chasm-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Chasm at Petra. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Jordanian sweets. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chris-jordan-camel-beouin-petra-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>At Petra, Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our 2014 participants having a picnic in Wadi Rum. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/food-jordan-chris-sesame-ball-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Street food, Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dead Sea, Jordan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A cup of cardamon coffee. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/food-jordan-dates-chris-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Dates in Jordan. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chris-jordan-dusk-wadi-sand-from-vehicle-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Driving across the sands of Wadi Rum. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kings-highway-jordan-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The King</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Setting sun reflects off the dunes in Jordan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/mountain-men-dont-exist-kyrgyzstan-2/</loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Chok-tal-for-website-1024x575.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Nearing Chok Tal Mountain and 13,000 feet above sea level in Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption> Nearing Chok Tal Mountain and 13,000 feet above sea level in Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Kyrgyzstan-503.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Alexey had grown up during Soviet times. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kyrgyzstan-green-lake-ak-kol.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Lake Ak Kol, Kyrgyzstan (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kyrgyzstan, Cholpon chops chicken at Lake Ak Kol  (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kyrgyzstan-toxic-river.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kyrgyzstan, river near Kyzyl oi (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kyrgyzstan-map-tshirt.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Map of Kyrgyzstan on t shirt (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kyrgyzstan-asking-for-directions.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Asking for directions (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kyrgyzstan-horse-milking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Woman milks a horse. I was back in Kyrgyzstan to take photos of nomadic life (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/books/wake-smell-shit/</loc>
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			<image:caption>WAKE UP   cropped cover with spine</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>WAKE UP   full cover with quote</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expedition-magazine/easter-island-chilean-brazilian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-20T14:35:54+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Easter-Island-cover-horses-moai.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Rano-Raraku-287x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Rano Raraku, Easter Island (image public domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Rigel-discovers-the-truth-300x225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Rigel</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/easter-island-karens-beach-to-moai-300x201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Anakena Beach, Easter Island (Photo by Karen Fockler)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Rigel-easter-island-moai-closing-image.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>"Easter Island and the Chilean with the Brazilian" (Photo of Rigel and moai by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/vlad-dracula-expedition-romania-halloween/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-19T21:39:01+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dracula-expedition-cover-photo-2018.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-birth-chamber.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-birds-romania.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Poenari Castle, Transylvania, Romania (Writers</image:title>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/day-1-papanasi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Papanasi, a donut like dessert made fresh and served piping hot, in Romanian restaurants. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo-by-christopher-campbell-romania-mountains.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:title>
			<image:caption>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chris-bran-castle-2017.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle, known as "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-horias-farm-by-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brasov-romania-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Brasov, Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-stairs-poenari.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:title>
			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/poenari-castle-black-white-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Dracula</image:title>
			<image:caption>Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-vlad-dracul-impalings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:title>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-crossing-the-carpathians-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagarasan Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/corvin-castle-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Chris-sighisoara.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-Chris-bio-image--300x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Christopher Campbell (Writers</image:title>
			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kirsten-halloween-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>kirsten halloween</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-costumes-bran-castle.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-cheese-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Romanian cheese aged in tree bark. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
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			<image:caption>A nice light meal   Romanian style. (Photo by Horia Matei)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Romanian meatballs (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-2016-food-cream-fourskins-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>The menu called the dish "fourskins." You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/romania-salad-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Salad in Romania   harvest fresh and organic</image:title>
			<image:caption>Salad in Romania </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-party-at-Bran-Castle-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>The castle courtyard at Bran during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>The castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costumes-our-group-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Our group from 2015 (at our guide</image:title>
			<image:caption>Out group from 2015 getting ready for the Halloween party at Horia</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costume-3-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Our photography host photobombs strangers at Dracula</image:title>
			<image:caption>Our photography host photobombs strangers at Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-costume-1-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>We met people at the costume party who looked like Hollywood special effects artists had worked on them (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>We met people at the costume party who looked like Hollywood special effects artists had worked on them. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>We know who Anonymous is now. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Some people go all out and some buy their costumes at dollar stores. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bran-castle-halloween-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Bran Castle Halloween (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle Halloween (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/steve-halloween-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Nobody knew we were travelling with the Grim Reaper until Halloween night at the castle. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Nobody knew we were travelling with the Grim Reaper until Halloween night at the castle. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/michelle-bicycle-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>In the town square of Sighisoara (Photo by Christopher Campbell, 2016)</image:title>
			<image:caption>In the town square of Sighisoara (Photo by Christopher Campbell, 2016)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fountain-chris-sibiu-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Some of our 2016 group in Sibiu (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Some of our 2016 group in Sibiu (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2016-halloween-group-shot-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Halloween group shot, 2016   getting ready at the lodge. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-Sig-cemetery-building-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/romania-horse-wagon-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halloween-covered-stairs-Chris-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Medieval covered staircase in Sighisoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase in Sighisoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-gypsy-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/decency-be-damned-writing-workshop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-14T12:59:26+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-workshop-castle-howard-grounds.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hogwarts-express-1024x622.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Hogwarts Express York England</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yorkshire-fat-cookies-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Fat Rascals (Photo by our local guide and expert Matthew Greenwood, Exploring York)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-workshop-shambles-old-town.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Shambles, York, England</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-workshop-roman-statue-640x360.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, York Minster.</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/guy-fawkes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Guy Fawkes</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/castle-howard-flowers-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Castle Howard</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-Bettys-tearoom-cabinet-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bettys Cafe Tea Room, and that</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/whitby-abbey-yorkshire-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Beer-tasting.-photo-by-George-Hodan-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Beer (photo by George Hodan)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Beer tasting. (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Yorkshire-Dales-Photo-by-George-Hodan-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Yorkshire Dales (Photo by George Hodan)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Dales (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kirsten-Koza-Wake-Up-and-Smell-the-Shit-launch-at-Book-Passage-in-San-Francisco-300x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-matthew-300x200.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Matthew Greenwood of Exploring York</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fountains-abbey-1403452051FQQ-1024x677.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey (photo by George Hodan)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/uncategorized/decency-damned-writing-workshop-yorkshire-england-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-14T12:57:35+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-workshop-castle-howard-grounds.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hogwarts-express-1024x622.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Hogwarts Express York England</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-tea-with-matthew-castle-howard-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Tea (photo taken on our 2018 expedition by your workshop host, Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/guy-fawkes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Guy Fawkes painting by Henry Perronet Briggs (c. 1823) titled Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (public domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/york-shambles-for-website.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>York, Shambles</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/york-bettys-yorkshire-rarebit-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Rarebit, in York (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yorkshire-fat-cookies-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Fat Rascals (Photo by our local guide and expert Matthew Greenwood, Exploring York)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-workshop-roman-statue.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, York Minster</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-rail-dogs-in-distance-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Goathland</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-whitby-boat-flags-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Whitby, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/whitby-abbey-yorkshire-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-cod-better-at-magpie-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Fish &amp; Chips at The Magpie (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/castle-howard-flowers-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Castle Howard</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-tunnel-of-leaves-and-blossoms-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Driving through the Yorkshire Countryside in the Spring (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/malham-cove-in-the-uk-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Malham Cove was a film location used in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." (photo by George Hodan)</image:title>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-horse-middleham-for-website-1024x797.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Middleham, Yorkshire, So English (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yorkshire-calendar-girls-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kettlewell, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Yorkshire-Dales-Photo-by-George-Hodan-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Dales (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
		</image:image>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fountains-abbey-1403452051FQQ-1024x677.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yorkshire-fountains-abbey-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Fountains Abbey (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Beer-tasting.-photo-by-George-Hodan-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Beer Tasting (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kirsten-Koza-Wake-Up-and-Smell-the-Shit-launch-at-Book-Passage-in-San-Francisco-300x300.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-matthew-300x200.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Matthew Greenwood of Exploring York</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yorkshire-bodice-rippers-helen-reads-1024x536.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2018</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-Bettys-tearoom-cabinet-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bettys Cafe Tea Room, and that</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/vlad-dracula-expedition-romania-halloween-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T18:38:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dracula-expedition-cover-photo-2019.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-birds-romania.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chris-birth-chamber.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-horias-draculas-fortess-fall-colours.jpg.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The ruins of Poenari (AKA Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/corvin-castle-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wagon-black-and-white-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>You</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/day-1-beer-chariot-dancers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cathedral-woman-entombed-1024x576.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/halloween-vlad-dracul-impalings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Vlad the Impaler was a master at psychological warfare. The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 (or possibly more) impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:title>
			<image:caption>Vlad the Impaler was a master at psychological warfare. The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 (or possibly more) impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-crossing-the-carpathians-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagarasan Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagarasan Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/papanasi-romania-2018-chris-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Papanasi   Romanian dessert (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-chris-kirstens-beans-and-mash-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Romanian beans   photo by Christopher Campbell   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-caprese-salad-chris-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are divine. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cabbage rolls and polenta. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Romania-2018-chris-salad-sibiu-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>A typical salad in Romania is beyond typical. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mushrooms and polenta, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-chris-shot-ribs-with-orange-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Ribs in Sibiu, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-pasta-at-werk-chris-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Pasta at Werk, across from Corvin Castle, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-chris-pretzel-rings-lake-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Romanian pretzels in Transylvania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/corvin-castle.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Corvin Castle, Hunedoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-sighisoara-night-view-low-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Night shot on the cobbled medieval streets of Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, travel author and host of the Vlad Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by our local guide and expert   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:title>
			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/halloween-horias-farm-by-chris.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chris-bran-castle-2017.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bran Castle, known as "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/for-2018-Bran-Castle-Horial-866x1024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (professional photographer)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Beer at the Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bat boots on the cobbled streets, Vlad Dracula Expeditions. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains in Sibiu   past Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Picturesque drive in Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza of Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sibiu, Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cheese dish. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A trio of sister participants from our 2018 expedition at Bran Castle</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>One lei note, Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 participants outside at Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romania, 2018, view from Rasnov. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Is that Gary Oldman at Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Glasses of palinca, Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bram Stoker</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Just another awesome seasonal fresh salad in Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian flag at Poenari. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Outside the torture exhibit, Vlad Dracula Expedition. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Hashtag sausages, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Just another awesome dessert, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/romania-2018-buschetta-150x150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are out of this world. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 Vlad Dracula Expedition participant in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palinca tasting in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Repeating pattern, photography tips, at Curtea de Arges, 2018 (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Romanian guide (left) and a gypsy artisan we visit every year for drinks in his family</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian grilled veg and stuffed chicken. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pink waffle truck, Brasov, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Vlad Dracula Expedition group, from 2015, getting ready for the Halloween party at Bran Castle, Transylvania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bucharest police patrolling on Segways   Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chris and Kirsten, your Vlad Dracula expedition hosts (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Local made Romanian cheese aged in tree bark. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party 2017 group shot. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania   this medieval walled city is a UNESCO site (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Vlad Dracula participants in their vampire costumes.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon over Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/decency-damned-writing-workshop-yorkshire-england-may-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-12T14:36:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<priority>0.6</priority>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-workshop-castle-howard-grounds.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption>The North Yorkshire Moors steam train we</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/whitby-hotel-stoker-room-this-one-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Stoker is one of the themed rooms at La Rosa boutique hotel (formerly Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-tea-with-matthew-castle-howard-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire tea. (photo taken during our 2018 expedition by your workshop host, Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/guy-fawkes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Guy Fawkes painting by Henry Perronet Briggs (c. 1823) titled Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (public domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DBD-shambles-night-photo-by-kirsten-koza.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Shambles, at night, York (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-workshop-roman-statue.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, York Minster.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire rarebit, in York. (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yorkshire-fat-cookies-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Fat Rascals (Photo by our local guide and expert Matthew Greenwood, Exploring York)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Goathland</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-whitby-boat-flags-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Whitby, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-cod-better-at-magpie-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Cod &amp; Chips at The Magpie (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Whitby-hotel-la-rosa-room-this-one-1024x683.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>La Rosa, another one of the themed boudoirs at the hotel (Photo courtesy of La Rosa Hotel)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Whitby-hotel-Lewis-Carol-room-this-one--1024x683.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>And just one more themed room to tease you and show you how varied they all are   this is the Lewis, inspired by Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/castle-howard-flowers-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Castle Howard</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-workshop-castle-howard-grounds.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Temple of the Four Winds, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Buck-Inn-photo-Kirsten-Koza-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Buck Inn, Malham. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/malham-cove-in-the-uk-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Malham Cove was a film location used in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and is in walking distance from our lodgings.(Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-horse-middleham-for-website-1024x797.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Middleham, Yorkshire, So English (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yorkshire-calendar-girls-1024x681.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Kettlewell, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/grassington-north-yorkshire-hodan-jpg-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Our views of North Yorkshire. (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fountains-abbey-1403452051FQQ-1024x677.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains Abbey (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/battle-of-breweries-2019-particpants.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kirsten-Koza-Wake-Up-and-Smell-the-Shit-launch-at-Book-Passage-in-San-Francisco.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:title>
			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/york-matthew-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Matthew Greenwood of Exploring York</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/York-Bettys-tearoom-cabinet-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Bettys Cafe Tea Room, and that</image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/on-the-train-jeanne-jessica-allison-etc.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Yorkshire-Dales-Photo-by-George-Hodan-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Yorkshire Dales (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yorkshire-bodice-rippers-helen-reads-1024x536.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2018</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DBD-ghost-walk-2019.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Decency Be Damned participants during our ghost walk in 2019 (Photo by Kirsten Koza). </image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yorkshire-tunnel-of-leaves-and-blossoms-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>Driving through the Yorkshire Countryside in the Spring (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/scoop-scandal/writers-community-york-region-open-house-free-writing-workshop-get-creative-nonfiction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-05T19:53:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.6</priority>
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			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/collage-of-writing-with-press-pass.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WCYR-get-creative-with-nonfiction.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>WCYR get creative with nonfiction</image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/risk-risque-writing-workshop-car-free-isle-sark-english-channel-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-23T14:34:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.6</priority>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-UFO-dancer-risky-or-risque-sark-workshop-version-1-1.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption>La Coupée, Sark   a 100 metre causeway joining Big Sark to Little Sark (photo by Kirsten Koza, your writing expedition host)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Guernsey cream tea on Sark, at Hathaway</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The bike rented by your host on her research trip in Sark. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A secluded beach on Sark (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fish &amp; Chips at AJs on Sark. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Treacle tart and another spot of tea, on Sark. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The ruins of Poenari (AKA Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagaras Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fagaras Fortress. (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A typical salad in Romania is beyond typical. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ribs in Sibiu, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mushrooms and polenta, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pasta at Werk, across from Corvin Castle, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian pretzels in Transylvania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are out of this world. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are divine. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Traditional soup in bread bowl   Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi   Romanian dessert (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cabbage rolls and polenta. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian beans   photo by Christopher Campbell   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Hashtag sausages, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle, known as "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle, Hunedoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night shot on the medieval streets of Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, host of the Vlad Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara.(Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by our local guide and expert   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Christopher Campbell (professional photographer)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bucharest police patrolling on Segways   Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon over Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chris and Kirsten, your Vlad Dracula expedition hosts (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Repeating pattern, photography tips, at Curtea de Arges, 2018 (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 Vlad Dracula Expedition participant in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party 2017 group shot. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi, a donut like dessert made fresh and served piping hot, in Romanian restaurants. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019 Dracula Expedition, Sighisoara</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sibiu, Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. Stairs. (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bram Stoker</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pink waffle truck, Brasov, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Vlad Dracula participants in their vampire costumes.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Beer at the Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romania, 2018, view from Rasnov. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Outside the torture exhibit, Vlad Dracula Expedition. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Picturesque drive in Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza of Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palinca tasting in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains in Sibiu   past Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza, your Vlad Dracula Expedition host, hanging with Vlad. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania   this medieval walled city is a UNESCO site (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Vlad Dracula Expedition group, from 2015, getting ready for the Halloween party at Bran Castle, Transylvania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Vlad Dracula Expedition, palinca toast, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Local made Romanian cheese aged in tree bark. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>In the town square of Sighisoara (Photo by Christopher Campbell, 2016)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza and her post grad classmates at East 15 Acting School, 1989.</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/vlad-dracula-expedition-romania-halloween-2023/</loc>
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			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The ruins of Poenari (AKA Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>You</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagaras Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A typical salad in Romania is beyond typical. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ribs in Sibiu, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mushrooms and polenta, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pasta at Werk, across from Corvin Castle, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian pretzels in Transylvania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are out of this world. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are divine. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Traditional soup in bread bowl   Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi   Romanian dessert (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cabbage rolls and polenta. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian beans   photo by Christopher Campbell   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Hashtag sausages, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle, known as "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle, Hunedoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night shot on the medieval streets of Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, host of the Vlad Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara.(Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by our local guide and expert   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bucharest police patrolling on Segways   Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon over Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween 2016 food meat balls</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chris and Kirsten, your Vlad Dracula expedition hosts (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Repeating pattern, photography tips, at Curtea de Arges, 2018 (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 Vlad Dracula Expedition participant in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party 2017 group shot. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi, a donut like dessert made fresh and served piping hot, in Romanian restaurants. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019 Dracula Expedition, Sighisoara</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sibiu, Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. Stairs. (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bram Stoker</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pink waffle truck, Brasov, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Vlad Dracula participants in their vampire costumes.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Beer at the Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romania, 2018, view from Rasnov. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Outside the torture exhibit, Vlad Dracula Expedition. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Picturesque drive in Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza of Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palinca tasting in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains in Sibiu   past Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza, your Vlad Dracula Expedition host, hanging with Vlad. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania   this medieval walled city is a UNESCO site (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Vlad Dracula Expedition group, from 2015, getting ready for the Halloween party at Bran Castle, Transylvania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Vlad Dracula Expedition, palinca toast, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Local made Romanian cheese aged in tree bark. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>In the town square of Sighisoara (Photo by Christopher Campbell, 2016)</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/decency-be-damned-writing-workshop-yorkshire-may-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-02T18:49:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>The North Yorkshire Moors steam train we</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Stoker is one of the themed rooms at La Rosa boutique hotel (formerly Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire tea. (photo taken during our 2018 expedition by your workshop host, Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Guy Fawkes painting by Henry Perronet Briggs (c. 1823) titled Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (public domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Shambles, at night, York (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, York Minster.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire rarebit, in York. (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire Fat Rascals (Photo by our local guide and expert Matthew Greenwood, Exploring York)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Goathland</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Whitby, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Cod &amp; Chips at The Magpie (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>La Rosa, another one of the themed boudoirs at the hotel (Photo courtesy of La Rosa Hotel)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>And just one more themed room to tease you and show you how varied they all are   this is the Lewis, inspired by Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Castle Howard</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Temple of the Four Winds, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. </image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Buck Inn, Malham. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Malham Cove was a film location used in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and is in walking distance from our lodgings.(Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Middleham, Yorkshire, So English (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kettlewell, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our views of North Yorkshire. (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey (photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains Abbey (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:title>
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			<image:caption>Matthew Greenwood of Exploring York</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bettys Cafe Tea Room, and that</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire Dales (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Decency Be Damned participants during our ghost walk in 2019 (Photo by Kirsten Koza). </image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Driving through the Yorkshire Countryside in the Spring (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/vlad-dracula-expedition-romania-halloween-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-23T21:17:21+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The ruins of Poenari (AKA Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagaras Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle, Hunedoara. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A typical salad in Romania is beyond typical. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ribs in Sibiu, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mushrooms and polenta, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pasta at Werk, across from Corvin Castle, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian pretzels in Transylvania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are out of this world. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are divine. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Traditional soup in bread bowl   Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi   Romanian dessert (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cabbage rolls and polenta. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian beans   photo by Christopher Campbell   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Hashtag sausages, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night shot on the medieval streets of Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, host of the Vlad Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara.(Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by our local guide and expert   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle, known as "Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bucharest police patrolling on Segways   Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon over Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween 2016 food meat balls</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chris and Kirsten, your Vlad Dracula expedition hosts (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Repeating pattern, photography tips, at Curtea de Arges, 2018 (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 Vlad Dracula Expedition participant in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party 2017 group shot. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi, a donut like dessert made fresh and served piping hot, in Romanian restaurants. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019 Dracula Expedition, Sighisoara</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sibiu, Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. Stairs. (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bram Stoker</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pink waffle truck, Brasov, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Vlad Dracula participants in their vampire costumes.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Beer at the Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romania, 2018, view from Rasnov. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Outside the torture exhibit, Vlad Dracula Expedition. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Picturesque drive in Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza of Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palinca tasting in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains in Sibiu   past Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza, your Vlad Dracula Expedition host, hanging with Vlad. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania   this medieval walled city is a UNESCO site (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Vlad Dracula Expedition group, from 2015, getting ready for the Halloween party at Bran Castle, Transylvania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Vlad Dracula Expedition, palinca toast, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Local made Romanian cheese aged in tree bark. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>In the town square of Sighisoara (Photo by Christopher Campbell, 2016)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The North Yorkshire Moors steam train we</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/whitby-hotel-stoker-room-this-one-1024x682.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>The Stoker is one of the themed rooms at La Rosa boutique hotel (formerly Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire tea. (photo taken during our 2018 expedition by your workshop host, Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Guy Fawkes painting by Henry Perronet Briggs (c. 1823) titled Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (public domain)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Shambles, at night, York (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, York Minster.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire rarebit, in York. (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire Fat Rascals (Photo by our local guide and expert Matthew Greenwood, Exploring York)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Goathland</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Whitby, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. (photo by the fabulous George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Cod &amp; Chips at The Magpie (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>La Rosa, another one of the themed boudoirs at the hotel (Photo courtesy of La Rosa Hotel)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Whitby-hotel-Lewis-Carol-room-this-one--1024x683.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>And just one more themed room to tease you and show you how varied they all are   this is the Lewis, inspired by Lewis Carroll</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Castle Howard</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Temple of the Four Winds, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. </image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Malham Cove was a film location used in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and is in walking distance from our lodgings.(Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Middleham, Yorkshire, So English (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kettlewell, Yorkshire (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our views of North Yorkshire. (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:title>Kirsten Koza at "Wake Up and Smell the Shit" book launch at Book Passage, in San Francisco</image:title>
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			<image:caption>Matthew Greenwood of Exploring York</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bettys Cafe Tea Room, and that</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Yorkshire Dales (Photo by George Hodan)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Driving through the Yorkshire Countryside in the Spring (photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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		<loc>https://kirstenkoza.com/expeditions/vlad-dracula-expedition-halloween-romania-2025/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-18T18:25:57+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption>When we entered the cemetery in Sighisoara (the birthplace of Vlad Dracula) we were greeted by an Alfred Hitchcock sky. (Photo by Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The ruins of Poenari (AKA Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Corvin Castle. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>You</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, photography host for The Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:loc>http://kirstenkoza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/menus-dracula-2019-1024x768.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The Ottoman army returned to Constantinople when they encountered 20,000 impaled corpses outside Vlad</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A beautiful cathedral with a dark secret, at the monastery of Curtea de Arges. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagaras Highway. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A typical salad in Romania is beyond typical. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Ribs in Sibiu, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Mushrooms and polenta, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pasta at Werk, across from Corvin Castle, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian pretzels in Transylvania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are out of this world. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The tomatoes in Romania are divine. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Traditional soup in bread bowl   Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi   Romanian dessert (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian cabbage rolls and polenta. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romanian beans   photo by Christopher Campbell   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Hashtag sausages, Romania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night shot on the medieval streets of Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, host of the Vlad Dracula Expedition)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Medieval covered staircase leading to the spectacular cemetery, in Sighisoara.(Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania. (Photo by our local guide and expert   Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bucharest police patrolling on Segways   Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Full moon over Bucharest. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Night falls at the cemetery in Sighisoara, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party goers at Bran Castle (Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Transylvania, Romania, Heroes</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween 2016 food meat balls</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>A Roma tinsmith, Romania (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>We</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Chris and Kirsten, your Vlad Dracula expedition hosts (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Repeating pattern, photography tips, at Curtea de Arges, 2018 (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2017 Vlad Dracula Expedition participant in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween party 2017 group shot. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Papanasi, a donut like dessert made fresh and served piping hot, in Romanian restaurants. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Autumn colours and snow capped Carpathians. (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Halloween group shot 2016 (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bran Castle courtyard during the Halloween party (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2019 Dracula Expedition, Sighisoara</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sibiu, Romania. (photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Climbing the stairs to Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. Stairs. (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Bram Stoker</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Pink waffle truck, Brasov, Romania. (Photo by Christopher Campbell, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>2018 Vlad Dracula participants in their vampire costumes.</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Beer at the Beer Chariot, Bucharest. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Romania, 2018, view from Rasnov. (Photo by Kirsten Koza, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Outside the torture exhibit, Vlad Dracula Expedition. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Picturesque drive in Romania. (Photo by Kirsten Koza of Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Palinca tasting in Sighisoara. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Horse wagons are a common in Romania (Photo by Kirsten Koza)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Fountains in Sibiu   past Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Kirsten Koza, your Vlad Dracula Expedition host, hanging with Vlad. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Dracula</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Sighisoara, Romania   this medieval walled city is a UNESCO site (Photo by Christopher Campbell for Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Our Vlad Dracula Expedition group, from 2015, getting ready for the Halloween party at Bran Castle, Transylvania. (Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>Vlad Dracula Expedition, palinca toast, Writers</image:caption>
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			<image:caption>The menu called the dish fourskins. You can imagine the jokes. (Photo by Christopher Campbell)</image:caption>
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