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		<title>5 Travel Visa Mistakes That Get You Denied Entry &#038; Deported</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="169" height="300" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Common-Travel-Mistakes-That-Get-You-Deported-and-Denied-Entry-2-169x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Common Travel Mistakes That Get You Deported and Denied Entry" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Common-Travel-Mistakes-That-Get-You-Deported-and-Denied-Entry-2-169x300.png 169w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Common-Travel-Mistakes-That-Get-You-Deported-and-Denied-Entry-2-337x600.png 337w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Common-Travel-Mistakes-That-Get-You-Deported-and-Denied-Entry-2.png 506w" sizes="(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" />Are you unknowingly breaking U.S. immigration law just by being a digital nomad or participating in the wrong activities on a tourist visa? If so, you might be innocent travel mistakes from getting deported or denied. This video and blog article is a wake-up call for every international traveler, digital nomad or backpacker, who never...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Digital Privacy Tips: Preparing Your Phone Before Arriving at U.S. Airport Security</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-pixabay-60504-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Phone Searches Digital Privacy tips When Traveling to the U.S." style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-pixabay-60504-300x200.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-pixabay-60504-600x400.jpg 600w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-pixabay-60504-768x512.jpg 768w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-pixabay-60504.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />&#160; This video and blog guide is intended to help travelers stay informed and aware of their rights—not to assist or promote unlawful behavior. It does not constitute legal advice and I do not encourage or condone any illegal activity. UPDATED a/o June 25, 2025: There have been some new insights for foreign travelers. Please...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>My Best and Worst Travel Moments of 2016</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 05:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="169" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Worst-travel-moments-of-2016-a-300x169.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Best and Worst travel moments of 2016, 2016 fails" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Worst-travel-moments-of-2016-a-300x169.png 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Worst-travel-moments-of-2016-a-600x338.png 600w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Worst-travel-moments-of-2016-a-768x432.png 768w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Worst-travel-moments-of-2016-a.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Adios 2016! You were a good but challenging year. Here&#8217;s a flashback of the best and worst moments of 2016. I actually started filming it at the tail end of 2015 starting my three month trip, through Thailand, Taiwan, Borneo and India. At the beginning of 2016 even though I was already on the road I really wasn&#8217;t sure how...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trip Planning for China &#124; Qinghai, China</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="300" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Qinghai_lake-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Qinghai Lake, Qinghai, Qinghai China" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Qinghai_lake-300x300.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Qinghai_lake-150x150.jpg 150w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Qinghai_lake-600x600.jpg 600w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Qinghai_lake.jpg 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Watch:  MY NEXT BIG ADVENTURE &#38; TRIP PLANNING For CHINA, Qinghai, China . I have a special announcement. Firstly, I&#8217;ve been blown away by the response you&#8217;ve given to some of my India videos.  Basically , my travel survival series.  I&#8217;m grateful you guys are watching it. I have a lot of videos on India....]]></description>
		
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		<title>Outsmart Pickpockets with Banjees Wrist Wallets (&#038; Giveaway!)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="225" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Wrist-Wallets2.Still009-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Sprigs, Bangees Touch Phone Wrist Wallets" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Wrist-Wallets2.Still009-300x225.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Wrist-Wallets2.Still009.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />&#160; There&#8217;s countless ways to protect your valuables. In the past I&#8217;ve reviewed one way and today I want to introduce you to one of my favorites.   Banjees Wrist Wallets by Sprigs. What these are, are well-designed wrist wallets. They&#8217;re stylish enough to not appear like much more than an fashion accessory, but they&#8217;re built...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Networking Tips for First-Time Bloggers to TBEX Conferences</title>
		<link>https://grrrltraveler.com/tips-travel-bloggers-attending-travel-blog-exchange-athens/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Blogging Business Tips]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="199" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grrrltraveler-tbex-tips-300x199.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="tbex tips for travel bloggers, grrrltraveler tbex" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grrrltraveler-tbex-tips-300x199.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grrrltraveler-tbex-tips.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Attending TBEX conference  (Cant see it, click here) . Europe was nowhere in my travel plans, but wanna know why I fled there at the last-minute ? Attending TBEX Travel Blog Exchange Recently, I attended the travel blog exchange conference, TBEX Europe in Athens Greece. I met and mingled with fellow travel bloggers, learned eye-opening things about blogging and industry networking...]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Travel Channel Host Audition (Video)</title>
		<link>https://grrrltraveler.com/travel-channel-host/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="169" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="travel channel host audition" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-300x169.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-600x338.jpg 600w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-800x450.jpg 800w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition-768x432.jpg 768w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Travel-Channel-audition.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />VIDEO &#124; My Travel Channel Host Audition &#124; Vlog #1  .Recently, I was flown to New York for a Travel Channel Travel Host screen test. I know a lot of you are curious how it went.  Hours before my trip to Greece, I threw this video together to give you a quick inside peek of my...]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Big Fat Greek Trip (plus a few hitchhiking countries)</title>
		<link>https://grrrltraveler.com/travel-updates-greece-trip/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="225" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GRRRLTRAVELER-Greek-Trip-300x225.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="greek itinerary, travel itinerary grrrltraveler" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GRRRLTRAVELER-Greek-Trip-300x225.png 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GRRRLTRAVELER-Greek-Trip.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> How scary is the unknown to you?  Not having a schedule, not having a firm grasp of where you might be staying, not having a set itinerary?&#8230;  Welcome to my life. While I&#8217;m not a steadfast planner, I much like structure.  I like knowing where I&#8217;m going, where I&#8217;m staying and what I&#8217;ll be doing....]]></description>
		
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		<title>SteriPEN Freedom Solar Bundle Review &#038; Giveaway</title>
		<link>https://grrrltraveler.com/steripen-freedom-review/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="225" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SteriPEN-FREEDOM-Review-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="SteriPEn Freedom Review, how to use a steripen, steripen freedom solar Bundle" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SteriPEN-FREEDOM-Review-300x225.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SteriPEN-FREEDOM-Review.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Clean water. It&#8217;s something you take for granted if your country offers it up freely.  Just turn on the spigot of your faucet and bam. Insta-water. But travel to a country which doesn&#8217;t have the luxury of clean water and it will change your way of thinking. Ironically, I love traveling to countries with bad drinking water. When I was doing my month-long...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Clever Travel Companion Review and Giveaway!</title>
		<link>https://grrrltraveler.com/clever-travel-companion-clothing-giveaway/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Kaaloa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="169" src="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Clever-Travel-Compan-undies-striped-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="clever travel companion underwear review" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Clever-Travel-Compan-undies-striped-300x169.jpg 300w, https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Clever-Travel-Compan-undies-striped.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Watch Clever Travel Companion review, so you know what I&#8217;m giving away! &#160; I&#8217;m super excited. You know why? This is where I finally get to offer you readers and viewers more than just eye-service. I&#8217;m having my first GRRRLTRAVELER giveaway! Woopta! ( Okay, okay well, technically it&#8217;s my second. Before moving to Korea, I held...]]></description>
		
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