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    <jcd:desc>From Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I took a boat down the Mekong to Vietnam.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="29" jcd:dsize="1.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-01-21_Chao_Doc/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Photos from my first stop in Vietnam. Just across the Cambodian border I found this great little town.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="26" jcd:dsize="1.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-01-23_Cantho/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>My last stop before Ho Chi Minh City.  Saw a floating market and aluminum Ho. </jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="15" jcd:dsize="612K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-01-27_Ho_Chi_Minh_City/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Crazy city of Siagon.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="28" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-01-31_Tam_Coc/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Beautiful national park and caves.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="492K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-02-02_Hanoi/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Great city and capital of Vietnam.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="39" jcd:dsize="1.7M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-02-07_Sapa/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Beautiful town high in the cloud covered mountains of northern Vietnam.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="372K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-02-17_Vietnam/2005-02-17_Hanoi_Tet/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-07-27</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Came back to Hanoi for the Tet Vietnamese new year.  Met so many great people, it was very hard to leave.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="5.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Photos from my trip through the center and north-west portion of Laos.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="17" jcd:dsize="808K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-02-21_Vientiane/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Photos of my first destination in Laos -- the quiet little capitol Vientiane.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="8" jcd:dsize="348K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-02-24_Luang_Prabang/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A bit of a tourist trap, but still a beautiful town 5-7 hours north of Vientiane by bus. Had great food, beautiful scenery and conveniences like internet access.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="12" jcd:dsize="356K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-02-26_Nong_Kiew/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A much smaller village 6 - 10 hours north of Luang Prabang by longtail boat.  Most people just rushed through, but I enjoyed it.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="23" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-01_Muang_Ngoi_Neua/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>An much smaller village with bamboo huts for the villagers and backpackers alike.  It was 1 hour farther north from Nong Kiew. Only electricity came from private generators and there was no phones.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="9" jcd:dsize="368K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-04_NW_Laos/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>My trip through Udomxai and Luang Nam Tha in North West Laos.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="11" jcd:dsize="504K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-05_Vieng_Puka/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The emerging trekking area in western Laos.  Still just a small dirt-road town where just about everyone lives in bamboo huts.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="9" jcd:dsize="484K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-07_Huay_Xai/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Larger town (by Laos standards) on the border with Thailand.  Place to catch the boats east to Luang Prabang.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="144K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-09_Pakbeng/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Half way to Luang Prabang is Pakbeng where we spent the night.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="656K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-11_Luang_Prabang/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc> Tourist town, but pretty nice nevertheless.  A World Heritage Site and great place to shop for Lao Silk, swim in waterfalls and eat good food!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="15" jcd:dsize="624K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-12_Laos/2005-03-12_Vang_Vieng/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>backpacker's ghetto AKA the "Khaosan Road" of Laos.  But also a pretty beautiful area!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="188K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-03-14_Thailand/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Crossed into Thailand via Nong Khai.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="20" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-04-15_Dallas/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Took a trip with my mother to see her hometown of Irving, Texas near Dallas.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="50" jcd:dsize="3.4M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-09-01_LA_Seattle/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Took Greyhound down to Los Angeles for a week.  Then from LA I flew up to Seattle, Washington and drove back to San Francisco with Dillon and Andrea.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="23" jcd:dsize="1.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-09-25_Love_Parade/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Second annual <jcd:a href="http://www.loveparadesf.org/" target="external">Love Parade</jcd:a> in San Francisco.  A smaller version of the famous rave in Berlin, Germany.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="13" jcd:dsize="25M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-09-30_Taiwan_Taipei/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The beginning of my 14 month journey through South Asia.  A quick stopover in Taipei, Taiwan in my way to India.  Also the last meat I ate before becoming vegetarian!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="22" jcd:dsize="1.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-10-01_India_Delhi/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Delhi, India.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="16" jcd:dsize="2.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-10-05_India_Agra/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The famous Taj Mahal and infamous town of Agra.  Agra turned out to be a nice town full of friendly people despite the warnings of scammers, cheats, robbers, ogres, witches and monsters.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="15M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-12-11_Nepal/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-16</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Two amazing months traveling the length of Nepal.  Includes photos Kathmandu and my 3-week trek in the Annapurna mountain range.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="17" jcd:dsize="2.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-12-11_Nepal/2005-10-18_Nepal_Bardia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-15</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Bardia National Park in western Nepal.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="11" jcd:dsize="3.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-12-11_Nepal/2005-10-23_Nepal_Thangka_CG_Lama/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-16</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Buddhist Thangka paintings by CG Lama who I met in Pokhara, Nepal.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="64" jcd:dsize="6.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-12-11_Nepal/2005-11-19_Nepal_Annapurna/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-15</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>3.5 week adventure trekking through the Himalayas!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="24" jcd:dsize="2.8M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2005/2005-12-11_Nepal/2005-12-06_Nepal_Kathmandu_Valley/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-16</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A few weeks exploring the Kathmandu Valley including a volunteer position in Bhaktapur.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="1" jcd:dsize="79M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-08-06</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>14 months in South Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangkok and Myanmar. Also Zürich.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="13" jcd:dsize="620K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-01-22_NationalAssemblyDhaka/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Architectural pics of the National Assembly building designed by <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Khan" target="_blank">Louis I. Khan</jcd:a> in Dhaka, Bangladesh.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="56" jcd:dsize="3.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-01-24_Bangladesh/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-26</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Photos from my travels around the country of Bangladesh.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="46M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-03-03</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>4.5 months traveling in, out and through India (overland).  Includes Sikkim, Calcutta, Varanasi, North India, Mumbai, and various places down south until Kerala on the southern tip.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="712K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-01-05_Extra_Sikkim_Pics/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Extra photos for Sikkim and Darjeeling.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="8" jcd:dsize="540K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-01-08_Kolkata_pics/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Pictures from my time wandering around Kolkata -- what many people believe to be India's cultural capital.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="29" jcd:dsize="1.6M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-03-08_North_India/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A month spent wandering around North India including the holy Hindu city of <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi" target="_blank">Varanasi</jcd:a> (Bernares) in <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar Pradesh" target="_blank">Uttar Pradesh</jcd:a> and Temples of <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajuraho" target="_blank">Khajuraho</jcd:a> and <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchha" target="_blank">Orchha</jcd:a> in the state of <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya Pradesh" target="_blank">Madhya Pradesh</jcd:a>.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="34M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-03-13_Hindi_Music/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A random selection of Bollywood's best for your enjoyment.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="41" jcd:dsize="2.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-03-27_Rajasthan_Mumbai/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Travels through Rajasthan (Jaisalmer / camel safari, Jodhpur and Udaipur) and Mumbai (AKA Bombay) India.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="20" jcd:dsize="2.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-03-30_Spices-Food/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Delicious South India foods,  spices and tea/coffee plantations of Kerala.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="54" jcd:dsize="3.6M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-04-26_India/2006-04-26_South_India/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>My travels from central to South India including the Ajanta and Ellora caves, Bangalore, Mysore and many places in the state of Kerala.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="72" jcd:dsize="4.6M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-06-28_Sri_Lanka/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-12-28</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>2 months on the island of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).  Volunteering, beaches, jungle and hill country with Nina.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="58" jcd:dsize="9.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-08-07_Singapore_Bali_Lombok/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Travels from Sri Lanka, east to Malaysia, then south to Singapore and Finally Bali, Indonesia.  Met up with Chloe in Bali and we traveled on to Lombok and Gili Air.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="9" jcd:dsize="776K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-08-07_Singapore_Bali_Lombok/Extra_Pics/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>If that wasn't enough pictures for you, here are some additional pics of Bali and Lombok.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="6" jcd:dsize="256K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-08-11_Bali_Tanah_Lot/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Travels through west Bali, Indonesia.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="58" jcd:dsize="3.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-08-28_Java/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The Indonesian Island of Java. Bike parade, magical volcanoes, temples, street art and much more!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="14" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-09-08_Sumatra/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The Indonesian island of Sumatra.  A crusty voyage from Jakarta to Padang, Lake Toba, motorbikes, exotic flowers and fun in Medan.  </jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="15" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-09-20_Penang_Bangkok/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Back to the mainland of Southeast Asia.  Travels up through Malaysia and into Thailand and adventures in Bangkok!</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="82" jcd:dsize="6.5M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-11-04_Myanmar-Burma/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>5 weeks traveling south to north through Myanmar.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="30" jcd:dsize="2.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2006/2006-11-29_Switzerland/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-04-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Back to the Western World: 3 weeks in Zürich, Switzerland.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="116M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-01-13</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>6 months back in the USA then Switzerland, and a bicycle trip through: Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey.  More travel through Slovakia, Austria, Romania and back for a wedding in Geneva.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="14" jcd:dsize="1.4M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-01-05_USA/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Back to the U.S.A. after 14 months on in Asia.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="15" jcd:dsize="1.8M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-03-22_USA_Nina/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina's visit to California.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="16" jcd:dsize="1.4M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-06-06_San%20Francisco/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-19</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>6 months back in SF:  My great house, friends, family and working at macys.com again.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="6" jcd:dsize="880K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-07-16_Switzerland/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-20</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A few pics from the 5 weeks I was in Zürich.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="33" jcd:dsize="2.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-07-27_Hungary/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-12-27</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The start of my journey through Eastern Europe.  Bought a cheap bike in Budapest and headed towards Istanbul.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-07-29_Croatia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Crossing the Hungarian border into Croatia and cycling through Slovonia.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="37" jcd:dsize="2.8M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-08-08_Serbia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Ignoring the warnings, I made my way into Serbia and cycled through the country for 9 days.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="34" jcd:dsize="3.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-08-17_Bulgaria/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Warmer weather met me as I entered Bulgaria (from Serbia) and made my way east for 10 days.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="5" jcd:dsize="464K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-08-18_Greece/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A one day detour through Greece after 15 years. As a teenager I had spent a summer on the island of Hydra, but had not returned since.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="41" jcd:dsize="91M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-08-28_Turkey/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-07-11</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The beautiful country of <jcd:span xml:lang="tr" lang="tr">Türkiye</jcd:span>!  Wonderful people and excitement as I approached the end of my cycling adventure in Istanbul.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="88M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-08-28_Turkey/Music/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-04-14</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Turkish dance music!</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="24" jcd:dsize="2.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-09-23_Slovakia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Traveling with Nina to Slovakia - Adventures in the High Tatra mountains and her family roots in Bratislava.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="18" jcd:dsize="1.6M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-09-26_Austria-Vienna/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Back to the comforts of western Europe.  Beautiful cafe's, architecture and <jcd:em>romance</jcd:em>.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-10-04_Romania/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina returns to Switzerland and I round out my survey of the south-east with a trip through Transylvania and on to Bucureşti.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2007/2007-10-13_Arthurs%20Wedding%20Geneva/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-11-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>My unofficial step brother's wedding in Geneva!</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2008-01-24</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>November and December in our village of <jcd:span xml:lang="de" lang="de">Sünikon</jcd:span> (Near Steinmaur on the outskirts of <jcd:span xml:lang="de" lang="de">Zürich</jcd:span>) and pics from "Zwergenburg". </jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2009-04-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Winter in Switzerland, a visit from Jason Shiga, Berlin and a 3 month Nordic Journey from Switzerland to San Francisco (via Scandinavia, Iceland and Canada).</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2008-03-01</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A trip to Tichino -- the southern "Italian" portion of Switzerland.  Mountain walks and our friend Miach's cabin with a wood burning stove at the "Casa Gialla" in Altirolo.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-02-20_Berlin_Jason/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-03-09</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A visit from my old friend Jason Shiga and a trip he, I and Nina took to Berlin and later the Baltic Sea.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-02-24_Rigi-David-Tina/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-02-29</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina's friends Tina and David and their newborn baby Nanoy.  A weekend on Mt. Rigi an snow hike down.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-04-12_Zombie_Invasion/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-04-15</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A <jcd:a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob">flash mob</jcd:a> invasion of Zürich.  Saturday morning shoppers eaten by the undead.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-04-20_Eric%20Stein%20Stonehenge/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-09-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Switzerland's stones.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-05-25_Golden%20Balls%20Award/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-05-27</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The surprise premier of Corinne's new film at the Flözer house.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-06-17_Jura%20Hike%20with%20Tim%20and%20horses/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-09-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Hiking in the Jura mountains with Tim and Nina.  A short trip across the border to France.</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2008-09-05</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>7 beautiful weeks in Kreuzberg, Berlin!</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-08-28_Beelitz%20Forest%20Mental%20Hospital%20adventure/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-09-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Exploring abandoned mental hospitals in the forest outside Berlin.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="5" jcd:dsize="504K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-09-05_Germany-Hamburg/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>The beginning of our 3-month journey to San Francisco from Switzerland.  First we took a train from Zürich to Hamburg, then began hitchhiking north.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-09-07_Denmark/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>By nightfall, we had hitchhiked our way onto a Danish ferry and continued via train and hitchhiking north.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-09-10_Sweden/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Entered Sweden at night from Copenhagen and continued going north.</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Traveling north-west from Oslo across the mountains to Bergen (on the North Sea).</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-09-15_Faeroe%20Islands/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>We took a 3-day ferry from Bergen, Norway to the Faeroe Islands (Føroyar) and then on to Iceland.</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>5 weeks in Ísland after arriving by ferry (from Norway).  Volunteering and exploring the stunning natural landscape.  </jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-12-03_Canada/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Hitchhiking from the far east of Canada (Halifax), up through New Brunswick and over through Québec finally ending up in Montréal for a month.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-12-11_New%20York/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Finally made it into the USA and spent week in The City!</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-12-12_Baltimore/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-03</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A quick stopover to see what all the fuss is about.  Why are there so many musicians and artists from Baltimore?</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2008/2008-12-17_Chicago%20to%20San%20Francisco/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-01-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>3 days crossing the USA from Washington DC to San Francisco on Amtrak trains.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="5" jcd:dsize="34M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>San Francisco, Venice and Verona Italy, and an overland adventure from my home in Switzerland to the African continent. A visit to Berlin and Ticino in October.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-03-02_Nina%20And%20Dana%20San%20Francisco/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-04-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina and I in SF and her mother's visit.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-06-15_Nina%20Visit%20USA/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-07-11</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina came back for 2 weeks for her birthday.  We went camping in the Calistoga area (Harbin Hot Springs), Clear Lake and Santa Cruz Mountains where we saw amazing redwoods!</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-08-06_Los%20Angeles/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-08-05</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Visiting Nick, Alexis, Kathryn and then over to Oxnard for George's birthday.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="1.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-08-06_Los%20Angeles/Oxnard%20Geroge%20Birthday/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-07-25</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>We took a trip out to Oxnard to visit George and Alice and celebrate George's birthday.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="5" jcd:dsize="828K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-08-10_SF%20to%20Willits/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-07-25</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Visiting my family with some old friends.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="15" jcd:dsize="1.6M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-08-19_San_Francisco/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Random photos of friends and buildings.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="47" jcd:dsize="6.7M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-09-21_Italy%20Venice%20and%20Verona/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-08-05</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina surprised me by planning a trip to Venice for my 33rd birthday.  Also couch-surfing in Verona.</jcd:desc>
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    <lastmod>2010-08-06</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Another trip to the inspirational city.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-10-26_Ticino%20Spruga/</loc>
    <jcd:desc>Visiting Miach and Sandra in Spruga, Switzerland.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="22" jcd:dsize="3.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-11-16_Spain/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-07-26</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Barcelona and Malaga - The beginning of my overland + sea adventure to Morocco.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="59" jcd:dsize="7.8M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2009/2009-12-23_Morocco/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-05-30</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>6 weeks exploring Morocco.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="14M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Switzerland: Wängi &amp; New Years in Soglio, Maggia Ticino, Italy, Berlin Germany and Poland.  Finally Christmas in the Jura mountains.</jcd:desc>
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    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-01-02_New%20Years%20Soglio%20Waengi/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-08-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>New Years Eve in an alpine village. Also a walk through Wängi a few days later.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="9" jcd:dsize="1.4M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-07-11_Ticino%20Maggia%20Steffi/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-08-02</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A weekend in Ticino with my friend Steffi.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="27" jcd:dsize="3.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-08-19_Berlin/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-01-01</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A week in Berlin Germany...</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="25" jcd:dsize="3.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-08-26_Poland/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-12-12</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A week traveling around northern Poland.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="24" jcd:dsize="3.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-11-28_Italy/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Traveling south to Napoli, Amalfi coast and then Rome.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="1.1M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2010/2010-12-26_Christmas_Jura_Neuchatel/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Nina and I spent Christmas in a hut in the Jura Mountains, then took a trip to Neuchâtel.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="8.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2011/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Berlin, Road trip in CA, a wedding and my Swiss life...</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="17" jcd:dsize="2.7M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2011/2011-04-11_Nina_California/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Road trip and camping in California.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="7" jcd:dsize="876K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2011/2011-08-02_Berlin/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A quick trip to Berlin to recharge my creativity.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="34" jcd:dsize="4.0M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/2011/2011-10-15_Nick_Alexis_Wedding/</loc>
    <lastmod>2011-12-04</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>My brother got married!</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="743M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-05-29</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Misc pics of friends and my family's home.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="17" jcd:dsize="1.9M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/3D%20Renderings/</loc>
    <lastmod>2009-05-29</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>3D computer-generated graphics I created back in the 90's.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="568K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Graphic/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-12-17</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Graphics, posters, stickers, parody, etc.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="3" jcd:dsize="208K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Graphic/2000-12-09_Chernobyl_Propaganda/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-12-17</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Propaganda posters exploring the connection between the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the eventual fall of the Soviet Union.  </jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="352K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Graphic/Parody/</loc>
    <lastmod>2010-12-13</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Parodies of common corporate logos.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="16" jcd:dsize="4.2M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Language-Cards/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-06-29</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Linguistic survival kits for the 11 Asian + 13 European countries.  These were built while traveling and are likely to contain factual errors. (Should be printed at 300 dpi)</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="19" jcd:dsize="1.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/MiscPeople/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-07-07</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Random pics of friends</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="732M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Video/</loc>
    <lastmod>2007-12-03</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Small video clips from my travels.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="0" jcd:dsize="3.7M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Willits%20Family%20House/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-01-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Older photos of my family's house as it was under construction in Willits, California.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="25" jcd:dsize="2.3M">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Willits%20Family%20House/2002-07-01_Family%20House/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-01-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Photos of my family's house in Willits, CA.  Mostly Construction photos with details highlighting the Straw-bale insulation technique.</jcd:desc>
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  <url jcd:imgs="7" jcd:dsize="696K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Willits%20Family%20House/2002-08-01_Family%20House/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-01-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>Additional photos of family and construction.</jcd:desc>
  </url>
  <url jcd:imgs="10" jcd:dsize="676K">
    <loc>http://pics.jonathancross.com/pics/Other/Willits%20Family%20House/2003-07-01_Family%20House/</loc>
    <lastmod>2008-01-18</lastmod>
    <jcd:desc>A year later - after the walls of the house are sealed.</jcd:desc>
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