<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tadala's Travels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadala's Travels]]></description><link>https://sonniemae.wixsite.com/tadalastravels/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:04:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sonniemae.wixsite.com/tadalastravels/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Malawi Begins,]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s late in our first week in Malawi. In fact, it’s our weekend in between and we are away at safari. We opted to do Safari in the...]]></description><link>https://sonniemae.wixsite.com/tadalastravels/post/malawi-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68912f2779a7f6de131ce696</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:19:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2c0a6_5a376c4faa704c5e85ec024ef94139ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>skbies10</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uganda to Malawi,]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water buffalo on safari in Uganda 	Our Uganda portion of the trip came to an end on Friday the 25th of July. 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Our team left...]]></description><link>https://sonniemae.wixsite.com/tadalastravels/post/in-the-midst-of-the-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6878711c98e9e24ce494ce68</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a2c0a6_7af2a8109b6944bdbc08b24ca4034983~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>skbies10</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here to Serve]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been in Malawi for three days, and wow what a start. Monday was our cultural immersion day. 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We'll be...]]></description><link>https://sonniemae.wixsite.com/tadalastravels/post/meet-the-team-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66944be86bdea0ea27a9627f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de8153_8c03409dffde4be7a9bca65a657d16fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>sonniemae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finish line...]]></title><description><![CDATA[After we retuned from Safari, it felt like a race to the finish line. Friday morning we had one more clinic. 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