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	<title>DesignDestinations</title>
	
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	<description>Design focused travel blog.</description>
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		<title>Edinburgh Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/05/edinburgh-highlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bagpipers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Castle]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I think of Edinburgh, Scotland,  bagpipers,  the gateway to golfing and maybe an image of Mary Queen of Scots floats into my mind.  Yes, these are all parts of this old and interesting city way...<br/>
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		<title>Visiting Siem Reap and Angkor Wat for a second time.</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/05/visiting-siem-reap-and-angkor-wat-for-a-second-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angkor Wat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beng Melea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siem Reap]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160;  I spent three days in Cambodia last January and have three distinct memories.  It is interesting to blog about a destination after some time has gone by.  The really strong impressions float...<br/>
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		<title>San Francisco Here We Come</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 19:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cavallo Point Lodge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden Gate Bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Storm Urban Maps]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   San Francisco is such a great city.  The water, the history, the hills, the charm.  I love going there and am very excited that many trips to this complex city are in our future since our son and...<br/>
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		<title>Teeth Blackening Tradition North Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/04/teeth-blackening-tradition-north-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Hmong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapa]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.designdestinations.org/?p=9997</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[  &#160; &#160; &#160; It was hard not to stare at the women flashing their jet black toothy smiles.  Blackening one’s teeth was of the most fascinating customs I saw in the craggy, misty mountainous...<br/>
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		<title>Village life in North Vietnam Mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.designdestinations.org/?p=9958</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I’m not sure where this comes from but I’m fascinated and always have been with the way people live&#8211;functionally and aesthetically.  Obviously resources&#8211;financial and others play a huge...<br/>
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		<title>Visiting a school in the mountains of North Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/04/visiting-a-school-in-the-mountains-of-north-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapa]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[  &#160;  An absolute highlight of our trip to the mountains of North Vietnam last January was a visit to a small school in the village of Sin Chai.   Sounds so simple, but it was really a special...<br/>
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		<title>Time Travel in Sapa, Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/04/time-travel-in-sapa-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.designdestinations.org/?p=9829</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; It’s been over two months since we spent a couple of days in the mountains of North Vietnam.   We saw sights I’ll never forget. We had a chance to visit Minority Tribes in this remote...<br/>
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		<title>Seaside, Florida: Poster Child of the New Urbanism</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/03/seaside-florida-poster-child-of-the-new-urbanism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/03/seaside-florida-poster-child-of-the-new-urbanism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airstream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Urbanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seaside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban sprawl]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   I’ve always wanted to visit Seaside, Florida to see what  New Urbanism movement is all about.  Somewhat randomly the opportunity presented itself recently.  Lucky me. As the Home and Garden writer...<br/>
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		<title>Happy Saint Patrick’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/03/happy-saint-patricks-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashford Castle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dublin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitzwilliam Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greggans Castle Hotel]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ahhhh, this is the weekend that all those Irishmen come out and say, &#8220;Top of the morning to ya&#8221; as they go about their daily doings.  As I prep some Shephards Pie to share with friends in...<br/>
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		<title>Yikes: Pirate Spotted in the British Virgin Islands</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/03/discovering-a-pirate-in-the-british-virgin-islands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.designdestinations.org/2013/03/discovering-a-pirate-in-the-british-virgin-islands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Virgin Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pirate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   Not too long ago I was hanging out in Hong Kong with my son and new daughter-in-law, meeting her extended family and celebrating their marriage.  At one point in the week, Justin asked me, “Well,...<br/>
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