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		<title>Ahhhh, India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ahhhh, India.   I spent two weeks there in November and I’m ready to go back.  I read a blog recently where the blogger said, “I was in India and so exhausted from the visual stimulation that I...<br/>
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		<title>Khajuraho Temples Fascinating view of Ancient Civilization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   Last fall I was fortunate to be able to take an Abercrombie &#38; Kent tour of northern India.   I wasn’t expecting to be surprised.  While I hadn’t visited most of the cities on the tour, I had...<br/>
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		<title>India: Country of Colors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Writing about color in India is not particularly original.  All the guide books, blogs and India related materials refer to the richness of hues and the vivid saturated color on this vast continent...<br/>
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		<title>Going to Chicago to see the Calatrava in Milwaukee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Antoni Gaudi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brise soleil]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was kinda  weird thing to do.  Go to Chicago for  a weekend and instead of visiting Chicago art museums we headed up the coast to check out the Milwaukee Art Museum.   It was a wow.  Definitely a...<br/>
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		<title>Public Chicago is new cool spot for hipsters in the Windy City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I recently stayed at the Public Chicago in the ritzy Gold Coast part of Chicago, Ian Schrager’s latest foray into the hospitality industry. While I thought the 1926 landmark building was long on...<br/>
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		<title>Turbans and saris provide splashes of color  in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The turbans and saris in India totally captivated me. We traveled in the Northern part of India for two weeks in November and while I loved the palaces, forts and exotic nature of this part of the...<br/>
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		<title>Walking with Elephants in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2012/01/walking-with-elephants-in-thailand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Blogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elephant Rescue Park]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger  She pads up the dirt road like someone quietly scuffing in leather slippers. If I close my eyes, it’s all I hear: scuff&#8230;scuff&#8230;scuff. Slow. Meditative. I...<br/>
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		<title>Another New Year Celebration has  Come and Gone</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2012/01/another-new-year-celebration-has-come-and-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Another New Year Celebration in the Memory Bank. Like many people, we spent it watching a &#8220;ball&#8221; of sorts dropping on to a city street.  This was our second year to hang out in Traverse...<br/>
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		<title>New York City Dresses up for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.designdestinations.org/2011/12/new-york-city-dresses-up-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; I love the holiday decorations in New York City. They make me laugh. They make me smile.  They make me happy. Ok, I admit it.  I’m truly a sucker for holiday decor.  Schmaltzy, cutesy, clever,...<br/>
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		<title>Why I love New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan J. Smith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[  I love New York and I&#8217;m not the only one to feel this way. Evidently I’m not the only one to Love New York.  A recent issue of New York Magazine reports that New York expects to hit 50...<br/>
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