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		<title>How to celebrate Cinco de Mayo &#8211; eat!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been 150 years since the Battle of Puebla and, like any great David vs. Goliath story, it's time to celebrate. Cinco de Mayo recognizes the triumph of the Mexican militia's 1862 victory over the better-equipped French army during the Franco-Mexican War. Although Puebla is the main locale for the partying, May 5th is an opportunity for communities across North America to celebrate everything Mexican-- from mariachi music to margaritas.   There's no better way to celebrate than to tuck into one of the traditional dishes of Puebla. Here's what to eat on Cinco de Mayo:]]></description>
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		<title>Getting kinky in Coral Gables, Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Are you here for the book signing?" asked the concierge. I was in the lobby of the venerable Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Miami  and  the buzz was all about E.L. James's erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." The book launch was happening at the hotel.]]></description>
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		<title>Maya waterfall hike in Chiapas, Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayan legends say the God of the Underworld torments those who die tragically by forcing their souls to wander the earth for four  years. Each morning, their spirits turn into butterflies and at sundown they return to the Land of the Dead. Rainbows are signs of these lost souls. If that's true, I'm in big trouble.]]></description>
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		<title>Meal of the Gods in Tikal, Guatemala</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people go to Tikal to soak up the atmosphere and  history of one of the world&#8217;s largest Mayan archeological sites.  I went for a plate of chicken. In all fairness, it wasn&#8217;t an ordinary chicken dinner, but Subanik, a ceremonial Kaqchiquel Maya dish that relies on wild turkey, ancho and guaque chiles to impart its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilgrimage for perogies, Paska and pork hocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Ukraine, the spring rituals of my ancestors included decorating eggs with artistic designs, taking Easter bread to be blessed by the priest and an unusual dance in which  young maidens were doused with water by village swains.  I was keen to revive all three traditions but could only manage to convince Javier to participate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swimming with the stars in Oaxaca&#8217;s bioluminescent lagoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No-one told me the Fountain of Youth was located in a Mexican swamp. I was floating in a boat in the middle of a lagoon under an ink-black night sky when I heard a large splash. Someone in our group had jumped into the water. &#160; We were participating in a Phosphorescence Excursion with Lalo Ecotours, an experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspired by colour in San Miguel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t expect to learn to love the colour orange when I went for a spa treatment at the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende but as the weeks have passed since the Writers Conference, I&#8217;ve found myself returning to my photos wondering how I can incorporate some of the colourful magic of this UNESCO World Heritage site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last night I danced with a tarantula</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I danced the tarantella, a dance the people of  Taranto, a city in the Puglia region of Italy believed would save them from  death if they were bitten by a tarantula spider. Their dance involved frenzied spinning and jumping, driving the venom from their bodies, until they dropped to the ground exhausted.

My version of the tarantella began around midnight when I spotted a hairy black spider  checking out the fern beside my bed. I spun around  wildly...thinking I'd grab a coffee table book. .. or something huge to flatten it. Given it was as large as a dinner plate  I decided to get help and ran down three flights of stairs to the security desk.]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a rooster in my bathroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I trained as a real estate appraiser, I was taught to factor in adverse locational influences when determining property value. Nuclear reactors, electrical power lines, noisy highways, they could all impact a property's appeal.   No-one mentioned roosters.
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		<title>Inside the San Miguel Writers Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diving into the magic of San Miguel de Allende takes on a whole new meaning at La Gruta Hot Springs. An afternoon at the thermal springs is  a perfect retreat – a time to stop thinking and just float aimlessly in clear, blue waters. It's a mysterious place, a maze of lush gardens, rocky grottos and interconnected pools of warm water.]]></description>
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