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		<title>Igloo 101: Snow camping in Vancouver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again.  While Vancouver drowns in drizzle, the mountains that tower above the city get walloped with dozens of feet of snow.  I trekked up to nearby Cypress Mountain to partake in that most Canadian of rites, igloo building.  Turns out it&#8217;s much harder and wetter than it looks.  But the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buenos Aires by Fork: A culinary journey in three courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the extreme pleasure of living in Buenos Aires for almost a year when I was younger.  I think of all the places I&#8217;ve traveled to, it&#8217;s my favorite.  Who would think that way down on the southern tip of South America you could find Parisian cafe culture, pastas and pizzas to rival Rome [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/10/15/buenos-aires-by-fork-a-culinary-journey-in-three-courses/</link>
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		<title>Pit Stop Turned Wine Country: British Columbia&#8217;s Similkameen Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For at least a decade or so, Canada&#8217;s Okanagan Valley in British Columbia has been on the radar of people who like to travel to beautiful places to sip wine and get a tan.  The New York Times even called the area Napa North.  It&#8217;s gotten to the point where you have to compete with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/09/26/pit-stop-turned-wine-country-british-columbias-similkameen-valley/</link>
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		<title>Paid to Tweet: Profile of a social media specialist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all dreamed about it &#8211; A lucky few live the dream.  In Vancouver, an increasing number of companies are looking for full-time social media experts.  That&#8217;s right &#8211; People who get paid (well) to spend all day on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  Skeptical about the qualifications of these so-called experts?  I was.  So I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/08/26/paid-to-tweet-profile-of-a-social-media-specialist/</link>
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		<title>Signs of Life in Vancouver&#8217;s Olympic Village</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about Olympic Village a few times in the past year, and it always fascinates me.  The whole neighborhood &#8211; something like 25 high-rises comprising eight city blocks &#8211; was built from scratch at a cost of more than a billion dollars to house athletes during the 2010 Olympics.  Then, when the games were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/07/15/signs-of-life-in-vancouvers-olympic-village/</link>
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		<title>For Cheaper Medical Care, Try Tijuana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a place where you can&#8217;t drink the water, is it safe to go under the knife?  I was surprised to learn that growing numbers of people from Texas and California are heading down to notorious Tijuana, Mexico, for medical tourism.  Procedures range from cosmetic surgeries to more advanced stuff including gastric bypasses and even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/06/23/for-cheaper-medical-care-try-tijuana/</link>
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		<title>New Healthy Street Food Rules in Vancouver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Street food is a big part of any city&#8217;s culinary scene.  But until last summer, Vancouver&#8217;s street fare was limited to hotdogs, popcorn and chestnuts.  City officials recently lifted the ban, setting off a food cart renaissance.  But there&#8217;s one catch: New vendors are selected based on whether they offer healthy, fair-trade and organic options, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/03/21/new-healthy-street-food-rules-in-vancouver/</link>
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		<title>Olympic Village in Vancouver is Reborn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most city neighborhoods evolve organically over time, the slow accretion of buildings, shops, traditions and quirks.  Not Vancouver&#8217;s Olympic Village.  The ready-made &#8216;hood spanning eight city blocks was built practically overnight to house thousands of athletes for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.  After the competitors went home, it was transformed into the city&#8217;s newest residential [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/03/14/olympic-village-in-vancouver-is-reborn/</link>
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		<title>Learning to Build an Igloo in Vancouver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver, which is just across the border from Seattle, is hardly what most people think of Canada &#8211; It rarely snows in the city and during the summer beaches are packed.  But during winter, the mountains outside Vancouver get walloped with something like 30 feet of snow.  I spent a day last winter on one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/03/10/learning_to_build_an_igloo_in_vancouver/</link>
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		<title>Flickr Inventor Talks about Online Gaming Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One little-known quirk about Vancouver is that it&#8217;s home to a small but thriving tech scene.  In fact, I was surprised to discover that the guy who invented Flickr, Stewart Butterfield, lives right across the street from me.  Unlike Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg, Stewart sold out years ago, netting a measly $35 million for Flickr.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remyscalza.com/2011/03/07/flickr-inventor-talks-about-online-gaming-project/</link>
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