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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:12:43 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Road Trips</title><link>http://www.wholelottarob.com/road-trips/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:58:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Amsterdam &amp; Italy 2011: Day 15 - The journey home &amp; reflecting back 29Apr2011</title><category>Amsterdam</category><category>Anne Frank House</category><category>Chabad</category><category>Cinque Terre</category><category>Family</category><category>GeGelato</category><category>KLM</category><category>Michelangelo</category><category>Mike's Bikes</category><category>Road Trip</category><category>Seder</category><category>Venice</category><category>Vernazza</category><category>red wine</category><dc:creator>Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:21:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.wholelottarob.com/road-trips/2011/5/19/amsterdam-italy-2011-day-15-the-journey-home-reflecting-back.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">352979:4318987:11312037</guid><description><![CDATA[The flight back to Vancouver gives me no shortage of time to look back on our trip, review the highs and not-so-highs, and avoid doing work things that have been piling up in my absence.
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