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        <ttl>60</ttl><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Two-County Bounty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gorgeous weather. Michelin-starred restaurants. Outdoor activities galore. Top wineries' latest vintages. No wonder so many vino lovers flock to California's venerable Napa and Sonoma counties each summer. Heading that way? With this juicy guide to what's new, make your getaway that much more fun.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=twocountybounty</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=twocountybounty</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Split Personality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a bright, clear but frigid 8-degree morning, I jump a stream of boiling water just issued by a geyser and skinned in transparent ice. It's August, but the air is Arctic cold and I'm wearing a ski parka, though afternoon conditions will call for shorts and sunscreen.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=splitpersonality</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=splitpersonality</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Food Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French love to hype the Paris-Lyon duel for the title of the country&rsquo;s best food town. But with a spate of new restaurant openings &mdash; many from chefs already operating other local hot spots &mdash; some foodies argue that Lyon is not only pulling ahead, it&rsquo;s also raising the bar on quality and value.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=frenchfoodfight</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=frenchfoodfight</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veggie Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suddenly, vegetables seem to be getting all the love. It's true - forward-thinking celebrity chefs such as Mario Batali have turned their attention to vegetarian options by showcasing pristine produce. There's even a national movement called Meatless Monday, an initiative by some restaurants and schools to improve health and reduce our carbon footprint.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=veggiemeals</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=veggiemeals</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Showings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine an intimate museum, loaded with amazing artworks and artifacts, collected by one person who possesses a sharp eye, a refined aesthetic, feverish enthusiasm, and lots of money. Outsiders don't muscle in unwanted opinions, and the selection process reflects a specific level of taste. The art on display may be challenging, but it also provokes thoughtful ideas and gets you inside the singular mind behind the museum.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=privateshowings</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=privateshowings</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[California's Braemar Country Club, Florida's Citrus Club, and Georgia's Commerce Club are showing off fresh looks just in time for summer. These photos give you a hint of what to expect on your next visit.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=capitalgains</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=capitalgains</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangkok Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the outer edge of Bangkok, in the suburban neighborhood of Taling Chan, west of the city&rsquo;s center and seemingly more fitting for big-box stores than big-name art collectors, there resides something of a painterly oasis. Literally.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=bangkokart</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=bangkokart</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up in the Air]]></title><description><![CDATA[With his Cirque du Soleil, impresario Guy Lalibert&eacute; introduced a new entertainment genre: an aerial circus in which acrobats told stories with air as their co-star. So if anyone was ripe to launch himself into the atmosphere, it was Lalibert&eacute;. With Gaia (Assouline, $65), his new book featuring 148 captivating photographs, he shares his 2009 experience as the first Canadian space tourist.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=upintheair</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=upintheair</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Become a Birdie Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birdies are golf's ego boosts, the happy sum of two, three, or four actions strung together when we are literally better than expected. A circle on the card is an exclamation point and a smiley-face emoticon rolled into one. Birdies also are a requisite for going low, and low rounds are the way to lower your handicap.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=becomeabirdiemachine</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=becomeabirdiemachine</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fired-Up Hybrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Class plus power plus some hybrid sensibility adds up to the very distinctive 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid, a luxury sedan with a head-snapping, 360-horsepower V-6 engine that delivers an impressive 29 mpg (combined city/highway). Infiniti intends to demonstrate that you can go hybrid without losing a reputation for the better things in life.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=fireduphybrid</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=fireduphybrid</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat Your Bogeyman]]></title><description><![CDATA["And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row!" So Gerulaitis famously crowed to the press after finally beating Jimmy Connors at the 1979 Masters tournament following 16 straight defeats as a pro to Connors.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=beatyourbogeyman</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=beatyourbogeyman</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[After joining Microsoft in 1982, Scott Oki helped the software giant's international operations achieve unprecedented success. He was well-rewarded and working as a senior vice president when he retired 10 years later. Post-Microsoft, Oki founded Bellevue, Wash.-based Oki Golf, a collection of Puget Sound golf properties.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=givingback</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=givingback</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tequilas Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like tequila,&rdquo; says a woman on my flight to Guadalajara. &ldquo;But the good stuff . . . &rdquo; she says, hand fluttering happily above her heart, &ldquo;oh my.&rdquo;]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=tequilasrising</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=tequilasrising</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Range Finder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years, Range Rover's rugged outback rep has managed to survive, even after engineers threw in some jaw-dropping luxury technology. But let's face it: At the $60,000-plus level, its vehicles were always priced for la cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of the four-wheel-drive crowd.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=rangefinder</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=rangefinder</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Field Trips?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent research backs up something many traveling families know intuitively: Travel just may be the best education of all. These nine new, fun-packed summer tours and getaways for families - to places near and far - can turn your unsuspecting kids into blossoming experts in everything from American History to Zoology.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=fieldtrips</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=fieldtrips</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Hotel in Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[When two youthful brothers from a prominent Italian hospitality family pump approximately $50 million into renovating a 138-room hotel, you know they aim to create something special. Ignazio and Maggio Cipriani, 23 and 21, respectively, think they&rsquo;ve done just that with their Mr. C Beverly Hills.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=newhotelintown</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=newhotelintown</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taming the Wild]]></title><description><![CDATA[Above two medicine lake in Glacier National Park, amid towering pines and looming cliffs, our group leaves the main trail to ascend a steep, slippery slope beside the twists and turns of the Twin Falls cascade. When we reach the falls' summit, out of breath, we stop for a moment to admire the sweeping views around us.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=tamingthewild</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=tamingthewild</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Fun New Reasons to Go Hawaiian]]></title><description><![CDATA[As if the sun and surf weren't temptation enough, the islands of Hawaii say aloha to fun-seekers this summer with these enticing new attractions spread throughout the popular tropical destination.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=4funnewreasonstogohawaiian</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=4funnewreasonstogohawaiian</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedal Around on a Bicycle Built Just For You]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people talk about custom bikes, they often mean a stock frame with speciality chosen components - brakes, derailleurs, handlebars. To Ben Serotta, that's only the start of the story. His eponymous company in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. builds custom frames, each one sized for a particular rider.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=pedalaroundonabicyclebuiltjustforyou</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=pedalaroundonabicyclebuiltjustforyou</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Huayra!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pagani Huayra is the car you buy after that big bonus lands in the bank.&nbsp;At a mere $1.2 million, though, you'll need to work with a very generous company. Part land missile, part gull-winged Batmobile.]]></description><link>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=holyhuayra</link><guid>http://www.privateclubs.com/article.php?name=holyhuayra</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>