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It seemed like just yesterday that I was getting over my Olympic fever, Commonwealth Games hysteria, and X-Games nausea, but now the Winter Olympics 2012 are less than a year away and Vancouver is gearing up<\/a>, and I’m loading up on my Dramamine to handle it all.<\/p>\n Of course, the smart traveler would head now before prices skyrocket post-games to take advantage of the relatively affordable lift tickets <\/a>at Whistler — the site of next year’s downhill skiing competitions — for $89 or do some cross-country skiing in Whistler Olympic Park<\/a> for a mere $20. Or my favorite ski-town sport: competitive hot tub lounging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It seemed like just yesterday that I was getting over my Olympic fever, Commonwealth Games hysteria, and X-Games nausea, but now the Winter Olympics 2012 are less than a year away and Vancouver is gearing up, and I’m loading up on my Dramamine to handle it all. Of course, the smart traveler would head now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,2561],"tags":[167,197,196],"yoast_head":"\n