Family Carnival of Cities
The Carnival of Cities is a blog carnival featuring posts from across the blogosphere about any aspect of a single city (or large-sized town.)
Carnival of Cities for 31 December 2008
Welcome to the Happy New Year edition of the Carnival of Cities!
Normally I would have the entries neatly organized by continent, but, well, there seems to be some sort of festive holiday today that demands my attention….
Next week, we’ll host the first 2009 version of this blog carnival at the UpTake Attractions blog.
Check out the entire UpTake site for travel research/ideas; they are a startup company that is US-focused right now, but has plans for eventual world domination. 
Come with us now to tour the globe in one blog post….
Michelle Snow …
Date: December 31st, 2008 |
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Big ‘ol honking Blog Carnival on UpTake
After assorted technical glitches, I helped host the latest edition of the Carnival of Cities over on the UpTake Attractions blog today.
A big thanks to Less Than A Shoestring for hosting the last one, and the next one will be on December 10 on the Perceptive Travel blog, so get those submissions in about any aspect of a single city!
Date: December 8th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities for 05 Nov 2008
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities, and thanks for visiting Family Travel.
Let’s get started wandering around the world….
Cities in the Americas
Tucson, Arizona, USA Beth Blair presents Tips For El Tour de Tucson Spectators posted at Traveling Mamas, saying, “This post gives advice for watching a bike race in Tucson, but the tips could be applied for watching any foot race or cycling event in an urban setting.” (Update - somehow this entry was left out when I posted this morning - sorry, Beth!)
Tulsa, …
Date: November 5th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities for 24 Sept 2008
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities; we hope you enjoy your tour around the world in one (big, diverse) blog post.
Cities in the Americas
Kansas City, Missouri, USA Tim Leffel presents Middle America Bargains in Kansas City posted at Tim Leffel’s Cheapest Destinations, saying, “Cheap travel in the heartland - Kansas City, MO.”
Carlsbad, California, USA Bridget Smith presents A Shout Out to Carlsbad, My “New” Home Town posted at Family Adventure Guidebooks, saying, “Thanks for letting me participate. This was fun!”
Rochester, New York, USA Charles Euchner presents Smart Wheels posted at START SIMPLE, saying, “Public transit doesn’t come cheap, but Rochester, N.Y., is showing how to deliver bus service efficiently — even cutting fares.”
Silicon Valley, California, USA Silicon Valley Blogger presents Forensic Files and Bad 401k Plans posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “The Forensic Files show featured our neighborhood block in Silicon Valley, CA. This post warns us that anything can happen anywhere, and it’s always wise to be vigilant of our surroundings.”
New York, New York, USA GrrlScientist presents 42nd Street/Times Square Subway Art 1 posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “[NYC subway art series] Losing my Marbles, image 1. Glass mosaics on mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains. This mosaic was just installed since I photographed it as the adhesive was still drying and the workmen were sweeping up their mess!”
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA I wrote a post saying that Louisiana’s Cajun Country is open for post-storm business posted at Perceptive Travel Blog.
Date: September 24th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities for 10 Sept 2008
Welcome to the latest edition of the Carnival of Cities; this is two week’s worth of submissions since I took a “carnival time out” while I was in Kansas City.
Cities in the Americas
Santa Cruz, California, USA kat presents santa cruz on a shoestring posted at the part-time life.
New York, New York, USA Brian Jay Stanley presents Rural Density posted at Aphorisms and Paradoxes.
Kansas City, Missouri, USA Jennifer Miner presents Award Winning BBQ at American Royal, Kansas City, Missouri posted at Traveling Mamas.
Silicon Valley, California, USA Silicon Valley Blogger presents 15 Fire Safety Tips To Protect Your Life And Home posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “In Silicon Valley, California, there are areas that are prone to wildfires. Here are my musings on fire safety, as I ponder the fire risk where I live.”
Charleston, South Carolina, USA James Hills presents Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, SC posted at Man Tripping - Guys Getways and Mancations, saying, “I had a chance to check this resort out last year and it is a great place to visit; this is an interview I conducted with one of the resort managers about their ‘mancation’ golf packages.”
Miami, Florida, USA SeaBirdChronicles presents Did I mention the air conditioning? posted at SeaBird Chronicles (parenting twin toddlers), saying, “A visit to Miami’s Children’s Museum!”
Washington, DC, USA Jon Rochetti presents MLK’s I have a Dream Speech in Washington, DC posted at The DC Traveler, saying, “Even after 45 years, it still make your spine tingle. The place on the Lincoln Memorial is memorialized at the spot whrn Dr. King gave his most famous speech.”
Toronto, Canada Tamara presents Smith trips: Juliet takes on Toronto posted at Travel Blog - Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels, saying, “We’ve been boutique hotel hunting in Toronto - and brought back some insider tips for you.”
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA The Smarter Wallet presents 8 Summer Fun Activities That Won’t Break The Bank posted at The Smarter Wallet.
Washington, DC, USA Katie presents Local Color posted at District, Schmistrict, saying, “The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s temporary exhibit, “Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury” (running through Oct. 13), details the scarcely-known fact that D.C. was once the setting for one of the most exciting art scenes in our fair nation. On my way to “Local Color,” I was unexpectedly blown away by the third floor, which is where the modern and contemporary works live.”
Date: September 11th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities for 17 Dec 2008
Welcome to the December 17, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Cities, where you can travel the world in one blog post.
We’ll take some time off next week, so the Carnival will skip posting next Wednesday (hey, it’s Christmas Eve) and will resume with all qualified submissions - one post per blog, about ONE single city - on Wednesday, December 31, for a New Year’s Eve blowout edition.
If you are interested in hosting the Carnival on a Wednesday during January, February or March 2009, please let me …
Date: December 17th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities resceduled on UpTake
For those who sent in their blog posts to the November 19 UpTake-hosted edition of the Carnival of Cities, and then wondered what cliff they seem to have fallen off of….
Between me in China and key UpTake people at the PhoCusWright08 travel conference, last week was rather a vast wasteland of craziness, so we weren’t able to get the edition up, and I do apologize.
Here’s the plan: we still have all of your submissions, and I’m going to work with UpTake to post them Wednesday, Dec 3rd instead; I’ve looked them over and very few are time-sensitive.
The …
Date: November 24th, 2008 |
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Carnival of Cities for 1 October 2008
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities, and thank you for visiting.
We have some GREAT hosts lined up for the rest of the month:
Debbie at Delicious Baby next week (Oct 8th) then Liz at Traveling the Green Way (Oct 15) then Anil at FoXnoMad: Travel Smarter (Oct 22) and finally Mara at The Mother of All Trips (Oct 29.)
Send ‘em your (one, non-spammy) blog post about any aspect of a SINGLE city - thanks!
Here are this week’s offerings:
Kerry Dexter presents Glasgow named UNESCO City of Music posted at Gather.
Amy @ The Q Family presents 13 Fall Activities I love to do posted at The Q Family Adventure, saying, “Fun fall activities (in or around the Atlanta GA area) that we are looking forward to.”
Larry Bleiberg presents So You Want to Live in … Anacortes - CoastalLiving.com posted at Shore Trips, saying, “What it’s like to live in this pretty Washington state town.”
Date: October 1st, 2008 |
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Is your city in the Featured Carnival?
I’m pleased to announce that the Carnival of Cities (blog carnival) will be a “Featured Carnival” on the main Blog Carnival Web site all day on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.
Since there are now (as of today) 23,304 editions of 5194 blog carnivals, with 224 new carnivals started in the past 30 days, it is certainly an honor to be singled out for recognition!
Although Family Travel is the “owner” of the Carnival, it’s …
Date: September 21st, 2008 |
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