{"id":902,"date":"2008-05-21T08:21:28","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T15:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/21\/902\/"},"modified":"2008-05-21T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T15:24:42","slug":"902","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/21\/902\/","title":{"rendered":"The Carnival of Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not getting out much &#8211; too busy replenishing the coffers and envying our friends who are in New York or Cochin or moving to posh new digs in London. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m hosting the Carnival of Cities. If I can&#8217;t get there physically, I&#8217;ll settle (for now) for a virtual visit. It doesn&#8217;t exactly slake the wanderlust, but it does help me remember why I work: to earn money for travel, of course. Welcome to this week&#8217;s world tour. And, hey, if you&#8217;re traveling, you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/17\/the-postcard-revival-project\/\">send me a postcard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North America<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CatSynth went to visit our neighbor city to the south, beautiful, bike friend Portland in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptank.com\/catsynth\/index.php?m=05&amp;y=08&amp;entry=entry080519-210415\"> Primary Highways: Oregon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dunno about you, but I can pretty much always eat. Marsha Takeda-Morrison takes on a chow hunt in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uptake.com\/blog\/destination_information\/let%e2%80%99s-eat-and-eat-some-more-my-favorite-restaurants-in-los-angeles_302.html\">Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eat (and Eat Some More)! My Favorite Restaurants in Los Angeles<\/a>. Ramen joints? A personal favorite for cheap eats.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s beyond the Liberty Bell in Philly? Debbie takes us <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travel-advocate.com\/2008\/05\/12\/wandering-off-the-beaten-path-in-philadelphia\/\">Wandering Off the Beaten Path in Philadelphia<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nEurope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the traveling Yankees are wondering about their vacation dollars. Helping us out, here&#8217;s Caitlin with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roamingtales.com\/2008\/05\/14\/save-money-in-london-part-2-free-sightseein\/\">Save money in London:Free sightseeing<\/a>. Museums, parks and gardens, walking tours, what a great list of ideas in that grand (but shockingly expensive) city.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of expenses, nine days in four Spanish cities for 150 euros?  Here&#8217;s how. <a href=\"http:\/\/nobudgettravel.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/15\/baring-my-budget-madrid-and-barcelona\/\">Baring My Budget: Madrid and Barcelona<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/nobudgettravel.wordpress.com\">Less Than a Shoestring<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nAsia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheila Scarborough takes us surfing in Japan, go figure.  <a href=\"http:\/\/perceptivetravel.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/13\/hit-the-surf-near-tokyo-zushi-beach\/\">Hit the surf near Tokyo: Zushi Beach<\/a> posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/perceptivetravel.com\/blog\">Perceptive Travel Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dang it. It&#8217;s not that long ago that we were in Vietnam, now we have to go back. All because of Alistair Wearmouth&#8217;s travels in places we&#8217;ve not yet been. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.away.com\/travel_guide\/2008\/05\/dalat-by-citroe.html\">Dalat by Citroen<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.away.com\/travel_guide\/\">&#8220;Where Next?&#8221;:The Away.com Travel Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shanghai\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 s Lontangs (or Lilong) are examples of how urban living can be far from anonymous and isolated.From <a href=\"http:\/\/escapenewyork.blogspot.com\/\">Escape From New York<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/escapenewyork.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/longtang-neighborhoods-shanghai-china.html\">Longtang Neighborhoods Shanghai China<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wandalust, Karen Bryan suggest we head off to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wandalust.com\/50226711\/nanjing_one_of_chinas_ancient_cities.php\">Nanjing, one of China&#8217;s ancient cities<\/a>.<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The next Carnival of Cities is on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogcarnival.com\/bc\/url.php?c=w2&amp;id=1073&amp;r=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.away.com%2Ftravel_guide%2F\">Where Next, the Away.com Travel Blog<\/a>. 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