Carnival of Cities for 24 March 2010

Welcome to the March 24, 2010 edition of Carnival of Cities. We have a US-focused edition this time, but a few entrants are from further afield. Cities in the USA Ms. Smarty Pants presents The Best Tapioca Bubble Tea Drinks in Chicago posted at Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All, saying, "a delicious treat for the summer months" Vihar Sheth presents City Sound Tracks ...

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Travel reads #25

January roundup of travel articles and sites I'm hooked on at the moment. Please do send me tips for other reading materials in the comments below or via email at jack@eyeflare.com. U.S. railroads The U.S. is further along the tracks to high-speed rail after President Obama put his boxcar behind that locomotive: [F]rom the first railroads to the Interstate Highway System, our nation has always been bui...

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Great reads #24

United (hearts) luggage Or rather, frequent travelers who need to check luggage. United Airlines just launched a service called the Premier Baggage program, which allows you to pre-pay $249 for the privilege of bringing bags for free. Normally, United charges $40 per round trip for this. The Premier Baggage program allows “… up to eight (8) traveling companions to check up to two (2) bags or checked b...

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Lloyds TSB weather photographer of the year competition

British-based photographers and travelers have the chance to win £10,000 with Lloyds TSB in the british weather ...
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All Buzz-ed off with Google

It's not often I feel the need to comment on what's going on with social media, search engines, or anything similar...
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VisitBritain videos for Manchester

Manchester is an up and coming destination in England. These videos highlight some of the best parts of this city. ...
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Carnival of Cities - 13 January 2010

Welcome to the first Carnival of Cities for 2010. Last time, the carnival was hosted by Caitlin over at Roaming Tal...
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This is a construction zone

I had an issue with a backup on my end, and a database crash on my hosting companys end, and lost a fair chunk of t...
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Merry Christmas 2009

To all readers of eyeflare.com, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It's been a good year aroun...
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The Everything Everywhere blog carnival Sept. 2009

Liz over at Everything Everywhere posted the September blog carnival a couple of days ago, and my piece on the ...
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Funny airplane announcements

Now and then, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight safety presentation and their other announc...
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Great reads #23

Time to share some of my recent travel article finds in another roundup. Here's what I've been reading and liking r...
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Funny things tourists say

“Can you tell me where I can see the hobbits?”, “Are the tunnels underground?”, and “Does my ferret need to be on a...
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