Welcome to the March 26, 2007 edition of the Carnival of Cities; we’re glad to see you here.

Come with us for a quick world tour, because you never know what you’ll find….

** Cities in the Americas **

San Diego, California, USA. Carole Lane, writing at the San Diego Beat, says that the California Surf Museum is hitting a swell. Well, of course there’s a whole museum dedicated to surfing, complete with historically-significant surfboards and a current exhibition by famed surf photographer Tom Keck. Have an “endless summer.”

Brooklyn, New York, USA. The Brooklyn Dissentator describes a Brooklynite’s daily migration, complete with plenty of subway time (naturally) and even a game of squash, but no scary straight lines. It’s posted at The Dissentators.

San Francisco, California, USA Kathryn at San Fran Voice offers insider information on the city’s neighborhoods. In this post she talks about the variety of dining and entertainment options in a well-known San Francisco neighborhood: The Castro.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Alli Crumley writes that her hometown’s St. Elmo Playground is in the news and still seeking volunteers. She’s proud that, “Our neighborhood came together as one, to build an amazing playground for our children.” She and her son were even featured in the local news. Alli blogs at Chattanooga Is Home.

Seattle, Washington, USA. Mary Jo Manzanares looks at the Seattle film scene with a preview of “Stop Kiss” at the Seattle Public Theater. She blogs at The Seattle Traveler.

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. OK, OK, we think we know a little bit about New Orleans. The food. The music. The Mardi Gras. The Hurricane. Mallory says not so fast, and presents NOLApic: Big Easy Rollergirls. You thought roller derby went out with Raquel Welch? Nope, there are a number of active teams of women smashing the heck out of each other around the US these days. Find more nuggets of New Orleans insight at Blogging New Orleans.

Silicon Valley, California, USA. Silicon Valley Blogger asks that thorny question, do rich people really give less? Blogging at The Digerati Life, he concludes that they’re still sorting out how to really get into philanthropy in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, and his commenters for this post have some thoughts as well.

Manhattan, New York, USA. Andrea is pretty skeptical about one family’s efforts to go really “green” in super-urban Manhattan. She is compelled to ask the punny question: life without toilet paper — is it a Bum Deal? Andrea blogs about the thoughtful use of money at Wisebread.

** Cities in Europe **

Larnaka, Cyprus. Sue says that there is a quiet natural refuge near the city of Larnaka; the Larnaka Salt Lake Park. Blogging from the Mediterranean at This is Cyprus…, she wants us to make sure we don’t miss seeing the flamingoes. Did you have any idea that there are flamingoes on Cyprus? That’s the kind of fun stuff we learn at the Carnival of Cities!

** Cities in Asia **

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CJCM is frustrated. He says there is Blogophobia in Kuala Lumpur….why? Just as in the US and other parts of the world, there are questions about the credibility of bloggers as news sources. CJCM says, “Bloggers, their influence and credibility, continue to be the talk of the town in Kuala Lumpur. Authorities in Malaysia [officially] instructed the main stream medias, which are government controlled, not to quote bloggers in their news.” Find out more at Kuala Lumpur is Home.

Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Alfa King tell us that it happens only in Mauritius, although I think the problems he discusses about government subsidies for education are universal issues. How much can the government in Mauritius, a developing nation, afford to pay? Of course, given the importance of education, how can they not afford to pay? Read all about it at Alfa King Memories.

** Cities in the Middle East **

Shiraz & Esfahan, Iran. Seafarer likes adventure and exotic destinations, but she does wonder about travel with kids to….Iran? She has fond memories of her own time there as a youngster, but can the years have changed the country so much as to make it now completely unsafe? Let her know at her BootsnAll blog Family Travel.

That concludes this edition of the Carnival of Cities. The next carnival will be on April 2, but we’re still searching for a new host, submit your one well-written post using our carnival submission form.

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