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Without further delay, we present the July 30, 2008 Edition of the Carnival of Cities:

Cities in the Americas

Austin, TX, USA The Round Rock Express Minor League baseball team is a hit (sorry I couldn’t help the pun) according to Sheila Scarborough in Root, root, root for the home team posted at Family Travel.

San Francisco, CA, USA Nancy Brown says to Say yes to airport layover in San Francisco with some ideas for SF layover recommendations posted at WhatATrip.

Outer Banks, NC, USA Matt details some of the most romantic activities in the Outer Banks in Romantic Beach Destination: The Outer Banks posted at The Travel Advocate.

Seattle, WA, USA Janelle Nanos takes us on a tour of her adventures in Seattle in Plan My Trip! West Seattle with Pam posted at Intelligent Travel.

Orlando, FL, USA Karyn says to ride the Simpsons Ride in  Orlando’s Best Attraction posted at All About Orlando.

Chicago, IL, USA Therapydoc writes about a recent visit to Cirque du Soleil posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

Cities in Europe

Edinburgh, Scotland Andy Hayes recommends several free shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Top Free Fringe in the 2008 Edinburgh Festival posted at Europe a la Carte Blog.

Venice, Italy Jessica Spiegel loves Venice and describes why in Venice Transports Me | Italy Travel Guide posted at Italy Travel Guide.

London, United Kingdom Ah, London. One of the most expensive cities I’ve ever visited. London on a Budget, a complete guide to getting to, from, and around the city for less, is posted at Value For Your Life.

Cities in Asia

Tokyo, Japan Wendy describes fashion trends of Tokyo Teens in Teenage Tokyo: Takeshita Dori posted at Escape From New York.

Ootacamund, India AdmirableIndia shows us around some of the sights of Ooty in Trip to Ooty: Day 2: Part 2: Ketty valley view, Ooty; Tea Garden, Coonoor; Lamb’s Rock, Coonoor; Dolphin?s Nose, Coonoor; and Doddabetta Peak, Ooty, Highest peak of South India posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

That wraps up this edition of the Carnival of Cities.

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