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New President
Posted on Nov 5, 2008, 08:44:24 by skylab
... up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, ...
 
Most livable places in the world
Posted on May 1, 2009, 11:23:12 by starlagurl
... 42. Portland, OR, United States 42. Barcelona, Spain 44. Washington, D.C., US 44. Osaka, Japan 44. Lisbon, Portugal 44. Chicago, United States 48. Madrid, Spain 49. New York, United States 50. Seattle, United States
 
Amazing Facts.....
Posted on Apr 21, 2008, 20:25:38 by inasia2008
... , the world's largest cruise ship, has 23,000 rolls of toilet paper aboard. 49. The shortest commercial flight in the United States covers a mere 20 miles, from Appleton to Oshkosh. 50. The travel and tourism industry is one of America's largest ...
 
San Diego
Posted on Nov 9, 2009, 16:52:27 by camryn
... yep I'm OLD in years but about 30 at heart). I've been all over Europe, Mexico, Canada and most of the United states and in 1994 I finally found Paradise. It's called San Diego, California! Please let me share MY SAN DIEGO with you ...
 
San Diego
Posted on Nov 3, 2009, 18:16:47 by ghostlights101
... yep I'm OLD in years but about 30 at heart). I've been all over Europe, Mexico, Canada and most of the United states and in 1994 I finally found Paradise. It's called San Diego, California! Please let me share MY SAN DIEGO with you ...
 
Vancouver BC Seeks Emergency Loan
Posted on Mar 13, 2009, 12:10:19 by peever
... event. Wait a second I just saw an article talking about the 51.48 TRILLION dollar total net worth lost in 2008 in the United states. How can a city justify spending that? As great as the Olympics are it is unfortunate that they cost so much. I feel ...
 
Most Interesting City in the US
Posted on Apr 10, 2007, 23:56:40 by lznika
... because it's right by the lake and there are always nice boat rides to do. The museums are great, nightlife, everything. and Chicago is MUCH cleaner than New York. New York puts their garbage right on the streets because they don't have alleys but ...
 
Worst cities to represent America
Posted on Nov 25, 2008, 01:42:33 by nealinthailand
... is my hometown so im biased but the city is so multi cultural with so many great social venues from music halls to museums. chicago has always been known for its "work ethic"....going back to when it was the slaughter house for the rest of the ...
 
My 1st post - Ideas on Travelling the USA?
Posted on Jun 9, 2007, 04:40:30 by ilovemendo
... to sell a cross country pass and the train comes from chicago to Oakland Ca and one to Los Angeles. Other trains connect to chicago from the east. Driving across the country is only good if taking your time and going all thru the 50 national parks. Our ...
 
Floating in Air
Posted on Nov 30, 2009, 16:05:20 by manzara
... - have been purposely designed to make visitors feel as they are floating above the city. The reward is unobstructed views of Chicago from the building's west side and a heart-stopping vista of the street and Chicago River below - for those brave ...
 
Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Jun 10, 2008, 13:19:50 by laorfamily
... very restrictive gun laws.[100] Twenty percent of U.S. homicides occur in four cities with just 6% of the population-New York, Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C.-and each has (or, in the case of Detroit, had until 2001) a virtual prohibition on private ...
 
Most interesting big little city in the U.S.?
Posted on Jul 6, 2008, 10:59:47 by reo1963
I was reading the comments in a thread about and most were answering NYC, Chicago, San Fran, LA, etc. But one response -- Louisville, Ky. -- caught my attention. Louisville is one of the biggest cities in Kentucky, but is nowhere near the size of, say, ...
 
Most Interesting City in the US
Posted on May 20, 2008, 01:19:01 by bashleyf
... good and easy to use. Definite big city feel. Seattle was also an amazing city, but it was much more laid back and calmer than Chicago...must be the west coast vibe. I loved both cities and would have a hard time choosing. I haven't been to the east ...
 
Most Interesting City in the US
Posted on Apr 11, 2007, 17:51:33 by battlemonkey
... 33; NY has their garbage right on the street?? That's so unsanitary! I've heard good things about Chicago... Anyone like Philadelphia? Unsanitary is an understatement. When you consider the sheer volume of garbage this city produces in a ...
 
2010 train trip in June???
Posted on Oct 5, 2009, 16:57:35 by starlagurl
... California (Kit, Seth, Vanae, Philip, Dawn) (can visit up to three cities in Cali) Houston New Orleans Jackson Memphis (Matt) Chicago (Suzanne) Buffalo If anyone is interested in this speak up! You can come for all or part of it, I think it ...
 
10 most walkable cities in America
Posted on Jun 10, 2009, 14:12:28 by starlagurl
... (Pearl District, Old Town-China Town, Downtown) I disagree with New York being so high up on the list. I agree with Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. I have walked a lot in those three cities and loved every second. New York, not so much, I found the ...
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, 00:01:38 by big_red_truck
Yep, we're flying out there and then driving back. Chicago and Detroit would be great. Do you like those venue ideas? We were planning to go to Chicago anyways to visit Jacqui's grandmother. So if ya'll don't mind, maybe we' ...
 
Most Interesting City in the US
Posted on Apr 12, 2007, 08:33:33 by wakingdream
... the heck to go in Chicago. But I do like that city a lot now that I have people to help me along. My husband lived in Chicago when he was younger for awhile. He loved it. I would love to check it out. QUOTE I might also suggest my old home town of ...
 
Most Interesting City in the US
Posted on Apr 12, 2007, 08:32:40 by wakingdream
... the heck to go in Chicago. But I do like that city a lot now that I have people to help me along. My husband lived in Chicago when he was younger for awhile. He loved it. I would love to check it out. QUOTE I might also suggest my old home town of ...
 
Chicago?
Posted on Feb 20, 2006, 14:13:14 by stevejames
... art from all around the globe. A walk up Michigan Avenue is also enjoyable for gandering at shops and architecture. The Chicago YHA offers excellent free walking tours of the city performed by local volunteers. I think they're exclusively for people ...
 
Chicago?
Posted on Feb 20, 2006, 11:17:26 by Jamie
... After that we'd like to spend a day or two kicking around before driving back. What's good to see in Chicago? What's overrated? Great restaurants? Can anyone recommend a great bar for indie music? My favorite bar in Ottawa is Zaphod Beelblerox ...
 
2010 motorcycle roadtrip
Posted on Sep 22, 2009, 11:33:24 by starlagurl
Yeah... my bike is broken at the moment. I kind of wrote this season off... I did one trip to Chicago and it broke on the way back. My mechanic friend is just fixing it right now. *sigh* Yours sounds really cool! Do you have a picture?
 
Join TravelPod at the Travel Blog Exchange, Chicago, July 25-26
Posted on Jul 7, 2009, 12:07:40 by starlagurl
If anybody is near Chicago for July 25-26, you might want to check out the Travel Blog Exchange, it's a FREE conference for independent travel bloggers; I will be going (on my motorcycle) and hobnobbing with all the blogger superstars in attendance ...
 
Chicago has the biggest donuts
Posted on May 6, 2009, 14:27:18 by starlagurl
... should always try to find the single biggest donut possible. Priceless. And where can you get this single biggest donut? Dat Donut in Chicago. 8249 Cottage Grove Ave. Have you ever eaten more than one donut? Did you feel terrible about yourself?
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 4, 2009, 03:22:13 by big_red_truck
... I definitely won't "lock in" the dates unless you tell me to! Wow...I just realized what a presumptuous @$$ I sounded like...sorry about that. Go ahead and put us on the RSVP list though for Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto...
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, 13:02:41 by iowatraveler
Too bad you are not coming through Dubuque on your way to Chicago - you could stop by the Field of Dreams. Ok so the corn is not growing yet but he field is still there. As of right now I am not sure I can make the trip to Des Monies - I will let you know ...
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, 19:25:21 by big_red_truck
OK, keep me posted. I'll leave the Chicago/Detroit/Toronto dates flexible until I know someone wants to meet me there! Of course you are more than welcome to start a convoy with us, that will be awesome. I'll definitely let you know ...
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, 08:56:49 by starlagurl
OK, keep me posted. I'll leave the Chicago/Detroit/Toronto dates flexible until I know someone wants to meet me there! Of course you are more than welcome to start a convoy with us, that will be awesome.
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 1, 2009, 12:13:45 by starlagurl
Yep, we're flying out there and then driving back. Chicago and Detroit would be great. Do you like those venue ideas?
 
Crazy insane mid-west roadtrip
Posted on Apr 1, 2009, 01:32:03 by big_red_truck
We definitely would be interested in this. My wife and I were thinking about driving to at least Chicago in May. Are ya'll flying to Phoenix to pick up the car(s?) or driving all the way out there?
 

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