Around the Blogosphere

This week, I haven't been around blogosphere much. Here are the carnivals that I participated in this week.

1) Delicious Baby presented Carnival of Cities: The best way to get to travel around the world without leaving your house.

2) Living Almost Large presented Carnival of Money Stories: The Cartoon edition is very clever and fun. You have gotta read all the cartoon. It will lighten your day from all this financial crisis news.

3) Fix My Personal Finance presented Money Hacks Carnival #33th: The Octoberfest edition is filled with goodies for your finance, investing, saving, retirement and career. Just drink responsibly.

4) Dollar Frugal presented Festival of Frugality #146th: The Benjamin Franklin edition has great round up for overall financial advice from wall street to main street.

Around the Blogosphere

Last week I was featured in a few money carnivals. Each carnival has such a great post. It took me a while to check them all out. Sit back, relax and check out all the posts.

1) The Financial Blogger presented Money Hacks Carnival # 32: The Have You Ever Edition featured my Coupon of the 21st Century.

2) Funny About Money presented Carnival of Money Stories #78: With the delay, you get twice the stories this week. So it's a great place to read about various money stories ranging from trying to have a baby, buying a house, getting rid of the house and living on the road, cooking on your vacation and even green cleaning products.

3) Value For Your Life presented Festival of Frugality #145: The Gratitude Edition has a great round up and provides a new perspective during this turmoil time, to be greatful with the positive things in your life.

4) Trip Delivery presented Carnival of Cities: I love this carnival. It gives me a chance to go around the world without even leaving my house. Check out trip from Chicago to Washington DC down to Atlanta. Then cross the Atlantic to London, Amsterdam and around Europe.

Around the Blogosphere

I have been featured in a fews of the great carnivals this past week. Each of them has a great list of posts. It's worth to check them out.

1) Living Almost Large is hosting Money Hacks Carnival #29, The Food Haven.. Check them out after your lunch or dinner. Otherwise, you might be drooling all over your computer.

2) Frugal Babe is hosting Festival of Frugality #142. Check out posts ranging from food, recession, saving, shopping, frugal living and everything else in between.

3) Family Travellogue is hosting Carnival of Cities. A great carnival with a lot of great posts of 2 weeks worth. Give you a chance to travel around the world from US cities like my submission of Chattanooga trip to Pattaya, Japan and London.

4) Georgia On My Mind is hosting Georgia Carnival #44. If you are Georgia blogger or plan to visit Georgia, this is a place to check out. Great round up of anything Georgia.

They Love Me!

They really really love me!! :)

Ok.. Maybe I'm not the most popular or well-known blog out there in the midst of millions or trillions blogs in the blogosphere. But a little bit of the recognition and award has made my day!! When I first started blogging, I didn't expect to connect with anyone. I selfishly want to just record my experience for my family when I get old and forgetful. But along the way, I have discovered a lot of great blogs and started to follow them. Then they start to come back and visit my little family here. I would say I'm honored to get this award from Kellie and Karen from Busy Mamas..

So I want to give a shout out to some of the blogs that have inspired me, humored me, and given me the sense of connection. I love you blogs - OakMonster's Den, Koala Brain and Sandier Pastures.

Around The Blogosphere

I know I'm late updating my Carnival around the blogosphere from last week. In the past 2 weeks I was features in a few Carnivals. Here are the rundown.

1) Stop the Ride presents Carnival of Money Stories: Check out the ABC's of Money carnival. After all, you will leave with 25 new ideas about money.

2) Student Scrooge presents Festival of Frugality: This is a great edition for Festival of Frugality #136 - Summer school Edition. A really great round up with over 60 posts of great tips and story about how to live frugally from Philosophy, Environment, Geography (Travel) to Extra Credit. And don't forget to check out the Honor Roll.

3) Can I Get Rich on a Salary presents Money Hacks Carnival: The 23rd Edition of Money Hacks Carnival features great round up

4) Georgia On My Mind presents Georgia Carnival: Check out posts about Georgia or from Georgia bloggers. It's nice to read my neighbor bloggers.

5) Credit Card Low Down presents Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness: The Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness Edition #52 is up. Make sure to check it out. There are 26 great posts out there.

6) Tip Diva presents Carnival of Tips: The edition has over 30 great tips ranging from Finance, Home, Relationship, Travel and Technology.

7) Quiverfull Family presents Carnival of Family Life: See what's going on in the family life around the blogosphere.

8) Not The Jet Set presents Green It! Carnival: This is the first time I have joined this carnival. I'm honored to be part of this great Carnival. I consider myself not-yet-green mom but trying to be as green as possible. It's such a great roundup that I enjoy reading other posts and learn a few more tips along the way.

50 Places of a Lifetime By Intelligent Travel

Today I read the blog on Intelligent Travel on this post - '50 Places of a Lifetime'.

What a great post. It has inspired me to look at what is my own list so far. I was amazed at how many places I have seen and how many more places I have yet to see.

The list includes the link to National Geographic site for each city with detail ranging from hotel, restaurant, entertainments, must-do lists and photo gallery. This will be my must-check before we plan any big vacation. I'm a sucker of completing a list. So I will have to try my best to check this one of mine!

Here is my list. I have managed to see 20 out of 50 places. I guess it helps that I lived or live in 3 of the cities.

Atlanta - My current hang out. A great city of the South.

Bangkok - My birth country. There is no place like home and there is no food like Thai food.

Beijing - Oh.. Beijing.. I would love to go back there to shop on Silk street.

Boston - Bean town. I went there over a decade ago. So a lot might have changed.

Chicago - The Windy City. And they are not joking about that. I went there during Winter.. Duh.. What was I thinking about!

Dublin - A quick side trip on one of my business trip. Lovely country.. Really...

Florence - I don't think you can go wrong with any city in Italy. Just the history alone will make you feel smarter already.

Hong Kong - With our recent trip to Hong Kong, I still want to go back there again. The food along will be so worth it.

Las Vegas - The Sin City. Do they provide daycare in the hotel? :)

London - It seems like a lifetime ago when I visit the Big Ben. It's about time to revisit.

Los Angeles - With the biggest Thai population in the US, I can get my Thai food fix from here. If only I live closer!

Miami - Our old playground. Ironically, we went there only a few times whenever we have guests. So recently, we just had to become tourists ourselves.

New York - I was there in 1997 for the countdown in Time Square. I did!!! And I don't think I will ever do it again. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime-experience. Let's just say I have a very small blader.

Paris - City of Romance.. No I didn't go there with Mr. Rojo. It would be nice.

Philadelphia - It was Mr. Rojo playground when he was young(er).

Rome - I had such a wonderful time there with my mom and my little wanderlust brother.

San Diego - My favorite city in California. Ok.. maybe after San Francisco.

San Francisco - I think San Francisco is the most romantic city. And I went there when I didn't even have a boyfriend!

Singapore - Hmm.. Orchard street.. shopping.. food.. clean..

Washington D.C - I can't wait to go back. That's all I can say.

Most of my conquer on this list was done before kids and family and marriage and housework and mortgage.. Needless to say, I really want to go back again with Miss J and Mr. Z. I want them to see the world and learn about different cultures, to open their mind and their eyes to all kind of possibilities.

And here is the rest of the list that will be on my to-do now.

Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Berlin
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cape Town
Dallas
Delhi
Dubai
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Madrid
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
Mumbai
Prague
Rio de Janeiro
Seattle
Seoul
Shanghai
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Sydney
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
Venice
Vienna

I have to say I like this list much better than the famous 1000 Places to See Before You Die book. It's nice to have a huge goal in your life. But come on.. 1000 places? I'm tired just to read it and I didn't even start my trip yet.

50 places are more manageable. Maybe.. just maybe after I'm done with my list of 50 places then I will move on to the bigger list like 1000 places.

So tell me.. what cities you have been? And what would you like to add to your list?

Happy traveling!

Around the Blogosphere

Another round of Carnival this week.. Check out these fun and interesting carnivals that I have participated!

Georgia On My Mind presents Georgia Carnival Edition #39. Check out posts from Georgia bloggers ranging from The Peachtree Road Race, Savannah Family Fun and The Outrigger Island.

All Rileyed Up presents Carnival of Family Life.

Sounds Money Matters presents Money Hack Carnival #19. Check out the Independence Edition.

Tip Diva presents Carnival of Tips

Sqawkfox presents Festival of Frugality. Sqawkfox did a great job with this fun festival. The Bare Necessities edition will get you thinking about ways to live frugally.

Around the Blogosphere

This Monday I want to do a quick round up on my participation in the Carnival around the blogosphere.

Georgia On My Mind presents Georgia Carnival Edition #38.

Perceptive Travel presents Carnival of Cities. Check out cities from Seattle to Beijing.

Credit Card Lowdown presents Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness #49. With 22 posts participated in this carnival, you will learn great saving tips perfect for this economy.

Mrs. Nespy's World present Money Hacks Carnival #17. A geat post with the Music of the '80s theme. Very great round up from Money Hackers around the blogosphere.

Mrs. Micha present Carnival of Personal Finance #158. The Vampire Slaying edition is a great carnival for Buffy fan and non-fan. Lots of great posts here about saving, frugality and money in general.

Here we are people. My round up for this past week. Thanks for including my post to these carnival. How about you? Have you been on any carnival this past week?