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Miscellany Monday

Some updates on our Go BIG travels, news, and links to sites we like!

We just got back from Montréal! I didn’t realize that I had the power to control the weather, but whaddya know, I do. It was perfect – sunny, warm but not humid, and breezy. The locals we met raved about how lucky we were. Over four days, we visited three sites which will be featured in future posts:

The World’s Tallest Inclined Tower, the Montréal Tower in Olympic Park. You ascend to the top in a funicular, at a 45-degree angle. Over 570 feet of “dear God, please don’t let today be the day those steel cables snap.”

The World’s Largest Underground Pedestrian Network. Nearly 85% of the city’s downtown is connected underground by“RÉSO,” over 20 miles of tunnels connecting malls, office and apartment buildings, hotels, museums, universities, metro and train stations, the convention center, and more. Over half million people per day use the network during the winter, which is quite a civilized way to stick it to Mother Nature.

The Montréal Botanical Garden, the world’s second-largest botanic garden, was a trip highlight, even for the kids. They loved acting like explorers along the pathways in the Alpine and Chinese gardens; riding the red tram around the perimeter, and blowing off steam in the playground outside the Insectarium.

Usually coming home from vacation is a BIG letdown. I, however, now get to enjoy the World’s Largest Pile of Laundry.

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On Friday, we were oh-so-thrilled to be the featured guest blogger on Nerd’s Eye View, one of our favorite offbeat, sincere, amazingly written sites!!

GBOGH is now listed among an illustrious group of favorite blogs on Larry Cultrera’s Diner Hotline Weblog! Love retro diners? Check out this site!

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I attended the BlogHer conference on August 6th, one of the oldest and largest annual events for professional bloggers, particularly women. I participated in a few seminars on creative writing and social media, networked with other bloggers, and visited the exhibit hall, where 100 companies vied for the attention of powerful, influential women bloggers like…the ones standing next to me.

Through a sea of some 2,500 attendees, I was fortunate to meet several great travel and lifestyle bloggers. It was reassuring to meet others who are equally enthusiastic about sharing their own unique point of view. I invite you to visit their sites and see what I mean: 

Anne from Hip Travel Mama

Glennia from The Silent “I”

Holly from The Culture Mom

Julie from Coffee with Julie…

Julie from Road Trips for Families

Lexy from KissMyCountry.com

Lisa from Frisco Mama

8 comments

  1. Julie said,
    August 16, 2010 @ 4:58 pm

    I love this site. Thank you for the shout out! We have big cheese here in Wisconsin. 🙂

  2. Sheri said,
    August 16, 2010 @ 6:06 pm

    I love the idea of going big. I’m now a huge fan. Except of the World’s Largest Pile of Laundry and World’s Most Screwed Up Inbox. Those can go home!

  3. August 16, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

    It was great to me you! And I love your blog concept! When we were vacationing in Maine this summer, there was an enormous blueberry – haha! 🙂

  4. Lisa Dion said,
    August 17, 2010 @ 2:34 am

    what a fun blog concept. i’ll keep my eyes open for big stuff in my neck of the woods! great meeting you — lisa dion

  5. Deb said,
    August 18, 2010 @ 10:26 am

    Just stumbled across your site. I love travel sites and yours is definately being added to the reader. Thanks for sharing such great content 🙂

    • Traci Suppa said,
      August 18, 2010 @ 10:33 am

      Thanks, Deb! I’ve done the same at your blog…because I’m just short of crazy, too!

  6. RoadDog said,
    August 18, 2010 @ 12:27 pm

    The Biggest Things are one of the things that make driving down the two lane roads so much fun.

    This past June, we went to the world’s largest rocking chair in Fanning, Missouri, just west of Cuba. It is a new thing to see on old Route 66.