In Birmingham turned two months old this month, so as a result we have decided to take an entirely (un)deserved holiday in America. But we won’t be abandoning our blogging while we’re away. Over the next ten days we will be visiting three very different cities in the States: Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New York. We’ll be soaking up the atmosphere and cultural highlights and comparing what we find with what we know in Birmingham.
Although absolutely coincidental, the timing seems somehow appropriate. If reports are to be believed, Birmingham is set to miss out on another capital of culture bid, this time to Derry in Northern Ireland. If this is the case (the result is formally announced on Thursday the 15th July), the city could do with taking stock and learning lessons from other cities around the world. As well as looking in on itself and celebrating what it already has, to compete on an international level Birmingham has to start engaging internationally. We hope to contribute to this in a very small way (and also have a lot of fun in the process).
We’ll post our findings, along with some holiday snaps, here when we get back. You can also follow us while we’re away on twitter @InBirmingham.
Happy trails!
In Birmingham 
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