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I guess, since I started this thread, I should weigh in. But I pretty much avoid cities when I travel, and the only capitals I've ever spend more than a week in would be (in the order that I think of them) Helsinki, Bucharest, Amman, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Cotonou, Singapore, Santiago, Asuncion, Quito, San Jose, Dhaka, Nicosia, Moroni. The only ones of those I'd want to live in would be Asuncion, Moroni (Comoros), or Nicosia.
Taipei would probably be liveable, and Port Louis (Mauritius). Damascus was nice. Bamako was quite nice in the 70s, but I doubt if it is anymore, same for Yaounde and Tananarive. I could probably learn to like Quito, but didn't care for it all that much at the time.
Among places I've never been, the Caucasus republics sound fascinating. Actually, now that I think of it, Moroni might the best of all, and my first choice. http://www.expatify.com/files/2009/12/61049-004-D0A09B33.jpg (broken link)
jtur, since you have been to so many countries, I am curious, what would you be looking for when choosing a capital?
Are your choices based solely on personal preference or on a number of factors (e.g. walkability, affordability, etc.) which you consider important?
I'm delighted at how many of you would choose Prague. Anyways, my list would be:
1. Amsterdam
2. Melbourne
3. Berlin
4. Toronto
5. Glasgow
Awesome cities, but only two seem to be national capitals. Melbourne is only a state capital (Canberra is the capital of Australia), and Toronto is also only a provincial capital. Glasgow is also not the capital of Scotland (Edinburgh is).
Awesome cities, but only two seem to be national capitals. Melbourne is only a state capital (Canberra is the capital of Australia), and Toronto is also only a provincial capital. Glasgow is also not the capital of Scotland (Edinburgh is).
Haha, sorry. I totally forgot that they should have been capital cities.
jtur, since you have been to so many countries, I am curious, what would you be looking for when choosing a capital?
Are your choices based solely on personal preference or on a number of factors (e.g. walkability, affordability, etc.) which you consider important?
Affordability, in my circumstances, would definitely be a factor. Even if I had a lot of money, I wouldn't want to exhaust it living in a high cost-of-living area, because they wouldn't offer any advantages that would affect my quality of life much. I strongly dislike big cities, and never feel comfortable in them, although if I had to live in one, I could figure out a way to adapt, as I have done in the past. To me, when traveling, they are mostly just transportation hubs.
There are so many that I wouldn't mind living in but those are the top two for me.
At least, they are the most historic ones
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