Which city would you choose for______

[Thepastpresentandfuture]

There is a wide variety of places that are good for all of those categories (Global location, Local topography/scenery, Climate, History, Skyline, Dining, Entertainment, Nightlife, Live Music, People, Lifestyle, Culture, Quaintness, Architecture, Parks, Proximity to Nature etc.).

I could easily say at least 10 places for each category, but for now I will just mention 2 places for each of them. Maybe later on I will say 10 for each category.

Global Location: Vienna, Hong Kong

Local topography/scenery: Seattle, Hong Kong

Climate: Lankaran, Podgorica

Skyline: Chicago, Shanghai

Dining: Singapore, Paris

Entertainment: Paris, Hong Kong

Nightlife: Paris, Hong Kong

Live music: Stockholm, Bangkok

People: Paris, Hong Kong

Lifestyle: Paris, Seattle

Culture: Paris, Seattle

Quaintness: Grenoble, Geneva

Architecture: Paris, New York City, Shanghai (this is the only one where I’ll say 3 instead and not 2)

Parks: Vancouver, Hong Kong

Proximity to Nature: Cannes, Vancouver

[Citizen401]

Global location: Paris; other European cities by road, London by train, North America by air.



Local topography/scenery: Santiago; boasting the Andes at its doorstep.



Climate: San Diego; Spring-Summer all year round.



Skyline: Chicago; the best mix of architectural beauty and impressiveness.



Dining: London; now marginally ahead of Paris for haute cuisine.



Entertainment: London, for its legendary theater/opera district.



Nightlife: Miami.



Live Music: London; arguably the live music capital of the world, for most genres of music.



People: New York City.



Lifestyle: London; classy, vibrant, elegant, urbane and eclectic (provided you have money).



Culture/History: Vienna.



Architecture: Paris; no contest here.



Quaintness: Lucca, Italy.



Parks: Paris; with the most well-tended and presentable public parks.



Proximity to nature: Singapore; a city parked right next to a jungle.

[paull805]

Global location: London, UK

Local topography/scenery: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Climate: Split, Croatia

Skyline: New York, USA

Dining: Istanbul, Turkey

Entertainment: London, UK

Nightlife: Canary Islands, Spain

Live Music: London, UK

People: Edinburgh, UK

Lifestyle: Oslo, Norway

Culture: New York, USA and London, UK

History/architecture: Rome, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey

Parks: London, UK

Proximity to nature: Glasgow, UK

[Paname]

Global location: Stuttgart, Germany


Local topography/scenery: San Francisco, Vancouver, Rio


Climate: Las Palmas


Skyline: Hong Kong


Dining: Toronto


Entertainment: Los Angeles


Nightlife: Montreal


Live Music: Nashville


People: Halifax, Canada


Lifestyle: Hobart


Culture/History: Paris


Architecture: Paris, Paris and Paris


Quaintness: Venice


Parks: San Francisco, Tokio


Proximity to nature: Tough one. SF, Vancouver, Seattle, Flagstaff, Hong Kong comes to mind. But finally I choose Cairns

[Shizuka]

Citizen401. Those were lovely choices and pictures. I agree with everything except for Singapore which has a hideous beach resort (Sentosa Beach).

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Shizuka

Citizen401. Those were lovely choices and pictures. I agree with everything except for Singapore which has a hideous beach resort (Sentosa Beach).

I actually prefer the old Sentosa. Sure the new one is more 'world class', but the old one had a sort of charm.

I agree. I think HK beats S'pore for natural scenery. It has nice beaches, mountains, hiking trails.

[Citizen401]

Originally Posted by Shizuka

Citizen401. Those were lovely choices and pictures. I agree with everything except for Singapore which has a hideous beach resort (Sentosa Beach).

That last one was a tough choice for me, but I agree that some cities do have more agreeable natural landscapes nearby. I guess what impressed me most about Singapore, in this respect, is that one can literally walk from roaring rush hour traffic to dense jungle canopy within a matter of minutes.

Put simply, the direct juxtaposition of hi-tech modern metropolis with raw wildlife.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Citizen401

That last one was a tough choice for me, but I agree that some cities do have more agreeable natural landscapes nearby. I guess what impressed me most about Singapore, in this respect, is that one can literally walk from roaring rush hour traffic to dense jungle canopy within a matter of minutes.

Put simply, the direct juxtaposition of hi-tech modern metropolis with raw wildlife.

Few realise that more than half of Singapore island is actually forested/non-urban.

[Citizen401]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Few realise that more than half of Singapore island is actually forested/non-urban.

I wonder how many admissions their hospitals get annually for scorpion venom poisoning.

[Thepastpresentandfuture]

I already said 2 places for each category in the earlier post. It is now time to write up to 10 good places for each category, just to show there is wide variation and plenty of inviting, desirable, impressive options for each of those categories. It feels good to have plenty of options to choose from:


Global Location: Vienna, Hong Kong, Zurich, Shanghai, Prague, Paris, London, Bangkok, Milan, Brussels.


Local Topography/Scenery: Seattle, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Portland, Marseille, Nice, Grenoble, Zurich, Geneva, San Francisco.


Climate: Lankaran, Podgorica, Chicago, Lyon, Milan, Batumi, Bishkek, Philadelphia, Sokcho, Nagano.


Skyline: Chicago, Shanghai, New York City, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Dubai, Bangkok, Seoul.


Dining: Singapore, Paris, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, London, New York City, Tokyo, Amsterdam.


Entertainment: Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, London, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Seattle, New York City, Chicago.


Nightlife: Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Montreal, Berlin, Amsterdam, Taipei, Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore.


Live Music: Stockholm, Bangkok, Seattle, Portland, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo.


People: Paris, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, Amsterdam, Lyon, Geneva, Zurich, Seattle, Copenhagen.


Lifestyle: Paris, Seattle, Lyon, Nice, Geneva, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Phuket, Amsterdam.


Culture: Paris, Seattle, Nice, Lyon, Hong Kong, Bangkok, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna.


Quaintness: Grenoble, Geneva, Phuket, Hoi An, Batumi, Nagano, Jiufen, Shimla, Venice, Salzburg.


Architecture: Paris, New York City, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chicago, Brussels, London, Prague, Vienna.


Parks: Vancouver, Hong Kong, Seattle, Paris, Singapore, Portland, San Francisco. Bangkok, Nice, Lyon.


Proximity to Nature: Cannes, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Geneva, Taipei, Ajaccio, Honolulu, Grenoble, Phuket.