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*is for cities I've been to. Those I haven't been to are my favourites based on perceptions, what I've heard/know about them. These are not in order.
Also give a brief explanation (1-2 sentences or a few words) of why you included it in your list.
Mega-cities (metro of 10 million+):
New York - Sheer urbanity, famousness, architecture, diversity.
London - Cultural centre of the world - museums, galleries.etc, history, quaintness.
Paris - Beauty, culture, architecture, history, joi'de'verve.
Tokyo - Hi-tech neon lights, quirkiness and novelty, futuristic but also traditional, shopping and food
Beijing - Chinese cultural sights, traditional culture with a modern twist
Large cities (metro of 3 to 10 million):
Melbourne - Such a livable city, diverse and multicultural, food, parks, trams
Rome - Ancient Roman history/architecture, Italian culture and food, quaintness
Barcelona - Gaudi, the beaches, the food and markets
Sydney - Glorious skyline/harbour, outdoor lifestyle
Hong Kong - Best skyline in the world, modern architecture, shopping/markets, setting
Medium cities (metro of 1 to 3 million):
Florence - Renaissance culture, Museums, architecture, very old world/preserved
Kyoto - quaint and picturesque, old wooden Japanese villages, geishas, cherry blossoms, old shrines
Copenhagen - fairytalish old houses, home of Hans Christian Anderson, Danish convivality
New Orleans - Jazz/zydeco/dixieland, creole and cajun food, Spanish quarter architecture, uniqueness, party atmosphere, spookiness
Quito - The amazing mountain setting, Spanish colonial buildings, native Ecuadorian culture
Small cities (metro of under 1 million):
Oxford - Picture postcard English setting, grand old centre of academia
Arles - Roman ruins, the beauty of Provence, home of Jean Calment lol
Lijiang - quaint Chinese village, spectacular scenery
Brugges - Very beautiful and quaint street-scapes, Belgian sweets
George Town - quaint shophouses, amazing food
Generally, if I spend enough time there to get to know it, I learn to like it.
I usually avoid big cities. These are not so bad:
Seoul
Buenos Aires
Istanbul
Lagos
Paris
Unter ten million:
Hanoi
Santiago
Bangkok
Khartoum
Medellin
Over a million, metro, probably, I'm not going to look them up:
Tananarive, Madagascar
Asuncion, Paraguay
Valparaiso/Vina del Mar, Chile
Douala, Cameroon
Isfahan, Iran
Proper cities under a million:
Latakia, Syria
Rijeka, Croatia
Sucre. Bolivia
Puerto Montt, Chile
Ioannina, Greece
Savannakhet. Laos
Salto, Uruguay
Bukavu, DRCongo
(I can't decide which ones to strike out.)
Very small towns:
Endau, Malaysia
Mopti, Mali
Likoma, Malawi
Gilleleje, Denmark
Dabo, Indonesia
Lol no Bangkok or Pattaya in your list Davy? Orlando, why the theme parks?
Yeah if Bangkok cleans up it streets maybe it can replace Rome/Chicago on my list, Pattaya is not my style.
Couldn't think of a better city between 1 and 3 million.
London
Paris
New York
Mexico City
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Cairo
Big:
Rio De Janeiro
Moscow
Istanbul
Bangkok
Rome
Chicago
Toronto
Medium:
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Jerusalem
Marrakesh
Philadelphia
Vancouver
San Francisco
Buenos Aires
Kathmandu
Small but charming:
Bruges, Belgium
Sorrento, Italy
York, England
Parati, Brazil
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Key West, Florida
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
Ariquippa, Peru
Kandy, Sri Lanka
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