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What does it have that most every other big city doesn't? Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge? Every city has their own man made structures that people enjoy seeing. NYC is just another big city that is over hyped all the time. However, if you're all about celebrities and all of that non sense I can see why people love it.
You really have a lot to learn if you really believe all NYC offers is structures and celebrities.
I would say NYC pretty much offers everything a city lifer would look for. Even if are looking for some quite time at the country side it's not that far away from those places.
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I don't agree with most of his assertions and I question the standards of the writing at Huffington Post when all of this easily could have been written by some average uninformed writer here on C-D.
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It's really super to see Canadians being assertive and exhibiting national pride. But in the case of Vancouver, all that rah, rah, rah is regrettably misplaced. Sure, the one they call Lotusland may photograph well, but maybe just stay home and look at pictures, because there really isn't much below the surface -- nothing unique anyway. You want a city core that alternates rather unpredictably between completely boring and absolutely terrifying, with close proximity to some of the continent's best Chinese food? And also tons and tons of traffic? Go to Los Angeles, where the weather's better and there are also tacos. That public market Vancouver's tourist board loves so much? No better than what you'll find in many an American city, starting right next door in Seattle. The city's only truly unique asset, really, is a giant park that reminds you that you're in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and that you should get out of town immediately and go see some nature.
Instead, try In the Northwest, your top choice right now is definitely Portland. It is friendly, manageable, affordable; the food is really good, there's enough culture and nature and all that good stuff, without the traffic and grit and expense and hassle of Seattle. But mostly, it has a distinct character, a sense of place. Portland is downright agreeable. (It should also be mentioned that there are some very good strip clubs.)
I do agree with most of what he said about Vancouver. At first glance it looks dreamy with all the glass towers and a beautiful mountain backdrop. Chinatown is neat, and the best attraction is indeed Stanley Park which is beautiful and it gets better once you head deeper into BC. I've visted there multiple times and began to realize at street level it's just a bunch of glass and concrete boxes, and the people are rather smug. Seattle and Portland definitely have better downtowns.
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#5 Colorado Denver is a weirdly bland, Midwestern snore, with an air quality problem. Vail, apart from its slopes, is suburbia in the middle of nowhere, a collection of strip malls by the side of a highway. Also? The Vail Valley is so high up in the mountains, some people are alarmed to find themselves nearly unable to breathe, let alone ski. The rest of the state is too often either uptight and boring (Colorado Springs) or drab and vaguely off-putting (Pueblo, Grand Junction, too many other places to mention). The nicer ski towns, like Aspen, or Telluride? Amazing sure, but they are also buried so far in the mountains, that getting there during ski season -- or any season -- costs time and money too many people don't have. Colorado did legalize marijuana last year, which is great, because next time you go to Denver, you'll have something to do.
Instead, try Nearly everything Colorado does, Utah does as well or better, without the kerfuffle, the crowds or the cost. Skiing? Ride a Salt Lake City bus to some of the hemisphere's best powder at Alta and Snowbird. National Parks? Arches, Canyonlands, Zion -- all among the best in show. For cool small towns with lots to do nearby, there's Moab. There's Springdale. The beer may be more advanced in Colorado, but these days, breweries like Uinta are playing for keeps.
Oh come on get real! So Denver is a Midwestern snore and Utah - say Salt Lake City as well or better? He didn't have time to get to Telluriude (which is phenominal by the way), that's his and only his problem. And to suggest Denver is Midwestern mediocrety likely means he was just passing through on I-70. This guy is so wrong on so many counts on this one. Denver has much better air quality than it use to and it's been that wat for some 20 years no, and ironically Salt Lake City is the place having horrible air quality issues. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55...grees.html.csp
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That guy is an absolute 100% moron on every single level.
Overreaction much? I agree that there is no way cities like Asheville and Vancouver should be that high up on a list but I can see most of those cities making a lot of people's top 15-20 list.
You really have a lot to learn if you really believe all NYC offers is structures and celebrities.
I would say NYC pretty much offers everything a city lifer would look for. Even if are looking for some quite time at the country side it's not that far away from those places.
I didn't realize NY'ers had such an inferiorty complex! One C-D'er says something negative about NYC and the thread turns into a "nah uh" thread about NYC. I think comments like those are best dealt with by ignoring them, not responding to them (unless the thread is about that subject).
He criticizes the hipster in San Francisco who lectured him on how to order coffee correctly, but earlier in the article advises people to visit hipster capital Portland.
He claims Colorado Springs is boring and uptight, but gives no reason why, then advises travelers to visit Mormon-centric Utah instead.
He advises people to visit Detroit instead of Chicago, claiming Detroit has some of the country's best architecture. I didn't see much great architecture in Detroit, just the rumble remains of its iconic ballpark, Tiger Stadium.
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Oh come on get real! So Denver is a Midwestern snore and Utah - say Salt Lake City as well or better? He didn't have time to get to Telluriude (which is phenominal by the way), that's his and only his problem. And to suggest Denver is Midwestern mediocrety likely means he was just passing through on I-70. This guy is so wrong on so many counts on this one. Denver has much better air quality than it use to and it's been that wat for some 20 years no, and ironically Salt Lake City is the place having horrible air quality issues. Utah cities atop EPA
How has Denver's air quality IMPROVED in the last 20 years? That seems unlikely given the fact that the city has added almost a million people since then...
He advises people to visit Detroit instead of Chicago, claiming Detroit has some of the country's best architecture. I didn't see much great architecture in Detroit, just the rumble remains of its iconic ballpark, Tiger Stadium.
Detroit does have some amazing architecture, and it's because the city absolutely BOOMED during one of THE best eras of modern architecture: the Art Decco era.
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