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Micro67
Joined: 29 May 2003
Posts: 297
Location: HCMC, Vietnam
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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 7:51 am Post subject: Russia |
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| I have always wanted to check Russia out. Also, Vladivostok would be a great place to pick up the Trans-Siberian when I make my move to Europe. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Posts: 778
Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Best Cities |
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What do you think are the best cities in which to work, live and play in the following regions?
Region 1: North America (Canada, the US and the Carribean)
Region 2: Latin America (Mexico, Central America and South America)
Region 3: Europe (Western, Eastern and Russia)
Region 4: Asia (Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast and Northeast)
Region 5: Pacific (Aus, NZ, Hawaii and Pacific islands)
Region 6: Africa (North, Sub-Saharan)
On my short list would be New York, Berlin and Sydney. |
Work, live and play:
Region 1: San Diego, New York City.
Region 2: Anywhere on the Brazilian coastline, as well as Colombia.
Region 3: Europe is too expensive to live and work and find jobs as a non-Euro citizen.
Region 4: Japan, Korea, Vietnam.
Regarding someone who mentioned San Francisco.. I lived there for a good 18 months.. and its a beautiful city.. but a lousy one to live and work. Everything is overpriced and the jobs are few and far between. Most people in the Bay Area seem to be relocating elsewhere unfortunately. |
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nomadder
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
Posts: 709
Location: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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1-Wolfville, NS, maybe somewhere in New England
2-probably Mexico but I'm willing to do research to find out
3-Italy or southern England or Bohemia
4-Japan or southern Thailand
5-Nelson, NZ
6-Don't know yet
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ryuro
Joined: 22 Apr 2003
Posts: 91
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My choices...
Sydney:
Reason/s- too many to list- just love the place (not a native Sydney-sider or Aussie, but married to one).
Barcelona:
Reason/s- spent a far amount of time here while doing uni in Europe maybe not the cleaniest, friendliest, etc.. but something about the place- love it.
Copenhagen
Reason's- ah... summers in Copenhagen. Most beautiful women on the face of the earth- hands down (that may sound shallow- but I was once young and foolish- now I'm just foolish).
th-th-th-th-th-that's all folks!
ryuro |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Posts: 5309
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Most beautiful/romantic city (cleanliness isn't an issue): Prague and Venice
Most exotic and fascinating: Istanbul
Most charming: Cesky Krumlov
Most historical: Jerusalem. You can't beat it! |
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monty97
Joined: 12 May 2003
Posts: 24
Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:52 am Post subject: Fave Cities |
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Newcastle - for its vibrancy, culture and friendliness.
La Paz - surreal, looks like it crashed landed there.
Numerous Italian cities - for their sheer beauty, romance and grandeur.
Delft/Amsterdam - any city where the bicycle rules is innately civilized.
Istanbul and Kathmandu - for their earthy humanity.
Nelson and Christchurch in NZ - laid back, great free summer events and a places to live long term. |
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dez
Joined: 02 Jul 2003
Posts: 52
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| I'm definitely going to have to check out Newcastle next time I'm that way with all the pro-Newcastle advocates on here. |
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
Posts: 3198
Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got a serious Jones to head back to China, so my best city in Asia would be Chinese. Chengdu, Dalian, Changsha. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Posts: 778
Location: Hong Kong
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At this particular time, I am most interested in Honolulu, Singapore, Bangkok, and Osaka or Fukuoka.
These lists seem to change over time however. Totally different than my list about a year ago on this same thread. |
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blue jay
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 119
Location: Vancouver, formerly Osaka, Japan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:17 am Post subject: |
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What do you think are the best cities in which to work, live and play in the following regions?
Region 1: North America (Canada, the US and the Carribean)
Region 2: Latin America (Mexico, Central America and South America)
Region 3: Europe (Western, Eastern and Russia)
Region 4: Asia (Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast and Northeast)
Region 5: Pacific (Aus, NZ, Hawaii and Pacific islands)
Region 6: Africa (North, Sub-Saharan |
Region 1: Vancouver (where I do work, live & play)
San Francisco (where I've never been to but dream about)
Montreal (La joie de vivre!)
Halifax (it would be nice to live by the Atlantic for a change)
Region 2: Valle de Bravo (it's not a city but it's near Mexico City & I
loved working, living & playing there)
Region 3: Paris (after seeing the movie Amelie..)
Florence (I fell in love with this city when I was 16 yrs old!)
Amsterdam (it's so eclectic!)
Region 4: Bethlehem (in 1984 when I was there it was still fairly peaceful)
Jerusaslem (in 1984 it was a fascinating city for me)
Kobe (I love the fact it's so similiar to Vancouver)
Kyoto (I love the temples & shrines, esp. Kiyomizu Temple..)
Nara (I love the deer park & Todaji Temple)
Region 5: I've never been anywhere in this region but I'm sure I'd like
any of the cities in Australia & New Zealand.
Region 6: I've never been anywhere in this region either, but I would love
to visit some cities in Africa someday.. |
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jpvanderwerf2001
Joined: 02 Oct 2003
Posts: 1117
Location: New York
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Odessa - I would just say Ukraine as a whole, but I think Odessa would be the one place I would direct someone if they were visiting for a week (Kyiv's ok, too).
Krakow - Can be touristy, but a wonderful visit if you go during non-peak times. (Avoid Warsaw like the plague.)
Brighton - I love the feel of the city, and so many young people. Hey, the weather blows, but it's England.
Stockholm - Beautiful: parks, streets, people. Would be better if it were cheaper. Ditto for Oslo.
Buenos Aires - IMO, one of the great cultural capitals to visit (along with places like NY, Paris, Istanbul...). And very cheap (at least at this moment).
Istanbul - Amazing but dirty.
Next stop, India and SE Asia...oh my! |
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Ailian
Joined: 15 Apr 2004
Posts: 192
Location: PRC!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Best Cities |
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If I could choose only one city:
Region 1: North America: New Orleans, LA, USA. There is no better city in the world. If I could get a job that I wouldn't tear my hair out at, I would go back in a second.
Region 2: Latin America: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's perhaps the only city that is as "fun" as New Orleans, with people as equally lively.
Region 3: Europe: Strasbourg or Colmar, Alsace, France. I prefer the German-influenced Alsace to the rest of France, but not enough to actually prefer Germany.
Region 4: Asia: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Even though I love Harbin and my understanding of Suzhouhua is "okay" at best, I love Suzhou for its climate and cuisine (both of which remind me of, again, New Orleans) as well as the actual beauty of the city and its people. One of my dearest friends is also friend Suzhou, so I could be a bit biased.
Region 5: Pacific: Vanuatu! Who wouldn't want to learn Bislama?
Region 6: Africa: There are many places where I'd want to live, but I'd love to visit Algiers, Algeria as I promised my Algerian friends from Boston I one day would. Barring there, I'd love to go to Zambia. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Posts: 778
Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: First Time Out |
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| but #1 on my list of places to work is Vladivostok. |
just curious if you made it to that city? and what'd you think? |
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Darkbloom
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 13
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Best Cities |
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| fat_chris wrote: |
What do you think are the best cities in which to work, live and play in the following regions?
Region 1: North America (Canada, the US and the Carribean)
Region 2: Latin America (Mexico, Central America and South America)
Region 3: Europe (Western, Eastern and Russia)
Region 4: Asia (Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast and Northeast)
Region 5: Pacific (Aus, NZ, Hawaii and Pacific islands)
Region 6: Africa (North, Sub-Saharan)
On my short list would be New York, Berlin and Sydney. |
I'm gonna go Big/Small
North America (using your geographic descriptions)
Big - San Francisco, California, USA
Small - Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN
Latin America
Big - Buenos Aires, ARG
Small - Granada, NIC
Europe
Big - Paris, FRA
Small - Chania, GRE
(Though I'd like to visit Valetta in Malta, to compare)
Asia
Big - Shanghai, PRC
Small - Haven't been through enough smaller cities in Asia. Maybe Luang Prabang, LAO?
Never been to Africa or Oceania
Ranked overall, top 5:
1) Shanghai - loved every minute of my time there. Didn't love it when I first went to visit, but became absorbed by the culture. Feels like Tokyo when it was just getting its act together. What an exciting time to be there -- already a world-class city, and still exploding. The denizens KNOW they're part of something special, and you can feel it in the streets.
2) Buenos Aires - everything I love about Europe's great cities, but with that passionate Latin American cultural vibe. Plus, it's still dirt cheap!
3) Granada - perfect small city. Colonial architecture, colorful, cobbled roads, friendly people, practically zero cost of living, and surrounded by tropical lakes and jungle.
4) Paris - C'mon, it's Paris
5) Chania - the natural beauty of Crete and its maritime vistas and nearby gorges. Plus, a peculiar cafe culture that's equalled nowhere else on the planet. |
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expatben
Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 214
Location: UK...soon Canada though
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Places I have seen and liked:
Europe-
Berlin
Erfurt
Cherbourg-actually pretty much anywhere in Northern France
Okham, UK
Geneve
So yeah Germany France Spain is cool and Sardinia is alright.
North America
Toronto-my home
Ottawa but only because I was born there
Montreal
I would love to see...
New England
Austria
Argentina |
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