All other Cities in the world seem dull after I saw X City?
Sep 9, 2006, 5:35 am
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All other Cities in the world seem dull after I saw X City?
Have you ever seen a City in your travels around the world that just put everything else in the dust and set the standard? This City may have been dirty, dark, smoggy, or poverty filled, (or beautiful) but was just so interesting and exotic that all other places seemed dull in comparison. Maybe it is something off the beaten path, or out of the traditional tourist loop, but still welcoming to outsiders.
What is the most stimulating and interesting City on earth for a traveler?
What is the most stimulating and interesting City on earth for a traveler?
Sep 9, 2006, 8:15 am
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Bangkok. Not always in the most positive way, but you get the feeling of being in someplace truly different, and after you adapt to things being not always of a western way (good or bad), you start to see the depth of what's to discover.
Sep 9, 2006, 9:36 am
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Rome for me. Wlaking down streets that were thousands of years old, the amazing architecture, the art, the Vatican, the people, the neighborhoods, all amazing.
Sep 9, 2006, 11:36 am
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I've been to plenty of dull cities. I agree that Buffalo is one of the dullist. But so far I haven't been anywhere that outshines all others. I lived most of my life in New York city and I think London is pretty groovy, but every city I've been to offers something to make it "Better" than any other place. I hope I never get that "I've found Xanadu" feeling. If that ever happens it's time to hang it up.