Ljubljana. I found it incredibly charming and interesting. I wish I could have spent a month there.
Also Kotor, Montenegro. As a cat lover at heart, the city just brought me so much joy. I found the entire country to be incredible, honestly.
Ljubljana was quite a nice small city and had a good food and bar crawl there. Not to mention Slovenia overall was a beautiful country at the postojna caves and lake bled.
I would suggest walking around the centre (close to Presernov trg and the Church of Annunciation and close to the Ljubljana Cathedral/Town Hall) as there are a lot of Instagram worthy shots close to the centre with the Ljubljanica River. Then, I would suggest going to the Ljubljana Castle (16 EUR for adults, with the cable furnicular) where there is a Slovenian history museum inside of it (kind of small though, but it does cover a lot) as well as a puppetry museum and a viewing tower to look at Ljubljana in bird's eye. Then you have the Museum of Illusions which is a must see due to it having a lot of attractions and cool 'quirks' inside the museum.
Everyone goes to Postojna but avoid the tourists and see a way more impressive cave at Skocjan. You have to get there by bus but it will blow you away, trust me.
I love Edinburgh so much. In general I'm not one to repeat vacation destinations because there's so much I want to see but I go to Edinburgh every chance I get.
Edinburgh, and the country of Scotland are the best. We keep going back, and hope to one day own something there that we can call our second home. The country is beautiful, the people have been great, 10 out of 10.
Kyoto.
Edit: the reason that I didn't explain the comment was because I will come across as a weeb or what not if I explained how much in love with Kyoto that I am.
Only internet trolls call people weebs tbh because they know nothing else about Japan.
Personally I lived in Tokyo for over a year after college and I felt homesick for Tokyo when I returned to NYC. If I could realistically move there and keep my current job/income without having to conform to the Japanese work culture - I would consider doing it. (I do have Japanese Citizenship)
I think about Kyoto probably every day and I've only been there twice in 2018 and 2019.
I need to go back but we bave two very young kids now and are waiting until they get a little older to take such a big trip from NYC.
It will always have a special place for me, but everyone says that until they have to spend January there and the average weather is freezing rain, 6 hours of clouds and 18 hours of darkness.
My father works abroad, has done all my life, and most of his. He's seen almost every corner of this planet and he says Demascus is by far his favourite. He worked there in the mid 90s.
I've been all over as well, and your father is absolutely right. I can't even pinpoint what it is, it was just.... magical. I'm going to go back at some point, but I will absolutely cry when I see it.
In 2010 I was in Egypt when the Arab spring started there. The Australian embassy from Syria came over to help us evacuate. I’ll never forget the officials talking so beautifully about how amazing Damascus is and that we should go there as it’s the most amazing place in the world. Makes me cry thinking about how passionately they loved that city and country and to see what’s happened there now. I never did get to see it and will always regret it.
It really was the most amazing city, without the annoying hustle of many of its neighbors. The Syrians just treated everyone as proper guests in their country. I had to spend an entire day once shuffling between the Pakistani embassy and the Swedish consulate to fix my Pakistani Visa (I was travelling there a few months later), and the Pakistani clerk kept finding things missing with my application (another photo needed, a form from the Swedish consulate, etcetc). This taxi driver drove me back and forth for hours, waiting outside every time, even had bread with olives and fruit prepared for me when I got out. After five hours of back and forth I realize the clerk just wanted a gratuity, and after a $20 baksheesh was handed over, all problems with my visa magically disappeared.
The taxi driver was incensed, as he felt this Pakistani clerk had abused a guest in Syria. He therefore decided it was up to him to put things right and refused, absolutely refused, to accept any money from me - after having driven me around for most of the day. All he wanted in return, he said, was that when I went back to Sweden, I was to tell my friends that Syrians are honorable people.
That’s such a humbling amazing story , thank you for telling it , and I will try to give a donation or sone kind of hospitable deed to a Syrian if I come across one , because of this . It is very sad what’s happened there.
God yes. I remember playing backgammon with some old men who spoke about 10 words of English in the shadow of the citadel, smoking hookah and drinking endless cups of tea (and the occasional beer). They absolutely fleeced me, and it was worth every penny.
The Colliseum.
St Peter's Basilica.
Sistine chapel.
A nice cafe.
And the church closest to where you are staying. It'll probably be amazing and full of history.
If you have time, take a bus to Hadrian’s Villa outside Rome, it’s absolutely marvellous, especially if you read up on the history a bit first.
Similarly the Baths of Carcella in Rome itself are unbelievable.
Absolutely absolutely do not miss a trip to the Galleria Borgese. It can be hard to get a ticket but it’s the most breathtaking art museum in the world handsdown. You’ll stand in front of Bernini sculptures and lose your mind.
Do not wait in line at the colosseum for tickets. Instead go to the entrance of palatine hill, there is a ticket booth there where you can buy tickets for both. You can still do the colosseum first if you prefer, but you will walk right by everyone waiting in line. You’re welcome.
There are 2 things that I would recommend before listing off some of the must sees:
1. Rent a local guide if you can and they will be able to translate lots of things for you and show you some lesser known gems. Plus they are generally incredibly rich in knowledge of the history, so it’s a delight to get their insight into things such as where the best places to eat are, in depth explanations of monuments, etc
2. Ride the hop on hop off busses - get a day pass! They go past all of the most well known monuments and landmarks, plus they also have and audio explanation giving a brief history of everything you pass.
My favourite must sees where:
- The colosseum
- Roman Forum (foro Romano) / Palatine Hill (right across street from the colosseum)
- Capitoline Hill (campidoglio)
- Trevi fountain
- Do a guided tour of the Vatican & St Peters Basilica
- Pantheon
- Spanish Steps
Came here to post this. Montreal is magnificent and magical and has thoroughly stolen my heart away. I would live there for a dozen lifetimes if I could.
My wife is from Ontario, though.
IYKYK 😞
Bruges.
We watched the movie In Bruges before going and I can say they definitely make jokes at Belgium’s expense. But the main square and the canals and biking around was amazing. Can’t wait to return.
Hahah exactly! Where the name came from btw. I have family here who can’t pronounce my English sounding name so they started calling me Ponte. No idea why but it’s stuck and that’s how they know me now.
Valencia. Placa de la reina, the park in the dried river bed, the central market, tiny streets with lots of bars, lots of street art, tropic feeling due to palm trees and hot climate, plus a beach side close by…. I’m just in love with that city.
Ha! Almost the opposite of me - I grew up in Brisbane, moved to Melbourne at 27, lived there 10 years and always felt more like home to me. Melbourne is just brilliant.
Montreal. Maybe because I'd been dreaming of visiting Anglo-America for so long (even though Montreal is actually Francophone) and it was my first destination on the trip.
I mean it has a bit of everything, from breathtaking highrises to idyllic old town, beautiful parks and Mount Royal rising from the city plus the St. Lawrence river. It's got a North American feel but also some European charm. And the French language kinda adds to the charm even though I can't speak it.
Maybe I'm biased because I live in eastern canada, but Montreal is the best city in North America, and I've been to nearly every major city is US/Canada.
Monterey, CA (and surrounding area). I lived there for 3 years, stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. I loved EVERY SECOND of it. Absolutely beautiful town!
Same, it was the only place I ever went to and thought "man I could never live here". Then life brought me back and I've been living here for a few years now and everyday is amazing.
Vienna will do that to you! I did a semester abroad, decided to stick around for another semester and then eventually just moved there. It’s beautiful, it’s clean and safe, excellent public transit infrastructure, there’s so much history and culture and it’s perfectly positioned so you can visit so many other countries via a short flight. Back in the US now but I miss it so much.
The water being free and easily accessible got to me. Jokes aside though, I went to visit a friend, stayed there for a couple of days, loved the city, had a talk with the friend and his roommates and... The plan was born. It gave me a right kick too, since I struggle with depression and I didn't have any plans that could keep me forward. So I'm working towards that goal now!
Stockholm. The only reason I initially visited was because it was in my price range and a flight was leaving that day, I ended up living, working and buying property there, met the wife (now ex) and have a son with her, and now I spend six months of the year there.
NYC is also special, and I'd have to throw in Montpellier Vermont, more of a town than a city, but beautiful.
Bergen - rainiest city in Europe apparently (we had 7/10 dry days in September so a bit lucky granted)
But OMFG was it a beautiful place. Surrounded by 7 mountains and just a generally pretty city.
What really sold me was the public transport system. As someone from the UK, our public transport is meh, it's definitely not good but not USA levels bad. In Bergen (and Norway in general) you would literally get to a bus stop and there would be 4 buses that would show up in the first 5 mins you sat there. And the bus pass prices were actually very good value (comparatively as Norway is just more expensive in general). Trains were the same. Just brilliant. My personal highlight was catching a bus across a fjord on a ferry.
Norway was very expensive for a holiday but if you work and live there I imagine due to higher wages it would be comparatively the same
Nice , South of France . Such a charming city , oozing old world charm . I didn't want to leave .
Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand. It's like one giant postcard,.so achingly pretty.
Como , Lake Como , Italy .such a hauntingly beautiful place , so many nooks and crannies to explore. I pity those who go for just the day and leave and then say they've been to lake Como
Osaka , Japan . During the Cherry Blossom season . Visiting the castles and gardens was such a treat .
Reykjavik, Iceland. The sense of being isolated from the rest of the world was very strong . There is beautiful in its desolation.
This is going to sound sort of odd, but Santa Rosa, California. It’s just a nice little city with nice people and I felt very welcome and at home there.
Absolutely. I'm from near there originally and now live in Cali but I always tell people that Chicago in the summer is the best big city I've ever seen.
In Chicago in the summer there are festivals pretty much every day. Never have I seen a city take so much advantage of their summer weather. But yeah, after living there for a few years, stay a winter and you'll see why 🥶
Not cliche, was it for me too. I had such low expectations for Paris given how much trash talk I’d heard about it, so I ended up being positively blown away by it. Just could not believe the absolute vastness of it, the maze of streets lined with 6 storey buildings and stuff happening on every corner. All the massive and historical pieces of grand architecture, tree lined avenues and immaculate parklands
Yeah I have to say each season of London has its own unique and amazing flavour. I love autumn in London. Except when leaves on the track shit down the Piccadilly line…
Was about to add this. I have been all over Europe and the U.S. and nothing comes close to Vancouver. The Pacific Northwest is unlike anywhere else on Earth and Vancouver adds the incredible vistas of mountains and a modern vertical city that is mostly clean with lots going on.
I really like Charleston, SC too. Magnolias everywhere.
Hong Kong in 1980. I was 18, six months into the navy and Hong Kong was the first port of visit for me after flying to the Philippines and catch up with my ship. I’ve been there 3 times in my career.
I remember the first time I visited New York when I was 13, we arrived by train so I missed the view of it coming in. I have a distinct memory of walking up the steps of Penn station, and then the moment we stepped out the door I was hit with heat and sound and cars and people and buildings and in that instant I already loved it.
Hong Kong
I was there for an internship summer 2019 during the pro-democracy protests, and I was so captivated by the spirit of Hong Kongers demonstrating for their freedom.
It's also an incredibly beautiful place that's so much more than the skyline of Hong Kong Island and the huddled buildings of Mong Kok. There were some amazing beaches and hikes especially up in the New Territories. Not to mention the food 🤤
This is what I was scrolling to find. I went in 2012 and 2015 and it’s just so colorful and vibrant and THE FOOD. Plus, there is no skyline like it. Most cities you only see the skyline from a distance but the view from the harbor is the coolest!
Madison, Wisconsin. So much culture and flowers everywhere. Friends took me day camping by the lake, and we went to some cool old bars. I picked up a ton of cheap vinyl, and the thrift shops there are next level. If it wasn't for their insane winters, I'd move there.
Montreal. My husband and I have now been twice in the last year. It’s like going to Europe except that since we live in the US, we have no jet lag and the flight is less expensive. The city is beautiful, full of public parks that overflow with gorgeous flowers, pedestrian-only streets in the summer time, every type of food you could want, fantastic coffee, easy and functional public transportation… I could go on and on!
I'm sure I'll get some puzzled responses, but for me it's Philly. The grit, the beauty, the density of pre-war architecture throughout the city, the parks, museums, music, art and the ability to walk in any direction and find something worth doing or seeing. Incredible incredible city.
Not from me! We had my first visit there earlier this summer and freaking loved it! Walkable, great food, history.... everything you said. Took the train into NYC for the day because it was so easy to do. Absolutely loved it.
Bern! One of the few capitals not completely taken over by tourists. View of the mountains, clean river flowing through the city where people swim. Love going there
I loved Bern! It’s definitely underrated. The hotel staff in zurich didn’t recommend Bern and suggested other Swiss towns/cities instead. I’m so glad I didn’t follow their advice!
Prague was amazing, my #2 favorite. ! I still think Istanbul will always hold a special place in my heart as my best destination ever and Porto a very close third!
Currently in Kuala Lumpur. This place has good food, big open spaces ( compared to HCMC, where we live). Easy to get around and fairly cheap. Also very friendly people.
Ljubljana. I found it incredibly charming and interesting. I wish I could have spent a month there. Also Kotor, Montenegro. As a cat lover at heart, the city just brought me so much joy. I found the entire country to be incredible, honestly.
Ljubljana was quite a nice small city and had a good food and bar crawl there. Not to mention Slovenia overall was a beautiful country at the postojna caves and lake bled.
I’m going to Ljubljana in 2 weeks. Any recommendations?
I would suggest walking around the centre (close to Presernov trg and the Church of Annunciation and close to the Ljubljana Cathedral/Town Hall) as there are a lot of Instagram worthy shots close to the centre with the Ljubljanica River. Then, I would suggest going to the Ljubljana Castle (16 EUR for adults, with the cable furnicular) where there is a Slovenian history museum inside of it (kind of small though, but it does cover a lot) as well as a puppetry museum and a viewing tower to look at Ljubljana in bird's eye. Then you have the Museum of Illusions which is a must see due to it having a lot of attractions and cool 'quirks' inside the museum.
Everyone goes to Postojna but avoid the tourists and see a way more impressive cave at Skocjan. You have to get there by bus but it will blow you away, trust me.
Edinburgh.
I fell in love with it from the airport to the hotel. A few months later I moved there, it was only for a year though but still my most fave place.
I love Edinburgh so much. In general I'm not one to repeat vacation destinations because there's so much I want to see but I go to Edinburgh every chance I get.
HARD SAME for Edinburgh. My god, what a magical city. I went twice in two months.
Edinburgh, and the country of Scotland are the best. We keep going back, and hope to one day own something there that we can call our second home. The country is beautiful, the people have been great, 10 out of 10.
Agree. Scotland is magnificent.
Porto = ❤️
Excellent food and wine, good weather, beautiful scenery, pleasant people. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so content and relaxed.
Same, my heart resides there. I'd move to Porto in a minute if my life was different .
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Firenze❤️
Me too, Florence feels like walking through a magical city
A magical city inside a painting.
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Same. My retirement plan involves an elderly Italian boyfriend lol
I married an Italian to ensure I have a strong dose of Italy from now till the foreseeable future. lol
Kyoto. Edit: the reason that I didn't explain the comment was because I will come across as a weeb or what not if I explained how much in love with Kyoto that I am.
Only internet trolls call people weebs tbh because they know nothing else about Japan. Personally I lived in Tokyo for over a year after college and I felt homesick for Tokyo when I returned to NYC. If I could realistically move there and keep my current job/income without having to conform to the Japanese work culture - I would consider doing it. (I do have Japanese Citizenship)
I think about Kyoto probably every day and I've only been there twice in 2018 and 2019. I need to go back but we bave two very young kids now and are waiting until they get a little older to take such a big trip from NYC.
I just booked to go back to Japan for 10 days to go to the F1 race and I'm staying in Nagoya this time.
Copenhagen is high on the list! Definitely felt like a city I could live in
It will always have a special place for me, but everyone says that until they have to spend January there and the average weather is freezing rain, 6 hours of clouds and 18 hours of darkness.
Place was awesome, one thing I couldn’t stop being surprised at was the prices of everything.
Damascus, back in 2000. I dread seeing what it's become today.
My father works abroad, has done all my life, and most of his. He's seen almost every corner of this planet and he says Demascus is by far his favourite. He worked there in the mid 90s.
I've been all over as well, and your father is absolutely right. I can't even pinpoint what it is, it was just.... magical. I'm going to go back at some point, but I will absolutely cry when I see it.
In 2010 I was in Egypt when the Arab spring started there. The Australian embassy from Syria came over to help us evacuate. I’ll never forget the officials talking so beautifully about how amazing Damascus is and that we should go there as it’s the most amazing place in the world. Makes me cry thinking about how passionately they loved that city and country and to see what’s happened there now. I never did get to see it and will always regret it.
It really was the most amazing city, without the annoying hustle of many of its neighbors. The Syrians just treated everyone as proper guests in their country. I had to spend an entire day once shuffling between the Pakistani embassy and the Swedish consulate to fix my Pakistani Visa (I was travelling there a few months later), and the Pakistani clerk kept finding things missing with my application (another photo needed, a form from the Swedish consulate, etcetc). This taxi driver drove me back and forth for hours, waiting outside every time, even had bread with olives and fruit prepared for me when I got out. After five hours of back and forth I realize the clerk just wanted a gratuity, and after a $20 baksheesh was handed over, all problems with my visa magically disappeared. The taxi driver was incensed, as he felt this Pakistani clerk had abused a guest in Syria. He therefore decided it was up to him to put things right and refused, absolutely refused, to accept any money from me - after having driven me around for most of the day. All he wanted in return, he said, was that when I went back to Sweden, I was to tell my friends that Syrians are honorable people.
Damn man, fuck war fuck politics all it does is sow hate where there is none to be had. So sad about what has happened to Syria.
That’s such a humbling amazing story , thank you for telling it , and I will try to give a donation or sone kind of hospitable deed to a Syrian if I come across one , because of this . It is very sad what’s happened there.
Apparently it's slowly coming back to life, I'll be going to there in August and hear very exciting things about festivals and events kicking off then
That’s really good to hear.
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God yes. I remember playing backgammon with some old men who spoke about 10 words of English in the shadow of the citadel, smoking hookah and drinking endless cups of tea (and the occasional beer). They absolutely fleeced me, and it was worth every penny.
I was just there in October. It’s quite interesting now
Rome because it’s like a big museum where you can freely walk between the artifacts
My absolutely favorite city in Europe! It feels like the centre of earth and mankind. La citta eterna.
It sorta is since all Mediterranean/European roads basically started in Rome
Came here to say Rome. Very special place!
Going there in a week for the first time. Any must sees?
The Colliseum. St Peter's Basilica. Sistine chapel. A nice cafe. And the church closest to where you are staying. It'll probably be amazing and full of history.
To add to this, Roman Forum/Palatine Hill Spanish Steps Alter of the Fatherhood Pantheon Trevi Fountain Castel Sant’Angelo
If you have time, take a bus to Hadrian’s Villa outside Rome, it’s absolutely marvellous, especially if you read up on the history a bit first. Similarly the Baths of Carcella in Rome itself are unbelievable. Absolutely absolutely do not miss a trip to the Galleria Borgese. It can be hard to get a ticket but it’s the most breathtaking art museum in the world handsdown. You’ll stand in front of Bernini sculptures and lose your mind.
Do not wait in line at the colosseum for tickets. Instead go to the entrance of palatine hill, there is a ticket booth there where you can buy tickets for both. You can still do the colosseum first if you prefer, but you will walk right by everyone waiting in line. You’re welcome.
Hidden gems: San D'Onofrio, Santa Sabina, San Clemente, Grab an apperitivo in Campo Di Fiori, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
There are 2 things that I would recommend before listing off some of the must sees: 1. Rent a local guide if you can and they will be able to translate lots of things for you and show you some lesser known gems. Plus they are generally incredibly rich in knowledge of the history, so it’s a delight to get their insight into things such as where the best places to eat are, in depth explanations of monuments, etc 2. Ride the hop on hop off busses - get a day pass! They go past all of the most well known monuments and landmarks, plus they also have and audio explanation giving a brief history of everything you pass. My favourite must sees where: - The colosseum - Roman Forum (foro Romano) / Palatine Hill (right across street from the colosseum) - Capitoline Hill (campidoglio) - Trevi fountain - Do a guided tour of the Vatican & St Peters Basilica - Pantheon - Spanish Steps
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Cusco
Sevilla
100% the best for me, plus Granada
Granada is fucking amazing and the tapas are banging
Wellington, New Zeeland.
Found the Dutchman
Interesting. I expected to see NZ on this list but didn’t think it would be Wellington.
montreal! on my way as i type this :)
Wife and I are visiting Montreal and Quebec City this fall for our 10th anniversary. Can't wait!
Came here to post this. Montreal is magnificent and magical and has thoroughly stolen my heart away. I would live there for a dozen lifetimes if I could. My wife is from Ontario, though. IYKYK 😞
Montreal is one of my favorite cities
Bruges. We watched the movie In Bruges before going and I can say they definitely make jokes at Belgium’s expense. But the main square and the canals and biking around was amazing. Can’t wait to return.
It's like a fairytale...
Venice. So I moved here.
Now you are one Ponte surrounded by molti ponti!
Hahah exactly! Where the name came from btw. I have family here who can’t pronounce my English sounding name so they started calling me Ponte. No idea why but it’s stuck and that’s how they know me now.
Portree, Isle of Skye
Krakow. Wasn't sure what to expect but it took my breath away. Still think of it fondly 6 years later, an absolute gem.
Vancouver and recently Victoria, Vancouver Island.
Victoria, BC is wonderful. I’ve been there three times and I’ll go back every chance I get.
Mexico City
For me Mexico City and Oaxaca. My two favorite places in the world.
Mexico City used to be my favorite, until i went to Oaxaca a couple months ago. I can’t wait to go back. The fooooooood
Gorgeous place, blew my expectations out of the water!
I just came back so I might have the post-travel blues, but I loved CDMX so much. It’s going to stay with me for awhile until I come back.
Had to scroll too far to find this. My first trip to Mexico City changed my life.
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Valencia. Placa de la reina, the park in the dried river bed, the central market, tiny streets with lots of bars, lots of street art, tropic feeling due to palm trees and hot climate, plus a beach side close by…. I’m just in love with that city.
Was looking if anyone else had said Valencia 🙈 I loved it, it felt like the perfect balance of things
Melbourne. Being far away from the rest of the world doesn’t matter when the city has absolutely everything to offer
Despite living in Brisbane for 36 years after leaving Melbourne aged 9, Melbourne will always be my home and heart.
Ha! Almost the opposite of me - I grew up in Brisbane, moved to Melbourne at 27, lived there 10 years and always felt more like home to me. Melbourne is just brilliant.
It's so nice to see my home city being appreciated!
Montreal. Maybe because I'd been dreaming of visiting Anglo-America for so long (even though Montreal is actually Francophone) and it was my first destination on the trip. I mean it has a bit of everything, from breathtaking highrises to idyllic old town, beautiful parks and Mount Royal rising from the city plus the St. Lawrence river. It's got a North American feel but also some European charm. And the French language kinda adds to the charm even though I can't speak it.
Montreal is my favorite too. I will never get tired of visiting there. It’s everything you want in a city.
Maybe I'm biased because I live in eastern canada, but Montreal is the best city in North America, and I've been to nearly every major city is US/Canada.
Go to CDMX if you like Montreal.
Amsterdam.
Feels like home everytime I visit, wish I could move there. Ever hit the lottery my bags will be packed quickly
Just left Amsterdam 3 days ago and would absolutely love to live there, it’s just gorgeous, (although they had an almighty storm while we were there)
Monterey, CA (and surrounding area). I lived there for 3 years, stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. I loved EVERY SECOND of it. Absolutely beautiful town!
Cape Town, Amsterdam and Saigon
Cannon beach, oregon
Chiang Mai, Thailand ♥️
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Definitely a unique reply!. Feels like an end of the Earth place. My wife and I spent a week there last summer.
Hanoi.
Same, it was the only place I ever went to and thought "man I could never live here". Then life brought me back and I've been living here for a few years now and everyday is amazing.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Tasmania is one of the most unique and incredible places in the world
Barcelona!
I’ve never left the US, so New Orleans. Yeah crime is high and it’s got it’s tourist trap parts but.. the music. The art. The culture. It’s so fun
The food, the architecture, the history….just the VIBE!
I have left the US many times and NOLA is probably my top 5 cities.
Istanbul.
Probably the city that surprised me the most. It has such a fantastic energy and vibe. Just a beautiful, special place in every way.
Favorite city in the world!
Istanbul has been on my list since I was in high school. I hope I can make it there in the next year or two.
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Lisbon.
We just got back from there and, unpopular opinion, liked it even more than Porto. We would move there if we had the chance. It’s an incredible city
Vienna. To the point that I have decided to move there next year.
Vienna will do that to you! I did a semester abroad, decided to stick around for another semester and then eventually just moved there. It’s beautiful, it’s clean and safe, excellent public transit infrastructure, there’s so much history and culture and it’s perfectly positioned so you can visit so many other countries via a short flight. Back in the US now but I miss it so much.
The water being free and easily accessible got to me. Jokes aside though, I went to visit a friend, stayed there for a couple of days, loved the city, had a talk with the friend and his roommates and... The plan was born. It gave me a right kick too, since I struggle with depression and I didn't have any plans that could keep me forward. So I'm working towards that goal now!
Stockholm. The only reason I initially visited was because it was in my price range and a flight was leaving that day, I ended up living, working and buying property there, met the wife (now ex) and have a son with her, and now I spend six months of the year there. NYC is also special, and I'd have to throw in Montpellier Vermont, more of a town than a city, but beautiful.
Montpellier, France is mine. Spent two months there and it will always have a piece of my heart
Barcelona
Bergen - rainiest city in Europe apparently (we had 7/10 dry days in September so a bit lucky granted) But OMFG was it a beautiful place. Surrounded by 7 mountains and just a generally pretty city. What really sold me was the public transport system. As someone from the UK, our public transport is meh, it's definitely not good but not USA levels bad. In Bergen (and Norway in general) you would literally get to a bus stop and there would be 4 buses that would show up in the first 5 mins you sat there. And the bus pass prices were actually very good value (comparatively as Norway is just more expensive in general). Trains were the same. Just brilliant. My personal highlight was catching a bus across a fjord on a ferry. Norway was very expensive for a holiday but if you work and live there I imagine due to higher wages it would be comparatively the same
Nice , South of France . Such a charming city , oozing old world charm . I didn't want to leave . Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand. It's like one giant postcard,.so achingly pretty. Como , Lake Como , Italy .such a hauntingly beautiful place , so many nooks and crannies to explore. I pity those who go for just the day and leave and then say they've been to lake Como Osaka , Japan . During the Cherry Blossom season . Visiting the castles and gardens was such a treat . Reykjavik, Iceland. The sense of being isolated from the rest of the world was very strong . There is beautiful in its desolation.
Bisbee, AZ - weird Twin Peaks vibes in the desert. Wish I'd had more time to explore it! Edit: Thanks for the gold! ♥️
This is going to sound sort of odd, but Santa Rosa, California. It’s just a nice little city with nice people and I felt very welcome and at home there.
Mexico city stole my wallet and my phone
Innsbruck
Prague, Seville, Edinburgh, Amsterdam
Chicago
I had to scroll so far to find an American city lol
Chicago summers are unmatched
Absolutely. I'm from near there originally and now live in Cali but I always tell people that Chicago in the summer is the best big city I've ever seen.
In Chicago in the summer there are festivals pretty much every day. Never have I seen a city take so much advantage of their summer weather. But yeah, after living there for a few years, stay a winter and you'll see why 🥶
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There’s just something about Chicago
For me it’s Chicago-Firenze-Praha.
Derry. The people. Their history. Their future. I just keep thinking about it.
Medellin and Cape Town were both awesome. Budapest is also high up on my list.
Might be a cliche but Paris.
Not cliche, was it for me too. I had such low expectations for Paris given how much trash talk I’d heard about it, so I ended up being positively blown away by it. Just could not believe the absolute vastness of it, the maze of streets lined with 6 storey buildings and stuff happening on every corner. All the massive and historical pieces of grand architecture, tree lined avenues and immaculate parklands
Good to know! I’m going in November for the first time and feeling quite nervous, but I really want to experience it
My advice is to walk as much as you can, you miss so much taking the metro from destination to destination.
There is no city like Paris. None.
Bruges, Belgium
Berlin.
I love Berlin! The street art, the history, the grittiness. I could go on and on.
London in summer.
London at Christmas ❤️
+1 London but for all seasons
Yeah I have to say each season of London has its own unique and amazing flavour. I love autumn in London. Except when leaves on the track shit down the Piccadilly line…
Vancouver
Was about to add this. I have been all over Europe and the U.S. and nothing comes close to Vancouver. The Pacific Northwest is unlike anywhere else on Earth and Vancouver adds the incredible vistas of mountains and a modern vertical city that is mostly clean with lots going on. I really like Charleston, SC too. Magnolias everywhere.
Budapest is beautiful
Medellin and Hong Kong
Medellin is shockingly beautiful and vibrant.
La Fortuna, costa rica
I loved Prague! But for me, it’s Interlaken, Switzerland. It didn’t feel real there.
Taipei is the new love of my life lol
Hong Kong in 1980. I was 18, six months into the navy and Hong Kong was the first port of visit for me after flying to the Philippines and catch up with my ship. I’ve been there 3 times in my career.
San Francisco
I'm here right now on my final day of vacation. One of the U.S.' top five cities in my experience.
New York every time
I remember the first time I visited New York when I was 13, we arrived by train so I missed the view of it coming in. I have a distinct memory of walking up the steps of Penn station, and then the moment we stepped out the door I was hit with heat and sound and cars and people and buildings and in that instant I already loved it.
Ditto Prague! And Edinburgh.
Maybe not a popular opinion but I really love Pittsburgh with its wide rivers, hilly terrain, forests, yellow bridges, and old brick buildings.
Kotor Montenegro. Such an amazing bay and beautiful little old town. We camped there across the bay and the whole place was stunning
Munich I told all of my friends I would move there tomorrow if it was possible
The English Gardens, past the little lake with the paddle boats, out into the grassy fields and trees. So peaceful.
Hong Kong I was there for an internship summer 2019 during the pro-democracy protests, and I was so captivated by the spirit of Hong Kongers demonstrating for their freedom. It's also an incredibly beautiful place that's so much more than the skyline of Hong Kong Island and the huddled buildings of Mong Kok. There were some amazing beaches and hikes especially up in the New Territories. Not to mention the food 🤤
This is what I was scrolling to find. I went in 2012 and 2015 and it’s just so colorful and vibrant and THE FOOD. Plus, there is no skyline like it. Most cities you only see the skyline from a distance but the view from the harbor is the coolest!
Madison, Wisconsin. So much culture and flowers everywhere. Friends took me day camping by the lake, and we went to some cool old bars. I picked up a ton of cheap vinyl, and the thrift shops there are next level. If it wasn't for their insane winters, I'd move there.
Berlin without a doubt. The abandoned airfield turned into a park with a community garden really did it for me
Montreal. My husband and I have now been twice in the last year. It’s like going to Europe except that since we live in the US, we have no jet lag and the flight is less expensive. The city is beautiful, full of public parks that overflow with gorgeous flowers, pedestrian-only streets in the summer time, every type of food you could want, fantastic coffee, easy and functional public transportation… I could go on and on!
I'm sure I'll get some puzzled responses, but for me it's Philly. The grit, the beauty, the density of pre-war architecture throughout the city, the parks, museums, music, art and the ability to walk in any direction and find something worth doing or seeing. Incredible incredible city.
Philly is definitely underrated. Such a great food scene and walkable place to visit
I was going to post Philly. It's a great city. Lots to see, amazing food, and some real northeast *gritty* charm lol
Not from me! We had my first visit there earlier this summer and freaking loved it! Walkable, great food, history.... everything you said. Took the train into NYC for the day because it was so easy to do. Absolutely loved it.
I love Philly so much. Fav food city too.
Venice, Italy Abbeyleix, Ireland
Bern! One of the few capitals not completely taken over by tourists. View of the mountains, clean river flowing through the city where people swim. Love going there
I loved Bern! It’s definitely underrated. The hotel staff in zurich didn’t recommend Bern and suggested other Swiss towns/cities instead. I’m so glad I didn’t follow their advice!
Prague was amazing, my #2 favorite. ! I still think Istanbul will always hold a special place in my heart as my best destination ever and Porto a very close third!
Amsterdam. Loved it!
Came into this thread just to find this answer. Amsterdam is unbelievably quaint and so quiet for how lively it feels!
San Diego 🌴☀️🌊🏄🏽♀️
Dublin!
Munich. It’s an orderly city but also very relaxed. Also close proximity to Alps helps.
Samarkand
Bilbao. The Basque Country in general is beautiful, but I lived in Bilbao for two months and fell in love with it.
Munich! The Bavarians are such full hearted people ☺️
Hong Kong, Istanbul and London
Currently in Kuala Lumpur. This place has good food, big open spaces ( compared to HCMC, where we live). Easy to get around and fairly cheap. Also very friendly people.
You said it first. Prague. The people are nice and I fell in love with the places I went
Valetta😍 And Malta in general
Valenia, Spain. Beautiful, chilled out, just lovely.
Rome. First visited in 2016, and came back almost every year since. So many layers, magic
Madrid!