"Favorite Big Cities" Personal Page by where2next


#1 San Diego

The beach, the surf, the sunsets, the weather. Not to mention a great zoo, Mission Bay, and La Jolla. Southern Cal in general is a great place. L.A. is just an hour or so north (depending on traffic!).

Note: This list is of the cities I have visited. Needless to say, there are dozens and dozens of great cities I have not visited such as Sydney, Bangkok, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Cairo, London, Etc. and Etc. With that said, onto #2 on the list!

#2 Vienna

What's there not to like? Culture, music, real coffee houses, great wine district, art, palaces, nearby Alps and charming lake area. Salzburg is down the road to the west, and Budapest to the East.

#3 San Francisco

San Francisco is a great city in a great location. Golden Gate Park, seafood, the ocean, eclectic neigborhoods, and also a short drive to Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Muir Woods, and even Yosemite. Add in Silicon Valley, Stanford, a great sports town, and so on. I can understand why it's so expensive to live there - it's worth the price.

#4 Paris

Culture, Ambience, Food. To say the museums are the best in the world is an understatement.

#5 Boston

History, riverside parks, neigborhood mom and pop stores and local bars, Fenway Park, Harvard, MIT. Also, close to the coastline of Maine, and to mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire.

#6 Florence

Museums featuring David, great scuplture at the Bargello, wonderful art at the Uffizi. Great masters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo.

The real reason I love the city - Gelati!!!

Venice is a wonderful place...though Florence is where if I had to choose a city to live in Italy...it would be here.

#7 Chicago

Incredible Museums, a Downtown that has a Good Vibe, Ethnic Cultures, Lakeshore Drive, the Cubs, Deep-Dish pizza, the Blues. I'll take Chicago over Manhattan anyday!

#8 Tokyo

A combination of new, electric, vibrancy coupled with a amazing historic tradition. Add in very friendly people that made it feel like America back in the 50's (i.e. when it said to have seemed safer). A city that's 15 million plus that with a variety of different districts feels like visiting many unique places all in one area.

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    traveloturc Mar 26, 2008 at 2:21 PM Report Abuse

    Happy birthday to you from Istanbul / Turkiye ..I wish that you realize all your dreams ...good luck

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    Etoile2B Mar 26, 2008 at 10:08 AM Report Abuse

    Happy Birthday from sunny California!

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    GracesTrips Mar 26, 2008 at 12:13 AM Report Abuse

    Happy Birthday, John! Hope you have a great day!

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    sayedaburas Mar 25, 2008 at 6:39 PM Report Abuse

    ♫•:*¨`*:•Happy birthday to you♫♫Happy b-day to you♫HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JOHN ♫♫Happy b-day to yoou•:*¨`*:•♫ I wish you not only a happy year, but also happier maany returns (~_~)

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    mikehanneman Mar 19, 2008 at 11:16 AM Report Abuse

    I like your pictures!! Happy Birthday from Mike in Iowa!

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    kidfree Nov 30, 2007 at 1:03 PM Report Abuse

    Good page, great concert pic. I really have to visit Boston one day and go to Fenway. Happy travels.

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    mary2u99 Mar 26, 2007 at 12:59 AM Report Abuse

    Hi John, Happy Birthday to you:-)

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    margaretvn Mar 26, 2006 at 1:01 AM Report Abuse

    I really enjoyed your HP - and a very happy birthday

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    travelgirl3 Dec 9, 2004 at 4:01 PM Report Abuse

    So you'll eat a brine fly, but a dead chicken makes you gag! Haha! Too funny! But I enjoyed your Foods of the World page. Thanks for your kind words on my Yosemite & Bodie pages.

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    aadil Jul 15, 2004 at 3:27 AM Report Abuse

    Beautiful page and helpful tips on how to plan or manage your trip!!! Great pictures too!!! May all your travel dreams come true!!!

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