Of The Major Cities You Have Visited, Which Would Go Want (Or Not Want) To Go Back To And Why?

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Of the major cities that I would not want to go back to:

Cairo heads this list. I went there, saw the sights, shopped for souvenirs, saw King Tut in their main museum, visited the pyramids and sphinx, sampled the heat and dust, smelled a camel up close, and caught dysentery along with 77 other guys on the USS California including the Skipper. I got the full experience, no need to go back. (Runners-up: Athens (Cranky People) Seoul (Froze my fanny off) and LA (I could never wrap my head around LA, it is just too big and the traffic is wild.))

Of the major cities that I would like to go back to, New York heads the list. There is so much to do there, it is easy to get around, and the food is great. My wife's best friend insists that NYC is, in fact, the center of the Universe. (Runners-up: San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle)

How about you?
 

Pinky said:
NYC, Vancouver, Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide, Australia .. and all the small towns between Adelaide, Au. and Melbourne, Vic.

Hong Kong was interesting .. great food, but very humid.
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Pinky,

Great choices, Vancouver is one of my favorites in Canada as well as Quebec. I did not get to spend much time in Toronto, but I did like what I saw. Visiting Australia is on my bucket list.

Hong Kong is interesting and very humid. It is (or used to be) regarded as a "Woman's Town" because of all the great shopping. My daughter lived and worked there for eight years and still goes back for business trips (Watch Industry). I think that she is neutral about actually living there. These days she has moved her consulting business to North West Washington State and she loves it there despite the rain.
 
San Francisco 1960's... Golden State Park



Golden State Park...2010

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Pecos said:
Pinky,

Great choices, Vancouver is one of my favorites in Canada as well as Quebec. I did not get to spend much time in Toronto, but I did like what I saw. Visiting Australia is on my bucket list.

Hong Kong is interesting and very humid. It is (or used to be) regarded as a "Woman's Town" because of all the great shopping. My daughter lived and worked there for eight years and still goes back for business trips (Watch Industry). I think that she is neutral about actually living there. These days she has moved her consulting business to North West Washington State and she loves it there despite the rain.
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NW Washington State is where we used to go when we lived in Vancouver. You get used to the rain.

That's what I did in H.K. - shopped. There were a few floors of shops at the hotel I stayed at, which was convenient, as I really suffer in humidity. Being in their traffic was a harrowing experience, but the cab and bus drivers really know their stuff.

I hope you get to Australia one day.
 
I haven’t ever been to a really large city, except when passing through some place like the Atlanta airport. I love the Seattle area, but would not want to have to drive into downtown Seattle , especially now, with all of the homeless people living there and the Antifa riots and attacks.

The city that I would most LOVE to go back to would be Honolulu, Hawaii. My daughter took me along with her when she was working there for a week, and I just totally fell in love with Hawaii .
While she was at work, I took one of the busses that ran a route around the city and surrounding area, took pictures, and enjoyed the scenery.
The contrast between modern buildings and then a tiny little house that was from sometime around the Second World War, stuffed in between.
The greenery and flowers everywhere were beyond awesome !
I went to some of the parks, got off the bus and explored the flower gardens, and then caught another bus to finish my trip.

The busses were made of wood, and were open to the air, and looked like they have been there for at least the last 50 years. The bus drivers were used to being tour guides, so they would comment on whatever area we were driving through, and stopped at places like overlooks of the ocean, so people could get out of the bus, look around, and take pictures.

Robin practically had to drag me back home again, and if I had a chance to go back, I would certainly do so !
This is one of the tour busses stopped at Diamond Head tunnel, which is how you get inside of the crater.

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Happyflowerlady said:
I haven’t ever been to a really large city, except when passing through some place like the Atlanta airport. I love the Seattle area, but would not want to have to drive into downtown Seattle , especially now, with all of the homeless people living there and the Antifa riots and attacks.

The city that I would most LOVE to go back to would be Honolulu, Hawaii. My daughter took me along with her when she was working there for a week, and I just totally fell in love with Hawaii .
While she was at work, I took one of the busses that ran a route around the city and surrounding area, took pictures, and enjoyed the scenery.
The contrast between modern buildings and then a tiny little house that was from sometime around the Second World War, stuffed in between.
The greenery and flowers everywhere were beyond awesome !
I went to some of the parks, got off the bus and explored the flower gardens, and then caught another bus to finish my trip.

The busses were made of wood, and were open to the air, and looked like they have been there for at least the last 50 years. The bus drivers were used to being tour guides, so they would comment on whatever area we were driving through, and stopped at places like overlooks of the ocean, so people could get out of the bus, look around, and take pictures.

Robin practically had to drag me back home again, and if I had a chance to go back, I would certainly do so !
This is one of the tour busses stopped at Diamond Head tunnel, which is how you get inside of the crater.

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You made a great choice in picking Honolulu. I spent a total of seven years there and my wife grew up in Kailua. Their weather simply cannot be beaten anywhere in the world. The food is terrific, and a lot of great entertainment is available for free simply by strolling along the beaches, especially downtown at night.

It is a bit on the expensive side, but you don't have to spend much on clothing. Shorts, sandals, and aloha shirts are all you need.
 
I'm at a major deficit on this, because we've never travelled, that is outside of Canada, so I don't have any specific places I can relate to, but the sights, sounds, and smells of Vancouver BC, back in the 70's, sure does call out to me.

While I don't (at all) care for the hustle and bustle that big city life offers, there's just so much to see and do, and wandering around freely exploring this and exploring that is always fun. In and out of stores, restaurants, shops, I never grow tired of such, but with crime being what it is today, my days of dreaming of visiting metro centres is over.

Before I die I would like to visit Hawaii, though it's so very busy, I just know it would have a negative effect on my time there.
 
I would definitely like to go back to Manhattan, London, and Paris.

I have no desire to go back to Houston. I think if I moved away from Denver, I wouldn't have any desire to visit here. It's a good place to live, but as a city, it doesn't really have that much to offer.
 
Cities I would want to go back to:
Honolulu (frangipani aroma in the air, leis, spas, tropical, happy people, warm ocean, white beaches, pretty fish, good vibes, )
Tokyo (used to live in Hayama and Yokohama so it would be fun to return)
San Diego (used to live there, near LaJolla, Delmar, surf towns, Old Town, people so friendly and active)
Denver (Rocky Mountains, good vibes, healthy friendly people)
San Francisco (Japanese Gardens, close to Napa, Redwoods, and artsy Sausalito)
Charlottesville (horse country with views of mountains, beautiful fall colors, gorgeous farmlands, outdoor mall is quaint and beautiful with outdoor cafes and UVA only blocks away)
Fort Lauderdale FL (born here, would love to return but it's not the same...too bad)

Cities I would NOT want to go back to:
Los Angeles (smog, expensive, traffic, fires, earthquakes, hollywood)
New York City (I was robbed, unfriendly, scary skyscrapers)
Raleigh (boring but some disagree)
Charlotte (poorly planned city skyscrapers in close proximity so the city is dark at lunchtime, neighborhood with craftsman style homes is interesting but thats about it)
Asheville...just couldn't warm up to it although surveys tell me its my ideal place to live...no. I've been thrice...just no
Las Vegas...visited twice...was a maid of honor for a quick Marriage in the Little White Chapel:LOL:...interesting but never again.
Palm Springs...road bikes with husband all over...fun but the place is too country club-ish for me
 
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I would love to go back to Mumbai, but not back to New Delhi.

I'd go back to Istanbul in a flash. I wouldn't go back to Yalova, because it's an entirely different place from when I lived there.

I have no interest in going back to Los Angeles, but I would return to San Francisco or San Diego.

Yes to Las Vegas, no to Reno.

Yes to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. In fact, I can't think of any place in Canada I've been that I wouldn't go back to.
 
jujube said:
I would love to go back to Mumbai, but not back to New Delhi.

I'd go back to Istanbul in a flash. I wouldn't go back to Yalova, because it's an entirely different place from when I lived there.

I have no interest in going back to Los Angeles, but I would return to San Francisco or San Diego.

Yes to Las Vegas, no to Reno.

Yes to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. In fact, I can't think of any place in Canada I've been that I wouldn't go back to.
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Good choices. My wife and I were surprised at how well we liked Istanbul. I liked it much better than Athens, the people were friendlier and the food was much better. We did really like the Greek Islands.

Like you, I was not very impressed with Reno, but I did like Vegas and Lake Tahoe.

Mumbai might make it to me Bucket List if an opening comes up.
 
Sydney. Would go back in a heartbeat, if that’s how long the flight was.
Montreal & Quebec City. The latter is like being in Europe.
Vancouver, DH’s kids are there.
Victoria
Toronto - we land at the airport and then immediately head off to see my kids. Need a few days on our own.
Budapest
Amsterdam
San Diego - been several times. Love it.
Palm Springs
Vegas - been more than several times.
NYC - haven’t been enough
 

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