what's your favourite city in the world, and why?
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Gerard K H Love
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If I had to pick one.....San Diego.
I want to go to about 20 or 30 other palces. That would be a good thread: cities you haven't seen or haven't seen enough of, but would like to visit. Like Katmandu Nepal or Amsterdam.
I want to go to about 20 or 30 other palces. That would be a good thread: cities you haven't seen or haven't seen enough of, but would like to visit. Like Katmandu Nepal or Amsterdam.
Petey
RIP
This would be my choice also - this town rocks and is really alive with an
european flair and very good food.
Gerard K H Love
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You are a smart dog. Sacramento had a great old town- at least in the 70s. Very good fishing too.
Not too many people appreciate what they have right in front of their noses.
mjp
Founding member
I wasn't in Halifax for music, I was there on a film shoot in the mid-90's (The Scarlet Letter). Actually it was filmed in Shelburne and Yarmouth and something-River (sorry, it's on the tip of my brain, but can't find it). Only visited Halifax for a day or two. I really liked Nova Scotia though.
Speaking of the northern reaches of Canada, I was also on Baffin Island for a few hours when a plane I was on stopped to refuel or pick up passengers or something. But that place was awe-inspiring. The middle of nowhere, which is a good thing in my book.
Of all the cities in California, San Diego has to be the most...I don't even know how to describe it. It just feels like a corporation built the place. Lifeless. I don't know, man. Gah. Nice zoo though. ;)
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Ah, hooch, I was thinking of Campbell River, which is on the other side of the country in Vancouver Island, B.C. Never mind.
Gerard K H Love
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Yes I see your point. I have never spent much time in downtown. The museums and Coronado- another city, all around San Diego.
I heard a radio talk show one very early Sunday morning that the psychics or mystics or whatever they were kept referring to San Diego as "A very spiritual place". That might not be a good thing but I like the area.
Nice Gaslamp District.;)
right, The Scarlet Letter is the movie that started all the filming here in Nova Scotia. Titanic was soon after. and others followed. but our dollar is fairly strong now in comparison, so production has slowed down.
won't see Tom Selleck here again anytime soon (he was here for a made for tv thing).....
ah well, maybe I'll grow my own moustache.
chronic
old and in the way
Have you been growing someone else's moustache up until now?
yep. Groucho Marx's.
it's a good fit, but it has a life of its own.
it's a good fit, but it has a life of its own.
San Francisco, the city by the bay, well at least one of the various bays around the world.
I love this city.
I love California (Northern California that is).
I was born here, what else can I say. The whole bay area is magic to me. The weather, the food, the attitude, the nearness to exquisite beauty. Beaches, forests, desert etc...
I have been to many beautiful cities, Sydney, Barcelona, NYC, London, etc.. and there are many more I want to see, but this is where my heart is, ( hmmm I'm guessing there might be a song about that .:D)
This is my favorite city, the one I long for, the one I feel the most comfort, the one I feel most at home in.
Yep this is the place for me.
I love this city.
I love California (Northern California that is).
I was born here, what else can I say. The whole bay area is magic to me. The weather, the food, the attitude, the nearness to exquisite beauty. Beaches, forests, desert etc...
I have been to many beautiful cities, Sydney, Barcelona, NYC, London, etc.. and there are many more I want to see, but this is where my heart is, ( hmmm I'm guessing there might be a song about that .:D)
This is my favorite city, the one I long for, the one I feel the most comfort, the one I feel most at home in.
Yep this is the place for me.
Father Luke
Founding member
Yes. I left my heart in San Francisco, too.
But it's not my favourite city.
My favorite city isn't a city, but rather it's a place.
It's:
Route 66
...because there is a desperation, desolation, and a
loneliness, there which helps me feel at home.
It's the best place I can think of outside of
good, old, Cleveland Ohio.
Copenhagen. It was clean and the food was great, awesome waffles. The open sandwiches I had were the best sandwiches I've ever had and alway's will be. Those little fried onions and the sauce, I couldn't get over it. I ate them in a pub somewhere and the atmosphere was kicking. A beautiful city, a beautiful country.
I've heard it's almost always 70-75 degrees in San Diego. If that's true, no thanks, I prefer the 4 seasons.
CarversDog
RIP
God, I've lived so many places, let's see:
(1) San Diego, like L.A. County, covers a large area so it really depends on what part of S.D. you're talking about. I lived for awhile in Otay Mesa and Chula Vista, near the Mexico border. It's okay, lots of retired Navy there. Coronado can be beautiful and the old gas light district in downtown S.D. is nice. But I don't think I'd ever return;
(2) San Francisco: born and raised there. The city has become totally without soul and it's too damn cold, particularly in North Beach and the Sunset;
(3) Vacaville, CA: Never. Again. Ever. I mean it.
(4) Anaheim and Buena Park: Pass.
(5) Which leaves big-ass L.A. County and the one city within its borders that I wouldn't mind returning to: Burbank. Clean and safe because the studios (Disney, NBC, Warners) make sure the local cops keep it that way.
(6) Las Vegas, NV, where I'm currently residing: What the hell am I doing here?
Footnote: Other cities I lived in during my 49 years stalking the planet:
Vienna, WV
Long Beach, CA (Blech)
Fort Dix, NJ
Munich, Germany (1972-73)
Heidelberg (1974-75) Heidelberg rocks
(1) San Diego, like L.A. County, covers a large area so it really depends on what part of S.D. you're talking about. I lived for awhile in Otay Mesa and Chula Vista, near the Mexico border. It's okay, lots of retired Navy there. Coronado can be beautiful and the old gas light district in downtown S.D. is nice. But I don't think I'd ever return;
(2) San Francisco: born and raised there. The city has become totally without soul and it's too damn cold, particularly in North Beach and the Sunset;
(3) Vacaville, CA: Never. Again. Ever. I mean it.
(4) Anaheim and Buena Park: Pass.
(5) Which leaves big-ass L.A. County and the one city within its borders that I wouldn't mind returning to: Burbank. Clean and safe because the studios (Disney, NBC, Warners) make sure the local cops keep it that way.
(6) Las Vegas, NV, where I'm currently residing: What the hell am I doing here?
Footnote: Other cities I lived in during my 49 years stalking the planet:
Vienna, WV
Long Beach, CA (Blech)
Fort Dix, NJ
Munich, Germany (1972-73)
Heidelberg (1974-75) Heidelberg rocks
chronic
old and in the way
Were you a non-voluntary resident?
I lived in San Diego for a couple of years when I was in my early twenties...it was a great place to live for me at that time...I lived in PB, 3 blocks from the beach. I went back later and it had lost its magic for me. It is an overwhelmingly conservative place, despite the tatooed, face-pierced youth around the beaches.
One of the most beautiful places in the world is just north of Pacific Beach...La Jolla. Talk about rich and conservative...but the cliffs, the beaches, the plant-life, the sunsets and of course they keep it very clean...beautiful.
One of the most beautiful places in the world is just north of Pacific Beach...La Jolla. Talk about rich and conservative...but the cliffs, the beaches, the plant-life, the sunsets and of course they keep it very clean...beautiful.
CarversDog
RIP
Yes, Chronic, I was a a non-voluntary resident but not that kind. Used to drive by the state prison most every day. Foreboding place. My ex-GF and I lived in Vacaville while we were trying to save the money to move to S.F. -- and then the rents in San Francisco spiked so we got stuck in Vacaville until we scraped the money up to move back to L.A. again -- Glendale that time.
I'm just to young to decide this, thus, I need to travel more...if I ever get any money..
NW Maui
Napili Bay in Maui, Hawaii. (Lahaina County)
Best beach in the world.
Napili Bay in Maui, Hawaii. (Lahaina County)
Best beach in the world.
mjp
my goal is to go on a 2 to 3 month travel all over europe from hostal to hostal, just need to take care of a little debt, when I was younger I wanted to go and live in Japan, I don't know Japanese, but I'd figure that it would be a good way to learn it.
my goal is to go on a 2 to 3 month travel all over europe from hostal to hostal, just need to take care of a little debt, when I was younger I wanted to go and live in Japan, I don't know Japanese, but I'd figure that it would be a good way to learn it.
Gerard K H Love
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Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
I have not travelled very much so it is difficult to say favorite in the world.
I loved Vancouver for years but then, the city is asleep at 10 and I am no longer so tired . When I went to SF, I thought that was the greatest city to live in. I immediately loved it.
Now I am looking at Arnhem.
I loved Vancouver for years but then, the city is asleep at 10 and I am no longer so tired . When I went to SF, I thought that was the greatest city to live in. I immediately loved it.
Now I am looking at Arnhem.
Gerard K H Love
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This thread needs to be brought back to life.
I just went to Portland, Oregon and it has a certain charm and spirit that may change my mind about San Diego.
One point, no sales tax. This state of California is planning to raise the sales tax again.
Two better more appropriate reasons is how beautiful the city is and how friendly most of the people are.
You can get around without a car.
I just went to Portland, Oregon and it has a certain charm and spirit that may change my mind about San Diego.
One point, no sales tax. This state of California is planning to raise the sales tax again.
Two better more appropriate reasons is how beautiful the city is and how friendly most of the people are.
You can get around without a car.
Father Luke
Founding member
I'm so there. . .