Top 50 Cities to See

[flyrod]

14 so far and a couple of returns coming up next month. So many places so little...

 

[Traveller1955]

25 of 50 so far semi retired and still more to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited only by funding.

 

[casanovawa]

I think everyone's different, some frequent flyers would experience a lot more than that, some less...

 

[Lizzi]

17/50 for me, and 5 more later this year. Like everyone else, there's a few questionable inclusions...

 

[ALH]

25/50 for me. 1 more booked for next year. Agree there's some really good cities missing. Stockholm, Hong Kong, Berlin & Barcelona.....

 

[JohnK]

16/50 for me and not going to grow by much with some of the cities on that list.

My own list of cities to visit means more to me. Thessaloniki is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited.

 

[LadyC]

17/50 for me. Some on the list I would like to see, like Dubrovnik. Others I will probably never go to, like Bagan, as I have been to Myanmar once and unlikely to return.

 

[Melburnian1]

25/50 for me and am very surprised that I am 'ahead' of drron whom I had imagined to be extremely well travelled. My guess was he would have seen at least 33/50.

These lists are extremely subjective. No one will ever agree. Omitting Hong Kong, Moscow, St Petersburg and Shanghai is extremely questionable (I've been to all these and would rank Shanghai way ahead of Beijing, though perhaps that shows a Westerner's bias) while Seoul, Manila and Jakarta were also off the list. The last two aren't scenic as such but they both have important history (such as how Manila was second only to Warsaw in buildings obliterated during World War II if I recall, but still has Intramuros) and are major, 'mega size' population centres (and increasingly notable for economic growth or in Manila's case rocketing up in the tertiary - service industry - sector). Seoul is an incredible example of a non Japanese 'connected city' in terms of communications and has advanced hugely since the Korean War.

Another plug for Melbourne: we are on the way to being Australia's largest city and while we lack an Opera House or Harbour, the laneway dining is something that many cities (e.g. Sydney) would like or seek to emulate.

Weren't Vancouver and Toronto, Canada also omissions? I've been to the first, which was great. Boston USA, while small in resident numbers, has great history and atmosphere. La Paz, Bolivia is also a most unusual place and well worth inclusion given its most unusual setting.

Krakow, Poland also didn't make it, yet it's on many individuals' wishlist and an enjoyable and historical place to visit.

 

[Buzzard]

Gee, only 7 for me and one of those was Sydney

 

[Jack_OC]

16/50 for me, and not much prospect of hugely increasing that total any time soon.

Agree there are some bizarre choices there - eg the fact that they included both the Vatican and Rome as separate entries. And Le Mont Saint Michel as a city? Seriously? It's a nice place but it's tiny and hardly anyone lives there - the official population is 44 apparently! And I've never been to Oia, but I believe it's just a small village. I agree that there will always be debates about these lists, but it's a bit weird when they include places in the Top 50 cities that aren't actually cities!

Getting back to actual cities, I was a bit surprised to see a few people opine that Moscow should have been on the list. I've been there twice and really didn't like it at all. I agree that St Petersburg is amazing though.

 

[Fifa]

And 19/50 for me.
Loved Mont Saint Michel and staying overnight is a must.

 

[rocket256]

Why no Pyongyang? The dear leader will be very disappointed.

 

[Buzzard]

Why no Pyongyang? The dear leader will be very disappointed.

Nobody wants to go there?

 

[Shane_W]

10/50, well that's sad but still good. I just fell in love with Venice and kept visiting quite a few times.

 

[Cossie]

30, not too interested in visiting several on the list, but as others have said, it's very subjective and each to their own. For me the term 'city' is used rather loosely.

 

[casanovawa]

Nobody wants to go there?

No, like most of these commie sh!tholes everyone just wants to get out...

 

[Pushka]

Well, I'm currently in the Number 1 city - VENICE

Last night:



And by the end of July MrP will have been to 24.

We've crossed a few of those off on two cruises (2 years ago and am about to start an Adriatic cruise tomorrow) and he travelled to many unique places for work.

 

[Warks]

24/50 for me - thought I might have done better but there's some odd ones there. Funny seeing Petra (which is also not a city in the modern sense) on the list (and yes I've been there when it was empty during the Gulf War 1 build up). Luxor is also just a town near the Egyptian monuments, by that token Cairo should also have been on the list. Also Flagstaff Arizona!

Agree Cape Town and Barcelona should be there ahead of some others. Surprised they didn't include Vancouver if they included Sydney.

New York is the big one there I've never visited even after at least a dozen trips to the US of A.

 

[whatmeworry]

I am surprised Cleaveland didn't make the list.

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[Foreigner]

Or Detroit.

(there must be an appropriate clip.)