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52 Places to Go in 2016

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Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by kang »

jpatokal wrote: post #20
kriro wrote: post #8

It always amuses me that that it's "Turin, Italy" but "Providence, Rhode Island". I guess they assume an American audience but it's still strange that they don't mention the country for places in the US of A.

It's also "Kansai, Japan", which is kind of like declaring that "East Coast, USA" is now hip. Kansai, if the name doesn't ring a bell, being the broad region that contains 7 Japanese prefectures (~states), the cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, and a total of around 22 million people.

So is TamilNadu, India

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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mladenkovacevic wrote: post #88

As a Toronto resident for over 18 years, I just have to say don't visit Toronto in the dead of winter. It's drab, cold and uninteresting. There are lots of festivals and things do in the summer, but I can't honestly agree with the #7 spot. Many of the places on the list are more exciting. Another tip: wherever you go, try to time your trip with a local holiday. This is when most public events will take place and loca…

Resident thinks their city is less exciting than exotic locale? Well that's unexpected!

Seriously though, I live in a city where locals keep discouraging tourists from coming, and tourists keep talking about how great it is. Part of it is due to how stuff that makes a city fun is different for the two groups, but also because locals don't treat their cities as special. When we travel somewhere, we take advantage of everything, at home we mostly just want to get home.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by peckrob »

planetjones wrote: post #5

Having visited a number of cities in the US, I have to say I agree with Washington DC here - I found it to have the most touristy things to do, be a great place for exploring on foot and home to good bars and restaurants. Not a place many people from across the pond have as their first choice (usually NYC, Vegas, San Francisco or LA) but my favourite city of the lot. And seeing all the monuments lit up at night is ju…

I'm always surprised DC isn't higher on the list for tourists. The museums alone make it worth the trip.

If you're already in NYC, it's a pretty short train ride (by American standards at least) to DC. I think it's about 3 hours by Amtrak, just a bit longer than the Eurostar from London to Paris.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by heynk »

donretag wrote: post #76

19. Virunga National Park - Democratic Republic of Congo The Eastern part of the DRC is still a dangerous place to go with still ongoing guerrilla activity. "Getting there requires a flight to Kigali, Rwanda, and a three-hour taxi ride." "While a park spokeswoman said there have been no reports of unfriendly encounters between rebels and tourists, the eastern D.R.C. remains an unpredictable area that calls for sensib…

I think part of the point of the film "Virunga" and it being on this list to raise its exposure. If just a few travelers visit every year, it can make a difference on the park's viability.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by mladenkovacevic »

jedrek wrote: post #102
mladenkovacevic wrote: post #88

As a Toronto resident for over 18 years, I just have to say don't visit Toronto in the dead of winter. It's drab, cold and uninteresting. There are lots of festivals and things do in the summer, but I can't honestly agree with the #7 spot. Many of the places on the list are more exciting. Another tip: wherever you go, try to time your trip with a local holiday. This is when most public events will take place and loca…

Resident thinks their city is less exciting than exotic locale? Well that's unexpected! Seriously though, I live in a city where locals keep discouraging tourists from coming, and tourists keep talking about how great it is. Part of it is due to how stuff that makes a city fun is different for the two groups, but also because locals don't treat their cities as special. When we travel somewhere, we take advantage of e…

You're right there is an element of that, but I think I'm fairly objective about Toronto because I wasn't born here and I tend to visit a lot of other cities as well.

At the end of the day, you simply can't get around the weather. If you're really in the mood for snow, NYC is definitely more exciting around Christmas-time, and even Ottawa, Montreal or Quebec City have more going on in terms of public events.

Toronto's a wind-tunnel during most of the cold-season and the snow is not the fluffy fun kind, but quickly freezes or turns to dirty slush.

For 6 months of the year Torontonians are just trying to get between their preferred indoor heated spaces as quickly as possible, and public gathering spaces are very limited.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by munificent »

knz wrote: post #78
_b8r0 wrote: post #72

I'm surprised to see so many places not on the list, and so many places making it that caused me to question the rationale (to the point where I read the follow-up article on how they chose places). Then I realised as an NY Times piece, this is for Americans. Lots of the places are Anglo-Spanish-friendly (St Helena, really?), mostly within less than insane flight times (explains the lack of New Zealand on the list) a…

> mostly within less than insane flight times (explains the lack of New Zealand on the list) New Zealand isn't that far away. LAX to AKL is about 11 hours travel time. The west coast to many Asian cities is at least 14 hours, if not 20 by the time you add in layovers.

> LAX to AKL is about 11 hours travel time.

Plus another 6-7 hours to get to LAX from New York. This is a New York Times article.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by gherkin0 »

JAFTEM wrote: post #6

Having grown up in North Dakota, I am deeply confused why tourists would want to visit any part of it (#5). I'm shocked it shares a list with Barcelona and Carribean islands.

I grew up there too, and I agree. If you're going to pick a Dakota for tourism, South Dakota is better.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by molotv »

St. John is on the list, but I'd recommend Caneel Bay Resort vs. their recc to this audience if you want to unplug while on vacation - no TVs nor phones in the rooms, and it's amazingly tranquil.
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