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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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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.

Yeah I found this odd, too. They did it for a couple of other regions as well (East Bay, German wine region from memory).

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by amelius »

akie wrote: post #16

This is a beautiful page, but my god, is it heavy. I'm counting 171 separate requests totaling 31 Mb - excluding the videos. I've not even loaded all videos, and my total is at over 400 Mb now.... Is this acceptable now?

> This is a beautiful page, but my god, is it heavy

I'm already looking forward to the Oculus Rift version :)

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by vikeri »

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.

Could say the same about southern Sweden (Skåne).

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by davegardner »

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.

I find it mildly amusing that you used the term "American audience" in the context of your comment.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by gil »

fasteo wrote: post #31
arnvald wrote: post #19

Very short reviews of the places on the list that I've already seen: * Brno, Czech Republic - I stayed there just a few days, but even though pretty, the city wasn't very exciting. It's quite cheap and less touristic than Prague, so if you're looking for something less crowded than the capital, it might be a good choice to experience Czech culture * Barcelona, Spain - one of the most touristic places in Europe, but i…

Somehow strange feeling to see Jerez [1] - my hometown - mentioned here in HN [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerez_de_la_Frontera

I was indeed going to ask why Jerez? I've been there a few times for the F1 tests and never really saw much more than that but now I feel that I probably missed something.

Re: 52 Places to Go in 2016

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Post by mkesper »

kriro wrote: post #41
jpatokal wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Yeah I found this odd, too. They did it for a couple of other regions as well (East Bay, German wine region from memory).

Mosel (wine) region is absolutely a known thing in Germany, so this one is correct.
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