gnlym Last Updated: 5/10/21 |May 10th, 2021 (Originally posted in 2011)
When you travel for a living, you get asked a lot of questions as you bounce from one hostel to another. The top one: what’s your favorite country?
The second most asked question: what’s your favorite city?
I’ve spent a long time traveling the world and have been to hundreds upon hundreds of cities in the world. There are so many that I love for many different reasons – some for art, some for history, some for the food, most for the people.
But, to me, the ones that stand out the most are the ones where I feel most at home. They are places I check out and feel connected too. Their energy and my energy match. I move around them with ease, I feel at one with the culture, and tempo of the city.
I think to myself “Yeah, I could live here.” Not just check out but live.
And, when I think that, then I know I’ve found a special place.
So what are my favorite cities in the world? Where are the places I feel that way? ពួកគេនៅទីនេះ:
My 14 favorite Cities
Amsterdam
Paris
Bangkok
Stockholm
ទីក្រុងញ៉ូយ៉ក
Chicago
Vancouver
Queenstown
Perth
ហុងកុង
Reykjavik
ទីក្រុងឡុងដ៍
Oaxaca
Cape Town
1. Amsterdam
I can’t say exactly how many times I’ve been to Amsterdam, but it’s in the double digits. And, for a brief time at the end of 2006, I lived there as a professional poker player (Seriously. It’s one of the more interesting random facts about me!).
The fast-paced life, friendly locals, easy access to the rest of Europe, picturesque canals, and stunning architecture keep me coming back. Plus, it being Amsterdam and all, there are tons of weird and quirky things to see and do there too!
In some ways, Amsterdam reminds me of my hometown of Boston, which might be why I love it so much. The brick buildings, fast-moving people, austere vibe. It feels like home.
Favorite activity: Boating through the canals with friends.
Visiting Amsterdam? check out my complete budget travel guide to Amsterdam! It’s hundreds of pages long and will help you plan the best trip there!
2. Paris
Ever since I stepped out on the Champs Elysées, I knew Paris was it. It was everything I dreamed it would be I was in love from the first moment. Sure, Paris is large and expensive and bursting with tourists. but what big city isn’t like that?
Paris is beautiful, vibrant, and filled with tasty food and history. Being here is like being in a real-life romantic comedy. I love the city so much I even moved there for a good chunk of 2019. It really does live up to all the hype, especially when you move away from the tourist areas and into the local places more.
Favorite activity: picking up some good food at the market and having a picnic.
Get my complete budget travel guide to Paris and plan the perfect trip! It’s hundreds of pages long and will help you plan the best trip there!
3. Bangkok
I hated Bangkok the first few times I traveled there. It was simply a dirty, polluted city with no redeeming qualities. It wasn’t until I moved there that I fell in love with it.
Bangkok, it turns out, is an easy city to live in — there’s lots to do, plenty of events, terrific bars, wonderful food (nothing beats Thai street food), and even more wonderful people. It’s just a bad tourist city. There’s just not a lot to do there for a tourist. It’s a city you live in.
Living in Bangkok showed me that looks can be deceiving and that there is more to a city than what you see on the surface. You just need to be willing to look a little deeper.
And, when you do, you always find something special.
Favorite activity: live music at brick Bar or eating noodles at a street stall.
If you’re visiting Bangkok, check out my complete budget travel guide to Bangkok! It has everything I know about the city in one easy place.
4. Stockholm
I have a strong affinity for all things Scandinavian, and Stockholm is no exception. I’ve been there a handful of times over the years, and I even tried to move there years ago (it didn’t work out).
I think this city is one of the most picturesque I have ever seen. The reds and greens of the buildings have an Old world charm that rivals cities like Prague, and during the fall, the changing leaves only highlight that beauty.
Stockholm is also very historic, with a high quality of life, and the Swedes in the city are super friendly and welcoming. It’s not a low-cost city to visit, but it’s worth every penny!
Favorite activity: getting lost in the maze of historic streets in Gamla Stan.
5. new York City
New York City is a place where dreams are made into reality and there is always something to do, something to see, or a new place to eat. The city is so multicultural that when I feel like I need to travel but I can’t, there’s an ethnic area of the city that will give me my fix.
I love NYC. It is the heart of the world to me. It is a non-stop place where you come to make it in the world. You can always finMY 14 favorite CITIES IN THE world (###) Last Updated: 5/10/21 |May 10th, 2021 (Originally posted in 2011)
When you travel for a living, you get asked a lot of questions as you bounce from one hostel to another. The top one: what’s your favorite country?
The second most asked question: what’s your favorite city?
I’ve spent a long time traveling the world and have been to hundreds upon hundreds of cities in the world. There are so many that I love for many different reasons – some for art, some for history, some for the food, most for the people.
But, to me, the ones that stand out the most are the ones where I feel most at home. They are places I check out and feel connected too. Their energy and my energy match. I move around them with ease, I feel at one with the culture, and tempo of the city.
I think to myself “Yeah, I could live here.” Not just check out but live.
And, when I think that, then I know I’ve found a special place.
So what are my favorite cities in the world? Where are the places I feel that way? ពួកគេនៅទីនេះ:
My 14 favorite Cities
Amsterdam
Paris
Bangkok
Stockholm
ទីក្រុងញ៉ូយ៉ក
Chicago
Vancouver
Queenstown
Perth
ហុងកុង
Reykjavik
ទីក្រុងឡុងដ៍
Oaxaca
Cape Town
1. Amsterdam
I can’t say exactly how many times I’ve been to Amsterdam, but it’s in the double digits. And, for a brief time at the end of 2006, I lived there as a professional poker player (Seriously. It’s one of the more interesting random facts about me!).
The fast-paced life, friendly locals, easy access to the rest of Europe, picturesque canals, and stunning architecture keep me coming back. Plus, it being Amsterdam and all, there are tons of weird and quirky things to see and do there too!
In some ways, Amsterdam reminds me of my hometown of Boston, which might be why I love it so much. The brick buildings, fast-moving people, austere vibe. It feels like home.
Favorite activity: Boating through the canals with friends.
Visiting Amsterdam? check out my complete budget travel guide to Amsterdam! It’s hundreds of pages long and will help you plan the best trip there!
2. Paris
Ever since I stepped out on the Champs Elysées, I knew Paris was it. It was everything I dreamed it would be I was in love from the first moment. Sure, Paris is large and expensive and bursting with tourists. but what big city isn’t like that?
Paris is beautiful, vibrant, and filled with tasty food and history. Being here is like being in a real-life romantic comedy. I love the city so much I even moved there for a good chunk of 2019. It really does live up to all the hype, especially when you move away from the tourist areas and into the local places more.
Favorite activity: picking up some good food at the market and having a picnic.
Get my complete budget travel guide to Paris and plan the perfect trip! It’s hundreds of pages long and will help you plan the best trip there!
3. Bangkok
I hated Bangkok the first few times I traveled there. It was simply a dirty, polluted city with no redeeming qualities. It wasn’t until I moved there that I fell in love with it.
Bangkok, it turns out, is an easy city to live in — there’s lots to do, plenty of events, terrific bars, wonderful food (nothing beats Thai street food), and even more wonderful people. It’s just a bad tourist city. There’s just not a lot to do there for a tourist. It’s a city you live in.
Living in Bangkok showed me that looks can be deceiving and that there is more to a city than what you see on the surface. You just need to be willing to look a little deeper.
And, when you do, you always find something special.
Favorite activity: live music at brick Bar or eating noodles at a street stall.
If you’re visiting Bangkok, check out my complete budget travel guide to Bangkok! It has everything I know about the city in one easy place.
4. Stockholm
I have a strong affinity for all things Scandinavian, and Stockholm is no exception. I’ve been there a handful of times over the years, and I even tried to move there years ago (it didn’t work out).
I think this city is one of the most picturesque I have ever seen. The reds and greens of the buildings have an Old world charm that rivals cities like Prague, and during the fall, the changing leaves only highlight that beauty.
Stockholm is also very historic, with a high quality of life, and the Swedes in the city are super friendly and welcoming. It’s not a low-cost city to visit, but it’s worth every penny!
Favorite activity: getting lost in the maze of historic streets in Gamla Stan.
5. new York City
New York City is a place where dreams are made into reality and there is always something to do, something to see, or a new place to eat. The city is so multicultural that when I feel like I need to travel but I can’t, there’s an ethnic area of the city that will give me my fix.
I love NYC. It is the heart of the world to me. It is a non-stop place where you come to make it in the world. You can always finនៃរឿងឥតគិតថ្លៃផ្សេងទៀតដែលត្រូវមើលនិងធ្វើផងដែរ) ។
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សកម្មភាពដែលខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត: ទស្សនាសារមន្ទីរជាច្រើនតាមដែលខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើបានហើយបន្ទាប់មកផឹកនៅហាងស្រា។
សូមពិនិត្យមើលមគ្គុទេសទេសចរណ៍របស់យើងទៅកាន់ទីក្រុងឡុងដើម្បីរៀបចំផែនការធ្វើដំណើររបស់អ្នក។
13. Oaxaca
Oaxaca ដែលជាទីក្រុងមួយនៅកណ្តាលនៃឆ្នេរប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិកគឺជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលទេសចរណ៍បេតិកភណ្ឌដែលជាតំបន់បណ្តាញបេតិកភណ្ឌយូណេស្កូ។ ភោជនីយដ្ឋាននិងបារទេសស្តាតនៃមាត់សិល្បៈតាមចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវព្រះវិហារអេស្ប៉ាញអេស្ប៉ាញផ្លូវថ្នាតនិងឧទ្យានជាច្រើន។
ទីក្រុងនេះមានអ្វីគ្រប់យ៉ាងដែលខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត: ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្ត mezcal និងអាហារ។ Oaxaca គឺជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលមួយនៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលកីឡាម៉ិកស៊ិកនិងជាកន្លែងដែលខ្ញុំបានធ្លាក់ខ្លាំងបំផុតក្នុងការស្រឡាញ់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលឆែកឆេររបស់ខ្ញុំទៅកាន់ប្រទេស។ វាមានសុវត្ថិភាពប្រជាជនពិតជាអស្ចារ្យណាស់អគារគឺស្រស់ស្អាតហើយអាហារ … តើខ្ញុំបាននិយាយថាអាហារទេ? វាចេញពីពិភពលោកនេះ។
ក្នុងរយៈពេលប៉ុន្មានវិនាទីនៃការចុះចតនៅទីនេះខ្ញុំដឹងថាខ្ញុំជារបស់។ ខ្ញុំអាចរស់នៅទីនេះបានយ៉ាងងាយខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់វាខ្លាំងណាស់។
សកម្មភាពដែលខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត: ទស្សនាMezcallías។
សូមពិនិត្យមើលប្រកាសរបស់ខ្ញុំអំពីមូលហេតុដែលខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់ពេលវេលារបស់ខ្ញុំនៅអូអូកាកាដើម្បីរៀនថែមទៀតក៏ដូចជាព័ត៌មានជំនួយជាក់លាក់សម្រាប់ការមកលេង!
14. Cape Town
Cape Town គឺជាកន្លែងមួយក្នុងចំណោមកន្លែងដែលខ្ញុំមិនអាចទទួលបានគ្រប់គ្រាន់។ សម្រស់ធម្មជាតិអាកាសធាតុប្រជាជនប្រជាជនញាក់បរិយាកាសនិងឈុតអាហារឆ្ងាញ់តែងតែធ្វើឱ្យការឆែកឆេររបស់ខ្ញុំគួរឱ្យចងចាំ។ ដឹកនាំលើកំពូលតារាងនិងក្បាលរបស់សត្វតោដើម្បីត្រាំសម្តែងរូបតំណាងទីក្រុងនេះនៅតាមបណ្តោយឆ្នេរ Muizenberg និងពិនិត្យមើលពន្ធនាគារកោះ Robben ដែល Nelson Mandela បានចំណាយពេល 27 ឆ្នាំទៀតនៅពីក្រោយបារ។ ដូចគ្នានេះផងដែរកុំនឹកសត្វភេនឃ្វីននៅឆ្នេរខ្សាច់ប៊ែកឃឺរ។ ពួកគេត្រជាក់ខ្លាំង។
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សុវត្ថិភាពសុវត្ថិភាព (ល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់អ្នករាល់គ្នា)
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Medjet (សម្រាប់ការជម្លៀសបន្ថែម)
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ពិនិត្យមើលទំព័រធនធានរបស់ខ្ញុំសម្រាប់ក្រុមហ៊ុនដែលល្អបំផុតក្នុងការប្រើប្រាស់នៅពេលអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរ។ ខ្ញុំបានរាយអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំប្រើនៅពេលដែលខ្ញុំធ្វើដំណើរ។ ពួកគេល្អបំផុតនៅក្នុងថ្នាក់ហើយអ្នកមិនអាចធ្វើខុសដោយប្រើវាក្នុងដំណើររបស់អ្នកបានទេ។