© Chris and Janice Kohut kohut@century.co.uk
So-So, 43 places
ME= Middle East, PAC= Pacific, E=Europe, LA=Latin America, AS= Asia, AF= Africa, ANZ= Australia New Zealand, NA= North America, Chn= China
Continent |
City of the World |
Ambience |
Bars |
Food |
Visits |
Comments |
| E | Brussels | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 93, 02 | Lovely cafes, check the central square |
| E | Milan | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 02,06 | doesn't live up to its reputation |
| E | Cogolin, nr St Tropez | 5 | 5 | 6 | 06 | semi-industrial neighbour of St Tropez |
| LA | Montivideo, Uraguay | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 01, 06 | hasn't moved beyond the 50's, charming |
| AF | Cairo | 6 | 7 | 6 | 84, 88,99 | Great Souk, see Pyramids (AAA) |
| AS | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 6 | 7 | 07 | have lunch at Carcosa |
| E | Cordoba, Spain | 6 | 6 | 6 | O3 | Old Spain looking good |
| AS | Penang | 6 | 5 | 5 | 87, 98 | Chinatown has character |
| E | La Rochelle, France | 6 | 5 | 5 | 02 | Stay in Ile de Rey |
| E | Crete | 6 | 5 | 6 | 84, 06 | lovely, generous people |
| E | Budapest | 6 | 4 | 2 | 90 | Try New York Café |
| E | St Petersberg | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 04 | Over-rated, over-priced, light late |
| NA | Las Vegas | 5 | 7 | 8 | 05 | What a bizaar place, another world... |
| AF | Kampala/ Entebbe | 5 | 6.5 | 6 | 76, 02 | Seen better days |
| LA | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | 5 | 6 | 5 | 05 | Go to the Amazonia lodges |
| CHN | Beijing | 5 | 5 | 7 | 06 | Great Wall of China fantastic |
| E | Biarritz | 5 | 5 | 5 | 99, 04 | Faded glory |
| E | Stockholm | 5 | 5 | 5 | 92 | Pricey, go in summer |
| E | Dublin | 4 | 9 | 5 | 93 | Good Guinness, too many potatoes |
| LA | Mendoza, Argentina | 4 | 5.5 | 5 | 01 | Starting point for wine tours |
| AS | Saigon/ Ho Chi Min | 4 | 5 | 2 | 94, 00 | Was better, gone downhill |
| LA | Panama City | 4 | 5 | 4 | 75, 00 | See the canal, visit old town |
| E | Sophia, Bulgaria | 3 | 6 | 4 | 97 | Careful changing money |
| AF | Dar es Salaam | 7 | 5 | 7 | 76,02, 07 | Take the ferry to Zanzibar |
| PAC | Noumea, New Caledonia | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 03 | South Pacific non-paradise, but foie gras in the shops |
| AF | Arusha, Tanzania | 5 | 7. 5 | 6 | 76, 02 | Views of Kilamajaro |
| E | Trieste | 5 | 6 | 5 | 98 | Faded glory |
| E | Belfast | 5 | 6 | 6 | 88, 95 | Some classic Victorian Pubs |
| LA | Lima / Miraflores | 5 | 5 | 6 | 75, 05 | Gateway to Cuzco |
| AS | Hanoi | 5 | 4 | 2 | 94 | Beer Hoi fun, go to Halong Bay |
| PAC | Labuan, Sabah | 5 | 4 | 5 | 01 | Stingray steaks good |
| NA | Toronto | 4 | 4 | 4 | f 98 | City of concrete. Self-satisfied |
| AF | Fez, Marocco | 6 | 5 | 5 | 78 | Check the Souk and leather dying pots |
| E | Riga, Latvia | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 04 | Gotenberg Hotel, check roof bar |
| E | Zagreb | 5 | 6 | 5 | 98 | Somewhat Soviet |
| E | Dusseldorf | 5 | 6 | 6 | 01 | Go to Cologne |
| AS | Mandalay | 5 | 5 | 5 | 76, 00 | Sounds better that it is…. |
| AS | Macau | 5 | 5 | 5 | 94 | Lost the character it had in ‘76 |
| ANZ | Dunedin, NZ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 06 | NZ has better places |
| NA | Los Angeles | 4 | 6 | 6 | 97, 98, 03, 06 | Try Venice Beach and Santa Monica |
| AF | ChakeChake, Pemba, Tanzania | 3 | 6 | 5.5 | 03 | Bit of a dump, diving so-so |
| PAC | Papeete, Fr Polynesia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 97, 98 | A dump – stepping off point for Moorea etc |
| ME | Damascus | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 02 | Old town is best |