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 |
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