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Poll Question: Pick a City
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6 [14.29%]
4 [9.52%]
2 [4.76%]
0 [0.00%]
10 [23.81%]
1 [2.38%]
11 [26.19%]
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Hmmm, Goodness, I must say

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    Posted: 06 Dec 2016 at 11:08am
Go on pick a city for whatever reason
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To quote newryrep 

"how can I start a thread so I can namedrop all the places I have been but its not that obvious from the title Tongue"

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It used to be New Orleans but now its San Francisco.
 
 
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Tough call - all have their positives and negatives. The only ones from that list I haven't been to are LA and Vegas. New York is amazing but is a real concrete jungle - nice for short visits but not sure I'd want to live there. Chicago is a class city with friendly inhabitants, was only in Boston for a few days so can't really remember anything too redeeming, Miami is pretty sweet but knowing someone there helps as a lot of the best clubs etc are fairly hidden away. Probably go for San Fran though - there's a good diverse mix of everything there plus the bay is very picturesque. And there's also a few nice national parks and forests nearby.
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Hmmm, Goodness, I must say

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Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

To quote newryrep 

"how can I start a thread so I can namedrop all the places I have been but its not that obvious from the title Tongue"



Never been to Miami yet Wink
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They're all different, my favourite is San Francisco but it has a different atmosphere compared to Miami or NYC. Who doesn't love Vegas though

San Antonio and San Diego deserve a mention.

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Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

It used to be New Orleans but now its San Francisco.
 
 
 
When did it change its name?
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Not a city, but Washington DC is a phenomenal place to visit. Really love going there.

New Orleans was amazing, and I've always enjoyed trips to Texas. The more "on the nose" sports like NYC will always be superb to visit.

Worst = St Louis.
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I've only been to 3 of the cities listed above.

Los Angeles is largely a kip, as is Las Vegas. However, the one redeeming feature of LA is the beach area's of Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beaches (south of LAX). Santa Monica and Venice Beach are fairly interesting places to check out but the latter three are great places to stay or live should you choose to. Moving inland from the beaches ya can forget about it. A dive! Las Vegas has zero redeeming features whatsoever.

San Francisco for me is a great city. Lots of great bars, restaurants and is really picturesque. It has a great little Italy and Chinatown. As noted by Deverox San Fran is within an easy drive of a few national parks like Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy, Kings Canyon & Sequoia, Redwood etc etc. It's also close to Silicon Valley which is interesting (computer history museum is A1 ) and of course Highway 1 which runs up and down the pacific coast (not a patch on the west coast of Ireland btw).

Hopefully New York will be ticked off next year. Always somewhere I've wanted to go.   

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All very different:

Holiday - New York
Top totty - Miami
Stag do - Vegas
To live - San Fran
Avoid - LA

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Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

To quote newryrep 

<span style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">"how can I start a thread so I can namedrop all the places I have been but its not that obvious from the title </span>Tongue"





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LA city centre isn't great but Santa Monica is fantastic!
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Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Not a city, but Washington DC is a phenomenal place to visit. Really love going there.

New Orleans was amazing, and I've always enjoyed trips to Texas. The more "on the nose" sports like NYC will always be superb to visit.

Worst = St Louis.
 
How is Washington, DC not a city?
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Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

 
How is Washington, DC not a city?

I should have said, "not strictly". But it is a Federal District, first.
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Originally posted by Sligo Hornet Sligo Hornet wrote:

Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

It used to be New Orleans but now its San Francisco.
When did it change its name?
LOL
 
Yes Vegas is a dump.
I enjoyed my time there but would never go back, likewise LA.
 
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Kansas City. 

Unless you've been there, you haven't lived.

What a place.
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Originally posted by sid waddell sid waddell wrote:

Kansas City. 

Unless you've been there, you haven't lived.

What a place.
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Didn't like Vegas at all, Let's build a city of casinos in the middle of the desert great idea..

Reno not too far away is a nice place.

Kansas City is very good too
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