<p>Mine is Rome, Paris, and Vancouver.</p>
<p>New York of course.</p>
<p>afganistan</p>
<p>Florence is so much cooler than Rome ;)</p>
<p>Philadelphia.</p>
<p>Real close between Timbuktu and Wasilla. Wasilla's bowling alley and many taxidermy shops put it over the top.</p>
<p>Washington D.C.</p>
<p>Portland, Maine</p>
<p>New York City!</p>
<p>New York? Your name is very fitting.</p>
<p>Detroit - which is not my favorite in a conventional sense, is by far the most fascinating city I have ever experienced.</p>
<p>Its incredible architecture and oppulent 20th century wealth when it was the Silicon Valley of the world juxtapose so strangely with abandoned skyscrapers and a culture that, due to its isolation from the economic engines of the coasts, is free to experiment and churn out new styles of music and art that sweep the world.</p>
<p>Dresden, Germany.</p>
<p>Krakow, Poland was pretty nice, too.</p>
<p>stockholm sweden</p>
<p>take me to new york i'd like to sea la i really want to come kick it with you</p>
<p>I can't really say. The longest I've been in a single city of 500,000 or more is three days. I've spent three days in Memphis, two days in Nashville, two days in Barcelona, two days in Madrid, two days in Sevilla, and one day each in Columbus, Cleveland, and Chicago. I live in a town of 500 people, so it's not really a city. I can't really say which city is my favorite. I guess in the US it would be Chicago. Internationally, I would say either Barcelona or Dubai, but I've never visited Dubai, so I really don't know.</p>
<p>Paris is hard to match. The architecture, the historic significance, the culture, the arts, the cuisine etc... Truly the most incredible city I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. </p>
<p>Beyond Paris, there are many other awesome cities. Barcelona, Berlin, Chicago, London, Montreal and San Francisco are all excellent. </p>
<p>Finally, I have a soft spot for several cities, such as my native Beirut (hard to imagine, but it is a great city), Charleston, DC, Florence, Madrid, Munich and Rome. </p>
<p>Of course, Los Angeles, NYC and Tokyo are huge and very exciting, but for some reason, I do not enjoy them as much. </p>
<p>And JBVirtuoso, as a resident of Dubai, allow me to say that Dubai does not crack the top 25 cities in the World as far as I am concerned. It has no history, no culture, no cuisine and no art. It is an interesting place to visit, but it does not warrant more than a three-four day excursion. And with the current economic situation, I am fairly confident that Dubai's bubble is about to burst...irrevocably.</p>
<p>I've been to a lot of cities around the world, from Cairo to Paris to Amsterdam, and all are wonderful. I don't know if I can rate a favorite, they are all great in their own way. However, at this point in my life I know that I have the most fun in Wilmington, NC. I love the beach, and every time I get down there with a few friends its an amazing time!</p>
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Come on, 'The Ultimate' wasn't bad. The view alone was worth the price of admission. I'll have to go back in 5 years.</p>
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<p>Sounds like Vegas... except it has decent cuisine in the casinos and its bubble already burst.</p>
<p>Dubai as a concept is exactly like Vegas...except it does not work. Vegas is a city designed to inhabit fewer than 1 million people with a nation of 300 million people to support it. Dubai is a city designed to inhabit 5 million peopke with a nation of just 2 million people to support it! It is INSANE. The numbers don't add up. </p>
<p>Besides, Vegas is not in conflict with its status as a city of sin and vice, Dubai can never acknowledge its status as such a city and as such, will always be conflicted. </p>
<p>As you pointed out, Vagas attracts some of the most gifted chefs and has excellent restaurants. Dubai also attracts very gifted chefs, but their restaurants are run by not-so-gifted people. When a *** Michelin or ***** Mobil Chef opens a restaurant in Vegas, it usually operates at a similar standard. When such a chef opens a restaurant in Dubai, it does not operate at nearly the same level...but the prices are just as high! Vegas has some excellent shows and attracts some of the most talented performers. Dubai does not compete with Vegas in that regard. Finally, you can get a great room in a great hotel for $300 in Vegas. In Dubai, the average hotel room costs over $500. </p>
<p>In short, Dubai does not have a bright future. Keep an eye on Abu Dhabi though. Abu Dhabi has great potential. However, it will take 25-50 years before it can take its place among the great cities of the world. For now, the UAE does not measure up. It is a fun and interesting place to visit for a couple of days on your way to some other place, but that's about it.</p>