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The New York Times: The 46 Places to Go in 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ces-to-go.html
1) Rio de Janerio 2) Marseille 3) Nicaragua 4) Accra, Ghana 5) Bhutan 6) Amsterdam 7) Houston 8) Rossland, British Columbia 9) New Delhi 10) Istanbul 11) Singapore 12) Montenegro 13) White Salmon River, Wash. 14) Hvar, Croatia 15) Mongolia 16) The Big Island, Hawaii 17) Philippines 18) Vernazza, Italy 19) The Kimberley, Australia 20) Ningxia, China 21) The Adirondacks, N.Y. 22) Oslo, Norway 23) Constantia, South Africa 24) Lithuania 25) Burgos, Spain 26) Lens, France 27) Changbaishan, China 28) Porto, Portugal 29) Puerto Rico 30) Koh Phangan, Thailand 31) Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka 32) Jackson Hole, Wyo. 33) Bangkok 34) The Jeseniky, Czech Republic 35) Waiheke, New Zealand 36) Yucatan, Mexico 37) Charlevoix, Quebec 38) Pecs, Hungary 39) Republic of Congo 40) Ireland 41) Getaria, Spain 42) Mergui Islands, Myanmar 43) The Falkland Islands 44) Washington, D.C. 45) Casablanca, Morocco 46) Paris |
Doing a quick scan, it seems that travel is nothing more than expanding hotels, restaurants openings by the latest hot chefs, and 'eco' lodges. Except for the Falklands. They forgot to mention why you would want to go there in the first place.
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Interesting that Western elites love travel globalization, as well as economic globalization. Now new tourism markets have to be opened up in Nicaragua, Ghana, out of the way parts of Czech, etc. Burn multiple tons of jet fuel and $000s of dollars, but stay at an eco lodge so you feel like you're making a difference, etc.
Better to stay local and work to improve your own nation's cities. Cincinnati and Buffalo could use some tourists... |
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I'm just saying while those places are all going to be interesting to visit, they are the tourism equivalent of buying a imported produce item that had to travel a zillion miles over rails, ship, plane etc to arrive at the market and my shopping basket, instead of the local North American produce. Is the experience of savoring an exotic fruit worth the miles this fruit has to travel?
I like the idea of striving to be a 'locavore' in more than my produce selection. Traveling to some far-flung locale on a jet should really be a very special and uncommon luxury IMO. Traveling to and checking out, I don't know, over-the-rhine in Cincinnati or some other special place here, which highly deserves greater promotion as a tourism destination, seems more ethical. |
You have a point.
But for me it's moderation. With oil use for example, using very little when I'm at home and flying somewhere occasionally is still using way less. |
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good way to avoid telling her the christmas bonus never came. very 2013. |
No rainforests in the US and I think spreading economic wealth the least advantaged (even if only via tourist dollars) is better than spending it elsewhere. Sure, there are better ways of helping, but, if you're going to go on a nice vacation, why not go somewhere where your money will produce the most good?
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With the revitalization of places like the south shore in Pittsburgh or OTR in Cincy, the next step could be an expanded tourism industry in these cities.
Part of the lack of pedestrian density in midwestern cities is the lack of tourists. Montreals or S Florida's economy is no great shakes, but the center boasts tons of visitor-supported business. Unfortunately, Americans tend to visit about 5 cities in North America (NY, SF, Montreal, Vegas, Miami). Thus the marketing focus could be more hipsterish. Who can become the Midwest or East Coast Portland or something. |
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Keep in mind, this is a New York Times article. It's going to be noticed by a very diverse group of people, some of which have enough disposable income to take a trip to remote places like The Kimberley. And then there are other places like the Adirondacks or Charlevoix that are more to your style. It also seems like the point was to highlight many places that may not be at the top of the list (save for Paris) but have a lot to offer. |
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Money is there to be spent. Progress to be taken advantage of. You go to buffalo, I'll go to Capetown, Japan, Kolkata. I'm cool with it even if it speeds up the demise of the human race by one millionth of a second.
Tragedy of the commons |
Save money, everyone and visit Philadelphia. I GUARANTEE that you'll end up liking this city more than your hometown and have a strong desire to move here. Philly's the new New York and LA now and a lot of young people are moving here.
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nah, that's ok - i'll continue traveling overseas. there is nowhere in the u.s.a. that interests me as far as traveling goes. i still kind of enjoy hawaii and aspen, however. but then again - what's the point of hawaii and aspen when i can just go to seychelles, french polynesia and gstaad?
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1) Rio de Janerio - on the maybe list, but it will be a few years
2) Marseille - been there, its sort of cool, I can see why it made the list 3) Nicaragua - went there 6 years ago, could have bought a house for 30 grand 4) Accra, Ghana - not been, on consideration list 5) Bhutan - not been, on the consideration list, expensive, tho 6) Amsterdam - been there, didn't care for it too much, other parts of NL are amazing 7) Houston - been there, would go again for sure, not in summer, tho 8) Rossland, British Columbia - been to the Okanagan, not Rossland, great area 9) New Delhi - been there, done that 10) Istanbul - been there and dying to go back 11) Singapore - was just there 2 weeks ago, so-so, food was excellent, tho 12) Montenegro - this is the most likely place on this list that I will go this year 13) White Salmon River, Wash. - been there many, many times 14) Hvar, Croatia - been there, but I was young 15) Mongolia - never been 16) The Big Island, Hawaii - never been 17) Philippines - on my short list, amazing beaches, if I can get there on miles, maybe next x-mas/new years break 18) Vernazza, Italy - never been 19) The Kimberley, Australia - never been 20) Ningxia, China - never been 21) The Adirondacks, N.Y. - been many times 22) Oslo, Norway - never been, but have an open invitation to visit 23) Constantia, South Africa - never been 24) Lithuania - been to the other 2 Baltics, not Lithuania, great part of the world 25) Burgos, Spain - never been 26) Lens, France - never been 27) Changbaishan, China - never been 28) Porto, Portugal - went last year, great city, lots of character 29) Puerto Rico - never been, another place I have a standing invitation to stay 30) Koh Phangan, Thailand - never been 31) Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka - never been 32) Jackson Hole, Wyo. - been several times, not that fun when you are not making 7 figures 33) Bangkok - been there done that 34) The Jeseniky, Czech Republic - never been 35) Waiheke, New Zealand - never been 36) Yucatan, Mexico - nice area and probably the safest area of Mexico, worth a visit 37) Charlevoix, Quebec - been there, but was really young 38) Pecs, Hungary - never been 39) Republic of Congo -never been and don't want to go, my brother did peace corps in that part of Africa 40) Ireland - been there, fun times 41) Getaria, Spain - never been 42) Mergui Islands, Myanmar - Just went to Myanmar, not the islands, tho 43) The Falkland Islands - no particular desire, its is stupid expensive to go and I can find many, many other places to spend my travel dollar 44) Washington, D.C. - been there many times, even spent some real time there, never cared for it much 45) Casablanca, Morocco - been to Morocco, next time will go to Casablanca, sorry I missed it last time 46) Paris - been there plenty of times, prefer Spain & London, as for making this list, well, duh |
Montenegro, Portugal, Istanbul, Spain's Basque Country, and maybe even Nicaragua, are all on the cards for me this year.
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i find that i'm only able to function in hardcore cities and/or resort towns. going to china or small town italy or india, it's not really very much fun. even istanbul isn't that much fun, not enough babes (i.e. too many men everywhere just standing around of skulking in doorways or whatever), a fairly weak bar scene, a hard to find underground scene (if it exists), etc. no, ny times, i'm sorry, you don't speak for me!
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Montenegro is an amazing place, I was there back in 2011. A friend of mine is from there, so she invited me to visit.
Quick facts: - very small country, only about 600,000 inhabitants - they have the Euro - very friendly and open people - magnificent beaches with many hidden places - mountains: go on a tour, you won't regret it - The Tara Canyon: one of the biggest canyons out there, 1300m deep. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ver_Canyon.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tara_River_Canyon.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ara_bridge.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dj...ara_bridge.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...anyon_2006.JPG http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...anyon_2006.JPG I recommend rafting on Tara River! - don't forget the Ostrog monastery! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...px-Ostrog1.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ostrog1.jpg - or the Bay of Kotor... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a_Kotorska.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...a_Kotorska.jpg |
i will be in montenegro in a month - going to do a mountain/ski retreat thing near kolasin.
it's a great country. i was in boka kotorska last summer. amazing. |
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