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Wandering Big Cities

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:12:00 No.461189 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>461469

So /trv/, i'm getting out of the Army in 2 days, and i'm thinking of doing a little traveling before fall college classes start, I really love exploring big cities like NY, LA, Rome, etc. just getting lost for hours on end wandering around the streets.

With money being no object (just got back from Afghanistan) which cities would /trv/ recommend? I was thinking Tokyo (radiation poisoning is for pussies), Istanbul, or London or a city similar.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:28:00 No.461193 Report

Quoted By: >>461464 >>461479 >>461492

After New York and Tokyo, the must-see's for Big-City lovers are:

Mexico City
The 3rd most densely populated city in the world and the 8th Richest one, it is truly a World City. Mexico City doesn't have a "financial district", but the buildings are in a lot of places, thanks to this it has around 4 or 5 skylines, resulting in mix of Modern buildings with Colonial ones, which mix strangely well. You can even see skyscrapers near residential areas.

Hong Kong
A cluster of buildings like no other. They're so many, they're so tall and shiny. The true epitome of a Modern City

Seoul
What can I say? The most densely populated city in the world, you can expect skyscrapers everywhere. I repeat: Everywhere. South Korea already exploited it's land to it's most; To put it into Context, America has used 5% of it's livable land, UK has used 20%, and South Korea has used 98%.

Dubai
The most interesting skyscrapers in the world. Period.

Sao Paulo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:32:00 No.461197 Report

Quoted By: >>461203

Cool thanks for the info you now have me thinking about south america, for some reason I always just write South America off immediately. Which make no sense since I live on the border with Mexico. Have you ever been to Rio de Janeiro is it worth seeing?

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:32:00 No.461198 Report

Quoted By: >>461200

I'm no pussy, but isn't the threat of radiation sickness in Tokyo a very real one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:35:00 No.461200 Report

Quoted By: >>461473

>>461198

Honestly, I inhaled Afghan air for a year straight the air quality is so bad you cant even see the stars at night in Kabul at 6000 feet above sea level, and the city has minimal light pollution.
Long story short, I'll just take some iodine tablets and man the fuck up if it gets me cheaper airfare.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 10:49:00 No.461203 Report

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>>461197
Haha, what? Rio de Janeiro has EVERYTHING. The people are friendly and extroverted, it has lots of luxury malls, restaurants, etc. thanks to the Brazilian economic boom, there are lots of people there, and the parties are awesome.

Rio it's a place where you have to go at least once in your life.

Mexico isn't too bad either, the Aura is similar to that of Brazil but more familiar (in the sense that Mexicans deal with Americans a lot), and it has the advantage of being close to America.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 03:43:00 No.461464 Report

Quoted By: >>461513

>>461193
hmm...I always thought interlomas?/one of the satelite cities outside of D.F proper was the financial district. Yes go to mexico city, take the metro and get off at random stops, avoid chris humphrey's moon guide, visit all the districts, have fun.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 04:14:00 No.461469 Report

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>>461189
go to Bagdad

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 04:24:00 No.461473 Report

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Istanbul is awesome. Very lively, kind of chaotic, but a lot to explore, many small things. Each quarter has it's own flair. You'll love it.
Also great food and great nightlife. Not so much sightseeing to do there though.

>>461200
Dust or smog are nothing, comparable to radiation. Tokyo seems somewhat ok now, but this can change anytime.
>>461200

Schnauzer !vyxaDy9uM.

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Schnauzer !vyxaDy9uM. Thu 28 Apr 2011 04:33:00 No.461479 Report

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Better than exploring a city by walking is cycling.
My recommendations:
Saint Petersburg
Istanbul
Lissabon/Porto

For outside of europe, listen to that guy:
>>461193
But I think Sao Paulo and Dubai can be quite depressing. And don't have wrong expectaions of Dubai, it's only fun if you're rich.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 05:26:00 No.461492 Report

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>>461193
>Mexico City
>The 3rd most densely populated city in the world and the 8th Richest one
wat?

>Dubai
lolno.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 05:47:00 No.461495 Report

Quoted By: >>462447

I love doing the same thing OP. I'm guessing you too like cities with a lot of attractive architecture/streetscapes, and vibrant, bustling street life?

Of the cities you're considering, I wouldn't recommend Tokyo. The energy and sheer scope of the place is impressive, but its landscapes are quite monotonous and unattractive once you look past the flashiness, meaning that it could get boring quickly (there is lots of STUFF to do though, I just mean as far as wandering goes).

Istanbul and London are both great choices though. Both have a huge diversity of architecture when it comes to both age and style, and are mostly very beautiful and quite vibrant and colourful (more so Istanbul). Easy to wander around and just get lost in for many days.

Other cities to consider...

Hong Kong: god-tier level of urbanity as its one of the most densely populated cities in the world, feels like something right out of a cyberpunk movie. Nature is never far away though, and the city is built into one of the most stunning settings around.

Berlin: a very visually eclectic city, with a nice mix of grand traditional German architecture and more modern stuff, all covered in probably the largest and best collection of graffiti in the world. And always with plenty of "interesting" little things and people to see.

Cairo: arab cities in general are just crazy, so much activity 24-hours a day through all their twisting, dusty lanes and old souks. Now is not a very good time to go though...

Barcelona: in my opinion, the most beautiful city in the world.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 05:48:00 No.461496 Report

Quoted By: >>461503

>>461492
wat so hard to believe about mexico city?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 06:14:00 No.461500 Report

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I've heard from a travelling businessman that Argentina is a great place, specifically comparing his experiences with the people from there vs Brazil. Of course, it's a matter of opinion but it's an option to consider.

Tokyo is a great place to just wander because it's so safe. Not that it should be a big deal for someone who's back from Afghanistan, but I assume you won't be armed and won't have armed friends with you when you travel. Anyway, I disagree with the previous anon who says it's monotonous, there are a number of different areas that feel significantly different from each other.

Regarding radiation, iodine pills won't help against radioactive cesium or potassium, which are the other 2 isotopes most likely to get into the food supply. I wouldn't worry about loose uranium, plutonium, or any other heavy metals; they're too heavy to float anywhere and typically won't be absorbed by anything that people will likely eat.

Dubai, isn't Dubai's buildings pretty much just a single block? That it's just another version of the Vegas strip but on steroids.

You could check out the forums at http://www.skyscrapercity.com/ for more ideas, there's lot of pictures posted there.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 13:25:00 No.461503 Report

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>>461496
>3rd most densely populated city in the world
Population density is 5,960.3 people/km2, which is very far from being the third highest. Also, as you can see here, its not that densely built up.

Oh and Seoul isn't the most densely populated either (though it is certainly up there).

>8th Richest
GDP per capita of $18,571, lower than pretty much any city in any developed country.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 14:34:00 No.461513 Report

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>>461503
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP
I'm not sure how you define "Richness", but I measured it by total GDP produced by the city.
There's lots of millionaires in Mexico City, and the top 25% has an average salary of $120,000 USD.

But You're right about population density, I meant "Population proper in the Metropolitan Area"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_by_population

In any case, Seoul and Mexico City are pretty interesting cities, and you can't deny that.

>>461464
Mexico City has around 3 Financial districts: Santa Fe, Polanco, and Satellite, plus Paseo de la Reforma.

Also, they're right, Dubai is kinda like Las Vegas.
I thought OP wanted to see the cityscape and get drunk, like everyone on /trv/ seems to want to.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 14:38:00 No.461514 Report

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No one mentioned Raccoon City?
I'm dissapoint.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Apr 2011 16:24:00 No.461531 Report

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Try Tallinn, that will put your army thought combat and survival skills to the test.
protip: keep your wallet in an inside pocket.
On the plus side, local beer and Russian vodka is good and reasonably priced, and there's lots of locations with history.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 21:28:00 No.462447 Report

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>>461495in addition to this

Turk here Istanbul is a fucking fantastic city and really big,you probably wont get bored,and we like foreigners too.People here love to help(maybe we can get a bit too exicted).Things you should eat in istanbul shoulde be iskender,raki balik(raki is a pretty hard drink but if you get used to it youll love it) and any dessert you want!

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