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Your favourite place in the world (outside of Ireland)

snowstorm445

Basically, what place have you been to outside of Ireland that you love the most. It can be a city, a country, a region, a restaurant, a landmark, anything.

A place that stands out in my mind is the Alentejo, in Portugal. Basically the area between the Algarve and the city of Lisbon. Its far removed and quite remote, and very hot during the summer, but I loved the landscape of cork trees forests and vast, open plains. Most of it is basically rural, but what towns there are tend to be small, with picturesque white buildings and clay tiled roofs, small cafés and old churches. Very traditionally Portuguese, and far removed from the crowded streets of Lisbon and the Benidorm style resorts in the Algarve. I would love to go back some day and see more of it.

In terms of cities, my favourite was Barcelona. Apart from the humidity, it has a great atmosphere, good places to eat out and an abundance of places to visit (although the queue trying get into the Sagrada Familia is always massive).

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pauliebdub

Valencia.

Fantastic old town, great bars and restaurants, near the beaches, not over run with tourists/pickpockets etc. A great city, much nicer than Barcelona.

thelad95

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Thinly veiled "thanks baiting" attempt?

Thinly veiled "thanks baiting" attempt?

Doyler92

Las Vegas because of every positive reason there is.

[Deleted User]

Paris. I am just so very in love with Paris.

I might book a weekend there soon now that I think of it

Witchie

Just spent a week in San Francisco and driving down the coast and I really want to move there. My perfect climate, great food and bars, people are so nice and it just feels like I fit there.

Don't think I would want to live in SF city itself but somewhere within an hour of it would be perfect.

Currently sitting on my cousin's deck being baked alive in New Jersey and while it is lovely to be here I couldn't live here. The winters would kill me.

smurgen

Annecy in France,heaven on earth.It's has everything.bars,clubs,mountains , lakes ,canals ,savage women and great food.

Madam

Witchie wrote: »

Just spent a week in San Francisco and driving down the coast and I really want to move there. My perfect climate, great food and bars, people are so nice and it just feels like I fit there.

Don't think I would want to live in SF city itself but somewhere within an hour of it would be perfect.

Currently sitting on my cousin's deck being baked alive in New Jersey and while it is lovely to be here I couldn't live here. The winters would kill me.

I'd quite happily live in Sausalito for part of the year.

dr.bollocko

smurgen wrote: »

Annecy in France,heaven on earth.It's has everything.bars,clubs,mountains , lakes ,canals ,savage women and great food.

It is a gorgeous little town actually. That cycle around the lake was gorgeous.

Mena

Petra in Jordan, amazing place. Been twice now.

[Deleted User]

Cyprus. When, WHEN I win the lotto I'll buy an aul gaff there

wendell borton

Prussia.

whupdedo

Tikrit

McChubbin

Barcelona is amazing! Great food, great culture and there's great craic to be had around La Ramblas.

Dats me

Amsterdam

faceman

My friend's gaff in San Leandro, California. Her house is on a hill and from her back garden there's a wonderful view of the Bay and sunset opportunities.

Bwindi Inpenetrable National Forest, Uganda. One of the few places you can trek for Mountain Gorilla. Life changing experience.

Lake Victoria shore, Kisumu, Kenya. There's a tree on the shore in a campsite I stayed in that is easily climbed and perfect for watching sunset/sunrise.

IO Theatre Chicago. Improv heaven.

Yosemite, California. Amazing place.

London. Just about anywhere in London. Love it.

Shanghai. It's like a city on a different planet. Never stops. So much to see and do.

Cartagena, Spain. A wonderful port town on the coast of Spain. The cultural area is all pedestrianised and the Roman amphitheater is awesome. My favourite part of Spain.

Albertofrog

Copenhagen
Valletta
St Johns in Newfoundland

Daveysil15

Albertofrog wrote: »

Copenhagen
Valletta
St Johns in Newfoundland

I'm thinking of going to Copenhagen next. What are some good things to see and do there? Is it expensive?

c_man

Your favourite place in the world (outside of Ireland)

Between Katy Perry's legs.

Failing that, Scotland or Germany I reckon.

beano345

Esperance sw Australia...google images doesn't eve come close to doing it justice

Daveysil15

c_man wrote: »

Between Katy Perry's legs.

No I wouldn't like to go there. There's probably bits of Russell Brand's beard still there.

smurgen

dr.bollocko wrote: »

It is a gorgeous little town actually. That cycle around the lake was gorgeous.

Ya,the lake is so clean. Love the mountain food they serve in the restaurants too,lots of cheese,bacon and spuds.there's also a massive casino at the end of the town.so much packed into a small place.anyone I've told to visit the place has loved it.

sashafierce

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Sugar Free

NZ, south island in particular. Breath taking scenery, cool people and a nice lifestyle. If only there was more industry there related to my career, I'd move there for sure.

queensinead

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Paris. I am just so very in love with Paris.

I might book a weekend there soon now that I think of it

Paris is so beautiful..

Nice is great too..

PizzamanIRL

I loved Venice. It was so different to any other city.

Spring Onion

Madam wrote: »

Blue mountains in Australia a close second would be Brittany just for the people alone.

The blue mountains? Very average.

The Peanut

So many beautiful cities and areas around the world but if I had to pick a place I could live it would be NZ South Island. Possibly Nelson as I could work there and the wonderful Abel Tasman Park is on its doorstep. Place fits in with the needs of my head and my heart; the whole tempo of the region is ideal for me.

My favourite area of NZ for scenery is Coromandel Peninsula on the north island.

snowstorm445

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Ahh sorry, I thought you were one of the Prague haters. Well yeah I've heard mixed opinions too, but you'll get that with almost every city. I really enjoyed Prague, I've been there twice. Great architecture, great women, cheap beer, lots to enjoy.

I was in Lisbon recently and thought it was a kip despite having heard so many good things about it.

Really? I've been there many times and I love the place. TBF certain areas are very run down, and if your not into history then its not really the place for you, but I think its a pleasant spot. The trams, the miradouros, and the general feel of the place is great, and its much more bearable climatically than Barcelona.

Not my favourite city as its quite dirty and dilapidated in parts, but still much better than some places I've been to. Glasgow was an absolute dive IMO.

brooke 2

Salzburg.

Beautiful, especially in spring.

Contessa Raven

My favourite city in the world (so far!) is Berlin. I just love the vibe. I've been twice now and if I got the opportunity, I'd move there in a heartbeat. Good nightlife, nice people and it always has cool exhibitions to go and see.

I was also a big fan of Prague and Venice when I went. Prague because it was really pretty and cheap and Venice because there's nowhere else like it.