| While Sydney is usually number 1 on travelers lists | | | | Island and sit in Mandela's cell, take the cable car to |
| worldwide, and Melbourne ranks as the 'most livable' a | | | | the top of Cable Mountain, watch a cricket game, |
| scout of polls online and through our travels we | | | | maybe get mugged/maybe not. |
| reckon these cities make the grade as the world's | | | | 5.Chicago, USA |
| best cities to travel outside Oz. | | | | While the harsh winters are best avoided, this place |
| 10.Portland, USA | | | | feels like walking the set of a Batman film. Gothic |
| This overlooked gem is many things American cities | | | | architecture, some of the best restaurants in the |
| would love to be. Well planned, green, open minded, | | | | country, clubs, pubs, organised crime and the home |
| great food, micro breweries galore, night clubs, | | | | of Barack, Chicago rocks. |
| famous strip clubs (Courtney Love got her stare | | | | 4.Marrakesh, Morocco |
| here) and one of the better local music scenes in the | | | | The sounds and smells of this place will stay with you |
| world. Well worth a visit. | | | | long after even the shortest visit. Sure its touristy, |
| 9.Bangkok, Thailand | | | | but the stories being retold in the main square are for |
| A love it or hate it type of town, Bangkok seems to | | | | the locals, the markets are where the locals shop; |
| be keeping its soul despite the rapid pace of | | | | you just feel like a guest. A few days is enough. |
| development. Still a great place for a stopover. | | | | 3.Prague, Czech Republic |
| 8.London, UK | | | | While I'm biased here (being 1/2 Czech), walking |
| Over summer it can feel like the whole world is in | | | | around this place at Christmas while the snow falls |
| London, while in winter Christmas feels something | | | | and the hordes of American tourists are few has to |
| more like it should. Still a place Aussies find | | | | be one of the better travel experiences. Take a |
| themselves based more than any other (and now | | | | break from the cold with the world best beer and |
| more affordable thanks to the mighty Aussie dollar). | | | | relax. The food is rubbish, but the place is |
| 7.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | | | | unforgettable. |
| For the view over the mountains, an energy you can | | | | 2.Paris, France |
| almost grab, the soccer, the people. Rio is a place | | | | If it were not for the famed rudeness of the people |
| where you don't want to miss a second. Just don't | | | | and the novelty prices for just about everything this |
| let the almost 50/50 chance of being mugged put | | | | might be number 1. The world's most visited city is |
| you off going. | | | | one of those places that's actually an equal to its |
| 6.Cape Town, South Africa | | | | reputation. |
| Vying closely with Rio on the natural wonder stakes ( | | | | 1.New York, USA |
| and also on violent crime rates) a few days in Cape | | | | For the sheer energy of the place alone there is |
| Town will be hard to forget. Take a tour of Robin | | | | nowhere like New York. |