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15 Jun 2010, 2:05 pm

I can name 15 off of the top of my head.

Portland

Seattle

San Francisco

London

New York City

Vancouver BC

Washington DC

Paris

Sydney, Australia

Cape Town

Chicago

Los Angeles

Beijing

Toronto

Montreal

Can you name more? :lol: :wink:


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15 Jun 2010, 2:56 pm

Total ditto for London, Cape Town, and Paris but am not familiar with the others. My votes go to those three and to:

Lisbon

Amsterdam

The three Andalucian cities of southern Spain: Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada

Venice

Athens

Istanbul

And I hope I one day get to see how walkably wonderful Marrakesh and Fez are too! :lol

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15 Jun 2010, 3:05 pm

I hear that Boston, Massachusetts is a walkable city. One of its nicknames is "the walking city."



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15 Jun 2010, 3:19 pm

Edinburgh. And other old, historic cities which, being old and historic, are compact, such as York, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge.



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15 Jun 2010, 3:23 pm

Savannah GA is a nice city to walk. Provided you don't have allergies.

Lots of parks, waterfront, shops, museums, college stuff and nice places to eat.


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15 Jun 2010, 5:04 pm

York, PA is very walkable and bicycle friendly.


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15 Jun 2010, 7:42 pm

Vancouver
London
Portland


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15 Jun 2010, 7:56 pm

I'm reading a book by an Englishman
by the name of Geoff Nicholson
called "The Lost Art of Walking."

It's insightful and amusingly witty.

In one chapter, he and another writer
claim London is the "walking city of the world."

Get yourself a copy at a bookstore close to you,
or from a library.


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16 Jun 2010, 3:42 pm

Descartes wrote:
I hear that Boston, Massachusetts is a walkable city. One of its nicknames is "the walking city."


I've been to Boston and it's ideal for walking around,either at your own leisure or by following one of the tourist trails that are set up.


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16 Jun 2010, 5:27 pm

pluto wrote:
Descartes wrote:
I hear that Boston, Massachusetts is a walkable city. One of its nicknames is "the walking city."


I've been to Boston and it's ideal for walking around,either at your own leisure or by following one of the tourist trails that are set up.


I'd really like to go there someday. :)



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16 Jun 2010, 5:51 pm

Laramie WY is great for walking around or cycling during the summer... with the one exception that the bike trails by the river are almost always flooded. Too much snow melting off the mountains.

The only drawback is lack of public transportation when you DON'T want to walk.


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16 Jun 2010, 5:59 pm

Cairns, QLD, Australia has an awesome esplanade walking track & botanical gardens walking tracks.

Sydney, NSW, Australia is a pleasantly walkable city.

Whangarei, Napier & Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island deserve a mention.


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16 Jun 2010, 6:13 pm

Indianapolis, Indiana.


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17 Jun 2010, 12:08 am

Austin, Texas is a good city when it's not blazing hot.


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17 Jun 2010, 12:50 am

I could say New Orleans but i'd have to say watch out for the humidity, bums, messed up sidewalks, crazy bohemians, etc.

other than that it's an interesting place.


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17 Jun 2010, 1:47 am

tinky wrote:
I could say New Orleans but i'd have to say watch out for the humidity, bums, messed up sidewalks, crazy bohemians, etc.

other than that it's an interesting place.


Same with Houston.


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