Comments on: Cities

By: world of signs

world of signs — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:30:03 +0000

i do understand what you are saying. a few months back, i did a south east asian trip, and went to vietnam -Ho Chi Minh City, then cambodia - pnom penh and siem reap, thailand- bangkok, and i had expectations before the trip, that didnt turned out quite well after the trip. I ended liking HCMC more, when i thought it would be my least favorite.

By: Maris

Maris — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:00:57 +0000

I agree - sometimes driving on highways it’s amazing to think that you can get off at any exit and think “people LIVE here?” It just doesn’t always feel like home.

Alternatively there are places I’ve gone where I instantly get the “I-can-see-myself-here” vibe but I find that it isn’t always spot on - I felt that way about the town I live in now and after three years I can’t wait to move!

By: Serena

Serena — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:18:40 +0000

I think it would have to be here in in NYC. I knew I was home the minute I got here and also London; just diverse cultures!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:39:24 +0000

Providence, RI. I went to school there and the second I stepped off the plane it felt like home.

By: mae

mae — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:23:49 +0000

Boston, MA and Melbourne, Australia.

I liken to how I take to a city, like how I would to people, just like you mention. Whether they’re memorable or not. But basically, it goes so far as to how I feel about the city, more or less.

I’ve been in Boston for probably all of 6 hours - maybe it was a beautiful day, maybe i was the person I was there with - but I fell in love with it right away. Maybe also because it felt like a roll up of 3 cities I’ve previously lived in.

And Melbourne, I used to live there. I think it’s the artsiness and culture, the cafe lifestyle and fashion. But I think really, I just think because it’s a city that ‘gets’ me and I don’t know how else to explain it. Just like how you’d describe your soulmate or significant other, you love him/her because he/she ‘gets’ you.

By: LovelyAnomaly

LovelyAnomaly — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:13:53 +0000

London charmed me right away. The hostel bedroom that overlooked a rooftop garden, getting my orange juice in the morning with “no bits” (pulp), and the museums, the architecture. Everything seemed magical, like I was living a dream. Even if it was the cold and dreary month of January, it was beautiful.

By: hossfelter

hossfelter — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:08:14 +0000

Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC were cities I instantly fell in love with. The ocean, old buildings, tons of trees, southern charm…