I’m always on the lookout for a new place to live. Paris is great but I’d love to live somewhere else for a while. It’s something F and I discuss on a regular basis but we have yet to agree on our next destination. So it was interesting to read about 2010’s most livable cities as rated per Monocle magazine. It’s a kind of quality of life ranking more so than the typical standard of living rating you see published each year. It covers things like entertainment, restaurants, green space, and a few other things.
The list for 2010:
- Munich
- Copenhagen
- Zurich
- Tokyo
- Helsinki
- Stockholm
- Paris
- Vienna
- Melbourne
- Madrid
- Berlin
- Sydney
- Honolulu
- Fukuoka
- Geneva
- Vancouver
- Barcelona
- Oslo
- Montreal
- Auckland
- Singapore
- Portland
- Kyoto
- Hamburg
- Lisbon
I’ve visited 16 of those cities and a number are on my shortlist of where I might like to live next. Munich, Vienna, Madrid, Berlin, Sydney, Barcelona, and Lisbon are all possibilities although I have yet to visit Lisbon so am not too sure about that one.
Sydney is out for now but I’m sure I’ll live there one day. Barcelona is probably out because I find it to be quite seedy in places and I witnessed a couple of crimes last time I was there which turned me off a bit. Other cities I’m considering are Prague, Budapest, Seville, Rome, Split, and possibly even somewhere in Albania.
Originally my plan was to spend a year in each of these cities but somehow I got distracted by little Paris. I just can’t seem to drag myself away from here at the moment.
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I can’t believe that Melbourne is number 9 with the housing and public transport issues it has.
Melbourne is a great place to live, I don’t know why you’d say that.
I love EUROPE!!!!Barcelona is the best city soo far !!!!! also i had relly good time in a plave called Sant Jordi hostels………cant wait for my next trip to europe.
Nice blog!!!