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European Capitals of Culture 2026: Oulu, FInland and Trenčín, Slovakia
Arto häkkilä, Scotch Mist Every year since 1985, the cultural grand poobahs of the European Union have designated one to three of the continent's cities as Capitals of Culture, focusing not only on their own cultural offerings but also allowing them to organize a series of wider cultural events (many with a strong pan-European dimension) - which bring in considerable additional revenue; foster urban renewal; and raise their international profiles and images. Since the first was Athens (then…
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Here´s a helpful all-in-one look at the host cities for this summer´s FIFA World Cup https://www.lonelyplanet.com/campaigns/world-cup
Most on this list are no surprise - except for Auckland, New Zealand. And I´m shocked that they didn´t include Madrid. Other than that, a worthwhile read: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/most-gay-friendly-cities
I´ve been to almost all on Condé Nast´s Traveler´s readers´ choice list of best cities in Europe, but not yet to number one: Valletta, Malta. In 2026, come hell or high water! https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-europe
Before 2025 ends, here´s another best-cities-of-the-year list, this time compiled from a survey of Travel+Leisure readers. Re the top honor, hey, I certainly like San Miguel de Allende quite a lot, but - best city in the whole wide world?? IDK... https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best-awards-2025-cities-wor...
A global development consultancy called Resonance comes out with a list of Europe´s best cities each year, and 2025´s list has few surprises (except maybe Stockholm, at least for me): https://www.worldsbestcities.com/reports/2025-europes-best-cities/
A new ranking of the world´s "friendliest" cities. A few surprises here https://www.businessinsider.com/friendliest-cities-in-the-world-ran...
Hmm, Jakarta? Well, if they say so. And I also wonder about why Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo aren´t on this list. https://www.timeout.com/asia/news/asias-best-cities-for-food-right-...
Good to know, although I would argue including Mexico City is overblown - I´ve been there fairly recently and I think you´re OK unless you venture out to the colonias, neighborhoods where few tourists would bother to venture https://thetravelbible.com/most-risky-cities-for-tourists/
About a week ago, CNN Travel bestowed upon us its list of the most "loveable" cities for 2025. Despite my new hometown Madrid making the cut, I can´t say I´m particularly impressed - it´s pretty much the usual suspects: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/30/travel/travel-news-worlds-best-c...
Much of the Caribbean is still mildly to virulently homophobic, but there are a handful of cities which are an exception: https://travelnoire.com/gay-friendly-caribbean
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