NY Times puts Calgary #17/52 for places to travel in 2014

[msommers]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...o-go.html?_r=0

Honestly have to say I'm pretty surprised we're even on the list, let alone #17. We were also put on some list for cleanest city in the world. Maybe our tax dollars are getting sent to list makers

[snowcat]

Uh oh. They're going to use this as a defense for their outrageous spending on "art"

[Toma]

hahahahaha

[Maxt]

Yes a cultural hub, with such piss poor transportation that you would have a hard time actually see anything...
Druh's probably getting that one framed.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by Maxt
Yes a cultural hub, with such piss poor transportation that you would have a hard time actually see anything...
Druh's probably getting that one framed.

It'll take you a hour and a half wait to get a cab between places, or a 3 hour transit ride. Sounds like an awesome way to spend a vacation.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by jwslam

It'll take you a hour and a half wait to get a cab between places, or a 3 hour transit ride. Sounds like an awesome way to spend a vacation.

Well, according to the article, the #2 thing to do in Calgary is walk across the peace bridge, so you don't need transit, or a taxi for that Cultural hub indeed.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by jwslam

It'll take you a hour and a half wait to get a cab between places, or a 3 hour transit ride. Sounds like an awesome way to spend a vacation.

To be fair, a lot of cities that are popular with tourists are nightmares to get around in, like Los Angeles

[DeleriousZ]

Originally posted by Toma
hahahahaha

beat me to it. lol

[Sugarphreak]

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[The_Penguin]

Wow, we're a cultural hub now! Who knew?

Well at least one of the people listed was Canadian.
And it certainly wasn't the Peace Bridge designer, or the dipshit that drew a circle for half a mil

Nice to see the Stoopede NOT being front and centre.

[rx7_turbo2]

"Cultural Hub". Well I'm convinced! It's clearly been money well spent folks

[rob the knob]

this is not all time list

this only list only for this year

if you travel a lot, you see all big places. people like to see different. if you live in east USA, calgary not too bad to visit to see somewhere different.

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
What a shitty list

Forget the 7 wonders of the world, or endless destinations which showcase culture and nature... lets pack up and go to Calgary where we can walk across a red tube bridge!

Who the fuck writes this shit, and how far out of touch with reality are they?

[kertejud2]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
What a shitty list

Forget the 7 wonders of the world, or endless destinations which showcase culture and nature... lets pack up and go to Calgary where we can walk across a red tube bridge!

What kind of hopeless shut in needs to be told about the 7 wonders or Paris, Rome and London to travel to?

Probably the same people who would need an article on what bands to check out in 2014: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, U2...


People traveling to Canada know about Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Calgary is where things are changing and growing. Oddly enough, it was a former Vancouver stripper turned NYT writer who was the one to give Calgary credit.


Alberta was mentioned in a different travel section as well

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...-to-go-in-2014

"For city life try Calgary, which has gone from cowboy town to cosmopolitan cool."

[01RedDX]

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[kertejud2]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Exactly.

When my friends from NYC came here they were blown away by the sight of the mountains before we even drove there. They simply had never seen anything like it, and they are traveled people.

I had the same thing happen when some Irish friends came over. They knew the mountains were there, but when mountains are "an hour away" they don't expect to actually see them.

Our zoo is one of the best in the world. Well, at least it was before the flood. We are within biking distance of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. And yes, the Stampede is something to see for someone who has never experienced it.

You'd be hard pressed to find a city with as much accessible nature as Calgary does within the city. Fish Creek Park is second only to Central Park for largest urban parks in North America. Everything along the Bow, even the Weaselhead, not too many cities match it. There's a whole whack of stuff to do and only getting better. The Folk Fest and Sled Island are two of the best music festivals in the country (hell, even Montrealers are jealous of Sled Island, most Calgarians don't even know it exists or know what it is if they do).

But yeah, way to take pride in where you live guys. Duh, are they stupid, we don't want anyone coming here.

Calgary is going through a big transformation right now. People are naturally resistant to change and when it happens as quick and fast as it has here, it makes people even more resistant. Especially when the growth and changes bring with it traffic and taxes. The former will turn people into curmudgeons no matter where you live.

[VTEXTC]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Exactly.

When my friends from NYC came here they were blown away by the sight of the mountains before we even drove there. They simply had never seen anything like it, and they are traveled people.

Our zoo is one of the best in the world. Well, at least it was before the flood. We are within biking distance of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. And yes, the Stampede is something to see for someone who has never experienced it.

But yeah, way to take pride in where you live guys. Duh, are they stupid, we don't want anyone coming here.

[max_boost]

lol such haters! Calgary is fantastic!

[01RedDX]

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[Sugarphreak]

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[rx7_turbo2]

Calgary has the mountains, yes.

Anybody that thinks this city has anything even remotely resembling world class shopping, food, or entertainment has to get out more

There are a handful of places I absolutely love to eat at in this city, but they all play second fiddle to a bistro on just about any street corner in Paris. Entertainment? Hooray Stampede! Besides the rodeo, it's 10 days of shitty exhibition rides, and beer gardens. I'll take Broadway, or London's West End thanks, well maybe a Flames game if a comedy is what you're after. Shopping? Uh ya okay lol!

I know it's fun being a "homer" but come on, I've lived in Calgary my whole life, it's a great place to make a buck, but a destination for culture, food, entertainment, and shopping? That's got to be a complete joke.