http://global-culture.org/the-greatest-destination/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:07:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://global-culture.org/the-greatest-destination/comment-page-1/#comment-119891 coyoacán chronicles » Global Culture Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:03:34 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=685#comment-119891 [...] “meaningful experiences“, “the quest for liveability” and “the greatest destination“. Feedback on these posts helped tremendously to orient the project and understand which [...] [...] “meaningful experiences“, “the quest for liveability” and “the greatest destination“. Feedback on these posts helped tremendously to orient the project and understand which [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/the-greatest-destination/comment-page-1/#comment-119876 The greatest destination may be closer than you think. | Indiana Real Estate Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:11:15 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=685#comment-119876 [...] recent piece on the greatest destination responds to various city ranking methodologies with an intriguing list of attributes to be [...] [...] recent piece on the greatest destination responds to various city ranking methodologies with an intriguing list of attributes to be [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/the-greatest-destination/comment-page-1/#comment-119846 juan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:12:13 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=685#comment-119846 Daviel: you're absolutely right. I believe travel guides have found elegant ways to convey these imperfections with words such as "charming", "serene", "fast-paced" and other adjectives that look to romanticize what the common traveller would likely perceive as faults. And by common I refer to the average tourist content with booking a mass-marketed destination and taken to all the same spots. I believe there is a growing number of sophisticated travellers that will be interested in those imperfections as you call them as they will reveal something new about life. That's the group I hope to reach out to. I hope the attributes I chose for the greatest destinations are not opposed to that spirit. Daviel: you’re absolutely right. I believe travel guides have found elegant ways to convey these imperfections with words such as “charming”, “serene”, “fast-paced” and other adjectives that look to romanticize what the common traveller would likely perceive as faults. And by common I refer to the average tourist content with booking a mass-marketed destination and taken to all the same spots. I believe there is a growing number of sophisticated travellers that will be interested in those imperfections as you call them as they will reveal something new about life. That’s the group I hope to reach out to. I hope the attributes I chose for the greatest destinations are not opposed to that spirit.

]]> http://global-culture.org/the-greatest-destination/comment-page-1/#comment-119819 Daviel Lazure Vieira Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:44:47 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=685#comment-119819 What I don't like about the idea of an "ideal place" is the fact it always has to be perfect. Green enough, cultural enough, socially advanced enough, secure enough... What I like about cities is the fact they're just like people, like friends, and, to a certain extent, like relationships; you love a particular city because of its qualities and its imperfections. I like whatever isn't necessarily working well in a city, I accept Montreal's, or New York's, or Paris' imperfections, and I love them. There is no such thing as a perfect city, but only imperfect cities that are liveable and loveable because of what they are, what they give you, and what they make you feel. What I don’t like about the idea of an “ideal place” is the fact it always has to be perfect. Green enough, cultural enough, socially advanced enough, secure enough… What I like about cities is the fact they’re just like people, like friends, and, to a certain extent, like relationships; you love a particular city because of its qualities and its imperfections. I like whatever isn’t necessarily working well in a city, I accept Montreal’s, or New York’s, or Paris’ imperfections, and I love them. There is no such thing as a perfect city, but only imperfect cities that are liveable and loveable because of what they are, what they give you, and what they make you feel.

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