The recent comment on Penang and the differences of opinions here got me thinking;
what are your favorite cites ?
Most enjoyable, relaxing, culture, people, parks, food, architecture,scenic, vibrancy, photographic
does not have to have them all
for me, not in any order other than moving east and ones i always enjoy

San Francisco
Washington DC
Paris
Athens
Kathmandu
Calcutta
Mandalay
Luang Prabang
Penang
Hong Kong

Cape Town, heads and shoulders above the rest.
Hamburg and Bremen
Paris is on my list as well.
Bagan, Mandalay was the biggest disappointment ever
Luang Prabang also on my list
Lisbon
Muscat
Edinburgh
Sydney

Perth (AU)
London
Dublin
Mogadishu
Dakar
Montevideo
Grimsby

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:42 am Mogadishu? A top city?

Please enlighten us with your reasoning.

The curious really want to know.

There are travel advisories from both the US and Canadian consulates not to go. As recent as November 2.

It’s my personal choice. I don’t have to justify it. If you know you know.

North American consulates are notorious for issuing spurious alerts. It’s like they are scared of being sued if a tourist stubs their toe on a land mine.

Dalat
Port Louis, Mauritius
Antananarivo
Montreal
Lucerne
Nakorn Phanom
Georgetown, Penang
Taiping
Kolkata

Username Taken wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 2:05 pm #1 Phnom Penh

Why have none of the above posters mentioned it?

Because they know the truth... (sssshhhhhh)

Not really into big cities but lived in and enjoyed several decades ago:

DC

Richmond VA

Boulder CO

Kathmandu

Bangkok (mid-90's; not now)

Also, more recently Vũng Tàu.

As a traveller, I prefer smaller cities. Some that come to mind include:

Harpers Ferry WV

Taos NM

Jaisalmer

Kandy

Gangtok
(these decades ago; may suck now?)

Pakse
(not for everyone; you should probably avoid it)

As for Penang, it was a nice change from Thailand for a few days visa run 30 years ago, but not sure what it's like now.