Glasgow in 'top 10 world cities'

[paulham]

Glasgow has made it into a list of 10 top world cities compiled by the travel guide company Lonely Planet.

Scotland's largest city was the only UK entry on the list, which appears in the firm's Best In Travel 2009 publication.

The guide states: "Forget castles, kilts, bagpipes and tartan. You come for the cocktails, cuisine and designer chic (plus the legendary native wit)."

"Glasgow has shaken off its shroud of industrial soot and shimmied into a sparkling new designer gown."

Included in the "what's hot" in Glasgow list is actor James McAvoy and pan-fried scallops.

"Defining experiences" include cruising the Clyde by powerboat and "adding your voice to the Hampden roar".

Lonely Planet travel editor Tom Hall said: "The time has come for Lonely Planet to let one of its worst-kept secrets out: Glasgow's got everything.

"We're delighted to highlight such a fun, stylish city."

The other cities in the top 10 were: Antwerp, Beirut, Chicago, Lisbon, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Warsaw and Zurich.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7670156.stm

Ah, you can fool some of the people.....

[goldencup]

I'm horrified to discover I haven't visited any of the 'Top 10' - time to phone the travel agents methinks!

[bounty hunter]

Done Glasgow, none of the others though. 

[smurfboy]

I've only been to Chicago - and as I was only 11 months old, my memories are sketchy at best.

It seems a funny old list to me, but as I haven't been to nine of the ten places I can't really criticise.

[loulou]

Let's get a bus and go on tour.

[bounty hunter]

I would want to go to all the Wombles first. Only done Tobermory - Isle of Mull.

Still got to do (Great Uncle) Bulgaria - Eastern Europe
Tomsk - Russia
Orinoco - Venezuela
Bungo - Minnesota
(Madame) Cholet - France
Wellington - New Zealand

[paulham]

Didn't you used to visit Wimbledon Common a lot?

[smurfboy]

I thought it was Clapham.

[paulham]

I thought that was why he stopped.

[oldspice]

I never been to any of those cities. I'd like to visit Glasgow. I've been to Edinburgh and adored it but Paulham told me it was an  "Englishman's idea of Scotland!".   I really fancy going to Mexico City but I've heard it's very polluted and the altitude makes the air worse.

[paulham]

I'll save you the journey:

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/WebCams/

[paulham]

These are the sort of people you are likely to meet:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=avSJoOcu8Vs&NR=1

Oh! The tears of joy!

[loulou]

I have been to Glasgow but preferred Edinburgh, also been to Aberdeen where the people were very friendly.

[paulham]

And the sheep simply gorgeous!

[bounty hunter]

Holland have the best sheep