{"id":1111,"date":"2013-08-04T00:04:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T06:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubune.com\/blog\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2013-08-08T23:53:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T05:53:01","slug":"the-worlds-friendliest-and-unfriendliest-cities-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ubune.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/04\/the-worlds-friendliest-and-unfriendliest-cities-named\/","title":{"rendered":"The world&#8217;s friendliest &#8211; and unfriendliest &#8211; cities named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/resources0.news.com.au\/images\/2013\/08\/05\/1226691\/364880-fb8a6d18-fd71-11e2-9720-1f2bc8439857.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LOOKING for the most welcoming places in the world to visit? It turns out you don&#8217;t have to look very far.<\/p>\n<p>Travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has unveiled the results of its readers choice survey on the world&#8217;s friendliest cities, with two Australian destinations making a list of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for the list<\/p>\n<p>Hobart was beaten to the top spot only by the &#8216;Island of Magic&#8217;, Florianopolis in Brazil. It&#8217;s a city described as having &#8220;outgoing locals, gorgeous views and an excellent airport&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Tasmanian capital, which was also recently named one of the world&#8217;s best cities to visit in 2013 by Lonely Planet, was praised for its &#8216;unique location, beauty and kind, friendly city natives&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They know how to treat visitors,&#8221; one commenter said. Another described it as &#8220;one of the best places I&#8217;ve visited&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The second Aussie destination to make the top 10 list, Margaret River tied with Paro, Bhutan, for sixth place and was praised for its vineyards and beaches.<\/p>\n<p>A Conde Nast Traveler spokesperson said: &#8220;It&#8217;s no wonder this small town, just south of Perth on Australia&#8217;s west coast, ranked high in the friendliest category: It&#8217;s known for excellent vineyards and plenty of surfing; who wouldn&#8217;t be happy? Our readers also praised the town&#8217;s ambience and restaurants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The survey also uncovered the world&#8217;s most unfriendly cities.<\/p>\n<p>Newark, New Jersey was voted the worst, with one reader saying she &#8220;ran into a lot of rude people there&#8221; and others arguing the only reason to visit was for a cheap stopover on the way to somewhere better.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad, Pakistan was named the second unfriendliest, followed by Oakland, California and Luanda, Angola.<\/p>\n<p>YOUR SAY: Do you agree? Tell us below.<\/p>\n<p>Friendliest cities:<\/p>\n<p>1. Florianopolis, Brazil<\/p>\n<p>2. Hobart, Tasmania<\/p>\n<p>3. Thimpu, Bhutan<\/p>\n<p>4. Queenstown, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>5. Charleston, South Carolina<\/p>\n<p>6. Paro, Bhutan<\/p>\n<p>Equal 6. Margaret River, Australia<\/p>\n<p>7. Mandalay, Burma<\/p>\n<p>9. Kilkenny, Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Equal 9. Ubud, Bali<\/p>\n<p>10. Chiang Mai, Thailand<\/p>\n<p>Unfriendliest cities:<\/p>\n<p>1. Newark, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>2. Islamabad, Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>3. Oakland, California<\/p>\n<p>4. Luanda, Angola<\/p>\n<p>5. Kuwait City, Kuwait<\/p>\n<p>6. Lome, Togo<\/p>\n<p>7. New Haven, Connecticut<\/p>\n<p>8. Detroit, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>9. Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>10. Tangier, Morocco<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/travel\/holiday-ideas\/the-world8217s-friendliest-8212-and-unfriendliest-8212-cities-named\/story-e6frfqd9-1226691364948#ixzz2bRrKO3yU\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOOKING for the most welcoming places in the world to visit? It turns out you don&#8217;t have to look very far. Travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has unveiled the results of its readers choice survey on the world&#8217;s friendliest cities, with two Australian destinations making a list of the top 10. 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