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City I dislike: Calgary
City I think is overrated: Toronto
City I like: 3-way tie between Montreal, New York and San Francisco
City I love: London
City I feel most myself in: Victoria
City I still need to visit: Rome, Athens, Stockholm and Tokyo
City I dream of living in: Portland or San Diego
Favorite city of all time: Vancouver
City I am going to next: Winnipeg
 
City I dislike: Los Angeles
City I think is overrated: agree with Miami, but most American cities fit this category for me
City I like: Every city I’ve ever been to (even the American ones)
City I love: Edmonton (from June until August)
City I feel most myself in: Edmonton (from June until August)
City I still need to visit: New York, Montreal, Mumbai, Udaipur, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney, São Paulo, Mexico City, Cape Town, Maputo, Praia, São Tomé, Athens, St. John’s, Bordeaux, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, krakow, Kiev, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Montevideo, Santiago, Bergen, Funchal, Auckland and about 50 others.
City I dream of living in: Portimão
Favorite city of all time: Lisboa
City I am going to next: Portimão (if our house sells…listing it tomorrow!!!)

This was very hard. I wanted to put ten answers for every question lol.
 
City I dislike: Rio de Janeiro
City I think is overrated: Vancouver
City I like: Toronto
City I love: Edmonton
City I feel most myself in: São Paulo or Tokyo
City I still need to visit: Berlin
City I dream of living in: New York
Favorite city of all time: to live in: NYC, to visit, Washington DC
City I am going to next: San Diego
 
City I dislike: in the U.S. -- Houston + Dallas Fort Worth; in Canada -- Sudbury + Winnipeg; in Europe -- Metz
City I think is overrated: U.S. -- Orlando; Canada -- Toronto; Europe -- Venice
City I like: in the U.S. -- San Francisco, Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans, Memphis, New York, Boston; in Canada -- Quebec City, Halifax, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge; in Europe -- Florence, Milan, London
City I love: in the U.S. -- San Diego; in Canada -- Edmonton; in Europe -- Barcelona
City I feel most myself in: same as those that I love
City I still need to visit: Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, Jerusalem, and Cairo
City I dream of living in: Monterey, California 1/3 of the year; Edmonton 1/3 of the year; and Placencia (Belize) 1/3 of the year
Favorite city of all time: Edmonton
City I am going to next: Monterey, California
 
City I dislike: Toronto
City I think is overrated: Paris
City I like: Rome, Melbourne
City I love: Edmonton
City I feel most myself in: Rome
City I still need to visit: Moscow
City I dream of living in: Victoria
City I was shocked about how nice it was. Lyon
Favorite city of all time: to live in:Victoria , to visit, NYC
City I am going to next: Krakow
 
City I dislike: Los Angeles
City I think is overrated: Toronto
City I like: Seattle
City I love: Edmonton
City I feel most myself in: Edmonton
City I still need to visit: Warsaw
City I dream of living in: Paris
City I was shocked about how nice it was. New Orleans
Favorite city of all time: to live in:. Edmonton
City I am going to next: Manila
 
I feel relatively under travelled here but I'm only 19 so I've got plenty of time left haha,

Canada: everything but Newfoundland and the Territories
USA: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana
Guatemala: Pretty much everywhere
Costa Rica: Everywhere but the Caribbean Coast
France: Paris, Nantes, Carcassonne, Nice, Annecy, Normandy
Italy: Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice, Cinque Terre, around Tuscany in general
Vatican City: (still technically a country)
Singapore
Malaysia: Mostly just in and around KL
Thailand: Krabi, Khao Sok, Bangkok and surrounding area
Japan: Just Tokyo

I'm planning an exchange to Australia (probably Brisbane or Melbourne) next winter term so that will probably be my next new place.
 
Also to respond to the other questions:

City I Dislike: Las Vegas
City I think is Overrated: Las Vegas ( I really hate Vegas)
City I Like: Toronto
City I Love: Paris
City I feel most Myself In: Montreal
City I Still Need to Visit: Barcelona
City I Dream of Living In: Anywhere in Tuscany
City I was Shocked How Nice it Was: Bangkok
Favorite City of All Time to Live In: I have only lived in Edmonton Area so I guess Edmonton
City I am Going to Next: Probably either Winnipeg or Toronto
 
City I Dislike: Calgary (by default)
City I think is Overrated: Toronto
City I Like: Budapest
City I Love: Prague
City I feel most Myself In: New York City
City I Still Need to Visit: Lisbon
City I Dream of Living In: Edinburgh. It has a really great vibe to it
City I was Shocked How Nice it Was: Riga, Latvia
Favorite City of All Time to Live In: I have only lived in Edmonton
City I am Going to Next: Somewhere in the US, probably Los Angelas again
 
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I feel relatively under travelled here but I'm only 19 so I've got plenty of time left haha

At 21, I am even less travelled than you 😅 peep the list (only highlighting cities)

Canada: Alberta (I live here, duh), Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), BC (Vancouver), Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa)

US: Seattle, Buffalo (was there for an hour so doesn't count)

India (Hyderabad)
Singapore (a few times on layovers where I actually got to explore the city)

And for the other questions:

City I Dislike: Toronto
City I think is Overrated: Vancouver
City I Like: Calgary (credit where credit is due and it feels close enough to Edmonton that I feel at home there too)
City I Love: Edmonton
City I feel most Myself In: Edmonton
City I Still Need to Visit: Tokyo
City I Dream of Living In: Singapore (anglophone, nice weather and great urban form, plus the ocean is a bonus)
City I was Shocked How Nice it Was: Hyderabad
Favorite City of All Time to Live In: Edmonton (almost exclusively lived here and there's a good chance I'll live out my days here too)
City I am Going to Next: Rome, maybe somewhere in Mexico before that (that's still in the planning stages)
 
City I Dislike: Los Angeles (too big for me)
City I think is Overrated: Calgary (it’s a great city, but I have never understood those index where it is the most livable city in the world)
City I Like: NY
City I Love: Madrid
City I feel most Myself In: Mexico City
City I Still Need to Visit: Quebec City
City I Dream of Living In: Salt Lake City
City I was Shocked How Nice it Was: Guadalajara, Mexico
Favorite City of All Time I have lived in: Vancouver
City I am Going to go next: Calgary (for work)
City I would dream to visit if possible: Ashgabat
 
City I dislike: Calgary (there's lots to like but it just feels too corporate for me), Houston (it's like Calgary but with palm trees)
City I think is overrated: San Diego (again, a lovely city but you have to drive everywhere and I hate that)
City I like: New York
City I love: Lisbon, New Orleans
City I feel most myself in: Amsterdam (got out of Centraal station late night in sideways rain and immediately felt at home, found it incredibly intuitive to move around in)
City I still need to visit: Barcelona (apparently every urban planner's dream)
City I dream of living In: anywhere with good year-round cycling infrastructure
City I was shocked how nice it was: Toronto (a lot of my western prejudices came crashing down when we briefly lived in Ontario. granted, this was a couple decades ago, so who knows how it is now)
Favorite city of all time I have lived in: Chicago (underrated, even staunch New Yorkers were impressed)
City I am going to go next: not a clue. post-Covid travel anxiety persists...
City I would dream to visit if possible: Hobbiton

Guess I could add places I've lived for shits and giggles:
1. Poland (Nysa and Wrocław - would recommend both)
2. Austria (Neuberg and Mürzzuschlag - sound of music come to life, seriously!)
3. Red Deer (imagine leaving gorgeous Austria and waking up in a motel on the outskirts of Red Deer...in October....yeah)
4. Edmonton
5. Whitecourt
6. Fort Mac (twice...shudder)
7. Chicago
8. Niagara Falls (stunned...absolutely stunned that people come from all over the world to Canada and this is what they pick to see. i mean, sure, the falls themselves are nice but the whole thing is so touristy and overblown)
7. Nanaimo
8. Woodlands, Texas
9. Back in YEG, baby!
 
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Been to:
Canada: BC (just Vancouver), Alberta, Ontario (all around the southern part + Sault Ste Marie), Québec
US: I think the full list would be Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire (maybe?), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Europe: France (just Paris), Germany, Switzerland, Italy (just to Tirano, over the border from Switzerland), Spain (just Barcelona)
Asia: India (mostly around the north + Bangalore), Thailand, Cambodia (just around Angkor Wat), Israel
South and Central America: Mexico, Panama (only a brief stop in Panama City), Colombia, Ecuador (mostly the Galápagos)

City I Dislike: Indianapolis and Delhi (in very different ways, naturally)
City I think is Overrated: Vancouver
City I Like: Mexico City
City I Love: Chicago
City I feel most Myself In: Detroit
City I Still Need to Visit: Chartres (I want to walk the Chemin Péguy) and Edinburgh (my best friend lives there)—or, within Canada: Winnipeg, Halifax, and Rimouski
City I Dream of Living In: I dunno, man. It would be cool to live in Montpellier for like, a year?
City I was Shocked How Nice it Was: Calgary (sorry! I just expected a lot worse), Medellín, St. Petersburg (FL)
Favorite City of All Time to Live In: Montréal
City I am Going to Next: Boston (followed shortly by Berlin and Leipzig)
 
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Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC)
US
Mexico
Belize
Hungary
Austria
Slovakia
Czechia
Germany
France
Switzerland
UK (England and Scotland)
Finland
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Slovenia
Croatia
Italy
Monaco
Spain/Catalonia
 

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