Around the world, taxi’s come in all shapes and sizes. In New York for example, there are the famous yellow cabs. In London, the black cabs are instantly recognisable. Likewise, those visiting Thailand will see tuk tuk’s lining the streets everywhere and those visiting Shanghai will be greeted with hoards of VW Santana taxis. While…
#1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square (26% of the vote) Lonely Planet review of Old Town Square One of Europe’s biggest and most beautiful urban spaces, the Old Town Square has been Prague’s principal public square since the 10th century, and was its main marketplace until the beginning of the 20th century. Despite…
#4: Moscow, Russia – Red Square (13% of the vote) The love for Mother Russia came through at the last minute with a huge amount of votes. How helpful was this wave of support? Well last week with about 24 hours left in the poll, Russia’s town square was in 8th place. But less than…
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When Google Earth just isn’t enough, live streaming web cams might be able to feed your travel hunger…yeah probably not. But still web cams are a great way to check out your favorite cities from the comfort of your living room. So while sitting in your lazy chair and looking at various parts of the…
The voting for the “Best Town Square” poll has been so tight. I can not predict a winner at this point since six of the contenders have all been in first place at one point during the last few days. Heavy favorite Brussels’ Grand Place, which one round 1 and 2 in the voting, has…
It started with 50…it is now down to 10. Quick update before I head off to do some drinking and barbecuing with friends and family. The results of round two are in and to be honest they kind of shocked me. Heavy favorites last week, Prague’s Old Town Square and Krakow’s Rynek Glowny, both barely…
Seven days…50 town squares…over 500 votes cast. The results of the first round were pretty tight to say the least. For starters, five of the seven days of voting saw first place tied. The final day of voting it became a three-way tie. So who tied for first and what 20 town squares made it…