Most Expensive Cities in the World

Looking to shell off some cash big time? We'll this is the place for you. If you feel rich or is tasked to spend some cash the quickest time possible, then visit these places.

Singapore

I've been to this place and indeed the english colonization made this place very nice. It is a country so small but is very expensive because of its booming economy. There are cheap places to eat here like the hawker stations but mostly very expensive about an average of $50. You are expected to spend here $204 per night.

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Toronto
Canada

The booming economy of Canada has made its famous city very expensive not to mention the tax that is why most NBA players don't like to play for the Raptors. A decent meal here may cost you $60 but beer is quite cheap, only about $3 as oppose to the other cities here that would cost you $6 and up. You are expected to spend $133 per night here.

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Helsinki
Finland

The economy of Finland has stood still despite of different economic crises the hit its region. Room rates here are becoming expensive, a decent meal may cost you $60 and the cheapest you may get is $11. Taxi here starts at $7 and you are expected here to spend $163 per night.

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Sydney
Australia

The rising economy of Australia made its currency almost equivalent to US dollar has made this city expensive. A bottle of beer here may reach to $4 and a decent meal may reach $80 so better thick twice before planning to treat someone for dinner. If you stay here, expect to spend $172 per night.

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Tokyo
Japan

The bright lights, the speedy bullet trains and the busy streets in this city comes with a price and a very expensive one. Although if you crave for local cuizine this city has a lot of cheap places to offer but the other stuff are expensive specially the hotel. That is why they have an alterantive cheap yet weird hotel for folks who are tight on budget. Visit the previous feature in this site "Weirdest Hotels in the World" and look for Capsule Hotel to have a view of this hotel. You are expected to spend $163 per night in Tokyo.

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Stockholm
Sweden

An average meal can reach up to $88 while the cheapest you can get is $13. Taxi cub starts at $6 and a third litter of Coke cost $3... What? a 2 L of Coke only cost $2 in the US and if you had a chance to be in a third world country it may even only cost you only a dollar. You are expected to spend a night here for $190 per night. Almost the same price of a decent smart phone.

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Nightlife: The Best Cities in Offering It

To all you nocturnals out there, this list is best for you. If you ever wonder where in the world offers the best night outs you ever dreamed of then wonder no more and browse the list below. The places listed below gets better as the night progresses where it offers you a late night party you will certainly remember.

Amsterdam
Holland

This Dutch capital is considered as one of the top destination for adult entertainment. In here the alcoholic drinks are strong and though I could not confirm it but there are published sites that says that drugs here are legal as long as the establishment giving them follow the allowable dosage that will be mixed in their food and drinks. Prostitution is also legal here and the De Wallen, their famous red light district was known as an international sex tourism destination. Oh...Crap... 

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Rio De Janeiro
Brazil

Will I bet you've heard of Copacabana, aside from it is a song by Barry Manilow it is were all the party is happening. The party does not stop at the Carnivale Festival (featured in this blog as one of the famous festivals) , the party continues year round and partying there wont cause you much. But if you want to go to an upscale party rather than drinking in the streets then they have a place for you too The Ipanema.

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Dublin
Ireland

The city has what they call the Temple Bar. This place has hundreds of preclub bars and pubs. One of the famous bar there is Doheny and Nesbitt. The beers in this city has more ale than the usual. hehehe.

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Miami
Florida, USA

This city certainly brings out the vice in you because this place is a vice... Miami Vice... (It was already called that before the hit series and the movie came out). There is always a place in this city where you can relax and sit back with the Latin Vibe. One of the famous hot spots there were Skybar and Nikki Beach where you can touch shoulders with the A-listers and celebrities. Don't expect it to be cheap of course.

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Ibiza
Spain

For those who like their late night parties fast paced and frenzied then this city is right for you. This place is an illuminated Balearic Island that is located just off the coast of Spain. This place is known because of the famous DJ's that go there to play. So if you want an alcohol induces party with ecstasy then go to Ibiza. The famous places there were Space, Pacha, Privilege and Amnesia.

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London
England

The Brits sure knows how to have a good time. They have the place called Boujis. The favorite club of the Royals. But if you can't get access there due to security reasons (Don't dress like you are some suicide bomber or something)... you can go to Mahiki or Cuckoo Club.. both which has hedonistic vibe. But if you wanna end up broke the next morning then you can hit The Casino at The Empire at Leicester Square.

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Cabo San Lucas
Mexico

Best place for party animals who like body shots of tequila. You can head to downtown Cabo and check out El Squid Roe or Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina for some live band music and you can spend the rest of the night at Giggling Martin or Rio Grill or if you want a huge party crowd then you can head straight to Body Shot... Cabo's largest night club and experience some mexican rythm.

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Moscow
Russia

Risen from the rule of communism, this city now offers things where you can splurge your money for late night parties and worst, on sinful things. Doll's in Moscow is said to be a high class strip club where you can see blondes that are Victoria Secret models look alike and they also dress just like that. Though outside the streets you can often see people on their thick winter clothers, inside the clubs is a different world.

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New York
USA

It wont be called the city that never sleeps for nothing. After a busy day, people here knows how to party. This is considered as the birth place of clubs and party. From classy Coyote Ugle esque to Upper East side down to common clubs at Times Square, you can always find a place to hang out at night that soothes your taste and budget and should you get very drank, there is always a yellow cab to take you home.

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Las Vegas
USA

The number one place for night outs... Yup the "Sin City". The most famous place for night owl party goers. It won't be dubbed as the sin city for nothing. Down the Las Vegas strip were arrays of hotels and casino (MGM Grand, Flamingo, Ceasar's Palace, Luxur, Paris and many more) and outside the strip were... what else? Strip clubs. I was there and pornographic materials are just being distributed in the streets. You will certainly get a hang over. But be careful... There is a reason why hit TV series "CSI" chose this setting because a lot of crimes are happening there plus with the new technology on cameras and videos, the saying what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas is no longer true so don't lose yourself completely.

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Beautiful Places You Couldn't Easily Visit

Below is the list of beautiful places you should visit but you couldn't. Why? Because of civil wars, governance and other prohibition given to visiting tourists for their safety sake. That is why in most posts this site has, it often recommends a travel agency but this time there is nothing to recommend yet.

North Korea

This country is a militaristic single state and there are strict rules in terms of visiting. There are plenty of strict policies and procedures to comply for you to be given access (VISA) in the country. You can't easily take pictures as you maybe imprisoned. It is worth visiting though for you to see the grandeur of it military and discipline plus ancient and modern structures built in awe.

Myanmar

This country was found guilty over tons of human rights abuses including displacement of ethnic villagers and force labor. Thanks to their long term military rule, this country has been put under economic sanctions affecting tourism. This place is worth visiting due to its scenic views and ancient temples.

Cuba

Getting inside the country is quite tight specially if you came from an American allied country. Why? Just like the list above, thanks again to its freaking military control but this time it is a communist party. Why it is worth visiting? Well I bet you have heard of Cuban cigars and Havana. That's enough reason for you to be there. It has also white sand beaches for you to bask on.



Iran

With the legal system based on sharia law, this place is a risk for tourist specially if your too stupid as not to respect with their ancient customs due to ingnorance. So getting there is also like threading a needle. Why worth visiting? This was once Persia. The unrivaled ancient building, temples and arhaelogical finds are simply awesome.



Iraq

Recent wars made by the allied forces to topple down their dictator leader causes the country to be unstable. If you don't want to be a victim of a road side bomb, then better not go there. It is worth visiting mainly because it is the world's first civilization and there are lot of places mentioned in the old testament of the bible that you would definitely want to see.

Libya

Yup... You are right. The reason why you couldn't easily get there is again War. Huh!..What is it good for?... absoloutely nothing. The uprising against its dictator has caused this war. This country has a lot of good places to see. It has the Leptis Magna, a top Roman Ruins still preserved. It has other UNESCO Heritage sites like Sabratha, Cyrene, and Ghadames. For treasure hunters and archaelogists, Libya is believed to still have undiscovered treasures buried in its lands.

Afghanistan

Till now the countries security situation is still shaky... bombings here and there plus some kidnappings making it a risky place to visit. But why this should still be considered a tourist destination? It has stunning architecture specially at Herat and Mazar-i Sharif and of course the mountain caves at Bamiyan and the limestone lakes at Band-i-Amir.

Chernobyl
Ukraine

This is in the list of Most Uniques Places to Visit since this was opened for public visits last 2011, but going there is not easy. You have to book at least 2 weeks ahead of schedule to apply for a permit to visit. With that you have to follow certain dress codes and avoid touching anything to avoid contamination. Why it is worth visiting? It is not really a morbid scene but if you want to see something like the environment in Resident Evil or I am Legend (I am not refering to dead bodies around but to untouched abandoned places), then this is a good place to see.

Saudi Arabia

If the picture below looks familiar it is because it was featured on my previous post Holiest Places on Earth. That's the Ka'ba in Mecca. Saudi is a difficult country to visit due to strict rules in compliance to the laws of their religion that the citizens deligently follow. The sand dunes and ancient structures made this place worth visiting but you must have a sponsor to get inside the country.

Antartica

Why you couldn't easily visit this place? The answer is simple.... "It's too darn cold!". So you have to be physically prepared to go there so you need a lot of requirements to comply. Scientists are also protecting it from tourist who might pollute the place and prevent the importation of invasive plants and animals. Why worth visiting? The scenic view of snow covered mountains are impressive plus native wild life like penguins can be seen.



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Most Beautiful School Campuses in the World

Majority of the people do not want to go back to school but seeing these campuses would definitely make them think twice. Not to study there but to make it a good tourist destination. Below are the list of the most beautiful campuses around the world.

Berry College
Mount Berry, USA

Holds the record for the largest campus in the world. An amazing 26,000 acres of lot area. Hmmmm. I wonder if they do have na airport inside? They do have lakes and forests as part of the campus' area. It has numerous fountains and pools as well as English Gothic inspired buildings which most of it were donated by Henry Ford... In case you don't know him, he is the invetor of automobile and the owner of the company... Ford

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Lewis and Clark College
Portland, USA

Like a reserve forest park, this campus has 137 acre lot area with forest trees, old pathways and stone walls. This was used to be a private mansion named after two explorers who were able to identify different species of animals in the US.

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University of San Diego

San Deigo, USA

This campus chooses a theme of Spanish Renaissance. It has elaborate facades, delicate iron work and and wood carvings would certainly put you back through time during the Spanish conquestadores period.
Let's just ingnore the dark side of that period... you know, slavery, land grabbing and high taxes.

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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, USA

Unlike most campuses that showcases old stylish designs. This one has a modern touch. It was believed the whole structure costs $1 Billion.

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University of Notre Dame
South Bend, USA

Ain't no hunchback in here on the glistening golden dome of the school's main building. This is a 150 year old Catholic School with chock-full of lush quads.

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Florida Southern College
Florida, USA

The buildings look like giant scultures and considered as one of US' cultural sites. Walking around the campus feels like roaming around inside an art museum.

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Stanford Univeristy
Palo Alto, USA

From the entrance alone, this 8180 acre campus is just one of the grandest. It is a mile long tree line palm drive which leads to the expansive green Oval, red clay roof-tiled main quad and the crown jewel of the campus, the Memorial Church with is striking mosaic facade.

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Oxford University
England, UK

Built around 11th Century, this building still stands with its quadrangle and arch ways making the campus very elegant. Radcliffe Camera, one if its famous buildings is now a library that is used to be a science building

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Yale University
New Haven, USA

Founded in 1701, some of the iconic buildings of the campus including Colonial Revival and Ingalls Rink are still considered as one of the most amaziing university structures of the world.

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Univeristy of Virginia
Virginia, USA

Founded by Thomas Jefferson, this is the only university in the US to be designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Well, from that alone you can tell this university's campus is indeed beautiful. One of the famous structure there is the Rotunda which is half the size of Pantheon.

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University of Bologna
Bolgna, Italy

Built in 1088, it is considered as one of the oldest universities. Aside from its beautiful and striking old architecture, the university boasts its 30 museums, including astronomy museums, geology museum, physics museum, animal museum, and pathological museum.

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Scripps College
California, USA

This is a 30 Acre campus with buildings of Mediterranean Revival Style. It has a huge rose garden where students can pick roses. Do you know why they have such? Because... It's a women's university. Various kinds of fruit tress can also be seen inside the campus. If you are a single guy you would definitely put this on the top of your list. hehehe

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University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark

The oldest and largest university in Denmark, this university is very famous for its landscapes and middle age architecture. It also boasts its modern buildings having a building as the first carbon building in Denmark.

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Tsinghua University
Beijing, China

Was named by Forbes as the most beautiful last 2010. Definitely it wont top the list for no reason. This university has a 356 acre lot located at the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden. The campus showcases chinese style landscapes and buildings.

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University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

The university ranks among the best 50 universities in the world in terms of quality of education. The university is widely known for its plantation of ginko trees. It's japanese style buildings are also one of a kind and the elegant Red Door, the grate in front of the unitversity is a national treasure of Japan. It was built in Edo Period fro high ranking military officials to welcome their brides.

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University of Califonia Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, USA

Founded in 1919, this university is a public research university located in Westwood of LA. The university has 2 campuses, north and south. The north campus is the original campus and known for its Renaissance architecture. It has also the famous DIxon Square which is surrounded by oaks. This campus has been featured in a lot of films. The south campus is like a modern version of the university since its buildings are modern in design.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, USA

Most often, this school ranks number one among the universities and by far the most famous university in my list. That's why I visited this university twice. Who else haven't heard of Harvard? This school has been featured in many movies. The school campus covers a 210 acre lot. The center of the university looks like a beautiful grassy park surrounded by old english brick buildings.

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Peking University
Beijing, China

The campus of this university is also called as Yan Gargen and has been considered by many as the mini-Summer Palace for its Weiming Lake area. It is so beautiful because this campus was once part of the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden. The Boya tower is also one of its known landmark as shown in the picture. Its building were designed similar to the forbidden city.

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Wroclaw University of Technology
Wroclaw, Poland

The university is located in the center of Wroclaw, one of the progressive cities in Poland. The campus is famous for its Gothic and Classicism, Baroque and Modernism Architecture.

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University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden

The university looks like a large spacious garden that provides hiking tracks with an amazing scenery. People who visits there always prefers to bike around. The building has a modern touch in the inside

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University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal

This is the oldest university in Portugal and is one of the oldest universities in the world. The most elegant bilding in the campus is its 700 year old library as shown in the picture.

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The Best Museums of the World

Below are the museums who made in the list of what was considered the best based on their size, fame and type of priceless arts and antiquities they safeguard for you to see and insure the future generations can see also.

Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo, Japan

Established in 1872, this is the oldest museum in Japan. It houses the famous Japanese art and weaponry as well as the large collection of Greco-Buddhist art.

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Louvre
Paris, France

It is the most visited museum in the world. Its exhibits includes ancient egyptian artifacts, classical Greek and Roman art and medieval Europe. It houses a lot of painting including the very famous Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Billbao, Spain

The museum is constructed as a twisting titanium clad which made the museum an art itself. It draws a lot of attention when it was finished contstructed in the 1990's. The museum exhibits the works of both local and international artists.

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Vatican Museums
Vatican City, Rome

Most famous for its spiral staircase, the museum has also Raphael Rooms and of the course the very famous Sistine Chapel. Exquisitely designed by Michael Angelo and was believed to be his crowning achievements in painting.

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Uffizi Gallery
Florence, Italy

This is one of the oldest museums in the world. It is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi which was constructed to be used as offices by the Florentine Migistrates in 16th Century. The museum contains a wide collection of Renaissance art wroks

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Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg, Russia

Founded in 1764 by the Catherine the Great, this museum has a massive collection of art and culture of more than 3 million items collected around the globe. It has priceless works of Rembrandt, Da Vinci, and Michael Angelo.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, USA

The gothic style building was opened in 1972 housing more than 2 million collections of human history aroound the world

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National Palace Museum
Taipei, Taiwan

This museum has the largest collection of ancient Chinesse artifacts in the world. The museum gives you a flash back of Chinesse history and impressive engineering and innovation of which some where used today like the compass, medicine and gun powder.

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Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This is the most pretigious museum for Dutch Golden Age. It has wide collections of paintings from famous painters like Vermeer and Rembrand.

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Museo Nacional de Antropologia
Mexico City, Mexico

This museum contains archaelogical artifacts from the pre-Columbian heritage of Mexico. The museum has exhibits like giant stone heads e Olmec Civilization and the famous Stone of the Sun.

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Prado Museum
Madrid, Spain

This musuem feature the best collections of European art from 12th Century to early 19th Century. The famous work of Velazquez are being shown here as well as the works of some Italian masters.

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Museum of Modern Art
Manhattan, USA

Considered as the most influencial of modern art in the world, this museum houses some of the works of Picasso, and the very famous Van Gogh's Starry Night. The museum is designed like a maze of glass windows that allows viewing in many angles.

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British Museum
London, England

Established in 1973, it has a wide collection numbering to more than 7 million objests, detailing human's history. It has the famous Rosetta stone and has a lot of mummies next to Egypt.

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Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt

The home to at least 120,000 Egyptian relics and antiques. This museum has the famous tomb of Tutankhamen and 27 other mummies of Pharaohs. It has also a vast collection of heiroglyphs, papyrus and coins used in ancient Egypt.

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