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A recent survey, the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index 2013, revealed that Bangers is the world's best tourist destination among 132 cities worldwide. These cities were ranked based on the number of their total international visitor arrivals and the spending by these visitors in the destination.
Bangkok has emerged as the number one city for travel with an estimate of 15.98 million tourists. London, the previous holder of the top place, is forecasted to have 15.96 million visitors and Paris, in third, is expected to have 13.92 million.
According to Lim Phing Phing, owner of the popular travel website, GoingPlaces.sg, "It is not surprising that Bangkok claims the title of the world's most visited city. The variety of shopping malls, chic bars, ancient temples and delicious street food are attractions that suit just about any type of travelers."
"In fact, Bangkok is usually the first overseas destination many young Singaporeans would have in mind when they plan to travel, followed by Hong Kong and Tokyo," she added.
Thailand's recent political stability and the convenience provided by the new expansion of the Bangkok Mass Transit System are making Bangkok more alluring to tourists. The demand for hotel rooms has increased over the past year and Bangkok's hotels are enjoying an 80 percent occupancy rate on average.
Below are the results of the top 10 cities of which, Asia bagged four winning entries:
1. Bangkok
2. London
3. Paris
4. Singapore
5. New York
6. Istanbul
7. Dubai
8. Kuala Lumpur
9. Hong Kong
One Day Solo in San Francisco
A combine of bushy old Chia Pets area unit blasting Wham's "Careless Whisper" from a replacement age stereo system. A cluster of Latino immigrants is fishing and drinking cans of Tecate simply steps aloof from a male paddleball player in an exceedingly tight speedo with a Taliban-style beard and his long hair force in an exceedingly Samurai-style roll. a young person with a map of European country and Herzegovina tattooed on his chest is enjoying a joint, not that anyone cares. A tattooed guy in an exceedingly point of entry Giants hat is taking part in the bongo drums whereas simply up the beach close to the rocky foot of the strait Bridge, a bevy of browned men, and one eccentric wife with bright orange hair stroll the beach within the buff. there's no higher place to immerse San Francisco's pleasant eccentricity than Baker Beach on a heat, sunny day.
Muddy Waters once mentioned point of entry in song as "mean previous dirty Frisco," however my experiences with town by the Bay over the last twenty years have perpetually been considerably a lot of positive. i am perpetually probing for AN excuse to go to point of entry, therefore once the chance arose to accompany with my adult female on a business trip, I jumped at the possibility. Here's however I spent twenty four hours within the town with 2 very little boys, ages three and five.
9 p.m.
At first North American countryed to be} to a small degree bummed once my adult female aware ME that the corporate she was visiting engaged us into AN Embassy Suites in South point of entry (which bills itself because the birthplace of biotechnology) close to the landing field, however it clad to be a decent place to explore town on a budget. they need free parking, a rare treat in these components, and therefore the place is a smaller amount than a mile from Grand Avenue, that is full of a range of tempting and low-cost ethnic restaurants, together with Mexican, Thai, Brazilian, Mediterranean, Chinese and Vietnamese. I picked up takeout from to a small degree place referred to as mount Tre Vietnamese Homestyle culinary art and that we feasted on BBQ Pork spring rolls and a tasty Garlic Noodle BBQ chicken dish ($20 all told) within the sleeping room whereas our boys crashed on the retreat couch within the lounge.
8 a.m.
I love however Pacific civil time will flip an evening bird of night like ME into a morning person virtually nightlong. i used to be up at six a.m. however felt like i might slept in, and when a mediocre however free breakfast at the building, the boys and that i were on the road heading to strait Park, San Francisco's bucolic one,000-acre inexperienced heaven. The rub with staying within the burbs has to endure traffic heading into the city; however we have a tendency to created it to the park by nine a.m. and simply snagged a free place to park right close to the park's century previous Japanese garden.
It was a wonderful day, sunny and heat and therefore the park was full of joggers and Chinese senior voters taking their morning constitutionals. I paid $7 every to wander within the luxurious botanic and Japanese Tea Gardens (the Japanese Garden would are free if it had been a Monday, weekday or Fri, once it's free from 9-10 a.m) and so let the boys chase when birds and ducks on the walk around pack Lake. At their urging, we have a tendency to additionally hit one in every of the park's playgrounds however ne'er created it to the carousel, the Buffalo pen or any of the parks different attractions as a result of i used to be too wanting to hit the beach.
11 a.m.
We drove through the park and scored another free parking spot simply across the road from Ocean Beach, that on this Th morning was gloriously empty, save a smattering of sun worshippers and frolicking dogs. James, my 3-year-old, took his shoes off, mamma his toes within the sand and did to a small degree happy dance, joyfully running round the beach in a circle. With the sun out and therefore the waves blooming in, it absolutely was simple to relate.
1:30 p.m.
After defrayment AN hour creating by removal tunnels and creating sand castles, my sons right away crashed as presently as we have a tendency to got in within the automobile, therefore I took the chance to require a slow, circuitous drive through state capital, the fort, Pacific Heights and Russian Hill on the way to North Beach, a traditionally Italian-American neighborhood that was once the stomping ground of San Francisco's Beat writers.
North Beach is one in every of my favorite neighborhoods within the country for strolling, however somehow i might ne'er been to Molinari Delicatessen, that has been on Columbus Avenue since 1896. it is a gloriously old-school place - their house-made sausage and sausage links suspend from the ceiling and therefore the intoxicating aroma of meat and cheese hits you the instant you step through the door. I had a sandwich with prosciutto, Molinari sausage, provolone and sun dried tomatoes on contemporary focaccia bread that was out of this world.
4:30 p.m.
After to a small degree siesta/work break at the building, we have a tendency to picked up my adult female and drove to Baker Beach, that must be one in every of the foremost picturesque town beaches within the country. except for the alone folks looking at delineated on top of, there's the read of the ocean, the hills within the distance and therefore the strait Bridge. On AN unseasonably heat day, it appeared like the complete town was there, some clothed, some naked, several with picnics, wine and brewage.
6:30 p.m.
The read of the strait Bridge within the distance from Baker Beach is tempting however the vistas get even higher a mile north on the fort Coastal path.
7:30 p.m.
Even when taking walks on the beach and on the fort Coastal path, I still struggled to end the huge, delicious grilled fish dish ($7.95) at Nick's tender Tacos, that is found within a full of life bar referred to as Rouge SF that has $4 pints throughout time of day.
9:00 p.m.
We worked off our dinners with a protracted rehearse North Beach, that was alive with panhandlers, cute folks feeding al fresco and much of motorists circling the neighborhood probing for elusive parking spots. (It took ME a [*fr1] hour to search out a spot myself.) And once it absolutely was time to eat once more, we have a tendency to repaired to Gelateria Naia, a gelato place on Columbus Avenue. I dear the unconventional choice however we have a tendency to thought that the gelato, that has nearly 700 glowing reviews on Yelp was overrated. however if the worst factor you'll be able to say a few place is that your artisanal gelato wasn't creamy enough, which you've got a "Careless Whisper" earworm, you're in an exceedingly} very special place so.