Small city vacation destinations

Aribeth

4-27-2008 9:24 AM

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                  Best Small City Vacation Destinations</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">These gems of less than a million residents marry big city creature comforts with the quaint charm of a cozy hamlet.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><P><STRONG><A title="Quebec City with the St. Lawrence River in the background" rel="attachment wp-att-707" href="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/quebec-city-with-the-st-lawrence-river-in-the-background/" linkindex="55">Quebec City, Canada</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/7E0A5579-C4F9-418A-AF44-FF6D29438F4B" alt="Quebec City with the St. Lawrence River in the background" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">to visitors the city is like a delicious secret on the brink of discovery</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">The old town within the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site and boasts fortification walls</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/7BFA692E-5B2F-4EDB-B974-23BFC7821667" alt="Quebec City street by night" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">many festivals</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/9777987B-2992-435F-B26A-71429AD6F9EF" alt="Chateau Frontenac hotel, Quebec City" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><P><STRONG><A title="Christchurch Arts Centre" rel="attachment wp-att-710" href="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/christchurch-arts-centre/" linkindex="60">Christchurch, New Zealand</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">Geographically the city is a marvel, with borders on Pegasus Bay, the Pacific Ocean, the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers and the volcanic slopes of the Port Hills.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/2B3BAD27-AE10-4E44-9F11-C3060ED9CCA0" alt="Christchurch Arts Centre" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">unique Botanical Gardens, Orana Wildlife Park, Arts Centre and Ferrymead Heritage Park</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/632412EF-ABD9-4594-BA5F-1BA2EF9FEFB2" alt="Avon River, Christchurch" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">explore the wine culture</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/09AA17CD-5626-4607-B147-7D02036DF279" alt="Park by the Avon River, Christchurch" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><P><STRONG><A title="Ghent-Terneuzen Canal" rel="attachment wp-att-713" href="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/ghent-terneuzen-canal/" linkindex="65">Ghent, Belgium</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">This little Medieval city has bona fide soul. Residents are hearty, warm and exude a salt-of-the-earth authenticity that many tourists romanticize about.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/7239184D-C52D-4AAE-BA24-87C32B45FD20" alt="Ghent-Terneuzen Canal" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">there were human inhabitants in the region as far back as the Stone Age</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/FBAEC82F-18BB-46C7-9900-D71C2E494808" alt="View of Ghent Canal homes at dusk" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">legendary nightlife</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/C11DB594-C3A3-4DBB-BFD1-229B960CA1DA" alt="Medieval architecture in Ghent" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><P><STRONG><A title="San Sebastian by night" rel="attachment wp-att-716" href="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/san-sebastian-by-night/" linkindex="70">San Sebastian, Spain</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">people are fiercely independent and proud</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/13251FFF-B518-4A90-A928-22F2E3A63EA1" alt="San Sebastian by night" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/4F1EF22B-C2DC-4819-B40F-C76E0618AF0A" alt="Site of San Sebastian film festival" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">best cuisine in</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/">Spain</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.ratestogo.com/best-small-city-vacation-destinations/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.ratestogo.com/img/2E877B41-7423-4EFD-82E5-B872D23569D5" alt="Both sides of San Sebastian by night" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/BBADE5CB-30BB-4693-A514-ED46479FBFB1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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4-27-2008 11:33 AM

abailart

Ghent makes a good day out but Christchurch is full of cultural studies lecturers from the UK.

4-27-2008 11:39 AM

Aribeth

...and lecturers from UK is something one had better to avoid,huh?

4-27-2008 11:41 AM

abailart

No. Lecturers in general are ok. What needs to be treated with the utmost caution is a cultural studies lecturer from any place, especially the UK.

4-27-2008 11:44 AM

Aribeth

thx for the warning,I will be very careful

4-27-2008 11:48 AM

abailart

I am sure that Christchurch is a very good place for a day out if you take adequate precautions. There have been some scare stories from the media about small and ferocious animals in New Zealand but I suspect these are greatly exaggerated and largely fictional accounts designed to increase circulation of newpapers such as the Daily Mail.

4-28-2008 1:17 AM