Best and Worst Place to Visit
by Kyle Arbaugh on 22/10/08 at 11:20 am
Traveling is an important part of our society. It is important for people to explore the world and learn about differnt cultures. How ever it is important to be thrifty as to where you go, not everywhere is nirvana.
Worst Place to Visit: Mumbai, Maharashtra – India
The traffic never stops and the honking horns are continuous. However, noise is not the problem. People crowd into alleys and mazes of roads. One might draw a connection between Mumbai and New York City. But New York City is Nirvana compared to this city. As many as 20,000 people will crowd into a single acre of land. 60% of Mumbai’s population of 13 million is made up of slum dwellers, which nearly equates to 8 million slum dwellers. Although I have listened Mumbai as the worst place in the world to visit, I encourage you to go and see how the people there live. Before you start to complain about your small apartment try sharing a 300 square foot dwelling with a dozen other people. Mumbai came to be two centuries ago when mangrove swamp began to fill with leaves, dead fish, and human and animal waste products. When the fisherman moved out room became available for others to live. Only recently did water become available to the dwellers. Many have tapped into a water supply by the means of DIY. This slum resembles the spiritual values of an inner Harlem and visually resembles that of Mexico’s Neza-Chalco-Itza barrio slum. If you do travel to Mumbai please take caution as to what you eat and drink. If possible, bring an entourage of doctors and medical marvels.
Best Place to Visit: Florence, Tuscany – Italy
Florence lies right on the Arno River is best known for its history during the Middle Ages and Renaissance era as well as for its strong art culture and building architecture. A beautiful skyline can be seen as you look across the city and is a key attraction to the beautiful city. While visiting Florence be sure to see the many tourist attractions as they are like no where else in the world. Italian paintings can be seen at the Uffizi Gallery and sculptures at Bargello. Michelangelo’s famous statue of David can be seen at the Academia Gallery. I encourage you to travel to Florence to see the attractions but also to get a taste of the Italian culture, I also encourage you to literally get a taste of the Italian dinning. It’s prettier than Mumbai, but you will never know unless you travel to both of them, so please do so.
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B Nelson
Oct 25th, 2008
I would love to go to Mumbai, I just would not want to live there!
I would to to Italy too though..
RoyOswald
Oct 27th, 2008
I am amazed by the living conditions in mumbai. It is far differnt than what we are used to.
Eunice Tan
Oct 27th, 2008
Good review. Hope to be there someday
Anthony
Oct 28th, 2008
Florence and Rome are my two favorite cities in Eurpoe.
Amanda
Dec 12th, 2008
This is so irresponsibly incorrect. You are characterizing the entirety of Mumbai (AKA Bombay) as its slum Dharavi–the poorest area of the enormous, cosmopolitan city of Bombay. Bombay is a huge city with great diversity in economic class, just as any metropolis in the world. And yes, India is considered a third world country. But that doesn’t mean there is any lack of cultural wealth, or architectural beauty, or delicious cuisine, or for that matter, five star hotels (you could have just as easily posted a picture of the Taj Mahal Hotel). I encourage anyone to travel to Bombay NOT to just “see how they live there in relationship to our living standards in the West” but to experience another culture that is vastly unique and different from American culture, unlike Western Europe, who embodies much of the same “white” culture that can be found in America.
thomas
Dec 19th, 2008
you are wrong man! Mumbai is not like that you just hate India or you do not know how Mumbai is Have you seen the Gate way of India,The taj hotel and Essel world i would say it is the best place in the world and you are crazy get byour self checked
Ursula Banteux
Dec 21st, 2008
I’m going to have to agree with Amanda. Your bias is astounding.
Chris
Feb 5th, 2009
Um, all you did was plagiarize a National Geographic article and complain:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text
You need to cite the original author or actually write something yourself. There are whole sentences that are word for word. Even the picture was lifted. Pretty sloppy.
Sam
Feb 26th, 2009
Yeah, sucks what happens when mentally limited fools get a hold of computers with all them fancy photos on them eh? Anyway, I’ve actually been to Mumbai (Bombay) and can attest to the fact that there are MANY awesome things to check out. Many parts of the city are beautiful, definitely worth a trip. As a matter of fact, I’ve been to Florence as well and taken that very same picture you posted there and can genuinely say I enjoyed Mumbai more! What our friend Kyle did is akin to a person summing up LA by showing some dilapidated houses in South Central…tsk tsk
don
Apr 15th, 2009
florence is also bursting at the seams–with tourists. is there any culture there less than 500 years old–please direct me to it as I wasn’t able to find it. I guess it just depends on whether you travel to experience pretty buildings and paintings, or culture that is very much in the present–something the 20 million people in bombay can give you more of than the 200,000 american tourists in florence.
Krishnan
May 11th, 2009
If your going to steal the national geo’s article/pics at least copy the correct facts from it.
you failed to show the mansion in juhu and bandra where movie stars live, at least show the whole picture. sure, there are slums in mumbai but its not the whole city.
Martha
Jul 21st, 2009
Italy maybe cleaner but the Italians( North) have no Tourist respect..they hate all Americans & anything that is not Italian. I wouls vote Italians from Rome & Venice as the worst in manners and would advice them to wake up & smell the coffee..tourism is a major part of their economy and there is an urgent need for them to realize that.
Mark
Oct 25th, 2009
this is offensive and totally incorrect. i’d pick mumbai over florence any day!
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