AskMen.com recently published their list of the top cities that guys might want to move to in 2009. Why would women be interested in this list? Because all of the cities that were recommended were cited as being full of cosmopolitan life, culture, entertainment, beauty and fun. Women who want to find guys who are interested in that way of life will find themselves with a better chance in those cities.

The top three cities on the list were Chicago, Barcelona and San Francisco. That’s an interesting mixture of places. Just compare Chicago and San Francisco for a moment – Chicago is a huge sports-loving, music-rich city and San Francisco is a much smaller, arts-loving, tech-loving spot. And yet, what they share in common is a strong sense of community and a vibrant energy, something also found in beautiful Barcelona.

Another theme that ran through the list provided by AskMen.com was that these cities are great places to find women. However, they weren’t just for finding any women – they were for finding smart and interesting women. This means thta the guys that are paying attention to the list are guys that may actually be interested in different facets of you beyond your availability and your looks. That takes things up a notch right there!

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I am originally from Arizona but my father was born in Ohio and we spent quite a bit of time vacationing there as kids. Although I can’t say that I’ve seen the entire state, I’ve definitely seen a good chunk of it and I can say that there are some interesting things to see there.

It’s a different world from San Francisco, for sure. The way of life is different. Even the urban areas seem to be at a slower pace than the pace I’m used to out in California. The way people treat each other seems different – neither more friendly nor less so than here but different somehow. It’s not a place that I consider to be right for me but it’s definitely one of the homes of my past.

Like many other states, Ohio has a few different sides to its personality. It’s neither liberal nor conservative (or may be either, depending on where you are). It’s got some urban areas and some rural areas and some college towns that incorporate a little bit of both urban and rural places. It’s got high-tech areas and Amish country.

Check out my suggestions for ten cities in Ohio to visit if you want to get a better sense of what the entire state is all about.  And then let me know your thoughts on different Ohio cities because I’d like some insight into what others make of this state that means something to me.

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Travel is a terrific thing. It adds a sense of adventure to your life. It brings new inspiration into your brain. It allows you to open up and have new experiences, broadening your knowledge of the world around you. This happens almost any time that you travel but some destinations are certainly better for it than others.

Conde Nast has a list of the top cities throughout the world to visit as voted on by over thirty thousand readers. The cities are divided by continent. I’m happy to see that my favorite city, San Francisco, ranks number one on the list for both American cities and all of the cities throughout the globe. I’m also excited to see that number one on the South America list is Buenos Aires, a city that I’m hoping to visit this year due in no small part to the fact that it frequently gets compared to San Francisco.

But I didn’t agree with everything on the list, especially as far as the U.S. cities go. So I decided to make my own list of the top ten cities in America to visit. Some of my choices were the same as the Conde Nast readers (San Diego, New York City) but others were quite different (they picked Carmel, really?!) I’d love to know which ten cities you would choose for a list of places to visit in the U.S. Leave it in the comments!

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