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February 11, 2009

Don’t Go There: America’s Most Miserable Cities (Blame Forbes.com)

Filed under: Destinations,Top Ten — anne @ 11:47 am

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My goodness. Forbes.com has just made a lot of enemies.

But I suppose you wouldn’t be real happy with them, if you made their list of America’s Most Miserable Cities. I’m sure it’s nothing personal though – they just wanted to come up with a snappy list because they know that’s all anyone on the web wants to read anymore.

So who’s number one? Stockton, California (“Only 15% of Stockton adults have a college degree”). For what it’s worth, I like Stockton – it’s home to the delightful Asparagus Festival.

Number two? Memphis, Tennessee (“Incredibly high rate of violent crimes”). C’mon, FedEx is there, how bad could it be?

Number three? Chicago (“Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate in the country”). Ouch, but hey – they’re also home to America’s Team.

See the complete list here.

June 25, 2008

Letterman nails it again

Filed under: Top Ten — anne @ 10:23 am

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Saw this earlier, but forgot to post it:

David Letterman’s “Top 10 Signs You Have a Bad Travel Agent”.

My two favorites:

“Hotel stay is six days and two nights.”

“Your ‘plane ticket’ is a post-it note with the handwritten message ‘Please admit one to the airplane’.”

December 28, 2007

Only thing better than cheap airfare? Top 10 lists! Our gift to you.

Filed under: Top Ten — anne @ 11:53 am

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And we have two Top 10 Lists for you.

Check them out on RickSeaney.com. Best and worst of 2007. At least, the best and worst from FareCompare’s perspective.

Don’t say we never give you anything: here’s the best list, and here’s the worst list. Enjoy!