00:00So Nick, I'm interested now in hearing about what other cities from around the world made
00:06Condé Nast's best cities in the world list for 2024.
00:10Well Iona, readers of this publication voted for what they thought would be some of the
00:14coolest cities to visit on the planet and this is what they came up with.
00:19Can you guess who made the top spot?
00:21Well it was Sydney in Australia who were heralded as the best city in the world in 2024.
00:27The article embraced the Australian city's unique indoor-outdoor way of life.
00:32The city which came in second on the list was Valencia in Spain which was admired for
00:37its art deco look and beachside resorts and in third place came Singapore in Southeast
00:44Asia which were regarded highly for its spectacular open-air shows.
00:49What other cities featured on this list?
00:52Hong Kong also made the list of best cities in 2024 as did Stockholm in Sweden, New York
00:58and Tokyo in Japan.
01:02There was also a list which was voted by readers which found the friendliest city in the world
01:07wasn't there Nick?
01:08Yes Iona, there was indeed and it's one of the cities we've already mentioned.
01:12That's right it was Singapore which was voted to be the friendliest city in the world in
01:162024.
01:18The city itself is famous for its financial powerhouses and pretty streets.
01:23Condé Nast said Singapore has all the components to achieve the status of a metropolitan utopia.
01:31So finally could you tell us about what other world cities were featured on the world's
01:36friendliest cities list?
01:38Indeed I can.
01:39Other cities heralded for their friendliness included the aforementioned Sydney in Australia,
01:44Las Vegas in Nevada and the lively Bangkok in Thailand.
01:48Cape Town in South Africa also made the list with some of its areas having been referred
01:54to as can you believe natural paradises.
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