25 cities you need to visit in your lifetime

EARLIER this year TripAdvisor released their list of the best cities in the world for 2014. So how many did you get to? You have no excuses for one because it’s right here in Australia.

EARLIER in the year TripAdvisor released its list of the 25 best cities in the world for 2014. So how many did you get to? You have no excuses for one because it’s right here in Australia.

Based on millions of reviews and ratings by actual travellers here was their list of the top world cities.

1. Istanbul, Turkey

2. Rome, Italy

3. London, UK

4. Beijing, China

The bright lights of Beijing.

5. Prague, Czech Republic

6. Marrakech, Morocco

7. Paris, France

8. Hanoi, Vietnam

Halong Bay near Hanoi, Vietnam.

9. Siem Reap, Cambodia

10. Shanghai, China

11. Berlin, Germany

Berlin has always been popular with the creative crowd.

12. New York City, USA

13. Florence, Italy

14. Buenos Aires, Argentina

15. Barcelona, Spain

Colourful Barcelona made it onto this year’s list.

16. St Petersburg, Russia

17. Dubai, UAE

18. Chicago, USA

19. Cape Town, South Africa

20. Bangkok, Thailand

21. Budapest, Hungary

Full of history and beauty, Budapest.

22. Sydney, Australia

23. Lisbon, Portugal

24. Chiang Mai, Thailand

25. San Francisco, USA

The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco should be on your travel list.