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London- Ive been there 2 times for total of about 10 days, I love it its a great city, great tube system, though why close down after 11 pm? The pubs as well, too bad most close at 11. I stayed right in the center by the London University. Here is the difference between London and NY- London is clean and hardly any homeless people, and where I was I felt completely safe walking around at all times of day. prices are comparable to expensive(cheapest tea in a sit down place will run you around 2 GBP- thats $4! and Im not talking fancy tea, just regular English Breakfast. People I found to be mostly friendly. You walk into a shop people address you as "gentleman". Anyway I went to Wembley Arena for a show, also to Astoria which is just about one of the most awesome concert venues Ive ever been inside.
Manchester- I went there for a football game at Old Trafford- man this place is scary. I was in the city center and you have these 12 year old toughs smoking cigarettes, slapping each other giving people dirty looks. Plus older looking toughs looking like they stepped out of "Trainspotting" sitting on the benches. The general vibe was- this place is not safe to be in. After a certain hour, by the time that big mall closes, the center becomes deserted. Also, i got lost on the way back from the game, fortunately the area around Old Trafford is nice, some people from Leeds pointed me in the right direction.
Canterbury- ok you know why I went there- the cathedral, which is amazing piece of art, but also that town center I was surprised how rich it seemed, you have a whole bunch of nice restaurants and shops there. I didnt stay the night, but if youre looking for a day trip out of London, this place seems nice.
Poland- Ive been to quite a few cities there:
Warsaw- I have some good friends there, Ive visited there for the past few years, and its getting better I think. Theres more clubs now and I think its much safer than it was in the past. You will see a lot of Englishmen there, I kept on running into them. Btw- I did go there in 94 and our group got jumped by some hooligans(Legia fans I think) which was pretty bad, a friend of mine lost a few teeth(he got hit with a brick), this was right by the central train station, which seemed to me the most dangerous area from what Ive seen.
Krakow- a good record shop is right in the town square, the Empik next to the cathedral. Ive been there about 3 or 4 times. I think the old city is relatively safe, however, same problem, if you run into soccer hooligans all bets are off I guess...
Gdansk/Gdynia/Sopot- I love Sopot this is a beach resort town, Gdansk and Gdynia are all right for the most part, I did get offered a switch knife for sale by a thug though, haha
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