Sydney has to be the best place to live in the world.
At 34 degrees south and 151 degrees east, on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia.
A temperate climate and great beaches. Pity about the government.
Tokyo is amazingly similar in climate to Raleigh. More pollution, but the same hot humid summers and cold winters, with occasional snow.
The best public transport of the three cities.
Raleigh, North Carolina is a lovely, quiet, pretty city. Often voted a winner in US cities.
It's like they carved a small city out of a pine forest. There are beautiful trees everywhere. Great foliage in autumn. But not so great during a hurricane or tornado.
Americans do lovely man-made lakes. The local one even had white sand brought in, beach-like. No sharks or blue-bottles to worry about, but not many waves, either.
And the home of Krispy Kreme donuts.