St. Petersburg is a gem of world culture and Russia's most European city. - Valentina Matviyenko

Bangkok, though, is a rejuvenating tonic; the people seem to have found the magic elixir. Life, a visitor feels, has not been wasted on the Thais. – Bernard Kalb

I love France. France is a Nice place. - Bubba Watson

Bangkok, like Las Vegas, sounds like a place where you make bad decisions. - Todd Phillips

Moscow had this incredible, intense atmosphere of intrigue and darkness and secrecy. – Alan Furst

At least when it comes to food, there's no snobbery in Singapore. - Kevin Kwan