It is a city of apparent grimness but, at the same time, there is a wonderful population there that we had a lot of interaction with.
from the mills of Paisley, to the industries of Johnstone, right to the weavers in Kilbarchan, it's got a wonderful population with a cracking sense of humour and much to offer both the tourists and to those who reside there.
"I cater for the local yacht club and they had a meeting the other day and the diversity of the people was wonderful, all populations and races," he said.
Perhaps it can afford to, with such a position – not only is the hotel on a wonderful sandy bay but the population of the nearest town, Salcombe, swells from 2,000 in winter to almost 10 times that in summer.
The recent feature in The New York Times Magazine about Ikaria, the island in Greece renowned for the longevity of its population, brought back wonderful memories of a two-week stay on that island, where I studied its cuisine and the cuisines of many of the other regions of Greece with the prolific Greek-American food writer Diane Kochilas.
If low population is so wonderful, why is nothing going on in Western Sahara, just about the least densely populated area on Earth?
On an island full of natural wonders, most of downtown Lahaina (population: about 9,100) is neither natural nor wonderful.
Lions, of which Nairobi national park has a solid and growing population, would be a wonderful camera catch, but they elude us.
Speaking of boomers, one of the best economic blogs, Calculated Risk, has a wonderful animated GIF file of the population distribution through the last century.
SNK discontinued the hardware years ago, but the internet is a wonderful place where even the sparsest population of enthusiasts can gather together and create a meaningful market.
With a population of 110,000, it has wonderful restaurants along with places to stay that range from boutique hotels to chains like the Park Hyatt and the Sheraton.
