Jan 13, 2011

The Best Place We Have Been To Is...

No one place that we saw can win a title of Best Destination, but each has its own special appeal (or lack of appeal as the case may be).

Most Relaxing - Galapagos
Best Food - China
Worst Food - Argentina (beef just is not a substitute for vegetables)
Best Nature For:
   Wildlife - Serengeti, Tanzania
   Scenery - Torres del Paine, Chile
   Other Worldliness - Bolivian Salt Flats
   Most Intense Nature in One Afternoon - Iguazu Falls, Argentina Side
Most Non-Western Experience - India
Nicest People - Argentina
Best Transportation - Hong Kong
Worst Transportation - Africa
Most Attractive People - Turkey
Best Place to Leave the World Behind In - Amazon Jungle 
Easiest Place to Get Sick - Bolivia or India
Least Expensive Destination - Bolivia
Most Expensive Destination - China (excluding Europe)
Place Most Necessary to Have a Guide - China
Best City Based On:
   Cleanliness - Hong Kong
   Things to See - Rome
   Urban Design - La Paz
   Architecture - Buenos Aires
   Best Markets - Istanbul
   History - Jerusalem
Most Religion - Israel and India
Most Colorful - India
Best Snack Foods - Lima
Three Lifelong Goals Fulfilled - Seeing Galapagos Tortoises, watching flowing lava, and visiting the Amazonian Jungle

But, most telling of all in terms of what we most liked on our trip is a list of future destinations that based on the last five months would excite us most:
Western China and Nepal
Batswana and the Okavanga Delta
The Amazon Jungle (again for longer and going deeper in the jungle)
More time in Cambodia and Thailand
South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands
More time in Israel

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