100 Best and Worst Around-the-World /
As we came to the end of our life-changing journey, Bryan and I spent endless hours on trains and planes recapping in typical fashion -- discussing our favorite this-and-that, putting superlatives on an experience that can't really be quantified. The result is this list: 100 strong of what we loved and hated in 237 days of travel. If we agreed on a category, you'll see only one winner; if we had separate answers and felt the category was worth including, you'll see both an "A" and a "B" selection. Let us know if you have any questions.
- Most Breathtaking Natural Wonder:
- Most Breathtaking Man-Made Wonder (A): The
- Most Breathtaking Man-Made Wonder (B): Angkor
- Best Pizza (A): Luno Autumno, Mui
- Best Pizza (B):
- Best Burger (A): Café Royale,
- Best Burger (B): Café Mohito,
- Best Coffee: Any small cafe, Auckland, New Zealand
- Best Mexican: Enchilada’s Restaurant,
- Favorite Beer: Montieth’s Golden
- Favorite Wine: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc (various labels)
- Favorite Meal, Overall (A): Fresh pasta with pesto and baked goat cheese, Comme a la Maison,
- Favorite Meal, Overall (B): Sausage and beer, Braueri Mittenwald,
- Scariest Snack: Roasted spiders, Cambodia
- Scariest Beverage: Snake wine, Vietnam
- Easiest City to Navigate:
- Most Difficult City to Navigate:
- Friendliest People:
- Rudest Waiters:
- Smallest Shower in the World: Kurpfalz Hotel,
- Fastest Internet Connection: Kurpfalz Hotel,
- Slowest Internet Connection: The Beach
- Best Beach, Snorkeling:
- Best Beach, Sand:
- Most Creative Advertising: Tuk-Tuk drivers,
- Best country for Contact Lens Wearers:
- Best Market for Bargains: Greenpoint Market,
- Worst Market for Weak Stomachs:
- Best Market for Art:
- Funkiest Fashion:
- Best Massage: In Style Spa,
- Worst Massage: Massage/Karaoke combo, Mui
- Cheapest Spa Treatments: In Style Spa,
- Most Relaxing Vacation from our Vacation: The Spa at
- Most Entertaining Yoga: Moksha,
- Favorite Musical Experience: Maasi traditional performance,
- Favorite Dance Experience (A): 80s music at the Rock Club in
- Favorite Dance Experience (B): The African booty shake, of course
- Best Bargain Tour: Mui Ne Jeep Ride, $25 for three
- Freakiest Performer: Frodo the Contortionist, Melbourne, Australia
- Biggest Physical Accomplishment: Summitting
- Biggest Emotional Accomplishment: Volunteering at -- and saying goodbye to -- Baphumelele Children's Home
- Biggest Mental Accomplishment: Training llamas for the annual Malvern Agricultural Show in Sheffield, New Zealand
- Best Single Location for Photography: Mui
- Best Packing Decision: Lappy
- Favorite Foreign Phrase: Gool asseblief saneteriedokies in hierdie houer
- Best Use of $2.50: Dropping in for the finale at
- Hottest Location: Mekong
- Coldest Location:
- Best Weather, Overall:
- Top Amazing Race Moment: Arriving at
- Scariest Activity: Climbing the Fox Glacier in New Zealand
- Favorite Guide Book Series: Rough Guides
- Best Tourist Attraction, Historical: Cu Chi Tunnels,
- Best Tourist Attraction, Non-Historical: Korean dancing waitresses, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Most Ubiquitous Fast Food Chain: KFC
- Longest Immigration Line:
- City In Which We Wish We'd Stayed Longer:
- Country In Which We Wish We'd Stayed Longer:
- Favorite Karaoke Experience: Parap Tavern in
- Biggest Unscripted Adventure: Getting stranded in a Fijian shantytown when a storm washed out the roads
- Best Hostel: YHA Eco Beach,
- Worst Hostel:
- Favorite Splurge Accommodation:
- Friendliest Celebrity Sighted: Jim Gray
- Least Friendly Celebrity Sighted: Shania Twain
- Worst Dressed Celebrity Sighted: Ashlee Simpson
- Poshest Movie Theater: Dorothy Brown Theater,
- Most Viewed Photograph: 'Wedding Photographer,' 1,082 views
- Most Viewed Video: 'Bryan's Big Bad Booty Dance,' 11,326 and counting
- Most Commented Blog Post: 'See Russell Crowe Dis Us,' 17 comments
- Best Random Itinerary Decision: A two-night detour to Mui Ne,
- Worst Random Itinerary Decision: Adding a whole week in Kulala Lumpur
- Buffest Personal Trainer: Steve at Equilibrium Gym,
- Favorite Character: Francois Van Binsbergen
- Best Wardrobe Acquisition (A): Purple fingerless gloves, since lost
- Best Wardrobe Acquisition (B): Brown Africa t-shirt
- Most WWE Coverage:
- Most Fun Game Night: James and Annie’s,
- Most Fun Boat Ride: Ferry from North to
- Best Off-the-Beaten Path Attraction:
- Cheapest Cross-Country Ride in a Mercedes Minivan:
- Greatest Concentration of Monkeys:
- Best Tour Guide: Mr.
- Dirtiest Pants: Mine, after seven days of consecutive wear atop
- Longest Flight: LAX-Fiji (12 hours)
- Shortest Flight: Zanzibar-Dar Es Salaam (15 minutes)
- Worst Single Day: February 15, 2006
- Wackiest Hosts: Robyn and Mike Robinson, Llama
- Scariest Animal: Elephants -- when they roar
- Prettiest Animal: My lovely Shirley Anne
- Future Second Honeymoon Spot:
- Favorite Large City:
- Favorite Country, overall,
- Favorite Country, overall,
- Favorite Country, overall,
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5 Comments:
Your an @ss. How can you say least friendly celebrity is Shania Twain. She goes out of her way to sign autographs. She signs autographs on stage while performing on tour at everyone of her concerts. I met Shania the day after the CMA awards here in New York on Nov. 16th 2005 coming out of her hotel at 7:30 am going to Good Morning AMerica and she signed for all 15 or so of us waiting even as her PR person insisted they should get moving. She took a picture with my daughter and signed her guitar and the picture even made Country Weekly Magazine back in July when I submitted it. She is kind hearted and loves her fans. She is even a huge sponsor for Second Harvest and Kids Cafe. How dare you say Shania is least friendly. Tomltoons from Brooklyn, NY
That's nice for you -- I'm glad. I didn't have the same experience, but then again, I am a little bit weird.
Shania was the first celebrity to ever turn down my request for a photo, and believe me, there have been many.
True story.
First of all, this list was amazing--smiled throughout, great job guys!
Second, how could you say Shania was the least friendly, HOW DARE YOU? I camped outside her hotel in LA last year for three days waiting for her to come out and when she did, she kissed my open leper wounds AND halted the lapd's tasing efforts. Seriously, I can't believe you. When I found a used hankie in her garbage can and auctioned it off on ebay, guess who the highest bidder was. Guess!!! Shame on you for your hateful words about Shania. If I were Shania, I would be sending you a cease and desist letter right now and, take this from someone who's received a few, that wouldn't make you happy. ~shania fan, Brooklyn NY
who would have thought the best pizza would come in Vietnam? Great list..wish I had been there for a few of those other places..
DK -- I know! Do you remember the name of the restaurant? It was in your guide I think. I'll try to find it. I was able to find a lot of the places for the proper linkage... But it's time-consuming.
HLQ -- If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times -- celebrity dumpster diving is the only noble career choice. Good for you!
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