Country Stats:
Italia - 18 points, Top 5 Countries No 5 |
Azure Trail Corneglia to Vernazza, Cinque Terre | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 6 |
To San Gimignano | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 7 |
Pienza to Montepulciano | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 8 |
Osteria Antica Guetta, Bonassola | Favorite Meals | No 4 |
Pasta Alfredo across from the Pantheon, Roma | Favorite Meals | No 7 |
Cavour 21, Genoa | Favorite Meals | No 9 |
Pappardelle with Wild Boar sauce - Osteria Il Re Gallo, Castellina In Chianti | Favorite Meals | RU 2 |
Grilled sardines at Erice | Favorite Meals | RU 3 |
San Gimignano, Toscana | Favorite cities and towns | No 2 |
Duomo di San Gimignano, Toscana | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 2 |
San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo, Sicilia | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 5 |
Duomo di Siena, Siena | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 6 |
Mediterranean cruise marco polo | Favorite boat rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 9 |
Gondola ride, venizia | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | RU 5 |
Naples to Palermo Overnight Ferry | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | Bonus |
Santa Maria della Scala | Extra Special | No 6 |
Archaeology at Col du Grand St Bernard | Extra Special | Bonus |
Morocco - 10 points, Top 5 Countries No 4 |
Camel Ride in the Sahara, Merzouga Desert | Favorite Walks and Hikes | Bonus |
Riad Meknes Hotel restaurant, Meknes | Favorite Meals | No 8 |
Bedouin Tagines | Favorite Meals | Bonus |
Riad Imlil, Imlil | Favorite Hotels | No 4 |
Riad Mimouna, Essaouira | Favorite Hotels | No 5 |
Bahia Palace, Marrakesh | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 8 |
Essaouira | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 5 |
Kasbah Ikelane, Tinghir | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | RU |
Berber Night Camp in Sahara | Extra Special | No 5 |
Indonesia - 7 points |
Summit Mtn Ijen,Java | Favorite Walks and Hikes | RU |
Addi Assri Resort, Pemuteran, Bali | Favorite Hotels | No 8 |
Margo Otomo Hotel, Kalibaru, Java | Favorite Hotels | No 9 |
Kampung Lumbung, Batu, Java | Favorite Hotels | No 10 |
Tirta Empul, Bali | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 6 |
Mtn Bromo, Java | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 4 |
Java-Bali Ferry | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | RU 2 |
Israel - 7 points, Top 5 Countries Bonus |
Renaissance Hotel Tel Aviv | Favorite Hotels | No 2 |
Jerusalem Old Town | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | Bonus |
Road Trip | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | Bonus |
Qumran/Solomon's Pillars | Extra Special | No 2 |
The Dead Sea | Extra Special | No 17 |
The Temple Mount | Extra Special | No 12 |
New Zealand - 7 points, Top 5 Countries No 3 |
Whakatane, North Island | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 9 |
Aoraki/Mtn Cook, South Island | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 3 |
Doubful Sound, South Island | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 1 |
Catamaran Sailing on Tasman Bay, South Island | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 5 |
Inter Island Ferry | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 10 |
South Island West Coast | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 1 |
Jordan - 6 points |
Walks in Petra | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 3 |
Jerash | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 2 |
Petra | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 4 |
The King's Highway | Favorite Drive and Train Rides | No 3 |
The Dead Sea | Extra Special | No 17 |
Mount Nebo | Extra Special | No 13 |
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Argentina - 5 points |
Upper Circuit, Iguazu Falls | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 5 |
Iguazu Falls | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 2 |
Perito Moreno Glacier | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 5 |
Pan American Highway | Favorite Drive and Train Rides | No 7 |
Fitzroy Massif | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 9 |
Norway - 5 points, Top 5 Countries No 2 |
Golden Route, Geiranger | Favorite Drive and Train Rides | No 2 |
Sognefjord Cruise | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 3 |
Hurtigruten | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 8 |
Midnight Sun, Tromso | Extra Special | No 18 |
Portugal - 5 points, Top 5 Countries No 1 |
Lisboa | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 1 |
Mosteiros dos Jeronimos, Lisboa | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 2 |
Se Catedral, Evora | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 8 |
Road Trip | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 9 |
Russia - 5 points |
Ресторан Villa Aston, St Petersburg | Favorite Meals | No 6 |
Pavlovsk Palace, Pushkinsky District, St Petersburg | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 3 |
Winter Palace, St Petersburg | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 6 |
Mikhailovsky Palace, The Russian Museum, St Petersburg | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 7 |
St Isaac's Cathedral, St Petersburg | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 1 |
Switzerland - 5 points |
Eiger Trail, Bernese Oberland | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 2 |
Bernese Alps | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 7 |
Trümmelbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | RU |
Glacier Express, Zermat to St Moritz | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 4 |
Archaeology at Col du Grand St Bernard | Extra Special | Bonus |
Uzbekistan - 5 points |
Tashauli Palace, Khiva | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 4 |
Adbulaziz Khan Madrassa, Bukhara | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 2 |
Gur Emir Mausoleum, Samarkand | Favorite Mountains Temples and Mosques | No 3 |
Kok Gumbaz Mosque, Shakhrisabz | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 8 |
Khiva | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 9 |
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Cambodia - 4 points |
Touk, pnong penh | Favorite Meaks | No 5 |
Pre Rup, Siem Reap | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 1 |
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap | Favorite Mountains Temples and Mosques | No 5 |
Banyon, Siem Reap | Favorite Temples and Mosques | Bonus |
Chile - 4 points |
Torres del Paine | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 4 |
Torres del Paine | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 6 |
Amalia Glacier, Beagle Channel | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 9 |
Mois, Easter Island | Extra Special | No 3 |
Ethiopia - 4 points |
Simien Lodge | Favorite Hotels | No 1 |
Gheralta Lodge, Tigray | Favorite Hotels | No 8 |
Rock Cut Churches, Lalibela/Tigray | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | Bonus |
Blue Nile/Lake Tana | Extra Special | No 15 |
Turkey - 4 points |
Pergamon | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 1 |
Mediterranean Cruise on the Marco Polo | Favorite Boat and Train Rides | No 9 |
Troy | Extra Special | No 14 |
Cruise on the Sea of Marmara | Extra Special | No 16 |
UK - 4 points |
Tintagel | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 1 |
Truro Cathedral | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 4 |
Lamassu (British Museum) | Extra Special | No 1 |
King Penguins, Faulkland Islands | Extra Special | No 4 |
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Bosnia and Herzogovina - 3 points |
Nanima kuhinja, Sarajevo | Favorite Meals | No 1 |
TirmaIrma, Mostar | Favorite Meals | RU |
Stari Most, Mostar | Extra Special | No 7 |
Egypt - 3 points |
Philae Temple, Aswan | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 7 |
Cruising the Nile | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | RU 1 |
Pyramids at Giza/Valley of the Kings | Extra Special | No 11 |
Greece - 3 points |
Santorini | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 4 |
Corinth Canal | Extra Special | No 19 |
Mediterranean Cruise on the Marco Polo | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 9 |
Hungary - 3 points |
Budapest | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 8 |
Matthias Church, Budapest | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 7 |
Dohany Street Synagogue | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 9 |
Mexico - 3 points |
Blue Sky Tulum | Favorite Hotels | No 3 |
Chan Khan Resort | Favorite Hotels | No 6 |
Palenque | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 8 |
Poland - 3 points |
Marlbork Castle | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 9 |
Toruń | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 5 |
Wrocław | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 3 |
Romania - 3 points |
Peleș and Pelișore Castles, Sinaia | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 2 |
Brașov | Favorite Cities and Towns | Bonus |
The Carpathians, Transylvania | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 8 |
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Armenia - 2 points |
Noravank Monastery | Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries | No 10 |
Manuscript Museum, Yeravan | Extra Special | No 10 |
Belarus - 2 points |
Nezvizh Palace Hotel | Favorite Hotels | No 7 |
Nezvizh Palace | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 5 |
Bhutan - 2 points |
Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest) Hike | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 1 |
Punaka Dzong | Favorite Palaces and Castles | No 1 |
Croatia - 2 points |
Dubrovnik City Wall Walk | Favorite Walks and Hikes | No 10 |
Dubrovnik Old Town | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 6 |
Guatemala - 2 points |
Hotel Catamaran, Rio Dulce | Favorite Hotels | Bonus |
Antigua | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 7 |
Hong Kong - 2 points |
Tram ride | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 5 |
Star Ferry | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 2 |
Iceland - 2 points |
Gullfoss | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 10 |
Fromj Rykjavik to Vik | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | No 10 |
LAOS - 2 points |
Tamrind | Favorite Meals | No 2 |
Luang Prabang | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 7 |
Malta - 2 points |
Valletta | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 3 |
Mediterranean Cruise on the Marco Polo | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 9 |
Montenegro - 2 points |
From Zabljak through Durmitor | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | RU 1 |
Ferry from Perast to Kotor, Bay of Kotor | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 6 |
Myanmar - 2 points |
Manu Ok Kaung Monastery, Inwa | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 9 |
Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein | Favorite Temples and Mosques | No 10 |
Oman - 2 points |
Wahiba Sands | Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls | No 1 |
Cruise the Gulf of Oman | Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries | No 7 |
Peru - 2 points |
Machu Picchu | Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns | No 10 |
Train to Machu Picchu | Favorite Drives and Train Rides | RU 2 |
USA - 2 points |
Philadelphia | Favorite Cities and Towns | No 6 |
Lamassu (NY Metropolitan and U of Chicago Oriental Institute | Extra Special | No 1 |
Vietnam - 2 points |
Coconut salad with prawns and duck confit on egg noodles | Favorite Meals | No 3 |
ha Long Bay overnight cruise | Favorite Boat rides, Cruises and Ferries | no 4 |
-------------------------- And now countries with only 1 point: --------------------------
Austria |
Wolfie's Concert |
Extra Special No 8 |
Brazil |
Boat to Salto tress Mosqueteros |
Favorite Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries RU 3 |
Bulgaria |
Koprivshtitsa |
Favorite Cities and Towns No 10 |
Canada |
Columbia Icefield Parkway, Alberta |
Favorite Drives and Train Rides No 6 |
Czech Republic |
Praha |
Favorite cities and Towns No 9 |
Estonia |
Restoran Peppersack, Tallinn |
Favorite Meals No 10 |
Georgia |
Gergeti Trinity Church |
Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries RU |
Kazakhstan |
Bactrian Camels |
Extra Special No 20 |
Lithuania |
Trakai Castle |
Favorite Palaces and Castles No 10 |
Nepal |
KTM to Mtn Flight |
Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls Bonus |
UAE |
Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi |
Favorite Temples and Mosques No 4 |
Vatican |
St Peter's Cupola and Scavi |
Extra Special No 9 |
-------------------------- Countries with No 1 in each Category --------------------------
Portugal |
Top 5 Countries No 1 |
UK/US |
Lamassu (British Museum/NY Metropolitan/ Oriental Institute Chicago) |
Extra Special |
Bhutan |
Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest) |
Favorite Walks and Hikes |
New Zealand |
Doubtful Sound, South Island |
Favoirte Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries |
New Zealand |
South Island |
Favorite Drives and Train Rides |
Russia |
St Isaac's Cathedral, St Petersburg |
Favorite Cathedrals, Churches and Monasteries |
Oman |
Wahiba Sands |
Favorite Mountains/Deserts/Glaciers/Waterfalls |
Turkey |
Pergamon |
Favorite Ancient Cities and Old Towns |
Portugal |
Lisboa |
Favorite Cities and Towns |
Cambodia |
Pre Rup, Siem Reap |
Favorite Temples and Mosques |
Bhutan |
Punaka Dzong |
Favorite Palaces and Castles |
Ethiopia |
Simien Lodge |
Favorite Hotels |
Bosnia and Herzogovina |
Nanina Kuhija |
Favorite Meals |
And 3 countries have multiple No 1's:
Portugal |
Top 5 Countries No 1 Favorite Cities and Towns |
Bhutan |
Favorite Walks and Hikes Favorite Palaces and Castles |
New Zealand |
Favoirte Boat Rides, Cruises and Ferries Favorite Drives and Train Rides |
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