Favorites Stats

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