People constantly ask me “where’s your favorite place to go?” It’s a natural question. I work in travel and let’s face it – everyone (or most people) like to talk about travel. It’s impossible for me to name a single place. Every country is so different. It depends on if I want city or country, adventure or relaxation on the beach (the latter being rare for me for more than a couple of days). There are so many factors. It’s like that silly question ‘if you could eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be?” Who could do that?
So, I’ve decided to go continent by continent (and in some cases I’ve divided them into parts, like Eastern and Western Europe) and list my favorite city and “not city”, which covers anything else basically.
Western Europe
City: Paris. I think. Barcelona is way up there as well. So is Vienna.
Non-city: Positano, Italy. Hands down.
Central/Eastern Europe
City: Prague
Non-city: Every part of Slovenia that’s not a city. Ok, I know this isn’t really a “place” but driving through the country is insanely beautiful, from the coast to the Karst to the lakes. Just drive through it.
Asia
City: Seoul, South Korea. Hong Kong is up there.
Non-city: I’ll admit I’ve not been to too many non-cities in Asia. We did drive (had a driver) through Malaysia and there were some beautiful parts. Also, Busan’s coast is wonderful, though Busan would count as a city – just on the beach.
Africa
City: Cape Town
Non-city: Chobe region in Botswana
Australia
City: Melbourne
Non-city: Great ocean road. Again, it’s not a “place” but it’s a magnificent drive. And a famous one.
New Zealand
City: Queenstown (basically if it’s adventurous, you can do it there)
Non-city: Milford Sound. Take a boat ride on it. Incredible
South America
City: This is a complete tie between Buenos Aires and Cusco
Non-city: This is also a tie, between Iguazu Falls and Machu Picchu.
United States:
City: Portland, Oregon
Non-city: Embarrassingly I can’t think of one. I mostly go to cities in the US. Probably Napa/Sonoma.
Canada:
City: Montreal
Non-City: I’ve only been to cities in Canada. Unless you count Victoria, BC. It’s not very city-like.
I’m going to add one more category that doesn’t really fit among any of these: Islands. They’re kind of their own entity. The winner in this category is Bora Bora, without a doubt.
What are some of your favorites? I’m always looking to add destinations to my wish list!
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