| Some of the places I've visited |
| The Caribbean: Bermuda, Bahamas, St Thomas, St Croix, Christiansted, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Trinidad/Tobago, St Martins, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, Culebra, Caymans, Martinique, Vieques and a few others I can't remember the names of, they're all the same after a while anyway, just different accents.. Further East: Norway: Oslo, Vestafjord. Portugal. Spain: Malaga, Seville, Rota, Torremolinas, Cartegena,Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca (Balearics). France: Toulon, St Maxine, Nice. Monaco. Italy: Naples, Rome, Pisa, Capri, Florence, Rappala, Livorno, Pompei, Mt Etna, Vesuvius, Tuscany. Sicily: Palermo, Catania, Sigonella, Messina. Greece: Athens (Pireus). Crete. Turkey: Antalya, Eskisehir, Golcuk, Izmir, Dardanelles, Marmaris Sea. Israel: Haifa, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Capernum. Egypt: Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, El Alamein. Tunisia: Carthage, Tunis, Kairouan, Bizerte,, Hammemet. Suez Canal: Lake Ishmail. Bahrain. Yemen: Mina Raysut. Saudi Arabia: Dahran, Riyahd. UAE: Jebel Ali. Australia: Perth, Freemantle, Sydney. Singapore. Hong Kong. Japan. Korea: Pusan. Hawaii. Canada: Vancouver, Esquimalt, Toronto, Quebec etc. Mexico: Acapulco, Mazatlan, Cabo, Tijuana etc. I've also either lived in or spent considerable time in Kenosha, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Cooperstown, Albany, Port Jefferson & NYC, Derby VT, Newport RI, Cape Cod, Philly, Virginia Beach & Dam Neck VA, Wilmington NC, Charleston SC, Mayport FL, Southern CA, Flagstaff, Albuquerque and had a few cross country escapades. My favorites are Newport, Kenosha, Flagstaff, Charleston, Wilmington and Philly. Why...for my own selfish hedonistic reasons which shall remain personal. |
| A quick down and dirty, strictly my opinion |
| BEST FOOD: Overall, Italy. Varies widely from region to region and is NOT the same as here. BEST MEAL: Oslo, Norway in a restaurant who's name I couldn't begin to pronounce. BEST TOUR: Israel. Incredible tour of the Holyland, even if everybody did carry a gun. BEST PICTURES: Florence, Italy. You can't spit without hitting a museum. BEST HOLIDAY: Balearic islands. MOST REFLECTIVE TOUR: El Alamein battlefield memorial, French-American WW cemetaries. HOTTEST: Perth/Fremantle Australia (carcinoma central). BEST DEALS: Street bazares in Turkey. BEST PIZZA: Franks hunting lodge, Catskills. BEST ACCOMODATIONS: Hong Kong. International hotel. BEST COFFEE: Tunisia and Sicily. BEST HAGGLING: Pretty much the whole Mediterranean, unless your a wimp. BEST DIAMOND DEALS: Haifa, Israel BEST SEAFOOD: Anywhere in the Caribbean or Newport RI. BEST CREAM SODA: Miami, hands-down. BEST RUGS: Kairouan, Tunisia. BEST DEAL ON GOLD: UAE, pistachios are the best too. BEST PEOPLE WATCHING: Monaco. PRETTIEST WOMEN: I ain't that stupid. UGLIEST WOMEN: see above. |
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