Best and Worst Of List
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Gastronomie
Best Food
- Vietnam
- South Africa
Worst Food
- China
Best Wine
- South Africa
Worst Wine
- China
- India
Best Tipping
- China (won’t take tips)
Worst Tipping
- India (everyone expects tips)
Accommodation
Best Hotel
- India (Marari Beach)
- South Africa (Manor 38)
Worst HotelÂ
- Dubai (JW Marriott)
Best Internet Availability
- China
Worst Internet Availability
- India
- South Africa
Worst Internet Connectivity
- China (our own blog was censored)
Services
Best Service
- Thailand (Phuket)
Best Post Office
- Vietnam (they came to our hotel)
Worst Post Office
- India (horrible; might be on lunch break)
- South Africa (no packaging material)
Transportation
Worst Traffic
- Vietnam
- Thailand (Bangkok)
Worst Pedestrian Right-Away
- China
Best Boat Ride
- Vietnam (Halong Bay)
- South Africa (Sunset Cruise)
- China (Bamboo Raft)
Worst Boat Ride
- China (Three Gorges)
Temples and Monuments
Best Temples & Churches & Palaces
- Cambodia (Ta Phrom)
- Cambodia (Angkor Wat + Tomb)
- India (Jain Temple, Udaipur)
- India (Palace, Udaipur)
- India (Amber Fort, Jaipur)
Best Monuments
- China (Great Wall)
- China (Terra Cotta Warriors)
- India (Taj)
- Brazil (Cristos)
EntertainmentÂ
Best Live Show
- China (Kung Fu, Beijing)
- China (Light Show, Yangshuo)
Nature
Best Wild Life Encounters
- Thailand (Tigers)
- China (Pandas)
- Thailand (Elephants)
- South Africa (Lions)
- South Africa (Cheetahs)
- South Africa (Safari)
- India (Monkeys)
Worst Wild Life Encounters
- Thailand (Leopards)
- India (Elephants)
Best Starry Sky
- South Africa (Entabeni)
- India (Marari Beach)
Worst Starry Sky
- China (No Stars)
Best Beach
- India (Marari Beach)
- Thailand (Phuket)
- Brazil (Rio)
Other
Best Animal Control
- China
Worst Animal Control
- India
Worst Manners
- China
Worst Children Begging
- Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
- India
Worst Smoking
- Brazil
Worst Air Quality
- China (Beijing)