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Published: January 28th 2018
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Periodically, I am asked by some of you for my "best" trip, meal, experience, drive, train ride, or hotel. So, without making the list too big, here is a snapshot of the best. And best probably means favorite!
Best Hotel
• Rasa Sayang in Penang, Malaysia
• Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach, CA
• Old Course Hotel, St. Andrews, Scotland
• The Peninsula Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
• The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia
Best Train Ride
• The Trans Siberian Railway, Russia
• Anywhere on the Shinkansen in Japan
• The California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco
• The Sunset Limited from LA to Nawlins for the Super Bowl
• The Coast Starlight from Seattle to San Francisco
Best Drive
• Chile, from top to bottom, with a side trip to Argentina
• Costa del Sol, Spain through Seville to the Algarve, Portugal
• Scotland, to play golf at St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Troon, and Turnberry
• Round Trip to Portland to pick up our little Lexi.
• Southern Utah to visit Moab, Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Zion National Parks.
• The Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa
Best Meal or Dining Experience <ol style="margin-top: 0px;
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• Prosser Farms farm to table dinner by Tom Douglas
• Kaiseki dinner at n/naka in Los Angeles
• Black hoof pork Shabu Shabu dinner in Kyoto
• Tomato soup and grilled ham and cheese sandwich at Lima, Peru airport cafeteria
• Hamburger at El Tovar Restaurant at the Grand Canyon, AZ
• Dinner at the Normandy, Oriental Hotel, Bangkok
• Food stalls in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia
Best National Park
• Bryce Canyon
• Arches
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Teton
• Glacier
Best Experience
• Amazon Rainforest
• Angkor complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Champagne tasting in Champagne, France
• Jet boating in Queenstown, New Zealand
• Zip lining in Monteverde, Costa Rica
• Driving Chile, from top to bottom
Best American city
• Seattle
• San Diego
• Chicago
• Memphis
• Boston
Best Golf Course
• Pebble Beach
• St. Andrews
• Carnoustie
• Bandon Dunes
• Pinehurst
Best Museum
• van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• Musée d'Orsay, Paris
• Smithsonians, Washington, DC
• Chicago Art Institute
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH
• Musical Instrument Museum, Scottsdale, AZ
• Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA
Best Foreign City<ol style="margin-top: 0px;
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• Tokyo
• Bangkok
• Cape Town
• Rio
• Queenstown, NZ
Friendliest Countries
• New Zealand
• Spain
• Australia
• Japan
• Argentina
Best Flea Markets
• Chatuchak Market, Bangkok
• Aloha Stadium Flea Market, Honolulu
• Camden Market, London
• Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
• Inle Lake Rotating Market, Burma
Best Ice Cream
• Sheboygan, WI
• Port Douglas, Australia
• Lake Okanagan, British Columbia
• Superior Dairy, Hanford, CA
• Lappert's, Kapaa, HI
I am sure you either do not agree with my rankings, or find some egregious omissions. Maybe tomorrow, I will do a list of the worsts!!!
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