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Switzerland Quality. Places to see. Ease of tourism.
2. Vienna Lovely and grand
city kept up well; great cafes.
3. USA Good amount of
things to see; reasonable prices and ease of tourism.
4. Canada Quebec and Montreal
are charming cities with decent shopping. A bit of Europe without the jet
lag. Chilly winters.
5. Italy Shopping for
style; I like Italian food. Lots to see. If not shopping, would be much
lower rated.
6. Spain Much to see; pleasant
place to be a tourist. Advanced infrastructure. But I like Italian food
better.
7. Hong Kong Shopping for custom
made items. Nothing to see. Long trip to get there. I am to be there 3
days next month; I have no idea what to do there in between fittings.
7. Israel Familiarity;
emotional pull. Unrestricted eating (since I am kosher). Lots of friends.
Aggravating though as a tourist.
8. UK. Things to do;
ease of tourism as it is English; had fill of London and theater has lately
been disappointing.
9. France Other places
to see but exhausted Paris for now.
10. Agentina Good shopping,
skiing, sightseeing and Buenos Aires is a lovely city. Much variety in
the country's regions.
11. Chile Not as interesting
in Argentina but also much variety in the country's regions.
12. Amsterdam Saw it in winter
which was a waste; should see it in summer.
13. Dubai/UAE An oasis of a
stopover with nice resorts. Friends. Good shopping for Europeans.
14. Cyprus Good stopover with
nice resorts; convenient location if I am in the region; friend.
15. Amman Friends; pleasant
stopover if I’m in the neighborhood.
16. Bermuda Prettiest of the
4 stopovers listed above and more convenient from the US but overpriced.
I understand that once Cyprus is reunited, the Turkish parts are pretty.
So we will have to see later on what this means.
17. Greece Not sure I care
but I haven’t seen anything other than Athens and it continues to pleasantly
surprise me.
18. Puerto Rico Reachable tourist
destination but not much to do.
19. Turkey More to see besides
Istanbul but not totally civilized.
20. Germany Seen most highlights
except to Munich. More friends than in Belgium. There’s something about
being in Germany I don’t like. Every time an ambulance comes around and
I hear the sound of the siren, I feel they’re coming for me. Too much Hogans
Heroes in my history.
21. Belgium Pleasant place
kept up well, better than Germany. Not much to do after several visits.
Friends.
22. Kuwait Nice place to go
if you have friends but not much to do.
23. Tokyo Strange place
and food is not to my taste. Not much to do there. But it is safe and I
have friends there.
24. Beirut Will be nice
in a few years. More free and lively than Syria but still a bit scary and
bombed out.
25. Syria Some good shopping.
OK as a tourist with more than Damascus to see. For now, actually higher
on the list then Lebanon but it is less free although maybe safer. Serious
language problem.
26. Moscow Scary and third
world; bit of Pirates of the Caribbean feel; see it once; not tourist friendly.
At least Syria feels safe and they are not ripping you off as a tourist.
27. Saudi Arabia. Nothing to
see really, and not a place you are welcome as a tourist. In fact, there
are no tourist visas and it is a highly restrictive society. But at least
it is very safe and in much better shape than Moscow. I personally would
rather return to and be in Saudi than Moscow but this list is also meant
to be relevant to you. |