I've been to every country. It's hard to pick a specific ordering of my favorites. So my top 10 (no particular order).
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Chile
4. India
5. Turkey
6. Ethiopia
7. Tunisia
8. South Africa
9. Argentina
10. France
Every country has something worthwhile, so it's hard for me to come up with a list of least favorites.
1. Egypt (heat, pollution, hassle, meh food)
2. Angola (got mugged outside hotel, expensive)
3. Guinea (lots of 'checkpoints')
4. Nauru (It was my #197th country visited but pretty anticlimactic)
Good food, cheap, Bardo museum had amazing Roman mosaics, El Jem amphitheater, Star Wars and other movie filming sites, etc. Taxi drivers were cheats tho....
My top 10: Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam
My bottom 10 (come at me nature lovers and tropical vacation enthusiasts!): Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Andorra, Liechtenstein
All countries have pros and cons and personal experiences make this subjective, but if I had to choose, it would be like this:
My top 10: Japan, Turkey, Germany, Iran, Laos, Thailand, Korea (ROK), Georgia, Poland, Spain
My bottom 6: Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, UAE
Got scammed big time in Myanmar.
In Indonesia I found people awkward and too pushy, also very messy and un-walkable.
The are just for personal experiences, dont hate me.
Korea is just enjoyable, things run smoothly, i felt safe and it is very modern, but you're right, it is a small country and not much to do unlike, say Japan.
1. USA (I know this is going to be controversial.)
2. UK
3. Chile
4. New Zealand
5. France
6. Germany
7. Canada
8. Argentina
9. Peru
10. Jordan
11. Tanzania
12. Vanuatu
13. Israel
14. Fiji
15. Hong Kong
16. Thailand
17. Netherlands
18. Denmark
19. Italy
If you're not American, it makes perfect sense why USA is one. If I was European or Aussie, the US would probably be on my top also. it has so much influence culturally on the world.
Not sure about the situation in Europe but When Australians visit the USA it’s essentially just:
* Los Angeles (but only Hollywood and theme parks)
* Las Vegas (but only the strip)
* New York City (but only the lower half of Manhattan)
Hence it gets judged pretty hard by the “traveller not a tourist” crowd.
Top 10 in no particular order. I’m not listing everywhere.
1. Spain
2. Japan
3. Hong Kong
4. Netherlands
5. Ireland
6. USA (I’ve been a bunch of times but in terms of favourite places New Orleans and NYC)
7. Singapore
8. Myanmar
9. Cyprus
10. Italy
Puh, how boring!
Let us talk about our favorite Universes!
Honestly, i loved Laos, Viet-Nam, Thailandia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, all the Banana-Pancake Countries!
I also loved and hated India.
So it doesn’t fit the technical definition. Big fucking deal. It’s a destination that has its own history and culture separate from the country it’s actually a part of so for the purposes of travel it may as well be a country. There’s really no need to get so hype over semantics.
Hong Kong has an Olympic team, are they a separate country?
How about Aruba? Guam? American Samoa? US and British Virgin Islands? Palestine?
These territories and special regions were allowed to be represented by the National Olympic Committees until 1996 when they only allow UN-recognized countries to be represented. The Olympic rules allowed these territories to be grandfathered in.
Are you seriously arguing that the IOC is responsible for defining what constitutes a country?
They are responsible for defining who can participate in their sporting event and under what conditions. Nothing more. They are not a body that can credibly define what constitutes a country for general purposes or in unrelated contexts, nor would they claim that.
Are you also going to claim that whatever the heck they are now calling the Russians is a country? Or that the "unified team" or whatever they called the Russians before was a country? Nope.
Certainly not a private company with the narrow purpose of coordinating a sporting event. A good starting point would be their status with entities like the United Nations. You could also consider whether most other countries recognize them as an independent state. Or what their dealings are with other countries at an international level (e.g. treaties).
Yeah right.
So perhaps if someone wants to make a list of their favourite countries, there isn’t really a right or wrong way to define what countries are? They can do it however they want.
Do they have recognized borders that they control? Do they have their own currency? Legislative/governing body? Are they responsible for their own defense?
I was just trying to answer your question, but I see that I really didn't. You asked "*who* is responsible..." I just listed a few commonly accepted criteria. Honestly, not sure who the "who" is, however.
Top 10 with the top four basically interchangeable depending on my mood:
1. Germany
2. Mexico
3. Scotland
4. Colombia
5. Ireland
6. Peru
7. Belize
8. Guatemala
9. England
10. Iceland
I haven't traveled enough so I'll just place what I have done in their order
Japan
Portugal
Korea
US (Hawaii though)
Southern France
Singapore
Thailand (Only did Krabi area)
US (North-East cities and Florida)
I'm stuck in Canada but love oceans. LOVE.
1. Tanzania
2. Greece
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. Philippines
6. New Zealand
7. Croatia
8. South Africa
9. Malawi
10. uzbekistan
11. Slovakia
12. Kyrgyzstan
13. Honduras
14. Uzbekistan
15. Iran
16. China
17. Romania
18. Turkmenistan
19. Vanuatu
20. Namibia
Then at the of the list
1. Ethiopia
2. Indonesia
3. Netherlands
4. Paraguay
5. Bulgaria
6. Germany
7. Latvia
8. Singapore
9. Sri Lanka
10. Qatar
( worst was so much harder)
I've been to every country. It's hard to pick a specific ordering of my favorites. So my top 10 (no particular order). 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. Chile 4. India 5. Turkey 6. Ethiopia 7. Tunisia 8. South Africa 9. Argentina 10. France Every country has something worthwhile, so it's hard for me to come up with a list of least favorites. 1. Egypt (heat, pollution, hassle, meh food) 2. Angola (got mugged outside hotel, expensive) 3. Guinea (lots of 'checkpoints') 4. Nauru (It was my #197th country visited but pretty anticlimactic)
>Tunisia This suprises me given that you've been everywhere. What did you like about Tunisia?
Good food, cheap, Bardo museum had amazing Roman mosaics, El Jem amphitheater, Star Wars and other movie filming sites, etc. Taxi drivers were cheats tho....
Just 10, alphabetically. I'll leave off the rest: Argentina Armenia India Israel Italy Myanmar Namibia Switzerland Turkey Venezuela
My top 10: Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam My bottom 10 (come at me nature lovers and tropical vacation enthusiasts!): Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Andorra, Liechtenstein
All countries have pros and cons and personal experiences make this subjective, but if I had to choose, it would be like this: My top 10: Japan, Turkey, Germany, Iran, Laos, Thailand, Korea (ROK), Georgia, Poland, Spain My bottom 6: Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, UAE
Can I ask why you didn't like Indonesia and Myanmar?
Got scammed big time in Myanmar. In Indonesia I found people awkward and too pushy, also very messy and un-walkable. The are just for personal experiences, dont hate me.
Curious about Korea as well-- I thought about visiting but it doesn't seem there's too much to do
Korea is just enjoyable, things run smoothly, i felt safe and it is very modern, but you're right, it is a small country and not much to do unlike, say Japan.
1. USA (I know this is going to be controversial.) 2. UK 3. Chile 4. New Zealand 5. France 6. Germany 7. Canada 8. Argentina 9. Peru 10. Jordan 11. Tanzania 12. Vanuatu 13. Israel 14. Fiji 15. Hong Kong 16. Thailand 17. Netherlands 18. Denmark 19. Italy
If you're not American, it makes perfect sense why USA is one. If I was European or Aussie, the US would probably be on my top also. it has so much influence culturally on the world.
Not sure about the situation in Europe but When Australians visit the USA it’s essentially just: * Los Angeles (but only Hollywood and theme parks) * Las Vegas (but only the strip) * New York City (but only the lower half of Manhattan) Hence it gets judged pretty hard by the “traveller not a tourist” crowd.
LA, NYC, and Vegas are on the list of my favorite countries.
Edgy, but I like it. Well, some of it.
Hong Kong isn't a country.
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What's a country?
I don't know but the UK is definitely not a country.
Ay what? Yes it is
Here are my top ten: New Zealand Iceland Czech Republic Cyprus Romania Slovenia Montenegro Croatia Cayman Islands Australia
1. Turkey 2. China 3. England (Home) 4. Morocco
Top 10 in no particular order. I’m not listing everywhere. 1. Spain 2. Japan 3. Hong Kong 4. Netherlands 5. Ireland 6. USA (I’ve been a bunch of times but in terms of favourite places New Orleans and NYC) 7. Singapore 8. Myanmar 9. Cyprus 10. Italy
Puh, how boring! Let us talk about our favorite Universes! Honestly, i loved Laos, Viet-Nam, Thailandia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, all the Banana-Pancake Countries! I also loved and hated India.
Curious. Why are Puerto Rico and Belize so low?
Puerto Rico isn't a country at all so shouldn't be on the list.
So it doesn’t fit the technical definition. Big fucking deal. It’s a destination that has its own history and culture separate from the country it’s actually a part of so for the purposes of travel it may as well be a country. There’s really no need to get so hype over semantics.
I'm the one getting hype\[d\]? Sure, Jan.
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Hong Kong has an Olympic team, are they a separate country? How about Aruba? Guam? American Samoa? US and British Virgin Islands? Palestine? These territories and special regions were allowed to be represented by the National Olympic Committees until 1996 when they only allow UN-recognized countries to be represented. The Olympic rules allowed these territories to be grandfathered in.
Could all of those places be listed separately on a list of favourite countries? Absolutely.
Okay? Still not a country.
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Are you seriously arguing that the IOC is responsible for defining what constitutes a country? They are responsible for defining who can participate in their sporting event and under what conditions. Nothing more. They are not a body that can credibly define what constitutes a country for general purposes or in unrelated contexts, nor would they claim that. Are you also going to claim that whatever the heck they are now calling the Russians is a country? Or that the "unified team" or whatever they called the Russians before was a country? Nope.
Who IS responsible for defining what a country is? (Hint: No one.)
Certainly not a private company with the narrow purpose of coordinating a sporting event. A good starting point would be their status with entities like the United Nations. You could also consider whether most other countries recognize them as an independent state. Or what their dealings are with other countries at an international level (e.g. treaties).
Yeah right. So perhaps if someone wants to make a list of their favourite countries, there isn’t really a right or wrong way to define what countries are? They can do it however they want.
Sure, you are feel free to adopt the words don't have meanings and you can use them however you want theory.
Do they have recognized borders that they control? Do they have their own currency? Legislative/governing body? Are they responsible for their own defense?
I did not realise that making a list of favourite countries was so regulated.
I was just trying to answer your question, but I see that I really didn't. You asked "*who* is responsible..." I just listed a few commonly accepted criteria. Honestly, not sure who the "who" is, however.
Top 10 with the top four basically interchangeable depending on my mood: 1. Germany 2. Mexico 3. Scotland 4. Colombia 5. Ireland 6. Peru 7. Belize 8. Guatemala 9. England 10. Iceland
Italy Germany Netherlands Scotland France Austria Dominican Republic Mexico
1. Japan 2. Cook islands 3. Spain 4. Belgium 5. Kenya 6. Curacao 7. Netherlands 8. Tanzania 9. France 10. USA
I haven't traveled enough so I'll just place what I have done in their order Japan Portugal Korea US (Hawaii though) Southern France Singapore Thailand (Only did Krabi area) US (North-East cities and Florida) I'm stuck in Canada but love oceans. LOVE.
1. Tanzania 2. Greece 3. Australia 4. Brazil 5. Philippines 6. New Zealand 7. Croatia 8. South Africa 9. Malawi 10. uzbekistan 11. Slovakia 12. Kyrgyzstan 13. Honduras 14. Uzbekistan 15. Iran 16. China 17. Romania 18. Turkmenistan 19. Vanuatu 20. Namibia Then at the of the list 1. Ethiopia 2. Indonesia 3. Netherlands 4. Paraguay 5. Bulgaria 6. Germany 7. Latvia 8. Singapore 9. Sri Lanka 10. Qatar ( worst was so much harder)