International Banter

Top Country Categories

So in my worldly travels over the past four or five months, there have been many new experiences. I have eaten a lot of food, met a lot of people, drank a lot of alcohol, stayed in a lot of places, experienced many different cultures, seen many beautiful women, seen a lot of weird shit, etc. This post is a list featuring the top city/country for a particular category. You may find this very interesting/boring or maybe even useful for planning a trip to a country based on the following given this is just my own personal opinion. These are going to be pretty random categories in an even more random order. Just a heads up. Without further ado...

Best Food:
Italy
runner-up:
Greece



Best Weather (while I was there):
Greece (everywhere)
runner-up:
Italy (hit or miss.)

Worst Weather:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
runner-up:
Paris, France

Best hostel I stayed in:
Mina Studios in Mykonos, Greece
runner-up:
Funny Farm in Interlaken, Switzerland



Worst hostel I stayed in:
Boat hostel in Amsterdam, Netherlands
runner-up: Jacob's Inn in Dublin, Ireland (rip off)

Best nightlife:
Dublin, Ireland
runner-up:
Amsterdam, Netherlands/Munich, Germany

Worst nightlife:
Venice, Italy

Best beer:
Munich, Germany
runner-up:
Dublin, Ireland



Worst beer:
Italy

Best wine:
Italy
runner-up:
France

Best booze in general:
Dublin, Ireland
runner-up:
Munich, Germany

Worst booze in general:
my fridge in Florence
runner-up:
whatever Andrew was drinking in our apartment

Best-looking women:
Munich, Germany
runner-up:
Positano, Italy/Paris, France



Bitchiest women:
Italy

Coolest bros:
Ireland
runner-up:
Germany

Creepiest dudes:
Italy
runner-up:
Italy



Best beaches:
Mykonos, Greece
runner-up:
Monteresso, Italy (Cinque Terre)

Most beautiful place (naturally):
Interlaken, Switzerland/Santorini, Greece
runner-up:
Cinque Terre, Italy/Positano, Italy

Most beautiful city (urban):
Florence, Italy
runner-up:
Amsterdam, Netherlands/Venice, Italy



Friendliest people:
Greece (Mykonos specifically)
runner-up:
Ireland/Germany

Best transit system:
Munich, Germany
runner-up:
Ireland (buses)

Worst transit system:
Athens, Greece

Favorite culture:
Italy/Switzerland
runner-up:
Germany/Ireland

Most bizarre culture:
Netherlands (Amsterdam, obviously)
runner-up:
Ireland

Best place for good, clean fun:
Interlaken, Switzerland
runner-up:
Santorini, Greece



Best place for not as clean fun:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
runner-up:
Munich, Germany/Dublin, Ireland

Best places to be with your bros:
Amsterdam, Netherlands/Munich, Germany
runner-up:
Dublin, Ireland

Cleanest city:
Florence, Italy
runner-up:
Interlaken, Switzerland

Dirtiest city:
Athens, Greece
runner-up:
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Most entertaining historical city:
Rome, Italy
runner-up:
Athens, Greece/Versailles, France

Best artistic city:
Florence, Italy
runner-up:
Paris, France

Best potential music scene:
Paris, France
runner-up:
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Top 5 places I could live:
1. Florence, Italy
2. Interlaken, Switzerland
3. Cinque Terre, Italy
4. Santorini, Greece
5. Positano, Italy

Lastly, I will match my fellow writers of this blog up with a city/country that I traveled to that I think would match their personality best:

Stronghand: Paris, France

Lightweight: Munich, Germany

K-Mart: Mykonos, Greece

Pistol: Interlaken, Switzerland

If there's a category that I missed and you would like to have me answer, let me know.