My Country Rankings…

As of last week, I have officially traveled to 50 countries!! ( 51 actually). But the numbers don’t really matter as it’s not a race nor should it be. But hitting 50 is a nice milestone that encompasses how I have spent the majority of my time. It serves as a reminder of all the incredible adventures, memories, and friends I have made along the way.

 People always ask me what my favorite country is and it’s such a difficult question to answer because there are so many unique attributes to love about a certain country that just isn’t comparable to the next. So rather than say my all time favorite, I have created some more specific categories with my top 3 favorites in each. I would like to preface these rankings by saying that I am one week away (!!!) from leaving for South America and I have a feeling that a lot of the countries there are gonna take some top spots… so perhaps I’ll redo this list once I get to 60 😉 

I do want to mention that it’s very hard to catagorize countries so please don’t come for me with this list. Some countries I spent more time in and therefore left a longer impact. Others I might have had one bad experience that colored how I see the rest of the country. So take these lists with a grain of salt and always go there and form your own opinion! 

~Best Food~

  1. Italy 
  2. Israel

  3. South Korea

~Bluest Waters~

  1. Bahamas
  2. Turks and Caicos 

  3. Belize 

~Kindest Locals~

  1. Thailand 
  2. Indonesia 

  3. Costa Rica

~Best Backpacker Culture~

  1. Vietnam 
  2. Nicaragua 

  3. Sri Lanka 

~Most Affordable~

  1. Vietnam 
  2. Honduras

  3. El Salvador 

~Best Parties~

  1. Germany 
  2. Spain

  3. Thailand 

~Most Underrated~

  1. Myanmar
  2. Taiwan

  3. Guatemala 

~Coolest Nature~

  1. Vietnam 
  2. Guatemala 

  3. Ireland 

~Best Beaches~

  1. Bahamas
  2. Australia 

  3. Thailand 

~Most Surprising~

  1. Turkey
  2. El Salvador 

  3. Myanmar 

~Biggest Culture Shock~

  1. Taiwan
  2. Jordan

  3. South Korea

~Best Wildlife~

  1. Costa Rica (Sloths!)
  2. Australia (Koalas!)

  3. Indonesia (Whale sharks!)

~Best Dive Spots~

  1. Panama (Coiba National Park)
  2. Thailand (Koh Tao or Koh Phi Phi)

  3. Indonesia (Manta Ray Point)

~I’d Actually Live Here~

  1. Netherlands
  2. Greece

  3. Guatamala 

Alright that was a whole lot of positives!! But as we all know, travel isn’t just filled with sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes a country doesn’t live up to the hype. So below are my not so positive rankings… (Again, take this with many grains of salt. One persons treasure is another persons trash and vice versa)

~Most Expensive~

  1. Switzerland 
  2. Singapore

  3. Australia 

~Worst Food~

  1. Cambodia
  2. Panama 

  3. Slovenia

~Most Harassing Men~

  1. Belize
  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Turkey 

~Worst Pickpockets~

  1. France
  2. Indonesia

  3. Vietnam 

~Over Hyped~

  1. France
  2. Costa Rica

  3. Australia

~Prob Wouldn’t Return~

  1. Belize
  2. Singapore

  3. Qatar

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