"Going Native" as they say in the anthropology world. Cambodia |
Just because it's fun, I have compiled a list of superlatives for Southeast Asia. This is of course based on my opinion and observations and is not based on any scientific fact or study whatsoever.
Most Creative use of a scooter/moto - Vietnam
Most Attractive Women - Thailand
Most Attractive Men - Cambodia
Nicest/Friendliest people - Cambodia / Bali
Most people on a scooter - Five
Best Food Overall- Thailand
Craziest roads - Laos
Worst Traffic - Vietnam
Most Scooters - Vietnam
Best Street Food For Vegetarians - Thailand
Best Night Market - Chiang Mai
Best Handicraft Market - Luang Prabang, Laos
Biggest Market - Chatuchack Weekend Market, Bangkok, Thailand
Best Overall Attraction - Angkor Wat Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Best Island (I visited) - Koh Rong, Cambodia
Worst Island (I visited) - Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
Craziest Bus Ride - Luang Prabang, Laos to Vang Vieng, Laos
Best Boat Ride - Halong Bay, Vietnam
Longest Boat Ride - Slow boat to Laos from Thailand
Most Naked Toddlers - Cambodia
Best Overall Hostel - Tie - The Siem Reap Hostel, Siem Reap, Cambodia & Pak Up Hostel, Krabi, Thailand
Most Interesting Place I stayed - Former US Ambassadors Residence in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Best Dressed - Thailand
Favorite Traditional Dress -Bali, Indonesia
Most Obvious Sex Tourism - Thailand and Cambodia
Most Overrated Place - Ko Phi Phi (Island), Thailand
Most Children selling items - Banteay Srei Temple, Angkor Wat Complex, Cambodia (and Cambodia in general)
Best Internet Overall - Thailand
Best Bread - Laos
Best Coffee - Vietnam
Most Trash out in the open - Cambodia
Most Garment Factories seen - Cambodia
Most Temples - Thailand
Most Monks - Thailand & Laos
Hardest overland/water -
Hottest - Singapore (December)
Coldest - Pai, Thailand (December)
Least Westernized - Vietnam
Least Americanized - Vietnam
Most Expensive - Cambodia (due to their use of US dollars - see post)
Cheapest Hostel Rooms - Laos
Most Expensive Hostel Rooms - Islands, all of them, Thailand
Best Hot Water in a Hostel - Cambodia
Most Random Power outages - Cambodia
Best "Western" Food - Cambodia
Worst Eating I witnessed - Sampling of the local rat - Vietnam
Least English Spoken - Vietnam
Worst Visible Air Pollution - Bangkok, Thailand
Best Overall Public Transportation - Singapore (Bangkok and KL close seconds)
Easiest to use public transportation - Bangkok
This list could really go on forever, but I'll end it there. I welcome any additions or debate of course :)
Thanks for reading. (A more personal inventory will follow in it's own post. )