The City Awards!

Written by Tim Blight

Writer, traveller, amateur photographer, teacher. Based in Melbourne and Lahore.

February 12, 2019

I recently came across a “best and worst” post on Facebook by a fellow travel blogger Bren On The Road (check out his profile too – some great stuff there!). It was quite entertaining, and thought it would be a bit of fun to copy and contribute my own thoughts to a similar list.

I’ll probably end up offending someone here, so lets just remember that the list is based on my own experiences (not scientific measure), and is just a bit of fun. *Gulp* Here goes…

Best avocados: Australia

Best pineapples: Thailand

Best mangoes: Pakistan

Best coconuts: Thailand

Best noodles: China

Best steaks: Japan

Best yogurt: Greece

Best seafood: Australia

Best hot dogs: Germany

Best sandwiches: France

Best pizzas: Italy for traditional, India for fast food style

Best burgers: Australia

Best coffee: Italy

Dreaming in Lahore. Of Lahore.

Best nightlife: Lahore

Best daylife: Bangkok

Best public transport: Singapore

Best airline: Emirates

Best city for walking: Rome

Worst city for walking: Dubai

Best city for wifi: Kathmandu

Safest place: Iran

Unsafest place: East Gippsland, Australia

In Bhutan with Pema, my guide who became my friend 🙂

Most chill people: Bhutan

Most unchill people: Australia

Prettiest women: Tajikistan

Handsomest men: Pakistan

Best dressed: Lebanon

Worst dressed: China

Friendliest people: Indonesia

Unfriendliest people: Austria

Most polite people: Japan

Most impolite people: Netherlands

Most overrated city: Hong Kong

Most underrated city: Tehran

Oh Tehran <3

Agree? Disagree? Comment below!

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8 Comments

  1. Simon Proudman

    Agree with a lot of these, particularly Iran being the safest and Tehran being under rated. But what have you against Gippsland? Nice yoghurt from there 😉

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    • Tim Blight

      Gippsland = Definitely the creepiest two experiences of my life (on separate occasions), feeling like I was about to star in my own instalment of Wolf Creek… But yeah, the yogurt is delectable :p

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  2. Andrew Boland

    What a great idea. Can I take the handball from you and post the list for my preferences in a blog post?

    East Gippsland? Are we talking like Moe?? At first I raised my eyebrow…. but then I think I know what you are on about….

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    • Tim Blight

      You certainly can!!

      And yeah, Moe is sort of the beginning of that one… I’ll reveal more in a follow-up post tomorrow!

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  3. Ilse

    Best chocolate: Belgium. I don’t agree with the impoliteness of the Netherlands. I think that the people of the Netherlands are very straightforward, in the face. Maybe it comes across as impolite, but i think it is their direct style, not turning around an issue, being to the point, telling very clearly what they like and dislike. That is my opinion, being a Belgian myself. Cheers, Tim, keep on traveling.

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    • Tim Blight

      Yes, Belgian chocolate is to die for!

      And yes, I’ve heard that about the Netherlands… Hit just didn’t sit very well with me to be honest – more a case of my interpreting it as impolite, rather than it being intended as impolite. Ahh well – “vive la différence”, I guess!

      Thanks for reading and commenting, Ilse – I hope you’re keeping well!

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  4. Renuka Walter

    Cool post! People of Austria are unfriendly?! I really want to visit it as a solo traveler, but if people are not friendly, I might change my decision.

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    • Tim Blight

      I don’t think they’re necessarily mean, but they’re just very direct and I found a lot of them (in my encounters) to be unaccommodating. Like, talking to a waiter in a restaurant; “What time does the restaurant close?” “Look at the sign”. As an employee, I’m sure he would have had some idea of when the restaurant closed, but he just wasn’t interested in helping me. I had numerous experiences like that. I don’t think Austria is particularly dangerous.

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