The Travelling Oscars
Trip Start
Jan 2003
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Trip End
Dec 2003
The Travelling Oscars, United Kingdom
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Best Country: Bolivia
Also Nominated: Indonesia, Argentina
Best City: Buenos Aires
Also Nominated: Hanoi, Rio de Janeiro
Best >1 Day Trip: Salar de Uyuni
Also Nominated: Inca Trail, Jungle Trekking
Best 1 Day Trip: Otago Wildlife
Also Nominated: Cu Chi Tunnels, Tubing in Vang Vieng
Best Country for Food: India
Also Nominated: Argentina, Vietnam
Best Man Made Structure: Petronas Towers
Also Nominated: Christ the Redeemer, Taj Mahal
Best Hotel: Park Hyatt (Sydney)
Also Nominated: Shangri-La (Sydney), La Cerro Cumbrecita (La Cumbrecita)
Best Ruins: Angkor Wat
Also Nominated: Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman
Best Restaurant: Little Hanoi (Hanoi)
Also Nominated: The Waterfront (Port Vila), La Chacra (Buenos Aires)
Best Beach: Whitehaven (Queensland)
Also Nominated: Lopes Mendes (Ilha Grande), Ipanema (Rio de Janeiro)
Best Guide: Freddie (Inca Trail)
Also Nominated: Shampi (Keralan Backwaters), Khanh (Cu Chi Tunnels)
Biggest Wow: Whale Watching (Moreton Island)
Also Nominated: Iguazu Falls (Puerto Iguazu), First Orang-Utan (Sumatra)
Most Scenic City: La Paz
Also Nominated: Rio de Janeiro, Sydney
Best Country For Ladies: Argentina
Also Nominated: Brazil, Laos
Biggest Shock: Skinned dog in a basket on the front of a bike (Vietnam)
Also Nominated: Proud pooing on pavement (Peru), People eating raw rat (Laos)
Biggest Disappointment: Halong Bay (Vietnam)
Also Nominated: Ban Pako (Laos), Colca Canyon (Peru)
Worst Cities: Delhi
Also Nominated: Agra, Ica
Worst Journey: Luang Prabang - Chiang Mai on the slow boat
Also Nominated: Goa - Mumbai on bus, Hue - Hanoi on bus
Worst Hotel: Cosmo (Delhi)
Also Nominated: Marine Palace (Varkala), Hotel Garden (Cordoba)
Bad Tourism Award: Shooting Guns (Cambodia)
Also Nominated: Buying a Police Badge (Cambodia), Bribing Customs (Chile)
Biggest Embarrassment: Trying to get a drink in a school canteen (Laos)
Also Nominated: Brown pants (Cambodia/Bali), Calling myself "Cack", Argentina
Comments
Great Idea!
I just wanted to let you know what a good idea this Travellling Oscars is....if you had a category for best fruit, I would nominate CHERIMOYA!
Cheers and thanks for sharing your journey with us :)
Carmella