My travel picks

September 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM | Posted in Globetrotter | 11 Comments

I have been traveling since I was born. No joke. My first plane ride was to my motherland Panama very shortly after I was born. I have to add, my grandmother said I was very good on the plane ride and everyone fawned over how great a plane riding baby I was. ::tosses hair, struts away::: I’ve done a little traveling since then and I will now make a list of places you should go to if you care about my opinion. Let’s begin. ( I will not rank Panama as I am biased and you should have went here like yesterday anyways)

Go here. Now.
1. Vienna – Simply magnificent. I can’t even describe the amazing-ness of this city and people.
2. London – Great town, some say it’s NYC with a British accent but it is very different. It’s charming and expensive…ok I just described NY…carry on.
3. Amsterdam – Not just for the red light district. Not just for the attractive tall, blond people. This city is super clean, super friendly and bike friendly.
4. Florence – Mini walkable town. Grandiose buildings and rich history you can truly feel.
5. Athens – So much to do and see and the subway is new and clean.
6. Venice – Good for an overnight trip. Don’t stay here for longer. It’s a small “city.”

Go here in a little while.
1. Paris – It’s everything you ever heard of. Absolutely gorgeous city. Not a friendly place though.
2. Munich – Oktoberfest. Need I say more? OK, I will…Bike-able and it’s fun to ring your bike bell and scream “Schnell Schnell!!!” to the elderly. But be careful, don’t go here with an Amsterdam-like mentality. The police and locals don’t play games with their rules.
3. Belize – Caye Caulker Island. Swam with stingrays, white sands. Camped at Monkey Bay and helped a school with the most beautiful kids on the planet. It’s un-Belize-able!
4. Dublin – These people have GOT to be the warmest people alive. Food and tea were being stuffed down my throat every two seconds. The Emerald Isle is a fitting name and the sheep that dotted the almost vertical mountains were pretty cool.
5. Figueres, Spain- Town where Salvador Dali lived. He’s my favorite and this town is a hidden gem. His house and museum are there and it is worth a visit. It’s a small town away from the tourists, and has an old Spain feel.

Go here. In a little more while.
1. Rome – Meh. It was cool.
2. Prague – Exquisite sights. Not as friendly as other cities.
3. Bahamas – Beach, sand, Bahama mama.

I’m never setting foot in this town again.
1. Milan – Sort of an eye sore. One Milan native I met in NYC said the same thing. He was born and raised there and wanted out.
2. Harlem (just kidding, no I’m not, yes I am -_-)
3. Barcelona – Beautiful city and I will not take that away from it but lightweight creepy, kind of shady and just a little unsettling.