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Traveler’s Night In: Best Of Edition

Husavik Iceland photo by @culverlake
This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was Best Of Edition.  Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and afterwards I was ready to pack my bags and travel- ANYWHERE! Oh, yeah- and that I LOVE #TNI!

Here are the questions:

Q1. All-time favorite destination?

  • @allaboutmexico A! Australia 
  • @easytoursofasia Udaipur, India. Best hotels, best views, best food.
  • @SeaFox  Tie between Cinque Terre, Italy, London and Wee Too Beach, Saskatchewan. fav destination
  • @bridaltravelguy:  College 
  • @hotelPRguy  Christchurch is on my top five! It’ll come back stronger, more appealing. 
  • @worldschooled  Favorite destination: Phu Quoc Island Vietnam. Nothing like walking to your favorite restaurant in bare feet. 

Q2. Favorite tweep(s) discovered through #TNI?

Tweeting from Telluride photo by @WeekendInParis

Q3. Best souvenir of all your travels?

  • @bikehiketravel Hands down Fidel – my coconut monkey. I always love the tacky souvenirs.
  • @flashpackerhq  Best Souvenir has got to be the pictures I’ve taken. If it has to be purchased, I’d say some of the Tshirts I’ve picked up
  • @wanderfly  Accidentally bought a marijuana leaf necklace in Ecuador when I was 7… 
  • @mtnmama26_2 Travel pics are like a rorschach test for vacation memories – you don’t need to be a gr8 photog to hav gr8 memories 
  • @whereisjenny  A sketch from an artist of me that makes me look like a cross between Jay Leno and my brother. ha 
  • @IntoxAbroad I keep tickets, brochures, beer labels and other meaningful sraps. Love looking through them. 

Q4. Most stunning sight you’ve seen in your travels? Pic?

Jokulsarlon photo by @travel_version

Q5. Best travel blog/site? Why?

Q6. Best travel memory/experience.

  • @BckPackerBanter living in the back of a van,opening the boot with a view of the ocean 🙂 best year of my life. 
  • @travelswtavel  This is a tough one, but one was dragging hotel mattress out onto beach in the Dominican Republic and sleeping under the stars…
  • @spinstercompass  Again, there are many but off the top of my head, seeing the Milky Way whilst Outback (Northern Territory). Absolutely amazing. 
  • @conradzoo Best travel memory/experience – best is also worst: Tsunami Thailand – devastation but also never felt so much connected & alive. 
  • @hugointhecity A dog friendly B&B in Salem, MA. Owner was a witch, so she said. And boy could she make morning muffins. 

A granite carving of my kids that I had done in Guangzhou, China photo by @LorraineTravels

Q7. Best hotel/hostel you’ve ever stayed in?

  • @kerrinsheldon  My tent! 
  • @MikeCjourno Old Bone Backpackers in Oamaru www.oldbones.co.nz/
  • @pamstuckytoo  Dunheanish in Oban, Scotland – owners gave me a bottle of champagne for my birthday! http://www.dunheanish.com/
  • @TravelsWithTwo Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in Tanzania. Post Hotel in Lake Louise. 
  • @Inga_Ros Coolest accommodation was the cave we rented in #Granada and stayed in for a few nights with the kids. 
  • @Velcro10 Athena Backpakers Hostel in Athens by far. 

Q8. Favorite food you’ve discovered while traveling?

  • @Seville_Writer  Ceviche – the sushi of South America. 
  • @cabopro pasteis de nata belem in lisbon-little custard tarts
  • @jbranigan   Tea from Bewley’s in Dublin, got so hooked on it I get it mail order on regular basis
  • @ConciergeQ  Is Hard Cider in the Food Pyramid? Thank you Edinburgh! 
  • @CruisinDoc  And I can’t forget my all time favorite Key Lime Pie in around the corner Key West! 🙂
  • @LandLopers what, no Nutella crepe answers out there? 🙂 

Lava flow on the Big Island photo by @banff_squirrel

Q9. Biggest travel disaster you’ve encountered?

  • @ACarlton Missing my Artic expedition due to weather in Philly (rolls eyes) and mechanical issues with planes. 
  • @poohstraveler Oh so many – airline emp stealing my luggage so 2 wk Med cruise w/no luggage, 4 cylones in Tahiti, anti-American riots in Rome 
  • @travelbyTerry Broke my ankle at #Petronas towers in #Malaysia,, embarrassing, and inconvenient! but hey got to try the local hospital!!
  • @tuktukca: Biggest travel disaster I’ve experienced? A murder attempt on a chartered yacht sailing in Greece. 
  • @worldschooled Vietnamese Army kick us off deserted island in Halong Bay. Awoken in middle of night by teenagers w/ machine guns 

10. Bucket list items discovered through #TNI

  • @MalloryOnTravel Well guess I have learnt to actually make a bucket list so in a way all of them! It’s cool! http://bit.ly/e2XXPR
  • @MagellanPR  a HK trip – now you made me remember my last wonderful visit! Had forgotten about it until today 
  • @rtwdave rent a cave some day
  • @Eeeerinnnn Ah this brings me back to Sigur Rós in Iceland
  • @AnjaniLadki  Bucket list items discovered: Croatia 
  • @vallartagv:  These luxury resorts in Asia have really got me thinking

Great Migration in #Tanzania photo by @TravelswithTwo

Miss #TNI this week?  Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!

Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!

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