travel tips and highs and lows
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Thanks for reading this far. Although I may have sounded like I love every country I've visited, I do have some favourite destinations. As well as some memorable highs and lows. Please don't take this too seriously! Here goes ...

Scariest moments: Being charged by a black bear in the USA, crashing at night in Morocco

Best Food: Bay House Cafe (Westport, NZ), Malaysian Meal (Melbourne, OZ), various curries and breakfast almost anywhere in the USA.

Worst Food: Sandwich and Tea Drink (Tokyo, Japan), Chicken Satay (Ubud, Bali), lunch in Idaho Falls (Idaho, USA) and trying to find something to eat in northern Spain before 9pm.

Best Transport:
Honda (Morocco), Air New Zealand, Boat (Thailand), Bicycle (honest Angela!), Seaview Water Taxi (Stewart Island, NZ).

Worst Transport:
British Airways Cattle Class, Air France, Minivan (Australia).

Best Accommodation: Motels in New Zealand, 4-star Hotel in Sydney (booked cheap at the airport), B&Bs in South Africa, Bay Motel on Stewart Island.

Worst Accommodation: Backpackers in Kings Cross, Sydney (Australia), actually make that most backpackers in Australia!

Paradise on Earth: Rarotonga, Coromandel Peninsula and Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand), Okavango Delta (Botswana), Bernese Oberland (Switzerland).

Hell on Earth: Kuta (Bali), Bangkok (Thailand), Casablanca (Morocco), Los Angeles (USA).

Stunning Scenery: Monument Valley (Arizona, USA), Krabi (Thailand), Grindelwald (Switzerland), Draa Valley (Morocco), Fjordland (New Zealand).

Culture Shock: Tokyo (Japan), Denparsar (Bali), New York (USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

Favourite out-of-the-way destination: Picos de Europe (Spain), Bontebok National Park (South Africa), Idaho (USA), Stewart Island (NZ).
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