Thirteen Places I Recommend1….Since this week over at Thursday 13 is a theme week, and one on traveling, I thought I would jump in again as it is not that difficult for me to come up with 13, in fact I can think of many more, but decided to limit to only places I have visited since I have had my digital camera and therefore I can share! :-)Number 1: La Posta in Azul Argentina! Pollo has a place that is open for any motorcyclist to stay for free, and he has one of the biggest and kindest hearts in the world!

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Once your there be sure to participate in one of his Asados! (unless your vegetarian, in which case you may never recover from the sight!)

You can read more about Pollo and La Posta here in the latest Journizer log!

2.

Japan!!!!

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The food, the temples, the vending machines with adult Hello Kitty products, life as you know it will never be the same!

3.

Skiing in Austria WITH Germans.

Why do you need to add Germans? Because they are the only people I know who think that drinking till 5 am and then getting up to ski at 7 30 am, to be on the slopes by 9, is not only normal, but essential to the enjoyment of skiing. And not one day, but two or three days in a row, (usually prefaced and followed by drinking on the bus).

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4.

Vietnam!

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5.

Thailand!

Beaches for the party type, and beaches of the secluded type, Thailand has what you want, even if it is illegal to want it.

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6.

The Ukraine

I loved the Ukraine even more than I had anticipated, the cops were corrupt, but the people were wonderful, even if they did insist on giving me strange looking grapes and watching to make sure I ate them.

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7.

Argentina’s Grand Salar may not be as big as Bolivia’s salt lake, but it was impressive anyway!

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8.

Chile

What can I say other than there is not much I wouldnt do to be able to go back.

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9.

Lake Como Italy

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Just don’t bother in a Mini Cooper. :-P

10.

Lake Constance

Be it the Swiss side, the German side, or the Austrian side, or if you call it Lake Constance, the Boden See, or the Swabian Sea, it just rocks.

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11.

Rome

I would not rush to go back, but it is one of those places that should be on everybody’s list!

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12.

The ruins of Pergamun in Turkey are well worth a visit, although I would say skip Troy unless you are a hardcore fan!

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13.

The Alps

Again, it doesn’t matter which country you are in, the Alps are just amazing.

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Though the Swiss Alps are better known for a reason. ;-)

And no, he is not photoshopped in. :-P

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