Bit of a bump, but meh.
Andorra - Bang in the middle of the Pyrenees, so the scenery is obviously amazing. Plus it's a tax haven! If you're not skiing though, there isn't really loads to keep you there for more than a couple of days. Best to add it on to a northern Spain or south western France trip.
Austria - Nice, but pretty expensive, and I didn't find the people as fab as the Germans.
Belgium - Generally fab, but stay away from Brussels at all costs. It's basically a dumpier version of France to be honest.
Bulgaria - The people are pretty sketchy, but who cares when alcohol and fags are so cheap?
Canada - Didn't really see enough of it to make a real judgement, but I like how liberal it is compared to the US. I'd much rather live here than the US anyway...
China - Wow. Erm, It's one of my personal faves but I can see why it's not everybody's cup of tea. Be prepared for people spitting all over the floor and babies with their private parts hanging out! Seriously though, it's an experience anyway.
Cyprus - Typical package holiday place really. If you get away from the tourist traps it's gorge, but it's generally been ruined by louty brits!
Czech Republic - Prague is FAB! Probably one of the best places to go for a long weekend because it's pretty, cheap and has good nightlife too!
Egypt - The beach resorts are CRAP since the shark attacks as you can't go in the sea any more, which sucks as the snorkeling was AMAZING. Cairo is also the most disgusting place I've ever been. The people are absolutely horrible too. PLUS all the political unrest. It's a shame that the Pyramids are in such an awful place.
Estonia - Really like this cunch. Again, there isn't loads to do as it's so small, but the capital (Tallinn) is really nice, and the country has developed a lot more than the other baltic states (see Latvia and Lithuania).
Finland - I generally love Scandi, so enjoyed Finland too. We did Tampere and Helsinki, both of which were nice, but I think I liked Tampere more. It's a shame we didn't get to go further up north into the countryside though because that looks fantastic.
France - As much as I hate to admit it, it is actually quite fab, especially the southern coast on the med. Shame about all the French people though.
Germany - Haven't seen LOADS of it, but I've always loved the crouts, and the short amount of time I spent there was good. I really want to get to Berlin and Frankfurt...
Greece - Stay away from the pikey package holiday places and it's one of the most gorge countries in Europe.
Hong Kong - AMAZING. That's all there is to say.
Hungary - I liked it. See 'Czech Republic' but replace 'Prague' with 'Budapest'.
Ireland - Very over rated. I'm sure it's better if you're not British as it's so similar to here anyway. The countryside is obviously similar, and Dublin just felt like I was in Bristol, lets face it.
Israel - If you ignore the rockets from Gaza casually crashing around you on the beach, it's one of the best places to go. In all seriousness, it's one of my faves and I'd love to go back. The people are fierce, the gay scene is sick and they do really nice chicken strips in McDonald's.
Italy - Don't need to say much as it's quite a popular destination anyway, but I'll repeat what's been said about the buildings/scenery etc. I must say though, I really don't like Rome as a city - it's basically an absolute dump with a few really fab buildings dumped in random locations.
Jordan - A LOT better than I expected. I really like the arabic culture but am usually spited by being harassed by everyone. In Jordan they just leave you alone to enjoy the place, and there's a hell of a lot of interesting stuff there to see.
Latvia - Vile. The most depressing place I've ever been. The people all look like they're about to do themselves in. Oh, and I got slapped by a prostitute.
Lithuania - See 'Latvia', but delete the part about the prostitute.
Leichtenstein - See 'Andorra' but replace 'Pyrenees' with 'Alps'.
Luxembourg - Pretty pointless country really, just take what you want from 'France', 'Belgium' and 'Netherlands'.
Macau - It's like a cross between the crappy parts of Hong Kong and Vegas. Seriously, they have some of the same ridiculous hotels/casinos that Vegas has.
Malaysia - Another one of my faves. Very exotic, fab food, fab people. Plus Kuala Lumpur <3.
Malta - Went with the family years ago at Christmas. It rained. It's supposed to be quite similar to Cyprus or somewhere though.
Monaco - Fab because of all the glamour and excess, but unless your loaded you're just a bit of a pikey there really. Full of wannabes too...
Morocco - See 'Egypt' but take away the Pyramids and Sharks. Not the biggest fan, people see you as a walking ATM and can get quite aggressive in the process. It's not uncommon for tourists to get locked in shops and forced to buy something...
Netherlands - Love it. So liberal and fab. Northern Europe <3.
Norway - I know it's a beautiful place but we didn't really leave Oslo so I can't comment on it fairly. It's just too expensive, and Oslo was 'basically Coventry'.
Poland - Typical eastern Europe really. Quite flat and bland, but I did love the food.
Portugal - One of Europe's third world countries, along with Spain.
Qatar - A completely synthetic and young country built purely from revenue from natural resources. I enjoyed a 2 day stopover, but there is literally nothing to do if you don't like big hotels and shopping malls.
San Marino - Cute, but it's just a castle and a village on the top of a hill in Italy, haha!
Singapore - Fake, sterile and full of robotic people, but for some reason I LOVED it. It's just such a ridiculous authoritarian state <3. Everything works, everything is organised and there's no BS.
Slovakia - See Hungary and Czech Republic.
Slovenia - See Slovakia, Hungary and Czech Republic, but increase the prices a little bit.
Spain - The other one of Europe's third world countries, along with Portugal.
Sweden - Fab, but seriously, see Norway and Finland.
Switzerland - Anywhere with Euthanasia gets a thumbs up from me. It's also very pretty, but also very expensive.
Turkey - Actually one of my faves, but I always forget about it. STUNNING country with delish food and warm people. I really, really need to get to Istanbul.
Ukraine - I expected a depressing eastern Europe dump but was quite suprised. But then, I did get to see Hoyer in his boxers every day so maybe that influenced my opinion
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United Kingdom - Eh.
United States - Weird one. People think I hate it because I do bitch about it a lot, but my gripes are mainly political (and against all the idiots there, which lets face it, there are a lot) and I've been several times and loved it. I guess I'm just a massive fatty and love spending a few weeks with my face full of junk food and mountain dew.
Vatican City - I honestly think the Catholic Church is one of the most disgusting and harmful organisations in the world and that any pope is a manipulative, despicable creature. It should NOT have full sovereign recognition and thus shouldn't really be on this list anyway, but ya know.
I'm also off to Iceland next week and have a feeling it'll rank fairly highly.
So yeah, I can't say for sure which is my personal fave, but I'll shortlist Israel, Turkey, HK/China and Singapore. There are plenty of places in Europe that come close, but a lot of them are so similar it's difficult to pick one.
