Sunday, February 24, 2008

The Acadamy Travel Awards

Here are our picks for the Academy Travel Awards

Best Country -  Cambodia
Best Accommodations  -  Cambodia  (the $15 beach bungalow)
Best country offering something culturally significant - a tie between Angkor Wat,                                                                                                               Security Prison 21,and the Killing Fields
Best Pizza -  FCC Club Phnom Penh (shrimp and pesto)
Best Beer - Vietnam (beer Saigon)
Best Breakfast - Laos (JOMA Bakery ham and cheese croissant)
Best one day excursion for under $20- tubing down river in Vang Viang,Laos
Best souvenir- hand made stamp custom designed in Vietnam
Best transportation - bus in Cambodia
Best boat - Junk in Halong Bay
Best meal -  Seafood feast in Halong Bay
Best coffee -  Cambodia
Best beaches - Bamboo Island, Cambodia
Best basic cable package in hotel - Phnom Penh
Best local flavor -  Cambodia's Khmer food
Best wildlife - a tie to Cambodia and Vietnam (the most amount of rats spotted)
Best scam for earning a dollar - Cambodian's for renting kids to beg on the beach at night
Best drug - Imodium
Best fruit shake - Thailand
Best location for purchasing pirated movies -  Thailand for quality and Vietnam for price
Best cheese - laughing cow (no refrigeration required)
Best cultural handicrafts - Cambodia (weaving, carvings, jewelry making)
Most polite touters - Luang Prabang, Laos
Cutest children - Cambodia
Best insect spotted - scorpian in Laos
Best birds - Cambodia ( the Khmers don't find them as tasty)
Most fun way to travel - back of motor scooter ( not in front of )
Best house pet - Mr. Hello the friendly baby monkey
Best job for Chris's sensitive nose - fish paste maker
Best shower - TT First guest house Luang Prabang, Laos





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