![]() ![]() Most Dramatically Situated Towns: Reine, Norway Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Santorini, Greece Ronda, Spain Least Favorite Cities: Bucharest, Romania Catania, Sicily Bratislava, SlovakiaĬities that Initially Seemed Meh, but Have Gotten Under My Skin: Warsaw, Poland Palermo, Sicily Reykjavík, Icelandįavorite Hipster Neighborhoods: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Psyrri, Athens Brick Lane/Spitalfields, London Seventh District, Budapest Monti, Rome Chiado, Lisbonįavorite Natural Areas: Val d’Orcia (Tuscany), Italy Julian Alps, Slovenia Mývatn geothermal area, North Iceland Dalmatian Coast, Croatia Sognefjord and Lustrafjord, Norwayįavorite Road Trips: Iceland’s Ring Road Slovenia’s Vršič Pass and Soča Valley pretty much anywhere in the British countryside (especially North Wales, Dartmoor, and the Cotswolds)įavorite Seaside Escapes: Rovinj and Dubrovnik, Croatia Salema, Portugal Collioure, France Kardamyli, Greeceįavorite and Least Favorite Seaside Escape: Italy’s Cinque Terre Most Overrated Cities: Salzburg, Austria Milan, Italy Vienna, Austria Most Underappreciated Cities: Oslo, Norway Salamanca, Spain Sofia, Bulgaria Antwerp, Belgium Bern, Switzerland Erfurt, Germany Porto, Portugal Olomouc, Czech Republic Most Perplexing Non-Russian City: Budapestįavorite Big Cities: Budapest, London, Berlinįavorite Small Cities: Ljubljana, Slovenia Gdańsk, Poland Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovinaįavorite Towns: Sarlat, France Eger, Hungary Canterbury, England Nafplio, Greece Most Misunderstood Countries: France, Hungary, Poland (I’ve also linked a few of these places to blog posts I’ve written about them.)įavorite Country: Slovenia, followed by any one of a half-dozen countries I’ve been to most recently (Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Iceland…)Ĭountries I’ve Visited Briefly and Would Love to Know Better: Ireland, Portugal, Estonia, SerbiaĬountries I’ve Had Enough of for the Time Being, Thanks All the Same: Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Austria ![]() If you wonder “why?” for any of these, in many cases, you can divine the answers from my book. It’s admittedly subjective your mileage will vary. Of course, any list like this is arbitrary and cheeky to the point of foolhardiness. And for the appendix, I brainstormed a roundup of my favorite (and least favorite) places in Europe.Īs s special sneak preview, I’ve excerpted that list here. Along with the wonderful Europeans who’ve brought meaning to my travels, it’s the places - beautiful, bewildering, exciting, frustrating - that are the stars of my book. My new travel memoir, The Temporary European, is all about my favorite places. When people find out I’m a travel writer, their first question is usually this: What are your favorite places? I take this as a coded way of asking: Where should I go on my next trip?
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