Guardian Travel Awards 2008
Written by Andy Hayes
Copyright Andrew Hayes
The Guardian has announced the results of its reader poll of 2008, and for the ninth year running, Edinburgh has topped the list as favourite UK city! Their awards cover all aspects of travel, though, from airlines to tour operators to travel website. You can visit the original article here but a couple of items to point out:
Top 5 UK Cities
1. Edinburgh
2. Bath
3. Belfast
4. York
5. Glasgow
Favourite European Country
1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. Croatia
4. Austria
5. Italy
I’d like to propose we have a little poll of our own. In the comments below, why don’t you tell us your favourite:
- European City
- European Country
Ok, I’ll start. My favourite city would probably be Ghent, Belgium. Such a wonderful little medieval town, with great boutiques, beer, and a wonderful art museum. My favourite European country would probably be the Czech Republic. It has that bohemian magic that I find very attractive.
What about you?
Having a lot of fun thinking about this one. Although it’s actually quite difficult to separate out the city from the experience you have there and your state of mind at the time. For example, Barcelona sticks out in my mind as a fantastic city, but that is probably because it was my first weekend away with my husband without our 2 children, so we had a weekend devoted to each-other, sampling tapas & beer and enjoying a city.
As for favourite country, that’s quite hard, but on balance I would have to say Italy. Great wine, fabulous food and lots of piazzas where you can sit and watch the world go by….. And a better climate that the UK!
You don’t have to guess my favorite city: That’s Vienna off course!
Anna – I agree it’s hard to come out with overall favourites. I loved Rome but we were there for our 20th wedding anniversary. I love Edinburgh too. I’m veering toward Italy as my favourite country too.
Happy Hotelier – I’ve never been to Vienna but my husband has and he said it was beautiful, perhaps I”ll get there soon as Ryanair are now flying from Edinburgh to Bratislava.
@ Anna/Karen: Italy is great because you can have all sorts of great holidays: food & wine, city, rural country, coastal paradise…
@ Happy Hotelier: Vienna = Best food in the world, bar none.
You know what, other than the place, I’m always in it for the food!
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