My Top 10 Travel Moments

Although I could never choose an absolute favorite travel moment, my competitive side insists I try!

Enjoying a traditional Chinese New Year's Eve meal with friends in Malaysia

• Entertaining our friend's entire family in Kampar, Malaysia, during blackjack because every time I say "stay" in Cantonese, I accidentally pronounce it like "dog."
• Dog sledding in Rovaniemi, Finland. My dogs take a corner too fast; I fall off the sled; and they just keep going... 
• Roadtripping with my aunt through the Southwestern US. She refuses to stop at the Four Corners for fear of an alien abduction.
• Driving to the beach before dawn with my sister in East Cape, New Zealand to be the first people in the world with to watch the sunrise.
• Cooking our first away-from-home Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people with my sister and best friend in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Bike riding through the Loire Valley, France and only stopping for wine cellar tours or bread-and-cheese picnics.
• In the sauna in Joensuu, Finland, we run into our Finnish language teacher. Butt naked!
• Standing under the armpit of a smelly man in the entryway of an over-packed train from Bologna to Milan, Italy and being grateful that I, at least, don't have to stand in the bathroom with my luggage, unlike other folks.
• Sunbathing topless (for the first and only time!) in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. A "lifeguard" runs over to us, yells shyly, "Please put your underwears back on!"
• Choosing to order from the German-only menu, without (yet) knowing the language, and ending up with a green beer! Berlin, Germany. 

This post has been entered into the Grantourismo HomeAway Holiday-Rentals travel blogging competition.