Best travel destinations for audiophiles


Now we know what cars to drive, watches and jeans to wear, steaks to eat, wine, Scotch and cognac to drink.
Where would you go for couple of weeks on a moderate budget?
My first choice would be Andalucia, Southern Spain. Great flamenco music, sea, architecture.
The second choice could be Buenos Ayres, Argentina. Multicultural, again great and diverse music, sort of New York or Toronto of South America.
And the third choice might be nothern Chile with its unique nature or/and Greek islands in Aegean sea.
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The Greek Isles make a fantastic vacation destination.
We are heading to Paris shortly for a ten-day visit. Right now I am listening to my French lessons while driving. Man I am excited about this trip.
Parisians can be quite rude to English speakers; don't take it too hard. As they say - France is for French.
For me, I'd like to go back East in the Fall and see the colors of the trees, then a tour of the mcIntosh factory in Binghamton N.Y.
Colors are great in Vermont Green Mountains and New Hampshire White Mountains. I lived in NH for a few years.
Hong Kong and Taipei.
1/ 2 consecutive weekends of Hi End shows, first in HK, then in Taipei the following weekend attracting the who's whos in Hi-End.
2/ Audiophile goodies galore. Hardware from all over the world. Many European products that we don't see here in the U.S. Software too! And deep discounts at Hi End shows.
3/ Dealers with amazing room set-up skills. Many of these dealers' show rooms are some of the most amazing rooms I've visited, sonically and aesthetically. No, I'm not talking about the front where they stack up every single piece of gear they sell. Each dealer usually has a listening room set up in the back.
4/ Food. More international than NYC or any South American cities. And usually available around the clock.

I told my wife that for my 40th birthday, I wanted to do the 2-week vacation in HK/Taiwan attending the Hi-End shows. But that didn't happen. I'll have to make up for it next year....

FrankC