Best travel destinations for audiophiles

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

Taipei is an interesting idea. I heard stories about first rate bag ladies there but never about first rate dealers and audio shows. Well, apparently my information is a little outdated.