Best of 2025

Some of these will be from earlier years but I discovered them this year

Overall, 2025 was the best year in the last 25 years.

Music -

Fred Again..

Runner up - Natalia Lafourcade

Favourite Experience of the year -

Finishing 3rd in a big poker tournament

Runner Up - Driving in Oman to Wadi Shab

Honourable mention to business class travel, NY Late Night Skyline views while 🍀, Interviewing Tyler Cowen

Movies -

Nuremberg

Runner up - House of Dynamite

TV Shows -

Dark

Runner up - Severance

Honourable Mention - Stranger Things

Book -

The Biggest Bluff - Maria Konnikova

Online Content -

The Economist

Favourite Physical Location visit of the year -

American Homes in the Suburbs

Runner Up - Wadi Shab in Oman

Honourable Mentions - Qatar Airport, Muscat AirPort Lounge

Restaurant/ Food-

Taquería Orinoco (Tacos) (Mexico)

Runner Up - Turkish House Restaurant (Fish) (Oman)

Honourable Mentions - Wabi Sabi (Bangalore), Twin Peaks (USA)

Food Honourable Mentions - Guava Roll at Panadería Rosetta (Mexico), Khang Pao Noodles at Delicacy (Bangalore), Gortidas/Street Food at Mexico, Ghee Roast at Palms (Bangalore)

Favourite purchase (goods) - Samsung S95F TV

Runner Up - Mac Mini

Favourite purchase (service) - Business Class Air Travel in Qatar Airways