One vacation spot/ activity that was hyped and a let down

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Asheville - have to drive to get to any hiking. So many people busking. Restaurants are small and crowded.

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The Great Barrier Reef

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Anonymous wrote:I travel frequently for work. Other than the occasional really great meal, I can imagine visiting most US cities for vacation.

Why people rave about vacations to cities like Chicago, Nashville, Portland, Seattle, Boston, LA, SF is just odd to me.

Again there are some great restaurants and amazing art, but I don't get going to these places for vacations.

Agree. If I want a big bustling city with Starbucks on every corner, typical retail stores (Sephora, Gap, etc...) chain restaurants everywhere then I’ll just stay home! I travel to discover new scenery, new food, new cultures, new architecture, etc.

You do know that Chicago is a great city for architecture, right???

I am not saying it is as different from DC as Paris or Rome or even that is recommend it to most people for a vacay, but Chicago is famous for its architecture.

This is PP, I’ve actually lived in Chicago so yes, I know its architecture. Honestly, it is not my favorite city to visit.

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Why

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Was awesome and spectacular just 30 years ago - so glad I traveled then. Now, people are just looking to make lists of places they have been. Of course, the trips then lose most, if not all meaning - and the earth and it’s resources are depleted quicker with each airplane ride. People are not that smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Costa Rica. Full of prostitutes and gross old guys.

Maine. Although I haven’t made it to Acadia. It’s such a strange place. I’ve been twice. Once for work To Augusta and another time for a wedding in one of the coasts beach towns and didn’t like it at all.

What did you dislike that mean? It’s my favorite place in the country. I should never have moved away from there!

Weird vibe, weird streets that turn to gravel roads as soon as you get off the main road, dreary and overcast. I really disliked it. I can't quite put my finger on why. People keep saying Acadia is great but I have no desire to go back to find out. People also said the coastal beach towns were "charming" when we I said we were going to coastal Maine for a wedding, but I didn't like that either.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

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That’s the whole point of going there - to do nothing. If you want nightlife, museums, or fine dining go somewhere else. The Outer Banks are for relaxation - hanging out on the beach with a good book, taking long walks, spending time with family. You don’t go there to “do stuff”, you go there so you don’t have to do anything!

Agree. That's why we love Hatteras, there isn't much to do. A little beach time, sea kayaking, some fishing, books, a drink on the deck watching the sunset...sounds good to me.

Except NC beaches aren’t that great, the food options suck, and you see the same exact people as here. Besides, it is even hotter than here - last year we spent two weeks in an oversized house with a pool - we can do that here. There was also zero breeze, the sand was way too hot to walk on (literally), the water was so freezing that there was not one person who dared to go in - this was in July/August! We got wetsuits and tried to surf, but we couldn’t get boards or lessons because there was zero surf. No thanks, I’ll go anywhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1

That’s the whole point of going there - to do nothing. If you want nightlife, museums, or fine dining go somewhere else. The Outer Banks are for relaxation - hanging out on the beach with a good book, taking long walks, spending time with family. You don’t go there to “do stuff”, you go there so you don’t have to do anything!

Agree. That's why we love Hatteras, there isn't much to do. A little beach time, sea kayaking, some fishing, books, a drink on the deck watching the sunset...sounds good to me.

Except NC beaches aren’t that great, the food options suck, and you see the same exact people as here. Besides, it is even hotter than here - last year we spent two weeks in an oversized house with a pool - we can do that here. There was also zero breeze, the sand was way too hot to walk on (literally), the water was so freezing that there was not one person who dared to go in - this was in July/August! We got wetsuits and tried to surf, but we couldn’t get boards or lessons because there was zero surf. No thanks, I’ll go anywhere else.

Not to mention, crossing a highway to get to the beach. So sad that some people’s points of reference are so few.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1

That’s the whole point of going there - to do nothing. If you want nightlife, museums, or fine dining go somewhere else. The Outer Banks are for relaxation - hanging out on the beach with a good book, taking long walks, spending time with family. You don’t go there to “do stuff”, you go there so you don’t have to do anything!

Agree. That's why we love Hatteras, there isn't much to do. A little beach time, sea kayaking, some fishing, books, a drink on the deck watching the sunset...sounds good to me.

Except NC beaches aren’t that great, the food options suck, and you see the same exact people as here. Besides, it is even hotter than here - last year we spent two weeks in an oversized house with a pool - we can do that here. There was also zero breeze, the sand was way too hot to walk on (literally), the water was so freezing that there was not one person who dared to go in - this was in July/August! We got wetsuits and tried to surf, but we couldn’t get boards or lessons because there was zero surf. No thanks, I’ll go anywhere else.

Not to mention, crossing a highway to get to the beach. So sad that some people’s points of reference are so few.

Wow. What exactly are your amazing points of reference?

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Was awesome and spectacular just 30 years ago - so glad I traveled then. Now, people are just looking to make lists of places they have been. Of course, the trips then lose most, if not all meaning - and the earth and it’s resources are depleted quicker with each airplane ride. People are not that smart.

People now travel for the same exact reasons that you did 30 years ago. Sorry some of us were 8 when it was "so meaningful"

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Why

Bleaching.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1

That’s the whole point of going there - to do nothing. If you want nightlife, museums, or fine dining go somewhere else. The Outer Banks are for relaxation - hanging out on the beach with a good book, taking long walks, spending time with family. You don’t go there to “do stuff”, you go there so you don’t have to do anything!

Agree. That's why we love Hatteras, there isn't much to do. A little beach time, sea kayaking, some fishing, books, a drink on the deck watching the sunset...sounds good to me.

Except NC beaches aren’t that great, the food options suck, and you see the same exact people as here. Besides, it is even hotter than here - last year we spent two weeks in an oversized house with a pool - we can do that here. There was also zero breeze, the sand was way too hot to walk on (literally), the water was so freezing that there was not one person who dared to go in - this was in July/August! We got wetsuits and tried to surf, but we couldn’t get boards or lessons because there was zero surf. No thanks, I’ll go anywhere else.

Not to mention, crossing a highway to get to the beach. So sad that some people’s points of reference are so few.

Wow. What exactly are your amazing points of reference?

I don’t think people care to share because then it will become over run, like most places.

If I had to wait all year for my “great beach vacation” to be OBX. I just as well stay home.

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Why

Bleaching.

+1

Totally different place now, so depressing. People need to stay home.

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Anonymous wrote:The Great Barrier Reef

Was awesome and spectacular just 30 years ago - so glad I traveled then. Now, people are just looking to make lists of places they have been. Of course, the trips then lose most, if not all meaning - and the earth and it’s resources are depleted quicker with each airplane ride. People are not that smart.

People now travel for the same exact reasons that you did 30 years ago. Sorry some of us were 8 when it was "so meaningful"

Maybe your attitude reflects why once truly spectacular destinations are quite literally deteriorating and disappearing. You don’t deserve a damn thing.

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Womp womp. Good thread turned into a turd.