Where did you absolutely hate?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think I've hated anywhere, but I wouldn't return to Bali.

I also found Bali to be hit or miss. There are nice parts but they are harder to find.

Other observations:

Romans are exceptionally rude; Parisians friendlier than expected.

Egypt is a mess and horrible for tourists, a result of dealing with tourist hordes for millennia.

Don’t travel solo as a woman in India and you will be fine, with the exception of Varanasi, I’m still creeped out thinking about it nearly a decade after visiting.

why is Varanasi creepy? I mean think it would be overwhelming (sic all of India) but aren't most people on pilgrimage and thus its like a good vibe??

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traveling solo as a woman to Egypt or India - I'm not understanding the objectification of women in these cultures. They're not evolved in the culture? Women are lesser than? Everyone raises their boys to be dicks?

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Bogota kinda sucks. Its overrated too.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not go back to India. Hard in many ways.

Only, if you are traveling like the poorest of the poor.

I only luxury travel to and in India. I fly business class in middle eastern airlines (Emirates or Etihad), stop over at Abu Dhabi or Dubai, go in luxury and comfort and minimize the impact of jet lag, Then, I either stay with my family/friends who have extra room, AC, well established homes and servants - or I stay in expensive 5 star hotels. I hire the best and most expensive touring vehicles available and drivers that are known to the family or have great reviews. And I travel mainly with family or friends. I also shop a lot and get all my bulky stuff couriered to US.

India is not a place to do on shoe-string budget travel. If you do that then you have to be inconvenienced sometimes. However, India is still incredibly cheaper than US or Europe so it boggles my mind that westerners want to travel in the way the poorest of the poor are travelling there. If you spend a fraction of your money that you spend in a Western country and stay in good hotels and take taxis from proper registered taxi service, you will have an experience of comfort and luxury.

Nothing beats the food in India. Not one country I have visited has better food than India (ok, Thailand is amazing food too).

Indian food is so so bad- different varieties of glop- and my dadi is Indian, we totally grew up with the flavors but my mom stir fried the veggies instead of cooking them down into slop. the meat is so one note and they dont know how to butcher anything so it all tastes bad and is in orange or brown gloopy sauce. I dont know about the muslims and their meat dishes, the only good food is the sambar and dosas. idli is teh most foul textured thing I've ever had to put in my mouth. when im with family- the food at their homes is good but the indian food in the restaurants- no matter how posh is awful. the western style dishes at the cool places is good now though.

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I deeply disliked New Orleans. From the minute we stepped off the plane and inhaled the stench, I was ready to leave. I was disappointed in the food and found the oppressive heat unbearable.

I also dislike the entire state of Florida. It's the only place I've been where I've changed my flight to leave early.

I went to London recently and was admittedly underwhelmed. It was basically NY on another continent. I would go back, but not in a hurry. What I loved most about my visit to London was my day trip to The Cotswolds.

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Anonymous wrote:About eight yrs ago I visited Disneyworld in Orlando FL during Spring Break (end of March!) and had the worst possible time.
Ever‼️

Between the enormous crowds and the humidity you could not pay me a million to ever visit there again.

There were lines for EVERYthing: the restrooms, to even purchase cold water, all the rides…even to take a photo w/a Disney character!

Why do ppl even go to Disney? I cannot see the appeal in any way. When our kids asked if our family trip could be there we took them to Alaska instead. Less lines. More nature.

You can’t possibly be asking this question seriously!?

I agree with pp. I am 48 and discovered at 7 how boring Disney was. I much prefered Kings Dominion and vowed to never make the effort to take my kids to Disney.

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I do not recommend DCUM’ers Panama City in Panama (not the one in Florida)

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Anonymous wrote:I do not recommend DCUM’ers Panama City in Panama (not the one in Florida)

What didn't you like about Panama City?

I'm a big fan of Colombia and nobody traveling around South America seems to speak enthusiastically about Panama.

I've heard it described as "low risk, low reward."

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Anonymous wrote:India. Worst country I ever visited. Will never go back.

Where did you go and why did you hate it? I’ve been many times since my first trip in 1990 and I absolutely love it.