Countries one doesn’t consider but should

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Anonymous wrote:Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Lovely, friendly, historic. Easy to do in one trip too.

Lot of sex workers and poverty though

I've only been to Latvia and Estonia, but I definitely wouldn't say there was lots of poverty. I didn't see the sex workers either, but that might have been easier to miss.

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Malaysia. It’s beautiful.

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Anonymous wrote:I think that the tourism reputations places have are generally merited. Places that are great but not on the beaten path include Iran, Iraq, and Slovenia (in that order). Romania, Bulgaria and Albania are nicer than you might think, though a bit of a clean-up would make them nicer. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras also have much to recommend them, though like Colombia the crime is not negligible.

Iran? Iraq?

I’ve been to Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Love seeing a fellow traveller (vs a tourist) on here!

Oh barf with this trope. Alex Garland wrote “the Beach” about you lot.

I have family in France who have visited Iran (and other “exotic” places) and they absolutely love it. Amazing architecture, kind people, delicious food, etc. It’s sad that Americans are so biased when it comes to other countries (and especially middle eastern countries).

You are ridiculous. I doubt anyone here would disagree that Iran is a fascinating country with many attractions. But please don't portray Americans as being "biased" for not visiting a country that has a long history of taking American hostages. At this moment, there are three Americans imprisoned as political pawns in Iran -- where they've been suffering for years. The U.S. doesn't have diplomatic relations with Iran, it is incredibly risky to visit, and you are on your own if something bad happens. If you think it's so great for American to visit Iran, read about the hell that these prisoners and their families are going through.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/03/09/amanpour-namazi-evin-prison-conditions-sot.cnn
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/families-of-detained-americans-in-iran-press-for-their-release

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Montenegro!

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Anonymous wrote:I think that the tourism reputations places have are generally merited. Places that are great but not on the beaten path include Iran, Iraq, and Slovenia (in that order). Romania, Bulgaria and Albania are nicer than you might think, though a bit of a clean-up would make them nicer. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras also have much to recommend them, though like Colombia the crime is not negligible.

Iran? Iraq?

I’ve been to Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Love seeing a fellow traveller (vs a tourist) on here!

Oh barf with this trope. Alex Garland wrote “the Beach” about you lot.

I have family in France who have visited Iran (and other “exotic” places) and they absolutely love it. Amazing architecture, kind people, delicious food, etc. It’s sad that Americans are so biased when it comes to other countries (and especially middle eastern countries).

The idea of Iran being “exotic” makes me laugh.

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Anonymous wrote:Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Lovely, friendly, historic. Easy to do in one trip too.

Lot of sex workers and poverty though

I've only been to Latvia and Estonia, but I definitely wouldn't say there was lots of poverty. I didn't see the sex workers either, but that might have been easier to miss.

Yeah, maybe in mid-90s but I wouldn’t say that is true now

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Solvenia
Taiwan
Bolivia

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Anonymous wrote:Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Lovely, friendly, historic. Easy to do in one trip too.

Lot of sex workers and poverty though

I've only been to Latvia and Estonia, but I definitely wouldn't say there was lots of poverty. I didn't see the sex workers either, but that might have been easier to miss.

Yeah, maybe in mid-90s but I wouldn’t say that is true now

If anything, it’s probably increased.

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This thread, from 2023, is the most dcum travel thread I can imagine.

Let me get my smelling salts! Someone claimed to be well traveled in Europe but hasn’t been to Lithuania!! The horrors!

Also: dh and I have been to a ton of these “off the beaten track” places, and usually they are off the beaten track for a reason. Sorry not sorry!

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Anonymous wrote:This thread, from 2023, is the most dcum travel thread I can imagine.

Let me get my smelling salts! Someone claimed to be well traveled in Europe but hasn’t been to Lithuania!! The horrors!

Also: dh and I have been to a ton of these “off the beaten track” places, and usually they are off the beaten track for a reason. Sorry not sorry!

Why did you continue to visit off the beaten path destinations if you found the designation warranted?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread, from 2023, is the most dcum travel thread I can imagine.

Let me get my smelling salts! Someone claimed to be well traveled in Europe but hasn’t been to Lithuania!! The horrors!

Also: dh and I have been to a ton of these “off the beaten track” places, and usually they are off the beaten track for a reason. Sorry not sorry!

Why did you continue to visit off the beaten path destinations if you found the designation warranted?

Work trips take us both all over the globe.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread, from 2023, is the most dcum travel thread I can imagine.

Let me get my smelling salts! Someone claimed to be well traveled in Europe but hasn’t been to Lithuania!! The horrors!

Also: dh and I have been to a ton of these “off the beaten track” places, and usually they are off the beaten track for a reason. Sorry not sorry!

Why did you continue to visit off the beaten path destinations if you found the designation warranted?

Work trips take us both all over the globe.

Examples?

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Anonymous wrote:Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Lovely, friendly, historic. Easy to do in one trip too.

Lot of sex workers and poverty though

I've only been to Latvia and Estonia, but I definitely wouldn't say there was lots of poverty. I didn't see the sex workers either, but that might have been easier to miss.

Yeah, maybe in mid-90s but I wouldn’t say that is true now

If anything, it’s probably increased.

And who are the sex workers there exactly? The few who would even consider it, would do it somewhere else in EU. Who the heck wants their dad walking in. The two countries are so small. Everybody know everybody. Most people receive a very good education and can make more money anywhere in EU.

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Anonymous wrote:I took my first trip to Tbilisi Georgia and was amazed. Beautiful culture, that cheese bread thing - wow- their wine was nice and I really enjoyed interacting with the people. Of course they are no Italy or Spain but what a wonderful city. I went with a culturalExchange group and Georgia had the least people signing up. I would have never gone nor considered it. Now I’m wondering if I should broaden my horizons. Can you recommend other places where you were pleasantly surprised?

It’s called Khachapuri. Did you really go to Georgia and not learn that?!

Well, I knew exactly what PP was talking about when they said "cheese bread thing." I would not have know what they were talking about if they said Khachapuri. So I appreciated it.

Why the hostility?

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Anonymous wrote:Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Lovely, friendly, historic. Easy to do in one trip too.

Lot of sex workers and poverty though

I've only been to Latvia and Estonia, but I definitely wouldn't say there was lots of poverty. I didn't see the sex workers either, but that might have been easier to miss.

Yeah, maybe in mid-90s but I wouldn’t say that is true now

If anything, it’s probably increased.

And who are the sex workers there exactly? The few who would even consider it, would do it somewhere else in EU. Who the heck wants their dad walking in. The two countries are so small. Everybody know everybody. Most people receive a very good education and can make more money anywhere in EU.

Yes, and they take their xes work to other EU countries by opening “all-inclusive” beauty salons.