Where did you absolutely hate?

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Miami.

Do not understand the appeal, at all.

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Anonymous wrote:I had miserable experiences in both Miami and Orlando Florida (Miami less so). I will give the state one more shot (have always wanted to see the Keys) but if I don't like it there, I'm never going back to the state as a whole.

Op here. I felt so old and out of place in Miami. We tried the arts district, we tried restaurants for dinner, I just felt it was not my vibe or my scene as an unfashionable, heavier, mom of three. Miami and Houston as well were my two. I won’t see those again.

I'm the QP, and I was still pretty young (relatively speaking) while I was there so that wasn't my issue, but it still wasn't good. The Everglades airboat tour was very disappointing as was most of the food (although I did like a walking food/culture tour we took around South Beach, more for the experience than the food we tried).

Orlando was worse though. I was pickpocketed, we had multiple terrifying drivers, at least one identified attempted scam, bad service experiences, you name it.

I have always wanted to do the Keys though, so I am hopeful that the third time will be the charm.

By scam, do you mean Disney?

LOL. No. We did go to Disney and I didn't enjoy it much, but everything with that was on the up and up. There was an issue with a shuttle that our hotel arranged for us that was supposed to be free to a certain restaurant that had a name like BlueFish, but then took us to another, similarly named restaurant (like BoneFish) and expected to be paid for it. I would have not normally jumped to the "scam" conclusion except that when we discussed it with others, they told us it's quite a common one there.

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Anonymous wrote:To each their own (we loved Costa Rica)

Won't go back to:

India - the poverty is oppressive and depressing and I never felt safe

Las Vegas - don't gamble, and the overconsumption is gross (the drinking, the spending, the throwing away money gambling)

Bahamas, St Martin, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. You drive through poverty stricken areas to expensive resorts where the impoverished take care of you. If just feels icky

Don't love hot humid places (rain forest I Equador, Singapore), but it's the weather not the place

I never understand this. The hotels provide jobs. If it were not for tourism, the island(s) would suffer significantly. Like during COVID. The more tourists that frequent the islands, the better the economies are, and higher local employment rates. Shop in local markets and eat at local food stores.

What would you have the impoverished do? Stay with no work?

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Florida
Myrtle Beach

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Anonymous wrote:Miami.

Do not understand the appeal, at all.

You’re probably frumpy. And out of shape. And poor.

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

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Anonymous wrote:Florida in July. Worst vacation ever. All that sargassum seaweed ruined my beach vacation.

Learn to use Google

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Anonymous wrote:All-inclusives. I've tried them twice and I just do not enjoy it. I went to one in Mexico alone, and was hoping that having people do things for me and not having to make decisions would be lovely. I got so bored I rented a car and drove to Tulum instead. The other was with my husband in the DR, and it was pretty, but just..fine.

The meals are...fine, but clearly catering to a boring middle america white person (PS not to be confused with the thread on all "fly over people," just a certain kind). The drinks are underwhelming. And then you just feel trapped, and like it doesn't make any sense to leave the resort, but then the resort isn't amazing either.

They also seem to be avoidant of any of the local culture, apart from that tiny section at the end of the lunch buffet, and it's a challenge to get out of the resort.

You sound annoying.

I'm interested to hear her take. I got invited to one of these in a few months and I've never been. I have a feeling it won't be for me just based on this post, but I like to try everything once.

I have traveled and lived all over the world. I don’t need to prove my bona fides to the basic B crowd here but I will say there are some amazing all inclusives. No, not Sandals.

To use a phrase the basic Bs on this board would understand: IYKYK.

But I’m not naming the resorts because I don’t want them overrun!

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Anonymous wrote:Naples, Italy

I want to go to Naples! Tell me please what did you dislike?

I’d love to visit Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast too

I agree. Naples is dirty and not a place I want to spend more time. Amalfi coast is gorgeous and Pompeii was really interesting to see.

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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.

Egypt was awesome but you have to be a savvy traveler.

Stick to your continental US Hampton Inns, PP. They have free breakfast.

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

They're Latin in name only. They tend to have bad attitudes (especially the women), relative to their counterparts in other LA countries. Though slightly better than PR, the same can be said about Panama. Both are good for people who want a more US like experience, but they are training wheels for Latin America.

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I don't get the Outer Banks. It's so boring and getting there is hell. Why?

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Anonymous wrote:Portland, OR. Spent one day there on my way to somewhere else and it was horrible. Even in the more expensive areas, there were people literally shooting up on the side walk. And I saw multiple adult men defecating out in the open. I’m not a prudish type, but I was super uncomfortable with the amount of high people wandering around, yelling and screaming, people peeing, and so many homeless people sleeping all over everywhere. I’ve lived in cities before and certainly have seen all of the above on a regular basis, but never nearly the extent to which I saw it in Portland.

I agree with this. We were also there for a day and I found it somewhere between unsettling and scary. I have lived in DC proper for more than 25 years (including the early 90s) and I have never experienced anything like I saw on the streets of Portland.

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Baltimore

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

They're Latin in name only. They tend to have bad attitudes (especially the women), relative to their counterparts in other LA countries. Though slightly better than PR, the same can be said about Panama. Both are good for people who want a more US like experience, but they are training wheels for Latin America.

PR and Panama are not mezito like El Salvador, Guatemala, etc so that is why to some they are seen as not really Latin. We should really just start using the word mezito instead of Hispanic because that is what really is meant. When someone says Latin or Hispanic they are not referring the someone who looks like Cecilia Cruz and is from Puerto Rico.