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

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Asheville, Seattle, Brussels, Road to Hana.

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Anonymous wrote:Asheville, Seattle, Brussels, Road to Hana.

Agree about the road to Hana.

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Stockholm

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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.

OK so we are both being snarky arses. I'll own it. But let's be serious for a moment. Do you honestly think that people who are in their 30s and 40s today are just all a monolithic, vapid IG addicted hoarde? Is that American specific or does it extend to other nations? It seems like 30 years ago, the late 80s, was filled with all kinds of unsavory tropes as well. Democratization of travel is not a bad thing. Yes, some things are forever changed and ruined by humanity. But we did that as a whole, not to be blamed on people who are "late to the game" because of when they were born and just ruining everything instead of being this mythical, perfect traveller from 30 years ago.

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Costa Rica. Dirty, garbage all over national parks, crowded beaches, rain forest was meh, got really sick from food/water.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1,000! And that god awful dingy brown sand!

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Anonymous wrote:Disney. I seriously don't understand how anyone can like it.

What in particular did you not like?

PP here. The crowds, the commercialism, the heat, the disgusting food, and the prices! My family and I just aren't Disney people. We'll stick to our beach and city vacations.

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+1 never been to Disney and have no plans to. Much prefer Florida, the Caribbean, or Europe.

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Haven't read all the pages, but Vail, CO. It was basically an enormous crowded outdoor mall with ski slopes attached.

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The night market in Vancouver, BC. I heard such wonderful things about it for years! Reviews compared it to going to night markets in Asia. No, it was like going to an overpriced, over-crowded county fair. I think people love it as a social media trap. You can take a bunch of pictures of food that might look good on IG.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1,000! And that god awful dingy brown sand!

Dingy brown sand? What are you talk about, what is dingy about it?

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Anonymous wrote:The Outer Banks. SO BORING.

+1,000! And that god awful dingy brown sand!

Dingy brown sand? What are you talk about, what is dingy about it?

I prefer my sand sugar white.

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Dubai. Las Vegas is tackier. I wanted GAUDY!

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Bahamas, Vegas, San Francisco, Portland Maine, Cancun, Disney

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Anonymous wrote:Haven't read all the pages, but Vail, CO. It was basically an enormous crowded outdoor mall with ski slopes attached.

The skiing's great at Vail, but agree that the village is kind of meh, and being located right on the interstate isn't too great. Aspen's also overrated and overpriced.

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Anonymous wrote:New Zealand

It has some phenomenal scenery but it is a loooong way to go to see nice views.

Many activities are geared towards young backpacker types (bungee jumping, anyone?)

I found many Kiwis to be a bit standoffish - in part maybe cultural but perhaps also due to foreign tourists everywhere.

They are cordial but not necessarily warm especially if their business has anything to do with tourism. It seems like it's all about the bucks which is typical for touristy places. But even getting "off the beaten path" it's amazing how often you run into other tourists; especially Chinese groups.

NZ has done a great job of marketing the country. Overly so, IMO.

If I were able to go that far again I'd spend all my time in Australia and skip NZ.

^^Crazy post!

I spent time in Queenstown, and it (and the surrounding areas like Wanaka and Fiorldland) has to be the most beautiful place on Earth. The people were exceptionally nice to me. Most everyone was happy, cordial, helpful. Yes, there are lots of Asians, but I don’t see that as a negative.

There’s no way someone should fly to that part of thr woeld and skip New Zeland. PP, your insane.