Where did you absolutely hate?

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I just scrolled through this thread and found it so depressing. We are so bad at visiting other places. An all inclusive in Cancun is not anything close to traveling in Mexico. There is always someplace worthwhile in every place we visit, so lighten up and be a good traveler. I have been to most every place mentioned (except for some Africa locales). Cmon people…

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Anonymous wrote:I've never felt the London love but do not hate it. Been there many times but only for work, that is probably why.

The vacation place I hated everyone else loved was Aruba. IMHO too western, commercial, generic, and windy.

/ love europe and the carib overall just not those spots

I'm with you sister. Aruba is a hot he1l hole with crazy big goats and no grass.

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I was going to say the same thing. We stayed at a pricey hotel where there were not enough pool/beach chairs for guests, and I got food poisoning. No thank you

I love Aruba. Key is to rent a car and go exploring. It is so safe, and the less touristy sites are so accessible. Plus it is Dutch, so they pay to keep things clean and functional.

Disney is my #1 most hated spot. Second is Vegas. Ugh to both. I have to go occasionally for work and I make them tolerable with decent dinner reservations. Nothing else has any merit.

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Anonymous wrote:I just scrolled through this thread and found it so depressing. We are so bad at visiting other places. An all inclusive in Cancun is not anything close to traveling in Mexico. There is always someplace worthwhile in every place we visit, so lighten up and be a good traveler. I have been to most every place mentioned (except for some Africa locales). Cmon people…

“We” aren’t doing anything. There is no we. These rubes have nothing to do with “us”.

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Anonymous wrote:Hate is strong.

Wouldn't go back:

OBX in the summer. Hot as hell and boring. Not enough to do and anything there is to do it's too hot. Hellacious drive to get there from DC area. Don't get it.

Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria. Just bland and uninspired cities without a lot of personality. Maybe I missed something.

You definitely missed something. I love Madrid (then again, I’ve been to many Spanish cities and loved all of them!)

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Anonymous wrote:I just scrolled through this thread and found it so depressing. We are so bad at visiting other places. An all inclusive in Cancun is not anything close to traveling in Mexico. There is always someplace worthwhile in every place we visit, so lighten up and be a good traveler. I have been to most every place mentioned (except for some Africa locales). Cmon people…

Agree! Was just about to post something similar.

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Anonymous wrote:We met our conservative relatives from Oklahoma in Branson. We knew it wasn't going to be our jam, and we were right.

Great information. Will scratch Branson off my bucket list. Really wanted to see if they had a Mr.Zip

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't like Vienna in August. It was basically a big tourist trap with all the locals out of town. Actors in Mozart costumes, Sound of Music tour hawkers, and bad schnitzel at tourist traps. The local restaurants were closed for summer vacation.

I didn't like Vienna between Christmas and New Year's! Maybe Baroque architecture is just not my thing?

A travel forum I used to be on years ago had numerous Vienna fans, and they were always promoting the place -- if someone asked a vague "where to go in Europe?" they'd always recommend Vienna. I didn't hate it, but I'd never go out of my way to go back.

I didn’t like Vienna and I know a lot of other people who didn’t. It felt cold and dull, especially after we’d just experienced the charm and liveliness of Prague.

Agree on both counts...

I think Ethan Hunt hates Vienna

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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.

Ft Lauderdale may be your vibe. Families and dad bod beaches. Water just as nice, temps just a touch cooler.

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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.

No place will ever make you feel uglier than Miami.

I thought everybody was nice there. People are really plasticky in a you do you way but I don’t compare myself to cyborgs. Yall have self esteem issues to let that bother you.

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Anonymous wrote:Hate is strong.

Wouldn't go back:

OBX in the summer. Hot as hell and boring. Not enough to do and anything there is to do it's too hot. Hellacious drive to get there from DC area. Don't get it.

Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria. Just bland and uninspired cities without a lot of personality. Maybe I missed something.

You definitely missed something. I love Madrid (then again, I’ve been to many Spanish cities and loved all of them!)

Madrid was the low point of my trip to Spain. I far preferred Barcelona, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, etc. On the way home, we got stuck in Amsterdam overnight. I had more fun in half a day in Amsterdam doing innocuous things (canal boat tour, Van Gogh museum) than in a couple days in Madrid.

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Anonymous wrote:This is closer to home: Colonial Beach.

Last summer we were looking for a beach that's doable for a day trip from nova. Colonial Beach came on our radar. From my quick research, it sounded promising.

The place was dead in the middle of summer. The beach itself was littered with bird poop, and the sand hard. There were barely a handful of restaurants/cafes open. It was very depressing.

Go to sandy point. My little kids thought it was Adventure Bay

Sandy point was terrible growing up it was filled with jelly fish. Is it still?

Colonial Beach is a bust, the water is awful. The odors and rocky sand were a bust for me.

Maybe try Ocean City? I’ve never been to Ocean City but I’ve got coworkers who love it.

https://ocean.weather.gov/Loops/ocean_guidance.php?model=Sea_Nettles&area=Box2&plot=prob&day=0&loop=0

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't hate it, but wouldn't return to Paraguay.

It's just super boring. I lived in LA for 10 years and have either lived in or traveled to almost every country and Paraguay is definitely bottom 10%. Not that it's a tourist destination or anything, but for good reason.

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Anonymous wrote:This is closer to home: Colonial Beach.

Last summer we were looking for a beach that's doable for a day trip from nova. Colonial Beach came on our radar. From my quick research, it sounded promising.

The place was dead in the middle of summer. The beach itself was littered with bird poop, and the sand hard. There were barely a handful of restaurants/cafes open. It was very depressing.

Go to sandy point. My little kids thought it was Adventure Bay

Sandy point was terrible growing up it was filled with jelly fish. Is it still?

Colonial Beach is a bust, the water is awful. The odors and rocky sand were a bust for me.

Maybe try Ocean City? I’ve never been to Ocean City but I’ve got coworkers who love it.

Ocean city is trashy. Are you coworkers trashy? Do the ride hogs?

They are all huge fans of Secrets (? I believe that is the name). A bar where the 20somethings are at peak age and the people who went in their twenties reminisce.

Even worse, the bar is actually called SEAcrets. Terrible.

$50 cover charge

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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.

Ft Lauderdale may be your vibe. Families and dad bod beaches. Water just as nice, temps just a touch cooler.

Try PC Beach. You will feel positively svelte.

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Anonymous wrote:Hate is strong.

Wouldn't go back:

OBX in the summer. Hot as hell and boring. Not enough to do and anything there is to do it's too hot. Hellacious drive to get there from DC area. Don't get it.

Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria. Just bland and uninspired cities without a lot of personality. Maybe I missed something.

You definitely missed something. I love Madrid (then again, I’ve been to many Spanish cities and loved all of them!)

Madrid was the low point of my trip to Spain. I far preferred Barcelona, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, etc. On the way home, we got stuck in Amsterdam overnight. I had more fun in half a day in Amsterdam doing innocuous things (canal boat tour, Van Gogh museum) than in a couple days in Madrid.

Madrid is a slow burn, grow on you kind of place. Of all the above cities mentioned I'd pick Madrid in a heartbeat for a 3 year assignment, but I can see why it doesn't knock your socks off for a few days.