Countries one doesn’t consider but should

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Bolivia. I prefer it over the more popular Peru and Ecuador.

Most of Colombia is very untouristy and great. Cartagena is very touristy.

Agree with Estonia (have not been to the other 2 Baltics but would like to go).

My experiences are old though, like 10 years + years ago. I have kids now so no off the beaten path back packing recently.

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Cyprus might not be off the beaten path, but it is cheap and with great food. You can definitely get off the beaten path by crossing over to the northern side and checking it out.

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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?

PP forgot to mention North Korea and Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is incredible beautiful. The people and the mountains were lovely. I’ve also been to North Korea, I went with young pioneer tours. They won’t take Americans anymore, but I’m canadian.

Open your mind, pp.

How's the view up on your high horse?

People not going to Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan are not doing so out of closemindedness. wtf.

Seriously. Next these insufferable know-it-alls will tell us that we're provincial for not wanting to visit Yemen and Somalia.

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Guatemala is really nice, but you need local contacts to do it safely

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Anonymous wrote: Bulgaria
Slovakia
Uruguay
Tunisia

It seems progressive and safe and well governed but, boring? It's tiny and there are no mountains. Are the beaches good? Educate me, please.

NP, and I've been multiple times but only in winter so didn't check out the beaches. I was living in Buenos Aires at the time and I found Montevideo and Colonia to be a nice getaway. A little less hustle and bustle, good food, good vibes. Also, I'm a POC and I felt like there were a lot more black people there so I had more options to get my hair done, buy makeup and clothes in Montevideo so that was a big reason for my trips there. I have friends who raved about some farm visits they did there, but there were plenty of estancia resorts in Argentina so I didn't go to one in Uruguay. I did hear great things about Punta del Este beaches. It's not high on my list for a touristy destination but I think it's worth a visit. I'd probably combine with Argentina.

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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?

PP forgot to mention North Korea and Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is incredible beautiful. The people and the mountains were lovely. I’ve also been to North Korea, I went with young pioneer tours. They won’t take Americans anymore, but I’m canadian.

Open your mind, pp.

How's the view up on your high horse?

People not going to Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan are not doing so out of closemindedness. wtf.

Seriously. Next these insufferable know-it-alls will tell us that we're provincial for not wanting to visit Yemen and Somalia.

I don't understand why wealthy people don't just take along their own security?

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Anonymous wrote:Guatemala is really nice, but you need local contacts to do it safely

Not at all true.

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Anonymous wrote:Guatemala is really nice, but you need local contacts to do it safely

Not at all true.

My friends from Guatemala told me this.

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Uzbekistan is pretty high on my list. Samarkand looks stunning.
Senegal (Have any of you been? I am drawn there for some reason and hear positive things from expats but never hear about travelers’ experiences.)
Oman
Baltics
Caucasus, especially Georgia
Island nations in the Indian Ocean, but many of these places are well-touristed by non-North Americans given flight times

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Anonymous wrote:Guatemala is really nice, but you need local contacts to do it safely

Not at all true.

My friends from Guatemala told me this.

They exaggerate. Have been there many times and never a problem. It’s safer than other Central American countries, and even those are fine to visit.

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Rwanda

Nigeria to visit the apartment of that guy with the aunt who left him millions.

Goa, Varanasi India

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Anonymous wrote:Uzbekistan is pretty high on my list. Samarkand looks stunning.
Senegal(Have any of you been? I am drawn there for some reason and hear positive things from expats but never hear about travelers’ experiences.)
Oman
Baltics
Caucasus, especially Georgia
Island nations in the Indian Ocean, but many of these places are well-touristed by non-North Americans given flight times

NP, yes! Dakar and went surfing. Had a blast! It’s a definite must visit.

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Ukraine. Not right now though.

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Anonymous wrote:Rwanda

Nigeria to visit the apartment of that guy with the aunt who left him millions.

Goa, Varanasi India

Goa and Varanasi are off the tourist track?

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The Pamir mountains in Tajikistan are breathtaking.