s/o Ever traveled somewhere and been disappointed by it?

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[Post New]07/02/2015 16:47
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Anonymous wrote:Disneyland. Went when i was 10 abd just found it nationalistic and overcommercialised. Havent been back, i think it is for the same kind of people that enjoy cruises.



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[Post New]07/02/2015 17:21
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Anonymous wrote:Asheville, heard many great things but was disappointed. Dirty with lots of seedy looking characters milling around.
oh no. We're going there in a couple of weeks


Don't worry. This post is the first time I've ever heard anyone say (err write) anything bad about Asheville. Ever. It's a lovely place and "dirty" would never cross my mind. I'm guessing pp is not much into arts or "hippies", of which Asheville has a good number.
[Post New]07/02/2015 17:56
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Oahu

Outer Banks

Venice
[Post New]07/02/2015 18:53
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Oahu

Outer Banks

Venice


LOVE Venice.

Disappointed in Oahu--until we drove around to the beaches on the north side. Waikiki is a huge disappointment.

Outer banks are what they are--beaches.




[Post New]07/02/2015 19:04
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I will probably get flamed for this one: New Orleans. I've been there three times over the past 15 years and just don't get the appeal at all. Paris, Outer Banks, and Amsterdam I really enjoy though!
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:20
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Anonymous wrote:I will probably get flamed for this one: New Orleans. I've been there three times over the past 15 years and just don't get the appeal at all. Paris, Outer Banks, and Amsterdam I really enjoy though!


How many of those times were post-Katrina? It's not the same city, and never will be. That said, New Orleans has always had a history of kind of lawlessness and seediness, and that's part of the city's vibe. It's one of very few places I've been that scare me (hello, cemeteries that are historic and awesome and DANGEROUS), and I've been several times pre- and post-Katrina (including volunteering in the recovery effort) but I still love it. Just to visit though, I would never live there.

Did you eat there? Go out on Frenchman? See the Garden District? These are all better things to do than hit Mardi Gras parades and Bourbon Street and the Riverwalk. Not that those things don't have their time and place, IMO.
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:32
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Rome. Eh. Big loud city.
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:33
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Anonymous wrote:Budapest - Not much to do. Grand Cayman - very crowded, not as scenic as I expected.


There is SO much to do. I've been 4 times, just got back from there last week, and did new stuff each time I've gone.
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:46
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Alaska- least favorite destination ever. I'll never go back to Nevis- the resort was beautiful but thee wasn't much to do on the island & the water wasn't particularly nice. I am also with the posters who don't get the appeal of th DE/MD beaches. There's not much appealing about them in the least.

[Post New]07/02/2015 20:53
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Anonymous wrote:Disneyland. Went when i was 10 abd just found it nationalistic and overcommercialised. Havent been back, i think it is for the same kind of people that enjoy cruises.


You must have been one interesting 10 year old.
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:54
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Anonymous wrote:Alaska- least favorite destination ever. I'll never go back to Nevis- the resort was beautiful but thee wasn't much to do on the island & the water wasn't particularly nice. I am also with the posters who don't get the appeal of th DE/MD beaches. There's not much appealing about them in the least.



Alaska is on our list! We try to hit a national park a year. Anything in particular we should know?
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:58
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Anonymous wrote:Most of Europe is a shit hole


Okay, I see your insult and raise you: Most of the US is a shit hole!
[Post New]07/02/2015 20:59
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Anonymous wrote:Perhaps surprisingly, I don't think I've been disappointed by anywhere I've traveled. Sure, I like some places better than others, but we've always found interesting things to do and see whether abroad or in the U.S.


+1 Even the annoying things interest me because it makes me think and takes me out of my "normal."


+2 That said there are places I've avoided: Most notably India, on the advice of two friends who are natives.
[Post New]07/02/2015 21:00
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Anonymous wrote:Most of Europe is a shit hole


Okay, I see your insult and raise you: Most of the US is a shit hole!


I'm a PP, and I agree. I'd rather be in shit-hole Europe than any US shit-hole. Jersey, I'm looking at you...
[Post New]07/02/2015 21:01
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Bermuda.
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