Where did you absolutely hate?

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t hate Costa Rica, but I have zero desire to ever return. I’d give it a 4/10. It felt like dirty Temu version Hawaii. I’d rather spend a little more or go for less time and do Hawaii on repeat.

Temu version of Hawaii!

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Anonymous wrote:People rave about Turkey...but having spent time in Armenia, I can't get past the fact that Turkey committed attempted genocide against Armenia and still won't admit it.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?onwardjourney=584162_v1

I just can't get past that.

Does anyone else have trouble visiting a country for social justice reasons?

This is interesting. I am aware of the attempted genocide, but it was 100 years ago. Literally everyone who participated in it or committed it is dead, the government has turned over many times, so I view it as an unsavory piece of history. If you started disqualifying countries for unsavory historical episodes there would be nowhere to visit.

That said, there are certain (current) regimes that I wouldn’t support with my tourist dollars, even if my safety were guaranteed. Putin’s Russia, North Korea, and China, for example.

I’m not crazy about the idea of visiting Serbia—that genocide still seems to close to me. It’s like looking at anyone over the age of 50 and wondering what they were doing in the 90s. I’ve never been to Germany and I think I’m just about at the point where I’d not feel weird about it.

Of all the strange and often ignorant statements in this thread, this one might be a contender for the #1 spot.

Idk I know people of color who say they don't feel welcome there

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Unless you’re white, leaving the US is a very different experience. Many places have people who make blunt racist comments and many people don’t believe that you’re American because they expect only white people from the US. In my experience Mexico was pretty bad in that sense.

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Anonymous wrote:People rave about Turkey...but having spent time in Armenia, I can't get past the fact that Turkey committed attempted genocide against Armenia and still won't admit it.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?onwardjourney=584162_v1

I just can't get past that.

Does anyone else have trouble visiting a country for social justice reasons?

This is interesting. I am aware of the attempted genocide, but it was 100 years ago. Literally everyone who participated in it or committed it is dead, the government has turned over many times, so I view it as an unsavory piece of history. If you started disqualifying countries for unsavory historical episodes there would be nowhere to visit.

That said, there are certain (current) regimes that I wouldn’t support with my tourist dollars, even if my safety were guaranteed. Putin’s Russia, North Korea, and China, for example.

I’m not crazy about the idea of visiting Serbia—that genocide still seems to close to me. It’s like looking at anyone over the age of 50 and wondering what they were doing in the 90s. I’ve never been to Germany and I think I’m just about at the point where I’d not feel weird about it.

Of all the strange and often ignorant statements in this thread, this one might be a contender for the #1 spot.

Actually, the PP is spot on. Many were never punished and went on to live ordinary lives. You can safely assume that many men over 50 were fighting in that conflict.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you have an awful experience on vacation that turned you completely off of a certain destination?

I recall a thread on London that was fun to read with someone who absolutely disliked the city and seeing other people respond with their own opinions was a good read. That one surprised me, I loved London. I love hearing about differing opinions.


Is there anywhere you will not be visiting again?

Lisbon

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Anonymous wrote:Enjoying the post, OP.
Seems, as others have noted, that accommodations make a big difference in the vacation experience. Surprised by how many people, "hate".

LOL!, 18:01, "I'm super well traveled" and 18.04 (Helen, GA) like 5 days inside a Christmas Store.

Drove through PNW this past summer, couldn't find a restroom while driving through Portland. We went to a restaurant, bought drinks to go and we were given a code to use the restroom. It was sketchy, everywhere. I don't need to return to Portland, OR.
I'm only on page 20, still reading. A

I moved to the PNW from the midwest and east coast and it is not a hospitable place for road trips. I don't know why they are adverse to things like rest stops or places with bathrooms with multiple stalls, but they are. And traffic is such that you'll be stuck on 5 in cities for 2-3 hours before you get to an area with more services where it's easy to exit. On the bright side, my child is a world champion of going to the bathroom before we leave.

We stop at Cabela's a lot when we drive north to Canada because they have nice bathrooms.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you have an awful experience on vacation that turned you completely off of a certain destination?

I recall a thread on London that was fun to read with someone who absolutely disliked the city and seeing other people respond with their own opinions was a good read. That one surprised me, I loved London. I love hearing about differing opinions.


Is there anywhere you will not be visiting again?

Lisbon

What did Lisboa do to you?!

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Bahamas. Just, Ew.
Beaches were tacky. People were tacky. I had high hopes for Aruba but it was only marginally better.

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Really did not like Jamaica/Bahamas, and tropical beach type vacations in general. also dislike Florida

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I don't like crowded places, including parts of the most famous cities in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People rave about Turkey...but having spent time in Armenia, I can't get past the fact that Turkey committed attempted genocide against Armenia and still won't admit it.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?onwardjourney=584162_v1

I just can't get past that.

Does anyone else have trouble visiting a country for social justice reasons?

This is interesting. I am aware of the attempted genocide, but it was 100 years ago. Literally everyone who participated in it or committed it is dead, the government has turned over many times, so I view it as an unsavory piece of history. If you started disqualifying countries for unsavory historical episodes there would be nowhere to visit.

That said, there are certain (current) regimes that I wouldn’t support with my tourist dollars, even if my safety were guaranteed. Putin’s Russia, North Korea, and China, for example.

I’m not crazy about the idea of visiting Serbia—that genocide still seems to close to me. It’s like looking at anyone over the age of 50 and wondering what they were doing in the 90s. I’ve never been to Germany and I think I’m just about at the point where I’d not feel weird about it.

Of all the strange and often ignorant statements in this thread, this one might be a contender for the #1 spot.

Actually, the PP is spot on. Many were never punished and went on to live ordinary lives. You can safely assume that many men over 50 were fighting in that conflict.

Not in Germany, which is the part the PP was responding to.

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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.

+1

I was coming on to say Miami for the same reasons. All the greased up, shirtless, gold chain and cigar dudes wandering around with the bikini top clad, heavy make-up, and even more gold jewelry women… Not a scene I appreciate at all.

[Anonymous]

It's been interesting reading about Costa Rica (and Austria! We were thinking about both places in the near future.

I'll never go back to Las Vegas. I went once for fun and once for work. I'm getting a headache just thinking about it.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say I hated it, but my one trip to Puerto Rico left me never wanting to go back.

Same. Although in fairness I only went to the areas near San Juan. The beaches in that area suck, and old San Juan is so overhyped - it is so overcrowded with tour bus and cruise ship passengers that I could not appreciate whatever charm exists, and the food wasn’t anything great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People rave about Turkey...but having spent time in Armenia, I can't get past the fact that Turkey committed attempted genocide against Armenia and still won't admit it.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?onwardjourney=584162_v1

I just can't get past that.

Does anyone else have trouble visiting a country for social justice reasons?

This is interesting. I am aware of the attempted genocide, but it was 100 years ago. Literally everyone who participated in it or committed it is dead, the government has turned over many times, so I view it as an unsavory piece of history. If you started disqualifying countries for unsavory historical episodes there would be nowhere to visit.

That said, there are certain (current) regimes that I wouldn’t support with my tourist dollars, even if my safety were guaranteed. Putin’s Russia, North Korea, and China, for example.

I’m not crazy about the idea of visiting Serbia—that genocide still seems to close to me. It’s like looking at anyone over the age of 50 and wondering what they were doing in the 90s. I’ve never been to Germany and I think I’m just about at the point where I’d not feel weird about it.

Of all the strange and often ignorant statements in this thread, this one might be a contender for the #1 spot.

Actually, the PP is spot on. Many were never punished and went on to live ordinary lives. You can safely assume that many men over 50 were fighting in that conflict.

Not in Germany, which is the part the PP was responding to.

Yes—this September will be the 80th anniversary of end of WWII. I’ve spent a good deal of time in Germany and feel like a lot of the people my age (mid 50s) who I’ve met are absolute pacifists due their country’s history. I’ve also spent a good deal of time in former Yugoslavia. It is something that people struggle with— knowing or just wondering what other people were doing during the war. We have to put history behind us in some way.