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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would invite everyone to consider the possibility that if you find somewhere overrated, it is because you are doing it wrong. Eg going in peak season, going to see shat all the tourists are seeing rather than quieter bug still interesting places etc.

People who blithely dismiss cities like Rome, which contain some of the greatest treasures of art, architecture, and history that the world has ever produced, as “overrated”…[/quote]

Exactly we loved visiting Rome and Venice in the fall. Loved seeing the forum lit up at night and visiting small neighborhood bars. And walking down empty alleyways in Venice. Plus best pizza in Naples.[/quote]

Yes!  I loved Venice in the fall.  It was so empty, and the whole "city without cars" / canals just felt magical.  I wish we'd spent more time there.   I could have just walked for hours.

I've been to 9 different countries, and found something to love in all of them.[/quote]

A whole 9 countries? Wow!![/quote]

What a jerk![/quote]

Why? Most Americans have been to at least 30 or more, so it was kind of a weird thing for PP to say. [/quote]

Most Americans, or most DC area nerds?[/quote]

Let me rephrase. Most educated, upper middle class Americans. [/quote]

Weird. I'm highly educated, grew up wealthy, and consider myself pretty well traveled, but I am still only coming up with about 20 countries in my 45 years (although some of them I've been to several times each).  That feels like a lot, and I feel like I've done a lot (or at least similar amount) of travel relative even to my DC wealthy, well educated peers. The only people I know with 30, 40+ countries are the stunted immaturity DC types who got "masters in international relations" and are only marginally employed in their 40s with less developed social networks because they focus so much on travel.  That's fine that they made those choices, but they hardly reflect the average well educated American who only has two weeks of vacation to use a year, because of that pesky job thing that they are using their degree for. [/quote]

I feel seen. [/quote]

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