Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 14:32     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.


People (regardless of where they are from) have a right to comment on places they did not like. What is your problem?
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 14:30     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos


I loved the sand and water there. The sand was like powder and the water was calm and a gorgeous color.


+1000
Turks deserves all the praise - it’s color and water is among the best in the world.

- having travelled all
over the world.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 14:26     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:Totally agree with Split
Agra
Tokyo
Buenos Aires
Florianopolis and Pantanal Brazil


Tokyo overrated?

You're nutso. This thread has now gone off the rails.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 14:14     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.


Would like to see a Venn diagram of posters on this thread, regular Disney visitors, and regular Delaware beach visitors.


?

Because having a beach house in Bethany while having traveled extensively throughout the world means I’m not equipped to form an opinion on destinations that are overhyped but not my cup of tea?

You sound like the travel snobs who can’t afford a week oceanfront in Bethany or a week at Disney and instead save up for a European vacation in an Airbnb eating most meals at home and dragging your kids into museums because it’s more highbrow.


Did I say anything about Bethany homeowners? I wrote “regular Delaware beach visitors.” Homeowners are not visitors.

I do own an oceanfront house in New England so I don’t go to Bethany. I suppose you might say I’m a “travel snob” because I sometimes do things like hike or bicycle in Europe, but to me a real travel snob says things like “I’ve traveled extensively throughout the world” lol.

I admit I am laughing at ppl who visit a single city and say a whole European country is a “dump.” Or people who say categorically that *all* the food in a European city is “awful.” Maybe something wasn’t to my taste, or I was underwhelmed because I thought a place would be like it was in a movie, but I’m not likely to dismiss an entire country or even city on the basis of a single very brief and limited experience.


You are assuming people just visit one city in Italy and erroneously label the entity country a dump?

Disagree.

Few people only visit one city in Italy. It’s far more common to spend a week or two running around the country. And the touristy destinations simply aren’t luxurious by American standards.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:58     Subject: Re:Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think all of Europe is overrated during high season. It’s awful for those of us with children under 18.


Is that Europe’s fault or do you just want to do adult things on these trips and so your kids complain they are bored? That will happen anywhere if you don’t figure out how to plan trips that cater somewhat to kids’ needs.


Uh, I was referring to the summer weather and the fact that we cannot travel much outside of winter or summer breaks. I am in Europe right now. Do a little reading about the current heat wave before you make assumptions about me or my family.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:55     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Marseille

Cabo

Barbados

Split, Croatia

Zurich





Why Marseille? Any comparisons between Marseille and Paris?


That one was funny also- every report from Marseille I have read inevitably starts with "the gritty city isn't normally thought of as a tourist destination..."
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:51     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Totally agree with Split
Agra
Tokyo
Buenos Aires
Florianopolis and Pantanal Brazil
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:18     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:Marseille

Cabo

Barbados

Split, Croatia

Zurich





Why Marseille? Any comparisons between Marseille and Paris?
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:17     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.

We’re the oldest and greatest country on the earth, we have the highest standard of living, and we’ve never lost a war, we can judge whoever we want!


We’re just the only country that tells the other countries we’re the best in the world.



Sure.

But why do people all over the world risk their lives to cross the border and build a life here? Surely there is a reason. ICYMI: upward mobility is a very real possibility, and even if you fall short you are in a safe area with access to everything you need.

Americans romanticize other countries and judge our own country far too harshly.


Hey, I think there’s a lot that’s wonderful about our country, but the chest-beating is nauseating and the superlatives reek of insecurity.

I am well-traveled. Upward mobility is possible in most parts of the world. Freedom is ubiquitous — in fact about 20 other countries have more freedom than the USA, according to the Human Freedom Index.

I love to travel and the states. Yes, people want to come here. But your perception of people judging the US “too harshly” is nothing more than reactions to your ridiculous hyperbole.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:13     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.


Would like to see a Venn diagram of posters on this thread, regular Disney visitors, and regular Delaware beach visitors.


?

Because having a beach house in Bethany while having traveled extensively throughout the world means I’m not equipped to form an opinion on destinations that are overhyped but not my cup of tea?

You sound like the travel snobs who can’t afford a week oceanfront in Bethany or a week at Disney and instead save up for a European vacation in an Airbnb eating most meals at home and dragging your kids into museums because it’s more highbrow.


Did I say anything about Bethany homeowners? I wrote “regular Delaware beach visitors.” Homeowners are not visitors.

I do own an oceanfront house in New England so I don’t go to Bethany. I suppose you might say I’m a “travel snob” because I sometimes do things like hike or bicycle in Europe, but to me a real travel snob says things like “I’ve traveled extensively throughout the world” lol.

I admit I am laughing at ppl who visit a single city and say a whole European country is a “dump.” Or people who say categorically that *all* the food in a European city is “awful.” Maybe something wasn’t to my taste, or I was underwhelmed because I thought a place would be like it was in a movie, but I’m not likely to dismiss an entire country or even city on the basis of a single very brief and limited experience.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:12     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos


I loved the sand and water there. The sand was like powder and the water was calm and a gorgeous color.


Sure.

But that’s most Caribbean islands.

And other islands have more to see and do…without the bizarre crime there.

Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 13:06     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos


I loved the sand and water there. The sand was like powder and the water was calm and a gorgeous color.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 12:59     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Marseille

Cabo

Barbados

Split, Croatia

Zurich



Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 12:54     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.


Would like to see a Venn diagram of posters on this thread, regular Disney visitors, and regular Delaware beach visitors.


?

Because having a beach house in Bethany while having traveled extensively throughout the world means I’m not equipped to form an opinion on destinations that are overhyped but not my cup of tea?

You sound like the travel snobs who can’t afford a week oceanfront in Bethany or a week at Disney and instead save up for a European vacation in an Airbnb eating most meals at home and dragging your kids into museums because it’s more highbrow.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2023 12:48     Subject: Most overrated international destination?
Paris