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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

I do think this about Puerto Rico, have lived in Spain, and speak Spanish. PR is awful.

Anonymous wrote:I love Hawaii, but really hated Waikiki Beach. It's a giant tourist trap.

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

They're Latin in name only. They tend to have bad attitudes (especially the women), relative to their counterparts in other LA countries. Though slightly better than PR, the same can be said about Panama. Both are good for people who want a more US like experience, but they are training wheels for Latin America.

PR and Panama are not mezito like El Salvador, Guatemala, etc so that is why to some they are seen as not really Latin. We should really just start using the word mezito instead of Hispanic because that is what really is meant. When someone says Latin or Hispanic they are not referring the someone who looks like Cecilia Cruz and is from Puerto Rico.

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

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Anonymous wrote:Spain. I’m of Puerto Rican descent so the disdain is pretty deep-seated, but the Spanish are hostile to Americans (even when they speak fluent Spanish, as I do) and generally racist. Overall not a welcoming or warm experience. Just really not enjoyable.

Madrid>Barcelona>Valencia

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Anonymous wrote:Isle of Palms-absolute worst.

Why?

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Anonymous wrote:Portland, OR. Spent one day there on my way to somewhere else and it was horrible. Even in the more expensive areas, there were people literally shooting up on the side walk. And I saw multiple adult men defecating out in the open. I’m not a prudish type, but I was super uncomfortable with the amount of high people wandering around, yelling and screaming, people peeing, and so many homeless people sleeping all over everywhere. I’ve lived in cities before and certainly have seen all of the above on a regular basis, but never nearly the extent to which I saw it in Portland.

I agree with this. We were also there for a day and I found it somewhere between unsettling and scary. I have lived in DC proper for more than 25 years (including the early 90s) and I have never experienced anything like I saw on the streets of Portland.

When were you there?

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Anonymous wrote:This is closer to home: Colonial Beach.

Last summer we were looking for a beach that's doable for a day trip from nova. Colonial Beach came on our radar. From my quick research, it sounded promising.

The place was dead in the middle of summer. The beach itself was littered with bird poop, and the sand hard. There were barely a handful of restaurants/cafes open. It was very depressing.

Go to sandy point. My little kids thought it was Adventure Bay

Sandy point was terrible growing up it was filled with jelly fish. Is it still?

Colonial Beach is a bust, the water is awful. The odors and rocky sand were a bust for me.

Maybe try Ocean City? I’ve never been to Ocean City but I’ve got coworkers who love it.

Ocean city is trashy. Are you coworkers trashy? Do the ride hogs?

They are all huge fans of Secrets (? I believe that is the name). A bar where the 20somethings are at peak age and the people who went in their twenties reminisce.

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Anonymous wrote:Portland, OR. Spent one day there on my way to somewhere else and it was horrible. Even in the more expensive areas, there were people literally shooting up on the side walk. And I saw multiple adult men defecating out in the open. I’m not a prudish type, but I was super uncomfortable with the amount of high people wandering around, yelling and screaming, people peeing, and so many homeless people sleeping all over everywhere. I’ve lived in cities before and certainly have seen all of the above on a regular basis, but never nearly the extent to which I saw it in Portland.

I agree with this. We were also there for a day and I found it somewhere between unsettling and scary. I have lived in DC proper for more than 25 years (including the early 90s) and I have never experienced anything like I saw on the streets of Portland.

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Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico. It's like the Taco Bell of Latin America.

Huh? This makes no sense. I never thought that about PR and have lived in numerous LATAM countries and speak Spanish.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think I've hated anywhere, but I wouldn't return to Bali.

I also found Bali to be hit or miss. There are nice parts but they are harder to find.

Other observations:

Romans are exceptionally rude; Parisians friendlier than expected.

Egypt is a mess and horrible for tourists, a result of dealing with tourist hordes for millennia.

Don’t travel solo as a woman in India and you will be fine, with the exception of Varanasi, I’m still creeped out thinking about it nearly a decade after visiting.

Egypt was awesome but you have to be a savvy traveler.

Stick to your continental US Hampton Inns, PP. They have free breakfast.