I was really underwhelmed by Belize. The sand flies were horrific and the food wasn’t good at all. Honestly just a bit farther north into Mexico was a lot better.

Anonymous wrote:Pigeon Forge area. Rented a house near Smokey Mountains with extended family. I mean people described it as Myrtle Beach but with mountains so I didn’t go in with high expectations. But I encountered blatant racism and I never want to go back.

Oh, I forgot about Pigeon Forge. We were planning to stay a day or two on our way back from Atlanta. We stayed a few hours and that was enough. And I say this as someone who has a vacation home in Ocean City. At least there is a beach there. Pigeon Forge is just bizarre.

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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.

I’m from South America and enjoyed our trip to PR. The women have bad attitudes? Wtf does that mean?

I understand if someone doesn't like PR because it's small and not a lot of options. Or maybe because food is heavy and they don't like maduros, tostones or the plethora of foods made with plantains. But saying that it's not latino/hispanic enough? GTFOH. Who are they to judge? PPs are people from the Midwest or NE who think Latin America is 100% natives on pyramids. And hate on Panama for not being latino? Americans have odd, outdated stereotypes about Latin America, and are clearly taken aback when cities in the region are modern, international banking centers.

I don't think I've hated any place I've traveled to, but there are definitely US locations that are one and done for me: Dayton, Kansas City, Lincoln (Nebraska), Indianapolis, Colorado Springs, Reno, Tampa, Phoenix, Omaha, San Antonio, State College (PA), Outer Banks.

Chincoteague. Ethiopia.
I’d got back to Ethiopia before chincoteague.

Pigeon Forge area. Rented a house near Smokey Mountains with extended family. I mean people described it as Myrtle Beach but with mountains so I didn’t go in with high expectations. But I encountered blatant racism and I never want to go back.

Destin FL. Strip malls galore along a busy highway with no beach views. Worst design planning ever.

And yet all these places are packed with tourists. So where do you all go that you enjoy?

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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.

I’m from South America and enjoyed our trip to PR. The women have bad attitudes? Wtf does that mean?

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Anonymous wrote:Miami.

Do not understand the appeal, at all.

You’re probably frumpy. And out of shape. And poor.

Meh. Not PP. also not poor or fat. But Miami is just plastic and fake. And overpriced AF. And there are better beaches.

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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

What with horse flies and jelly fish?

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.

Did you stay? What happened?

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely don't need to go back to Buson Korea. It felt like visiting Baltimore - just nothing that really excited me.
I loved Seoul and Jeju, though, if anyone is thinking of heading to Asia.

(Also had a great two days in Tokyo and wish we'd had more time there.)

Wow. Just got back from Korea and Buson was my favorite place! It’s beautiful and full of life. Saw an amazing drone show on the beach and did a wonderful temple hike. Loved it. To each their own…

I have a friend who loved it too, so maybe we just didn’t do the right things.

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Anonymous wrote:My list is random:
Cologne, Germany. So boring and not that pretty except the famous church.

Pitlochery, Scotland. A tourist trap for a reason I couldn't figure out. I did have an amazing Indian meal there at least.

Los Angeles. I was so disappointed. I thought it would be prettier and cleaner and more fun.

Los Angeles can be really fun. Amazing food scene and just a lot to do overall. I think you have to find a reason to go. Go for a show or something and stay at an incredible hotel in Beverly Hills.

Cologne, like Frankfurt and other German cities, had a great old town until they were bombed and rebuilt quickly to house refugees and expellees.

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Anonymous wrote:To each their own (we loved Costa Rica)

Won't go back to:

India - the poverty is oppressive and depressing and I never felt safe

Las Vegas - don't gamble, and the overconsumption is gross (the drinking, the spending, the throwing away money gambling)

Bahamas, St Martin, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. You drive through poverty stricken areas to expensive resorts where the impoverished take care of you. If just feels icky

Don't love hot humid places (rain forest I Equador, Singapore), but it's the weather not the place

I never understand this. The hotels provide jobs. If it were not for tourism, the island(s) would suffer significantly. Like during COVID. The more tourists that frequent the islands, the better the economies are, and higher local employment rates. Shop in local markets and eat at local food stores.

What would you have the impoverished do? Stay with no work?

Different poster. No, but I feel guilty if I spend in one day what a family makes in a week or month.
Therefore Zimbabwe.