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Anonymous wrote:Atlantic City, Orlando, Dover Delaware, Baltimore, Harpers Ferry, Charlestown, Martinsburg West Virginia.

+1 I don't understand why people like Harper's Ferry so much. It's tiny, and there aren't many interesting stores or restaurants. Same for Ellicot City. I don't get the appeal. Frederick downtown is more interesting.

I've been to Harper's Ferry a few times because I thought I'd miss something the way people around here talk about how amazing it is. So years later went back. I don't get it at all. It's totally bizzare.

You have to be a history buff. If you're not, I can see why it might not be appealing.

Anonymous wrote:Legoland in California. It’s so run down and all the displays are sun bleached and you can see the glue. It felt like the run down amusement park from the simpsons.

Wisconsin dells.

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Anonymous wrote:Not Indian , but if you do 5 star hotels and private transportations, India has lots to offer in terms of sightseeing (Taj Mahal, Jaipur etc and food.

Nobody disagrees with this. There is a luxurious way to do India. But it doesn't sit well with a lot of people and they don't. want. to. go. back. if they don't have to (family). What don't you understand about that?

Oh we understand. Now you try and understand - the luxurious way to do India is inexpensive compared to anywhere else in the world. However, people from rich (western) countries want to do shoestring budget travel in India, making use of infrastructure that is heavily subsidized by the Indian govt for the poorest of its people. Then they complain. Well, why did you go to India in the first place? The domestic market of tourism is so huge that India is not hurting for foreign travelers.

Still don't understand it? It is like some foreigner comes to DC, goes and eats at the homeless shelter soup kitchen and then complains that the restaurant scene in US is pathetic. That soup kitchen is not for tourists.

Who is doing shoestring tours of India? Nobody on here has done that. You are projecting that that is why the bad experience. Every single person on here has mentioned that they have done it the luxurious way and they don't want to go back. No way in hell would I take a train in India. No way in hell.

I took a train in India and no photoshopped white men fell off the roof. It was a fine enough experience. I’ve had more stressful train experiences in Germany tbh with packed out trains, no room to move, standing room only, and then some chump with a BIKE trying to get on the train. And I’m a PP who said India was fascinating and I’d go back. I think the main issue with India is it is so NOT like the US, but it’s not pretty and familiar like Europe or clean and glamorous the way many of the Eastern Asian countries are, and a lot of American really just can’t cope with it. Like they just do not know how to process everything going on there at all times.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband has a friend who lives in Phoenix and we went and visited him for a few days and I hated it. The entire place just seemed like a giant suburb. No neighborhoods, no history. It was so dry and dusty. Scorpions? No thank you. I can't even imagine being there in the heat.

This is an accurate description and I’m there often. All the suburbs also look the same.

I agree it’s accurate and I’m from Arizona. Totally hate Phoenix—it’s mainly for people who like to golf and shop (Scottsdale). If you have to go, this restaurant is very cool (and of course there’s a ton of great hole in the wall Mexican places);
https://wildhorsepass.com/restaurants/kai/

I'm an East Coaster who actually loves Phoenix (and Tempe). Yes, all the suburbs look the same, but there's enough there that's so completely different from anywhere else that you do feel a decent southwest vibe. It helps to go in the cooler months. It is surely one of those places where you think "Humans are so arrogant to live here!!!! This won't last long!!!"

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Anonymous wrote:Atlantic City, Orlando, Dover Delaware, Baltimore, Harpers Ferry, Charlestown, Martinsburg West Virginia.

+1 I don't understand why people like Harper's Ferry so much. It's tiny, and there aren't many interesting stores or restaurants. Same for Ellicot City. I don't get the appeal. Frederick downtown is more interesting.

I've been to Harper's Ferry a few times because I thought I'd miss something the way people around here talk about how amazing it is. So years later went back. I don't get it at all. It's totally bizzare.

You go to Harper’s Ferry because there’s beautiful hiking close by, then you grab a burger and leave. You aren’t visiting it like you visit Frederick (unless you hike in the Catoctins).

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to have repeated phoenix posts but I’ve also wanted to try this place on Phoenix:
https://www.frybreadhouseaz.com/
If anyone has to go to Phoenix please let mkrnow how it is!

A fry bread restaurant? I buy my fry bread like I buy my tamales. Bought from someone’s Grandma out of the back of a truck in a store parking lot.

Anonymous wrote:London. Hated it.

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Anonymous wrote:Not Indian , but if you do 5 star hotels and private transportations, India has lots to offer in terms of sightseeing (Taj Mahal, Jaipur etc and food.

Nobody disagrees with this. There is a luxurious way to do India. But it doesn't sit well with a lot of people and they don't. want. to. go. back. if they don't have to (family). What don't you understand about that?

Oh we understand. Now you try and understand - the luxurious way to do India is inexpensive compared to anywhere else in the world. However, people from rich (western) countries want to do shoestring budget travel in India, making use of infrastructure that is heavily subsidized by the Indian govt for the poorest of its people. Then they complain. Well, why did you go to India in the first place? The domestic market of tourism is so huge that India is not hurting for foreign travelers.

Still don't understand it? It is like some foreigner comes to DC, goes and eats at the homeless shelter soup kitchen and then complains that the restaurant scene in US is pathetic. That soup kitchen is not for tourists.

Who is doing shoestring tours of India? Nobody on here has done that. You are projecting that that is why the bad experience. Every single person on here has mentioned that they have done it the luxurious way and they don't want to go back. No way in hell would I take a train in India. No way in hell.

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Anonymous wrote:Montreal. So dull.

Aw, I love Montreal. Great museums, shopping and restaurants. It's feels like going to Europe without the jetlag.

I'm from Europe. It really doesn't feel like Europe at all.
Except that men can be petite, I guess.

French men are not known to be particularly tall either.
But I understand you have to get your mood boost by claiming European superiority, as per usual.

Europe is huge. When someone posts that they are from "Europe" I just replace it with Moldova and feel bad for them.

Wow, you are very bad at logic. The population of Moldova is 2.5 million and the population of Europe is 745 million. That means there is a 0.33% chance that a European is from Moldova. In addition, Moldova is a beautiful up and coming country, as compared to the US where you live, which is in a death spiral race to the bottom as evidenced by the number of US destinations cited in this thread. Your comment just exposes your own insecurity knowing that Europeans are better educated and cultured than you are, yes, even those in Moldova.

Lmao can you be even more European? Why aren’t you using a European phone and on a European website? Wait, do you live in America?

What on earth is a European phone? No, I don’t live in America, but sadly have had to spend time there before. And no, I’m not Moldovan, but found it ridiculous that someone would disparage a country they clearly had never visited.

I think I've hit a nerve! Yes, I chose Moldova because it is a poor, corrupt country IN EUROPE. It's not a disparagement; it's a fact. But that has hit a nerve as well. The "European" poster obviously does not want to be associated with that! They want us to think of Paris, Vienna. Sorry, if you're going to be vague and call yourself "from Europe", I'm going to ascribe Moldova to you. I hope you're okay today and your electricity stays on and you bribe the right politician. Good luck!

(and yes we already know about the US, thanks for lumping all 333 MILLION of us together! Appreciate the irony!)

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Anonymous wrote:My husband has a friend who lives in Phoenix and we went and visited him for a few days and I hated it. The entire place just seemed like a giant suburb. No neighborhoods, no history. It was so dry and dusty. Scorpions? No thank you. I can't even imagine being there in the heat.

This is an accurate description and I’m there often. All the suburbs also look the same.

I agree it’s accurate and I’m from Arizona. Totally hate Phoenix—it’s mainly for people who like to golf and shop (Scottsdale). If you have to go, this restaurant is very cool (and of course there’s a ton of great hole in the wall Mexican places);
https://wildhorsepass.com/restaurants/kai/

Anonymous wrote:Cancun, Bahamas, Naples, Morocco generally

Most cities in the US: Las Vegas; Baltimore; Albany, NY; Asheville; Orlando; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Harrisburg, PA. IMO, the only major cities worth visiting are NYC, Boston, DC (for a short trip), Chicago (for a short trip), Philadelphia (for a short trip)

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Anonymous wrote:Montreal. So dull.

Aw, I love Montreal. Great museums, shopping and restaurants. It's feels like going to Europe without the jetlag.

I'm from Europe. It really doesn't feel like Europe at all.
Except that men can be petite, I guess.

French men are not known to be particularly tall either.
But I understand you have to get your mood boost by claiming European superiority, as per usual.

Europe is huge. When someone posts that they are from "Europe" I just replace it with Moldova and feel bad for them.

Wow, you are very bad at logic. The population of Moldova is 2.5 million and the population of Europe is 745 million. That means there is a 0.33% chance that a European is from Moldova. In addition, Moldova is a beautiful up and coming country, as compared to the US where you live, which is in a death spiral race to the bottom as evidenced by the number of US destinations cited in this thread. Your comment just exposes your own insecurity knowing that Europeans are better educated and cultured than you are, yes, even those in Moldova.

Lmao can you be even more European? Why aren’t you using a European phone and on a European website? Wait, do you live in America?

What on earth is a European phone? No, I don’t live in America, but sadly have had to spend time there before. And no, I’m not Moldovan, but found it ridiculous that someone would disparage a country they clearly had never visited.