Anonymous wrote:Can we all agree that it depends what the PP's look like.

No, I don’t agree. I am a “brown” person who has been to many of the places on this thread, and also studied abroad in Russia many years ago, and this (I am assuming you’re suggesting that nonwhite travelers are treated poorly) has not been my experience.

Can we all agree that it depends what the PP's look like.

Dakar
Ghana
Cambodia
Nepal

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Anonymous wrote:Palm Springs and Puerto Rico are not international.

My word…

lol you need refresh your geology. Puerto is its own island; of course it’s another country.

PP, few things. It's actually "geography" not geology, which is the study of the earth/rocks, etc. Also, hate to break it to you, but PR is a US territory and therefore not international.

Exactly, geology is the study of the earth, including its different countries. And we don’t have territories anymore, this isn’t the 19th century.

Oh honey...

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Anonymous wrote:Palm Springs and Puerto Rico are not international.

My word…

lol you need refresh your geology. Puerto is its own island; of course it’s another country.

PP, few things. It's actually "geography" not geology, which is the study of the earth/rocks, etc. Also, hate to break it to you, but PR is a US territory and therefore not international.

Exactly, geology is the study of the earth, including its different countries. And we don’t have territories anymore, this isn’t the 19th century.

Quito. I went there for work and was blown away by the beautiful natural setting, the architecture, the delicious food, and the friendly people.

Loved visiting Nicaragua, and it's probably underrated, but I would not endorse going now/would not go back while the government is imprisoning journalists and ordering troops to fire on protesters. I'm sure it'd be perfectly safe for U.S. tourists even now, I just wouldn't feel right about doing tourism business there.

If the political situation improves, though, Rancho Santana on the Pacific coast was amazing -- massive private resort (with its own U.S.-standard water system), five beaches, multiple pools, tons of jungle and a big farm on the property, a small hotel and lots of rental houses.

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Anonymous wrote:Qatar. I think it is kind of a place most people wouldn't think to vacation. We absolutely loved it and I was pretty shocked by what a great time I had (i admittedly didn't know much about it before we went)

IDK.. I don't think I like the idea of spending my money in a country where women are second class citizens. Just doesn't feel right to me.

that sentiment applies to about half of the US as well since the dreadful SC decision last year

not at the same level as a country like Qatar, but yea, I don't want my kids going to a public u in those states because I don't want to give my money to those state govts.

I don't understand how women can look the other way and purposefully travel to a place like Qatar. It's like being black and purposefully traveling to South Africa for vacation during apartheid.

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Anonymous wrote:Palm Springs and Puerto Rico are not international.

My word…

lol you need refresh your geology. Puerto is its own island; of course it’s another country.

PP, few things. It's actually "geography" not geology, which is the study of the earth/rocks, etc. Also, hate to break it to you, but PR is a US territory and therefore not international.

+1

ffs.. HI is an island. Is that another country

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Anonymous wrote:Qatar. I think it is kind of a place most people wouldn't think to vacation. We absolutely loved it and I was pretty shocked by what a great time I had (i admittedly didn't know much about it before we went)

Interesting. I lived and worked there for a couple of years and didn't find it to be all that. What did you do and see there that was so good?

I went to Qatar for work. I felt fortunate to go there since it was my first visit to the Middle East. While I enjoyed my visit and found parts of Qatar enjoyable, I don’t think there’s enough to do there to justify the long flight and the expense involved to look at it as a vacation destination.

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Anonymous wrote:Palm Springs and Puerto Rico are not international.

My word…

lol you need refresh your geology. Puerto is its own island; of course it’s another country.

PP, few things. It's actually "geography" not geology, which is the study of the earth/rocks, etc. Also, hate to break it to you, but PR is a US territory and therefore not international.

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Anonymous wrote:Qatar. I think it is kind of a place most people wouldn't think to vacation. We absolutely loved it and I was pretty shocked by what a great time I had (i admittedly didn't know much about it before we went)

IDK.. I don't think I like the idea of spending my money in a country where women are second class citizens. Just doesn't feel right to me.

that sentiment applies to about half of the US as well since the dreadful SC decision last year

Anonymous wrote:Turkey was an amazing destination although its been 10 years since I went. And I went during the shoulder season so it wasn't at its busiest.

I loved Cambodia more that I expected and wish I had budgeted more time there (it was a 4 day side trip from Thailand).

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala was fabulous, but every backpacker visiting Central America has been there and will say the same.

I loved Lake Atitlan as a young backpacker. I'm contemplating going back now with my kids in putting them in Spanish lessons during the day.

Along those lines, I would canoeing through La Mosquitia in Honduras. We didn't run into another tourist while we were there and it felt very authentic, but still safe. I also want to take my kids on this trip when they're a bit older.

Skiing in Hokkaido with a stop in Sapporo for a night for the Yuki Matsuri festival was also incredible. Nothing beats skiing deep power followed by an onsen and a tabe/nomi hodai.

Anonymous wrote:Qatar. I think it is kind of a place most people wouldn't think to vacation. We absolutely loved it and I was pretty shocked by what a great time I had (i admittedly didn't know much about it before we went)

Interesting. I lived and worked there for a couple of years and didn't find it to be all that. What did you do and see there that was so good?

Turkey, which I know is on many people's radar, but more specifically Turkbuku, Turkey. It's spectacular. A Turkish friend told me about it, otherwise we would have ended up in Bodrum. Didn't meet another American the whole time we were there.