re: What is the worst town you've ever been in?

Jackson.

Parts of Istanbul scared the shite out of me as an outsider. Most of the touristy parts are awesome, but I had to go to a sketchy area on the Asian side that was really messed up, and this was during the Syrian migrant crisis too. I grew a beard and wore dark clothes when I was there. One day I couldn’t leave the hotel because some rather violent protests going on outside. Military coup was a month after I left.