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re: Is There a Vacation Destination You’ve Been to that You Would Never Return to?
Posted on 8/27/19 at 12:43 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Posted on 8/27/19 at 12:43 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Savannah was fine, but I’m not dying to go back and I’m pretty sure the only way I’ll end up there again is if I happen to need to go there for work.
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Posted on 8/27/19 at 6:15 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Cairo- it really was bad. While we were there, two bombs went off, the museum gift shop was still burnt out from the Arab Spring looting, a prosecutor was car-bombed (we drove through the wreckage), and the vast majority of men were very predatory (to be expected in a country with an 87% female genital mutilation rate). On top of that, large dead animals dotted the roads, and children (who go to carpet schools- basically child labor factories) are everywhere trying to sell stuff. It’s really sad.
The metal detectors at the airport didn’t work, and the “official” who checked my passport asked for a bribe to get it back. Out of instinct, I snatched it and ran away, but I spent the rest of my time at the airport worried I would be arrested for battery on an official. I’ve been to 55 countries, and this is the only place I’d refuse to step foot in again.
The metal detectors at the airport didn’t work, and the “official” who checked my passport asked for a bribe to get it back. Out of instinct, I snatched it and ran away, but I spent the rest of my time at the airport worried I would be arrested for battery on an official. I’ve been to 55 countries, and this is the only place I’d refuse to step foot in again.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 12:17 am to MarinaTigerEsq
I'll echo Egypt. It's a dump. Trash everywhere. Canals covered in trash. We also didn't feel particularly safe. At the time, I didn't want to go back, but the feeling's starting to fade, and I'd risk it again -- if the price was right.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 7:27 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Monument Valley.
It's fairly near a ton of places I love. The Mighty 5 are amazing. Antelope Canyon is cool. In comparison, Monument Valley is a dud. The scenery is nowhere near as epic as nearby places and the culture there is depressing. We had a Navajo tour guide take us all around for hours the day we were there. He would just point out a few monuments (mostly ones he named himself), point out where people live, and complain that the young people were leaving to get an education instead of staying to honor the old ways.
My favorite part of the day was seeing his face after an interaction with my 5 year old daughter.
Tour Guide: Then one day, all of the Anasazi left, and no one knows why.
My daughter: Maybe they had to make a Target run.
It's fairly near a ton of places I love. The Mighty 5 are amazing. Antelope Canyon is cool. In comparison, Monument Valley is a dud. The scenery is nowhere near as epic as nearby places and the culture there is depressing. We had a Navajo tour guide take us all around for hours the day we were there. He would just point out a few monuments (mostly ones he named himself), point out where people live, and complain that the young people were leaving to get an education instead of staying to honor the old ways.
My favorite part of the day was seeing his face after an interaction with my 5 year old daughter.
Tour Guide: Then one day, all of the Anasazi left, and no one knows why.
My daughter: Maybe they had to make a Target run.
This post was edited on 9/14/19 at 7:28 am
Posted on 9/14/19 at 7:46 am to TheDude
Portland Oregon, outside of drinking and the scenery i just didn't enjoy it. Was mainly the people I guess as many were rude.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 10:46 pm to tduecen
I’ll go with Vegas. Was quite underwhelming with the high prices and crowds.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 10:59 pm to tduecen
quote:
Was mainly the people I guess as many were rude.
I don't think Ive ever met a rude person in Portland. They are unbelievably nice.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 7:28 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
The Dominican Republic
Posted on 9/16/19 at 9:41 am to AeroFan
quote:
I'll echo Egypt. It's a dump. Trash everywhere. Canals covered in trash. We also didn't feel particularly safe. At the time, I didn't want to go back, but the feeling's starting to fade, and I'd risk it again -- if the price was right.
Disappointed to hear this, as Egypt is def on my bucket list.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 10:36 am to hungryone
Haven't been, but my impression is that it's mainly just Cairo that's a dump, not the whole country. All the reports I've from Luxor have said that Thebes is amazing.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 2:42 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Hawaii and Aruba
Posted on 9/18/19 at 7:46 am to MarinaTigerEsq
quote:
Cairo- it really was bad. While we were there, two bombs went off, the museum gift shop was still burnt out from the Arab Spring looting, a prosecutor was car-bombed (we drove through the wreckage), and the vast majority of men were very predatory (to be expected in a country with an 87% female genital mutilation rate). On top of that, large dead animals dotted the roads, and children (who go to carpet schools- basically child labor factories) are everywhere trying to sell stuff. It’s really sad.
The metal detectors at the airport didn’t work, and the “official” who checked my passport asked for a bribe to get it back. Out of instinct, I snatched it and ran away, but I spent the rest of my time at the airport worried I would be arrested for battery on an official. I’ve been to 55 countries, and this is the only place I’d refuse to step foot in again.
Damn. Noted.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:37 pm to redfish99
quote:
Aruba
Aruba is amazing and I would be a happy man if I went once a year. The water is exceptional
Posted on 9/18/19 at 4:53 pm to kciDAtaE
Cancun and Tulum. Hell, all of Mexico for that matter.
Turks and Caicos
Belize
New Brunswick, Canada
Las Vegas
Myrtle Beach
Turks and Caicos
Belize
New Brunswick, Canada
Las Vegas
Myrtle Beach
Posted on 9/18/19 at 7:04 pm to The Balinese Club
quote:
Portland
here's my answer.
two other cities I've visited that I didn't particularly like, Miami and Philadelphia, I'd be willing to give a second chance. Not Portland, however.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 5:43 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Manhattan, especially Times square
Posted on 9/20/19 at 1:37 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Venice, Italy. Scratched it off the bucket list and that’s enough for me.
Berlin. A solid behind the scenes itinerary might change that.
London. Just didn’t do it for me, personally.
Amelia Island. Meh.
Berlin. A solid behind the scenes itinerary might change that.
London. Just didn’t do it for me, personally.
Amelia Island. Meh.
Posted on 9/20/19 at 9:11 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Honestly, no.
I’m not a beach guy
Banff
Berlin
London
Paris
Normandy
San Francisco
Denver and all of CO
Asheville
Seattle
Austin
Hood River, OR
Jackson Hole
Grand Canyon
Southern Utah
All good...
Whoops, yes...NYC
No desire to go back (forgot I had even gone there).
I’m not a beach guy
Banff
Berlin
London
Paris
Normandy
San Francisco
Denver and all of CO
Asheville
Seattle
Austin
Hood River, OR
Jackson Hole
Grand Canyon
Southern Utah
All good...
Whoops, yes...NYC
No desire to go back (forgot I had even gone there).
This post was edited on 9/20/19 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 9/23/19 at 1:50 pm to hungryone
quote:
Disappointed to hear this, as Egypt is def on my bucket list.
Keep it there in the hopes things improve. Meanwhile, Baalbek in Lebanon is pretty safe (recommend a day trip through tour group though- Nakhal & Cie is great). Beirut is very cosmopolitan and safe.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 5:07 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
Miami Beach is my #1. Note that Miami Beach is not Miami the city.
I even had a friend that lived in Miami to show us around. It is just not my culture and everyone was fairly rude to light skinned people. It requires being Latino or Carribean to really enjoy. The attitude is like you would imagine, the flashier the better but it just encourages everyone to be fake and overly dramatic. Plastic surgery everywhere. Everything is grossly over priced. Every hotel has a bar that bumps club or house music that can be heard throughout every hotel 24/7. Parking is insane and some street parking areas require you to move vehicle every 6 hours even over night. The beach when I was there was horrid. You had to wear shoes as the "sand" was seashell shards. The ocean was nasty as its right north of the main Miami shipping channel to the port. North moving wind and gulf stream throws pollution onto beach and its water.
I even had a friend that lived in Miami to show us around. It is just not my culture and everyone was fairly rude to light skinned people. It requires being Latino or Carribean to really enjoy. The attitude is like you would imagine, the flashier the better but it just encourages everyone to be fake and overly dramatic. Plastic surgery everywhere. Everything is grossly over priced. Every hotel has a bar that bumps club or house music that can be heard throughout every hotel 24/7. Parking is insane and some street parking areas require you to move vehicle every 6 hours even over night. The beach when I was there was horrid. You had to wear shoes as the "sand" was seashell shards. The ocean was nasty as its right north of the main Miami shipping channel to the port. North moving wind and gulf stream throws pollution onto beach and its water.
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