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If you’re a truly ambitious traveler, you probably want to visit as many destinations on the planet as you can. While you hope every trip will be memorable, there’s probably a chance you’ll visit at least one place that you’d rather forget.
One netizen decided to ask the Reddit community what the worst countries and cities they’d ever visited were, and people were only too happy to contribute their stories of places they’d never go back to, for all sorts of unpleasant reasons.
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#1
Egyptians in this thread: *Oh boy here we go again*.
ANTIVICTORIA 1 year ago
Is it just a conincidence that there are many Muslim countires listed here and almost all of them threatend people with death? I see a trend here...
steveranden 6 months ago
Is it just a coincidence that the world's most famous "Christian" country is known mostly for its mass shootings and lack of healthcare?
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Linda Roy 1 year ago
It was scary at times. My guide was glued to my side and that was a relief since I was traveling alone. Still, I'd love to go back
Load More Replies... Adrian 1 year ago
Yes and no. Went to the pyramids, Cairo and Luxor. Some Egyptians were great, others not. And not just in an unfriendly way. Our tour bus to Luxor had heavily armed guards on board as well as an escort of more heavily armed guards...
Linda Roy 1 year ago
And the metal detectors at my hotel and the Valley of the Kings just to name a couple.
Load More Replies... Adam McNally 1 year ago
I got hassled, every 10 feet. Happy I saw, what I saw, but I am never going back.
Samantha 1 year ago
Adam McNally I experienced the same thing, and endless begging even from very young children. Would never go back, but glad I got to see the Temples.
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roddy 1 year ago
Go, but don't make them the key thing. Giza is not somewhere you want to spend much time. I loved Egypt, especially Abu Simbel. But don't go with a group and be rushed, go when there is nobody there. We went in the afternoon and saw only one other tourist and the temple keeper there. It was breathtaking.
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Rose the Cook 1 year ago
If you are interested make sure you go with a special interest group. Not recommended for backpackers or lone women. I went with a university group and have no complaints.
Adrian 1 year ago
We went with a group and still got hassled. The Egyptian government doesn't seem to be interested in keeping tourists safe, so you have to hire your own armed guards.
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smugdruggler 1 year ago
I seem to be in a minority here, but I loved Cairo. I agree it's very different for women though. We hired a local taxi driver for the day and he took us to all kinds of places we wouldn't have seen as tourists. At one point we ended up on the roof of a mosque,where he knew the caretaker. Got some good photos, climbing around on the dome. Highly recommended.
Vee Ryon 1 year ago
We went to Cairo during Covid. It was amazing! There was no one around the pyramids except for one solo traveler, an older gentleman. We went inside and climbed up into the tomb. We took our time. There was no one to push us to buy anything. We went back at night to watch the show and there were maybe 20 other people there at most. The original Egyptian museum was next to our hotel. We took our time inside. There were no lines to view the King Tut exhibit. Old Cairo was open but a ghost town. Out hotel, Ritz Carlton, was only $152/night and basically empty. The service was amazing. I could never go back because I'd only be disappointed. We had the best experience in 2020.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
This is one I can sort f agree with. At least if Cairo with trips to the pyramids is the goal. However, I’ve been to a very nice national park on the southern Sinai along with a rather well-known & popular (also infamous) resort city called Sharm el-Sheikh. As far as coastal resorts go, it was much better than many central and South American locations I’ve been, quieter & less populated than many Asian and a really beautiful place to relax.
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#2
Turkey as a single female visiting female friends. What made the trip awful? Men. As rich as the culture and amazing the food is there, I would never go back again and I travelled to many places in the world alone.
I do know quite a few Turkish people individually, including men, and they are all just normal, kind people. But as a country... I was constantly harassed, sexualised and accosted that I hardly enjoyed the bits that I did.
Dave Walters 1 year ago
My wife and I went to Antalya in the 90's. After hiring a car the owner of that business plagued my wife and the hotel staff for a week, including threatening me with his employees if I didn't talk my wife into it. We couldn't get moved, couldn't leave the grounds and the male police officers just laughed. The hotel owner did everything he could though but I think he was French.
BarfyCat 1 year ago
Yeah. When I visited in a group of three young women, we faced one terrifying fearing-for-our-lives situation, one borderline SA situation, and many lovely, kind people. I suspect that I would enjoy it much more now that I am a fat, old, married lady.
Jessica R. Abbot 1 year ago
I thought being old and fat now would finally make men ignore me, but it hasn’t worked out as well as I’d hoped. But I’m not in Turkey, I’m in the USA
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Lulu Waters 1 year ago
I went there with the usaf for work and was doing some traveling. Was told to haggle the market sellers because that’s what’s expected, but they wouldn’t even sell to me because I was a woman “you no get sell. Go home. You’re not wanted here”. The hotel manager was embarrassed and apologetic. Beautiful country though
Shortstuff 6 months ago
In Istanbul on holiday, a guy came up to my husband and asked to buy me! I have blonde hair and he kept touching my hair, then followed us. I was NOT happy!
Kristín Guðnadóttir 8 months ago
I have mostly travelled to places in Turkey that are popular with tourists. I found those places to be generally terrible for women. Constant sexual harassment. Constant lack of respect.
Gilbert van Haasen 8 months ago
When I was a dj in de '90 I played lots of times in Turkey and I had almost always a great time. But the last time in Istanbul the guys who booked me said if I wanted to go somewhere I had to let them know so they could come with me. I just went to a sushi restaurant across the hotel and even I got harassed and I'm a man. I didn't want to bother the guys so I went alone. So I can imagine that women don't feek comfortable traveling alone. But I still love Turkey.
Travel is all about the adventure of discovering new spaces, exploring different cultures, and making memories that'll last a lifetime. Unfortunately, if you travel long enough, you’ll likely come across places that don’t live up to your expectations. From hair-raising traffic and natural hazards to rampant poverty and unchecked crime, some destinations are better left unchecked.
#3
Delhi, India. 2009. Even in the airport there was no concept of personal space and random men would be practically on top of you. The smell of body odor overwhelming. Once we stepped out of the airport it was hot and muggy, intensifying all the smells of rotting trash and sewage contents. The streets insanely crowded with people and cows walking in and out of traffic, families with 5+ people riding on a single motorbike.
Upon entering this clustered traffic, people and children were trying to open the cab doors, making the international signs for “money” and “food”. My dad gave us all cash to pass around. One of the people who approached the car window on my side was a little girl around 7 years old who was carrying a baby that was clearly deceased. People with horrific disabilities sat on the sidewalk begging for money and grabbing at you. Men ogle you and attempt to subtly grab you as they pass you. Keep in mind, I was still a minor when we went.
Alongside the malnourished children, rats, garbage, everything, were beautiful and well kept mansions with high walls and gates. A shocking contrast.
It was the worst place I have been out of 30+ countries because it was breathtakingly sad. The wealth disparity, pain, hygiene, it isn’t their fault. I love so much of the culture, the food, the history, the natural beauty but in Delhi it was overshadowed by the byproducts of poverty.
meh 1 year ago (edited)
Delhi used to be less crowded but an influx of migrant workers from neighboring states and government apathy has destroyed urban planning. However, having said that Delhi still has some beautiful historical architecture which I still miss. The pollution too, has added to the chaos. We used to love the Delhi winters but now pollution has made the city almost unlivable.
Girija Izoulet 1 year ago
I am a French citizen of Indian origin and I abhor the patriarchal or sometimes matriarchal Indian culture no matter of the religions which leads to what it is. Corruption religions pollute the people and the country BUT it’s difficult to be like in European countries when the population is 1,2 billion! So I do tell people that if you are living among in such a big population the psychology of people is bound to be different!
Load More Replies... BarfyCat 1 year ago
I have never wanted to visit India because I've heard descriptions similar to this one, and I just don't think I could handle it emotionally.
Anon Dolphin 1 year ago
I'm sorry but you're just wanting to confirm your biases because there's a ton of good descriptions about India as well out there if not more. Having that said, I would never recommend going to a place like Delhi, or even Taj Mahal, I wouldn't go there myself being an indian. India otherwise is super diverse interesting, can't possibly judge the whole country by a bad city.
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Lee Henderson 1 year ago
If I were wealthy and lived in a country like that I, too, would have high walls on my property
Evelien Stijger Martens 1 year ago
I have not been there in dome years, but I used to love it and I never got bothered by anyone, they know they don't have to come to you if youdon't take it. The contrast in wealth I knew up front. You can't change it, so you exept it as it is. First time I went it was all fogg, second time it was gone, that was much better. I like the crowds there, in the middle of that there is silence. I once went to an I dependance day, the year before there where riots , so one guy (western) was scared. So i took him by the hand and we sat with all tady's. Nothing happened. I did get into a situation that was threatening, but that went away soon enough. Further, only good and the smell, I can still smell it ,I don't dislike it.
Adrian 1 year ago
No, it's a failed society. Don't make excuses for their corrupt government!
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#4
Dubai.. everything is superficial and society is hierarchical.
Earonn - 1 year ago
Not that any country is entirely free of it AFAIK, but the slavery there is extreme. Also, I wouldn't feel safe in a country where rich f***s get even easier away with murder and rape than elsewhere.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
Take that weird ominous feeling of Nola at night, the fake feeling of Disney World, the clear class distinction of Macau and the transactional sense of Las Vegas. You’ve got Dubai! The food is excellent, you’ll get pampered and feel like a VIP along the way &, if you’re into conspicuous consumerism and luxury materialism, the shopping is the best. But yeah, look through the cracks and it’s uncomfortably gross
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Really? Imagine going to a country with an absolute monarchy and being shocked that the society is hierarchical...
Vee Ryon 1 year ago
I absolutely love Dubai. It's clean, inexpensive, modern and beautiful. There are no homeless people begging for money on the street. Public transportation does not reek of urine and there aren't psychotic people threatening to kill you and your family. There is so much to do. I've been to Dubai at least eight times. Service is amazing, restaurants and shopping are wonderful. I have NEVER felt unsafe in Dubai. Rather I feel very safe there especially with the pink cabs and family cars on the metro. And I love to fly my favorite airline there, Emirates. I highly recommend visiting Dubai. America is far scarier and dangerous.
According to The Broke Backpacker, depending on the type of traveler you are, some of the places you might want to miss include Morocco, Dubai, India, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Bali, Honduras, Japan, Bahrain, and Bolivia. Granted, the writer does describe themselves as traveling on a tight budget, so maybe take this list with a pinch of salt.
#5
Altoona, PA: Went to. McDonald's there and it was filled with rats.
Floeckchen 1 year ago
Rats can easily happen to you in Altona too, otherwise it is a lovely quarter in Hamburg
#6
Cape Town, South Africa.
Visited one of the townships (Khayelitsha) with about 400,000 inhabitants. The size and level of poverty, especially in comparison to the rest of the city, was just heartbreaking.
blackrose00786 1 year ago
I'm from Cape Town, and I agree one hundred percent! That's the after maths of apartheid, I'm what we call coloured here In south Africa and during apartheid both sets of grandparents were forced removed out of their homes to the worst parts of Cape Town
Ron Man 1 year ago
Remember that Elon is South African. If you ever think he cares about you, he doesn't.
LizzieBoredom 1 year ago
If it's not shaped like a penis, Elon loses all interest. You should see the Lego set he's developing.
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BTDubs 1 year ago
The city is still run by pseudo apartheid apologists who don't give tiniest s**t about people who aren't rich/white.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
I will never understand apartheid apologists. How do they even sleep at night? Maybe because I run in (I suppose) 'liberal' circles (if you can call teaching in the south of Jozi, going to the shop and going home circles), I don't hear that kind of thing. What the HELL can people possibly say about apartheid that isn't negative?
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1 year ago
One of the most beautiful places in the world, absolutely Ruined by the corrupt a******s in power. So sad.
Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
I love Cape Town. Spent a week there in 2012 and would definitely go back. You'll generally be fine as long as you avoid bad neighborhoods.
Matthew Davidson 11 months ago
You went on a poverty tourism trip and saw poverty? What a surprise.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
This - and to get into cape town from the airport you have to go through that shanty town - it's eye opening for a lot of people. Cape Town's Soweto.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
That's a pity because Cape Town was my favourite place in S. Africa. However my last visit was New Years in 2000. It's probably changed a lot since then.
The Armormax website lists over 20 of the most dangerous tourist destinations in the world. Among these are Acapulco, Mexico, which has seen an explosion in crime; Kingston, Jamaica, also a hotbed of criminal activity; New Smyrna Beach, Florida, the world’s shark attack capital; and Snake Island, Brazil, home to thousands of venomous snakes.
#7
I don't understand this type of thinking. I've had ups and downs while traveling but never thought of a trip as "awful" or any place as "the worst". If you have the right attitude, every place has something to offer.
Anyway, Vegas.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I like Vegas for what it is. I don't gamble, so every time I've been there I focused on seeing all the crazy themed hotels and cool shows. And there's a huge range of interesting food options as well.
Panda Panda Bo Banda 1 year ago
I love Vegas and I don't even gamble. Probably BECAUSE I don't gamble
Marianne Grann 1 year ago (edited)
My husband and I visited family in Utah and was asked whether we wanted to visit Vegas or go to Grand Canyon - it was an easy choice we told them as we would always prioritere Nature over an artificial city of gambling, so we had a wonderful trip to Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde that we cherished very much they and will always remember.
#8
Jamaica. Everything is covered in garbage and we were robbed twice in the same afternoon. .
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
I’ve been to 39 nations and have travelled (for work & pleasure) most of my adult life. I’ve been to everywhere in the Greater (including Cuba & Haiti) & Lesser Antilles, but have staunchly avoided Jamaica. My concerns and my safety worries with this country have kept me away for 30+ years. I wouldn’t visit if it were a free trip. As a queer man, I’ve been to many many places that are dangerous for homosexuals, but I absolutely will not set foot on this island. It’s more dangerous than Bahrain, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen… The list goes on.
Nikki138 1 year ago
You would be murdered. I will not set foot in there and admittedly i did want to go in my 20's not now though. Too many instances of rape
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Ron Man 1 year ago
Yes, when wealthy people go to impoverished places, this is the experience. You may not think you're wealthy, but compared to many tourist destinations, you are.
Weasel Wise 1 year ago (edited)
I can't believe you're being upvoted, spewing that ignorance. Idiots flashing cash ANYWHERE is how you get robbed. It has nothing to do with poverty. I've traveled many impoverished nations, extensively, and have never been bothered once. Someone did try to mug us in Amsterdam when we went for an evening stroll though...so I guess The Netherlands must been impoverished, by your definition. Flash cash, dress like you're going clubbing, be clueless about where the sketchier parts of town are, do zero research about where you're going...that's how you get robbed anywhere on Earth.
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gareth evans 1 year ago
Me neither, been there multiple times and never felt in the least bit in trouble, travelled all over on local transport and been warmly welcome wherever I’ve been.
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MonicaChicagoGal 1 year ago
I've been to Jamaica 3 times I was even married there you are perfectly fine as long as you STAY ON YOUR RESORT. Wondering into neighborhoods is where the trouble is...
RazzleDazzles 10 months ago
Why travel miles just to sit in your resort though?
Load More Replies...The World Population Review website offers a complete list of the worst countries to visit in 2024. Some of these places are war-torn and suffer from political instability, and have a high threat of kidnapping for ransom or illegal detention. Notable countries to avoid include Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Libya, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Mexico, and Myanmar.
#9
Had a great road trip driving all the way down NZ until we got to Invercargill. It has the weirdest aura of menace there - people staring with blank looks, groups of young men following us ("coincidentally" appearing several times and having to avoid bumping into them as if they were trying to start s**t or pickpocket).
Maybe everyone in town was having an off day but the only thing I could compare it to was when you walk down the wrong street and suddenly realize you're the center of attention in a way that you really don't want... but the entire place was that way.
Jason Boyd 1 year ago
Yay, New Zealand never gets voted into these, very proud of my homeland for making the list!!
Hippopotamuses 1 year ago (edited)
Me too. Many tourists seem to think NZ's a utopia, but it has the same problems and attitudes as most other countries. Also, a lot of us are sick of tourists.
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sigsjess Ashwell 8 months ago
That is a complete lie - I live in Invercargill and it has the most down to earth nicest people - and bonus - theres no homeless and barely any crime. So we know that whole thing is a lie and also that pic above is in Christchurch NOTI nvercargill
Svenne O'Lotta 2 months ago
So someone's personal experience is a lie? Fúck off
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Aaron Barnett 8 months ago
I went to school in Nz, in the 70s, and learned that anytime you have anything nice you won't have it long because Maoris will steal it. Besides the constant thefts and burglaries we endured there were constant threats of violence and racism from some Maoris. Some of them are nice and come from good homes but there are others who are just career criminals and thugs.
Svenne O'Lotta 2 months ago
That's not your country, it's theirs. Maybe fúck off?
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St. Petersburg, Russia. Got beat up a bit at the phone and robbed. Fun times.
Petra Peitsch 1 year ago (edited)
Why TF do you even want to visit Russia? My country was visited by Russia for decades. It wasn't a funny time ...
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
I dated a guy from Russia during my university days, and even his mother told not to visit there when I wanted to meet her. 😐 There is so much I'd like to see there from a historic & curiosity standpoint, but always people tell me this is a place I shouldn't visit.
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Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
I have no interest to visit Russia. I've heard too many stories like this.
Ron Man 1 year ago
Why would you want to go to Russia? It's a ridiculous terrible place unless you are wealthy and a local.
Linda Roy 1 year ago
I'd like to go there and visit the museums, palaces, etc.
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pierretrax 11 months ago
Been to Moscow and St Petersburg not the friendliest place, got pushed and shoved around whenever lining up trying to buy stuff at non tourist places. Dont know what was up, tried real hard to do right thing but the people just seemed pissed off all time. Maybe they thought we were Americans, we're not. Language makes it hard for westerners too with that alphabet. Not the worst by long shot thou that award goes to Delhi.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Are you an American? If you are, common sense should tell you that visiting certain countries is not a good idea.
Fodor’s Travel offers a list of places it thinks you should reconsider traveling to in 2025 - the Fodor’s No List. Destinations struggling with poor infrastructure, overtourism, pollution, water shortages, and a poor response to natural disasters all hold an unenviable spot in the catalog.
#11
Benidorm. Absolutely devoid of culture and history. There was nothing there and then some idiot decided to build Blackpool on steroids. The only thing there is to do there is drink, people try to sell you d***s every five steps, the clientele is just the worst kind of English person, and due to the horrible, horrible lifestyle you’d have to be into to enjoy a trip there, it’s full of people with obvious medical problems that presumably occur due to alcohol and likely unmanaged diabetes. I saw more amputees in a week in Benidorm than I have in ten years in England, hands down. Super weird.
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
Did you not see the TV series? I know they're caricatures, but it might give you an idea.
Dave Walters 1 year ago
To be fair Benidorm is totally naff but perhaps you were just visiting the really bad areas. Been a few times and never been offered anything!
Denise Hurst 11 months ago
But there are some beautiful, unspoiled areas a very short drive from Benidorm
#12
Morecambe UK. Practically the type specimen of a run down English seaside town it’s a s**thole in every way. And the ‘beach’ has substantial areas of quicksand, though as you vanish into the ground you might think that a preferable fate to staying in Morecambe.
Dave Walters 1 year ago
I've passed through Morecambe many times and I am proud to say that on one of the visits it didn't rain!
Robert T 1 year ago
It has a whole bay full of quicksand. You can walk across it, though I'd advise going with the guide! When I was a kid it was a fun place with bright lights, amusement parks and slot machines. I will always remember Happy Mount Park. It has been in decline for many years. It is slowly being regenerated with a proposed gardens to rival The Eden Project. It's a few years since I last visited - we started a coast-to-coast classic car run from the Art Deco Midland Hotel.
Seán Baron 1 year ago
There was a horrific story a few years back, when a group of Chinese cockle pickers got caught in the quicksand and sadly died as they had no safety equipment, the tide can come in really quickly in Morecambe Bay. Their bosses cut corners everywhere and did nothing to help them when it was obvious when they were in trouble.
Catherine Curl 11 months ago
I was going to comment on that incident also. Both the sands and the tides can be dangerous.
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
It's a childhood memory, so not precise, but when the tide was out, it seemed to be about a mile to the sea from the beach.
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
I'm from Australia and I know we are blessed with wonderful beaches but honestly when I saw that photo I thought I was looking at mine tailings
Deborah Joanne 8 months ago
Morecambe is great. I've walked across the bay, with a sand pilot. It was eleven miles. Happy Mount Park is just as I remember from my childhood.
Kat Ashworth 11 months ago
Morecambe has a couple of redeeming features, frequent buses to Lancaster and beyond and a fantastic second hand bookshop called The Old Pier.
But if these are some of the worst places you can, but probably shouldn’t, go to, what are some of the best? According to World Population Review, the most popular tourist destination in the world for more than 30 years, France, boasts a myriad of attractions, while England's capital city, London, attracts visitors with a wide range of sights and nearby landmarks that see their fair share of tourists every year.
#13
New Orleans, LA.
I used to love the place when I was in college, I really did. It was wonderful. Music. Food. Just wonderful.
But that's not how it is today. It's like a city doing a s****y impression of New Orleans.
I hadn't been there in over a dozen years and went back last Summer. The food was lousy. There were homeless people *everywhere* on Bourbon St. which I've never seen before. And hookers patrol down up and down the road hitting up absolutely everybody. Right in front of the cops so you know (surprise surprise) that they're in on it.
The place has absolutely zero charm now.
Sue 1 year ago
I went in the 80's & it was just like that then. Nothing has changed for the better or worse. Bars won't let you go to the bathroom unless you're female (me). One of our very shy guy friends tried peeing in some bushes & 5 cop cars pulled up & arrested him. There was a party in the police station with everyone who was bailing out their friends. Someone who lives there told me they arrest people a lot since they usually work off their punishments cleaning up after Mardi Gras.
Lee Henderson 1 year ago
I went the Christmas after Katrina and it was very quiet. And empty. And dark. The pictures did not do it justice.
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VNES101 1 year ago
NOLA is not just Bourbon St. I love that city and find the vibe and energy so addictive. The people are always welcoming! I would do Bourbon St., that area in general, maybe one night then take a bus or trolley and venture out.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
Excellent post! NOLA has some of the best food you can find. But the other restaurants are making pale imitations of Cajun and/or Creole dishes. And Bourbon Street is just for the tourists. Frenchman Street, the Garden District... visit those. (my favorite article I read was that the best beignets in NOLA are made at a small cafe in Baton Rouge (can confirm!).
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BookFanatic 1 year ago
I went a couple of years ago on a solo trip. I stayed mostly in the French Quarter, though. Smartest thing I did was ask the hotel clerk if there were any areas a woman alone should be careful in. She pulled out a map and circled a couple of areas with the advice "y'all be fine til sundown then get your skinny white butt back here."
Juanita, the ginger cat 1 year ago
I did the same and had an amazing trip! Can't wait to go back!
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Hmmm... I wonder what changed? YOU or the city? How many other things from college do you enjoy today?
Mary Beth Lang 1 year ago
In fairness I had a similar reaction to visits pre- and post- Hurricane Katrina. I do think it's getting better now though, based on my most recent visit.
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Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 year ago
We drove over on a day trip from Biloxi a couple years ago and I didn't want to get out of the truck. It was crazy with all the people walking in the streets openly drinking, not paying attention to cars. I took my pics out the windows of our vehicle and we got back in I-10 east! This year we just got back from Biloxi and our LA day trip was to Covington which was way better. Cafe du Monde opened a shop there so I got my beignets! Delish muffulettas at DiMartinos and the Abita Mystery House is a must see.
#14
Varanasi, India. Our trip leader decided it would be a good idea for our group to stay in a hotel really close to the main ghat. While cars are banned in that part of the city, scooters are not and they are blaring their horns 24/7. Add to that the constant bell ringing and the sheer amount of people and it is noisy as hell. I had a street facing room and couldn't sleep even with noise cancelling headphones on. The people in the alley facing rooms fared no better, as screaming monkeys were trying to break into the rooms and at least one person found a nest of dead rats. There was no drain in the bathroom, which I didn't realize until after taking a brief shower, which resulted in me having to scoop the water into a tiny sink like I was bailing a sinking boat. Outside of the hotel wasn't a whole lot better, not only because of the noise, but also the piles of cow s**t everywhere and the large open air crematoriums making it hard to breathe. That city f*****g sucked and I will never go back.
RazzleDazzles 10 months ago
So they can report back as to how wretched it is so we don’t have to.
Load More Replies... Donna Nicholas 8 months ago
You don’t go to Varanasi without knowing these things surely! I think Varanasi is a wonderful place, fascinating and cultural and yes dirty but that’s all part of it! It’s well worth visiting in my opinion
Peter Wyss 11 months ago
Just visited there last month. Loved it. India on steroids, very memorable. You got what you should have expected.
#15
Orlando. I don't mean the parks, I mean the time I happened to be in Orlando outside of them. I've never been anywhere else where so many people are so consistently aggressive and mean.
At the mall people (not a person, plural people) would drive behind us in the parking lot which itself isn't anything I haven't experienced elsewhere, but they'd honk their horns and cuss us out for walking to the car too slowly. Eventually someone asked politely if she take our parking spot and we were just so happy someone was nice about it we told her exactly where we parked and said we'd wait for her. We were not surprised to see she had Alabama license plates.
On another time some guy in a black priest robe and that white collar just stopped on the side of the road long enough to call my wife a "fat b***h."
That was also where we had the most near misses while driving, from so many people either pulling away from the shoulder without looking or turning left from the right lane/right from the left lane.
Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
I've been to Orlando at least a half dozen times in my life and have never had a problem. I think OP just had the misfortune of running into terrible people.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
We live in FL and go to Orlando several times a year, just not to downtown (city center). You couldn't pay me to go there.
Load More Replies... Schmebulock 1 year ago
Don't remember who said it, but Florida is the stinky ball sack of the US.
Melissa Matusevich 1 year ago
I remember Orlando as a hot, sleepy inland town prior to the coming of the mouse.
Ron Man 1 year ago
If you're walking through a parking lot straight down the middle of the driving lanes, you're going to p**s people off anywhere. Who does that? If you're walking in a parking lot you walk on the side of the lane so cars can pass you safely.
Mary Beth Lang 1 year ago (edited)
The poster is saying people followed them to take their parking spot and were super rude about it.
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Sandy Tired 6 months ago
Either tourists or transplant from a democrat state. So many rude people have moved here since covid
Another hotspot is Spain, which is abundant with interesting attractions. Gaudi's Sagrada Familia cathedral, the Guggenheim museum, the Generalife Gardens, and the beaches of Gran Canaria are all picture-perfect destinations. The South Asian country of Thailand, also known as the "Land of Smiles", offers both modern comforts and awesome adventure. The country's capital, Bangkok, gets over 20 million visitors every year.
#16
Macau
The stark difference between the uber rich getaway spots, the local housing projects, the desperation of gamblers and constant scamming of just about everyone trying to sell you something.
Also, our hotel smelled like an open sewer and we were chased by an angry taxi driver because we asked to be taken to a specific casino but didn’t go inside. We gave him that name because it was a good focal point for us to explore but had no interest in gambling. When we got out and paid our fare but then turned into a pedestrian shopping area he shouted and chased us. I assume he got a kick back for every person he actually brought to the casino and was angry at missing out.
Ron Man 1 year ago
Anywhere you've got super rich and super poverty side by side, it's a terrible situation and nothing good is going to happen to the new person.
BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
So... California and New York are right out... (Actually, for a few weeks a year, Long Island, NY has GREAT beaches and upstate NY can be very nice in the fall... Watkins Glen, Cooperstown, Lake George, Thousand Islands, Adironacks... not exactly New Zealand, but very nice. And that's nothing to speak of California's nature areas, although I haven't been to see them, unfortunately. But stay away from where people live in both places.)
Load More Replies... Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
I've been to Macau twice - the first time for a day trip back in 2010, and a few days with family in 2016. I don't remember anyone working hard to sell me anything, and I stand out like a sore thumb pretty much everywhere I go. The only somewhat negative thing I remember is that the first time I went, I ended up jumping in a private taxi with a tout at the ferry port. He took me where I wanted to go, but I have a feeling I paid him far more than I would have if I had taken a licensed taxi (I don't remember what I paid). The guy himself was nice, but he ripped me off. I was more of a novice traveler back then, I definitely know better now than to coaxed by taxi touts.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Are you an American? If so, have you never been to Las Vegas or Atlantic City?
Vee Ryon 1 year ago
Macau was a great place to visit. We went to the Handover Gifts Museum which was interesting and free. The hotel we stayed at was clean, beautiful, within walking distance to museums, restaurants and casinos. Service and food were excellent. It was a one and done but I'm so glad I had the opportunity to visit there.
#17
Afghanistan, the locals were extremely hostile.
Just Cosmo 1 year ago
Well, as dark as the oppression of the women there under the taliban.
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Are you an American? If so, why TF would go to a country that the US has been bombing the cr@p out of for 20 years and expect to be welcomed?
Have you ever had an underwhelming travel experience? What made it so disappointing? Would you ever go there again? Don’t forget to upvote your favorites on this list and leave a comment if you can relate!
#18
I had to go to Bakersfield, CA for work once.
That place is just depressing; also, at the time there was a heatwave with temperatures reaching well over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, so double fail.
CaliCoast 1 year ago
Same for Fresno and Stockton. The whole California valley is just Oklahoma/Texas west-coast version.
Yu Pan 1 year ago
My family lives in the Central Valley. Everyday around 4 pm you'd smell manure in the air. I actually like the Oklahoma/rural America vibe in Central Valley. The last time I visited the development was rapid. Kind of sad to see all the fields and long straight roads gone...
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Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
Lol I've never been to Bakersfield, but a friend of my cousin's went and said there's basically only two things there: Dust and gangs
MagicJacket 1 year ago
I was offered a job transfer to Bakersfield once. To entice people to move there, my company gave us brochures about it. They featured the newly built sewage treatment plant, an antique store, and a picture of some Kern Valley wilderness with a trickle of a river in it. Having been through Bakersfield a few times before then, I knew these were the highlights of the city.
Ron Man 1 year ago
Yes, the desert can get hot. And towns in the desert aren't all that exciting or interesting, because of that.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Imagine going to a desert city and not expecting a desert climate! Shocked Pikachu face...
#19
There is pretty much nothing to do in the Cayman Islands when it's raining, so naturally, it rained the entire time I was there. Didn't help that everything's insanely overpriced, the public transport is awful, and road safety is practically nonexistent.
Scott Rackley 1 year ago
I enjoyed an entire afternoon at the turtle sanctuary. You got to help feed them and all, it was pretty cool.
Judi Sherosky 10 months ago
Go to the turtle sanctuary to see baby sea turtles. Go to the rum making store for enormous selections of cake and flavored rum, go see the only Incan house on the Island. Go do a bus tour. We loved it.
#20
Niagara Falls, NY. Went there for a family road trip a few years ago. While the falls and park were beautiful and we made the most out of the trip, the city is an absolute ghost town and a complete dump. Nowhere to eat, nothing to do. Had to eat at a Hard Rock Cafe which I'm still perplexed about it still existing. We couldn't figure out why so many hotel reviews warned us about vagrants or where to safely park your vehicle or walking at night but once we got there, we figured out why.
Buffalo Museum of Science was a gem.
R Dennis 1 year ago (edited)
I used to take my stepkids to Niagara (Canadian side) about once a year, but you can only take so much of the gaudiness of Clifton Hill. We crossed over to the U.S. side and the falls are in a park and it was amazing! Outside the park, it's just a city with a casino, but the nature is better on that side. If you want tourist trap which is fun sometimes, Canadian side is good for that.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I have a FB friend who lives in Niagara Falls, NY and she's always out and about doing fun stuff
The Starsong Princess 1 year ago
The Canadian side is clean, safe and has better views. Clifton Hill is tacky but in an over the top, fun way. There’s a beautiful park by the Falls. Highly recommend.
Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 year ago
We went last year and it definitely wasn't the same place my parents took me to in 1975. We stayed overnight and left early the next day.
Kat 8 months ago
I was there maybe for like a one day and I´m so glad I didn´t decide to stay there longer (as I am not into casinos). Falls were beautiful but I was little shocked how empty did the town on U.S. side look, when we were going from train station to hotel. We crossed the bridge on foot so that was pretty cool as well
Judi Sherosky 10 months ago
Sadly even the Canadian side is run down. The neighborhoods are trashy, the crumby food other than VERY expensive places. Way too many tourist traps. Still pretty views but no more Canadian trips for me. They hate Americans. We had been visiting there for decades almost yearly but no more. They also charged us different exchange rates each place we shopped, we wised up and used credit cards so they have to be honest.
Rebekah Kelleher 1 year ago
My husband is from Buffalo and I have been there many times over the past 40+ years. Buffalo is a great place to visit in the summer, but Niagara Falls (U.S) has always been a depressed and depressing. Visit the falls, don't stay there.
#21
Seminole Texas -
In fairness it only has a population of about 300, but I had to stay there for a couple of weeks for work. The only motel in town was infested with scorpions, climbing up the walls, behind the furnituer, and eventually in my bed.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
You have to be asleep for nightmares and I don't see that happening based on the description.
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Trista JW 1 year ago (edited)
I have no idea what town you described, but that is -not- Seminole, Seminole has well over six thousand people in it and it is a very nice little town! There is no way there were as many scorpions as you say, I bet you saw one or two little Brown Bark scorpions sometime during the summer and freaked out over nothing. Their sting is no worse than a big carpenter ant's bite (I was stung by Brown Bark scorpions on two separate occasions. One right in the @ss cheek during a power outage in the middle of summer. (Had to use the bathroom, didn't know a scorpion had somehow got into the house and had been on the toilet, probably looking for water) and once on the arm, it fell out of the tree I had brushed against. Yeah, they hurt a little, but that pain goes away quickly.
90HD 1 year ago
Seminole's a native name, likely more than a few towns named that.
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Nikole 1 year ago
Maybe he works as a scorpion exterminator and this was some kind of immersive training
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#22
Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
We gave some places a wide berth the 2 nights we were there, so we didn’t see the worst things that I’m sure go on there. But it was in the air. The sleaze and the vice felt omnipresent.
Imagine a Liam Neeson or Charles Bronson vigilante movie set in a beach town run by a vaguely Eastern European mob, and you’re imagining Sihanoukville. .
Simon Chen 1 year ago
The only place on this whole list i have been to and i have to say, it depends. If you have been there before 2019 it was quite nice, then the chinese came and bought the whole dmn city and now you just can not go there anymore. Maybe a daytrip to the beach, thats it. Its a chinese colony now, all restaurants, hotels, shops, everything is chinese and very expensive now. The beaches are still quite nice, but apart from that there is really nothing nice there anymore. Very sad, used to be one of the nicest places in cambodi
Weasel Wise 1 year ago
Again, not my experience, not even once. I've been there and different parts of Cambodia several times, pre and post covid, and never once felt "the sleaze" nor "the vice".
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
We spent Christmas 2000 in sihanoukville, it was a nice place then. A waitress greeted us in Irish. A beautiful tokay gecko joined us for breakfast at the same place. A British-owned bar was doing Christmas lunch, it was a fun afternoon and the first "western" food we'd had in 3 months.
Paolo Euvrard 11 months ago
went there in 1997, no buildings, not many tourists, I stayed a wonderful month, back then. I live in Vietnam now, and it’s still better than Cambodia, always has been.
Simon Chen 1 year ago
Apart from the stupid movie reference, op is not wrong. Nowadays the place really has a weird air on it. Hard to describe really but i try. It feels like a ghost town because you do not see many people, certainly not many local people and it feels like everybody else is checking you out. Many, many unfinished buildings, some start to fall apart allready. It is true, the city has a hostile air on it. I visit once a year anyway because o find it interesting how it develops.
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Indiana, but specifically Evansville. Broke down there. Walked from the hotel we landed at to a Honda repair shop. My son and I are walking down the side of this major road and the shoulder is carpeted in cigarette butts. And I mean carpeted. For 2 miles it looked like someone had pored out the contents of thousands of ash trays. And those were just the two miles we walked. Just a mean, angry town.
Cathy Jo Baker 1 year ago
I'm a Hoosier who spent an overnight in Evansville because I was doing an early morning 8K race and yeah, I wasn't impressed
Judi Sherosky 10 months ago
Indiana has dropped from a farming area that was clean to an immigrant farm workers s**t hole.
#24
Fort Yates, North Dakota.
It was September and my fiancée and I were on a road trip. We were driving from Rapid City to Fargo and we stopped in Fort Yates for lunch. We drive into town and every house is boarded up and condemned, and every building that looked like it had been a buisness at one point had long been closed. We found the town grocery store and stop to grab something. As soon as we got out of the car, the homeless people in the town began casing the car. So we noped out of there and drove to Bismarck for lunch.
I grew up in poverty so seeing it isn’t as jarring to me as it is to a lot of people. But reservation poverty is DIFFERENT. Everyone looked strung out and miserable.
Ron Man 1 year ago
Welcome to the flyover part of the US you don't see on TV or the movies. This type of town is all over the US.
Nikole 1 year ago
We drove from Chicago to the Grand Canyon and back in kind of an oval, so on the way there we saw Mt. Rushmore, and on the way back we went through the panhandle of Texas. Reservation poverty IS different. We’ve also driven to D.C. and Florida. Nothing like the reservation.
Load More Replies... Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 year ago
There are a lot of abandoned small towns out there. It's sad.
Trista JW 1 year ago
They aren't abandoned if people are still there. And regarding truly abandoned (ghost) towns: they're not sad at all, they are a fvcking blast to explore and treasure hunt in, for hours on end.
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#25
Baghdad. People were trying to [end] me. Great city otherwise.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Imagine going to a country the US bombed the cr@p out of under false pretenses, and being shocked the locals want to end you!
Doofnuts 1 year ago
At what point does anywhere in the middle east say "come visit, we love you"? I've been to several of the countries there (retired military) and everyone of them was a shithole. Regimented, prayer cannons going off, just sucked.
Hrc 1 year ago
So stop invading countries!? Imagine the other way around. You would love those folks destroying and robbing your country. Id.ot.
Load More Replies... BarfyCat 1 year ago
I actually visited Baghdad (and several other places in Iraq) during the tail end of Saddam Hussein's regime. I LOVED Iraq. Incredibly friendly and kind people. Very ethnically and religiously diverse. Yes, we had government "minders," but it was pretty easy to slip away from them and go do your own thing. The history and food were incredible. I don't know how much of that still survives now.
Susie Elle 1 year ago
What's your problem, Ron? People aren't allowed to not like this part of the world?
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#26
Personally, I hate Birmingham AL for its nonsensical highway layout, the fact it always meant lost time when I tried to travel through it to anyplace, and the scummy residents I've run into there.
But objectively I'd say Cairo IL is the most dilapidated and creepy town I've driven through. It's as if that [big gateway into town]
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago
Cairo, IL is almost completely abandoned. I'm not surprised it's dilapidated.
Judi Sherosky 10 months ago
Be careful not to even resemble to have cut anyone off on the highway. They pull out rifles and try to intimidate you.
#27
I was very disappointed in Reno - Nevada. I am Dutch and love the US and its people. Unfortunately Reno is one stay I want to erase from my memory. Lots of d**g addicts. Unsafe feeling especially downtown.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
We used to go to Reno fairly often when I was a kid as it was on the way to my grandparents house when we drove. I remember it being so fun and the games were like a big casino for kids. As we got older it started to really become run down and we no longer felt safe going.
Robert T 1 year ago
In Reno town for a few dollars down you can buy yourself a separation. And say good-bye to the love and the life that we shared together. Sign it away with a stroke of a hotel pen. All of the dreams that we had will be gone forever I can't believe we're through I won't give up on you. How can I stand aside and watch a good love die? Don't go down to Reno stay another night.
#28
Wichita, Kansas.
Even by the loooow standards I was expecting, it did not meet.
As a random example: In the second largest city in the state of Kansas, when we turned on the radio there were 11 preacher channels, and only two music options. Of those, only one was secular. This is on the great plains were a radio signal should travel 1,000 miles! What is this cultural black hole of a landscape?
Stephanie Trump 10 months ago
First of all, Wichita’s is not the second largest city in Kansas, it is the largest city in Kansas. And I have no problem finding music radio there. As a lifelong Kansan, I love Wichita. IP can just go jump in a lake
#29
Raqqa. Was very loud and there were a lot of people trying to [end] me. 0/10.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Imagine going to a country the US bombed the cr@p out of, still illegally occupies, and being shocked the locals want to end you!
#30
Haven't really had any bad experiences out of country but I really did not like Texarkana one single f****n bit.
Tom De Paul 11 months ago
Waco. Texas has amazing cities, each with its own character. Not Waco.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
I always think of that Fouck monster legend when I hear Texarkana mentioned lol
#31
Lived in Omaha Nebraska for a year and it’s the biggest s**t hole I’ve ever seen in my whole life.
John Boy 1 year ago
We went there a couple of years ago for a couple of symphony concerts (They were playing with the "Go Now!" group). Could not disagree more! Having heard that there was "nothing to do" there, instead we found that there were so many things to see & do there that we wished we had stayed 7 days instead of only 5!
Ron Man 1 year ago
You've never actually seen an actual shithole then lol. Not that it's a great place, it's just not even close to being bad.
Jerry Wyant 1 year ago
I spent 3 years, 10 months, 14 days, 7 hours, and 23 approximate minutes there one century. When I was there in the early 1980s, it was hard to believe a cow town could have 380,000 people in it. It's grown since then, and the variety of things to do has increased (LOTS of excellent restaurants), but it still is essentially an overgrown cow town.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Oh, please! Show me a single large or capital city in the US that does not have a $h!thole section. You just landed in the wrong part...
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
I went there for a seminar in 1973 and it seemed alright .... things change, eh ?
#32
The US state of Indiana.
Absolutely textbook flyover middle America, nothing but average clapboard housing, 4 way stops, fields everywhere. Saying there's nothing there is being very generous, there aren't any notable focal points or tourist attractions, there isn't even a foodie scene like some of the other flyover states do have.
I now totally understand why American teenagers and young people stereotypically always seem to slide off the rails, doing dumb s**t and getting into d***s and booze. Being brought up in such a boring environment where you can't do anything without a car must really wear you down after a while.
Was staying with relatives (who have since died) on a normal street in a boring crummy town and was there for four days. Absolutely dire and Indiana was hands down the worst state we went to.
R Dennis 1 year ago
I am from the midwest. I have been through Indiana a few times and was there for work for about eight days. There and Oklahoma are two places I can say I never need/want to go back to for any reason. Gary, Indiana is as bad as its reputation.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
According to Futurama, Gary, Indiana is where you go to get violated 😖
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The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Not that I really care but this is the sort of review that gets the red-state MAGAs blood boiling. They hate how disdainful others are of the way they choose to live and the dismissiveness of “flyover country”. No, they don’t see the irony of them saying things like “West/East coast elitists” or “we don’t want your New York/San Francisco values”. All they hear is, “You live in an uncultured shïthole” so they vote for Trump as a “fück you” to the rest of the country.
Skywitness 1 year ago
I was born and raised there. I like to say it's a good place to be from. I've been 1600 miles away from there since 1998.
Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 year ago
We road trip A LOT and Indiana is just a state to get through to see the more scenic places. But I did get to see Fairmount, where James Dean is from. And the Notre Dame campus is pretty cool.
aubergine10003 1 year ago
I agree - aside from parts of Bloomington (IU) and South Bend (Notre Dame), the state is completely devoid of culture and anything of interest.
Sean Parker 1 year ago
Live here. It is boring but people say hi and wave. Say thank you and please. I go other places and a lot of times people act like the universe revolves around them. People actually get mad at you saying hi someplaces I've been. But yes boring.
#33
Seattle, WA.
Expensive, nasty weather, won't turn on the heat in public places, and the meanest/snobbiest/rudest locals.
Like no one makes eye contact, holds open a door, or says hello but then your tab will be $75 for 4 drinks. Small coffees from almost anywhere were $7+.
Most places are worth it in some way but not Seattle.
The area is absolutely gorgeous and the city's infrastructure is great for the US. But neither make up for the rest of the nonsense.
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Quick: name me a major city (2M+ people in the metro area) where things are cheap, everyone is friendly, traffic is light and you don’t have to deal with other people. No, visiting for a few days doesn’t count, it has to be a place where this is the regular occurrence for the average resident.
Tom De Paul 11 months ago
Phoenix except for the traffic. Phoenicians have a pathological hatred of freeways. The Interstate Highway System wasn't completed until the early 70s because they wouldn't finish their segment of I-10.
Load More Replies... Trista JW 1 year ago (edited)
HAHA HAHA I was born in Bremerton and lived in Tacoma until I turned 21. Seattle is NOT bad at all--- if you want to see bad, crime and price-wise, get out of Seattle and visit Tacoma, Lakewood, or Puyallup. Seattle just gets its bad reputation because of how damn glamorized and sensationalized it is. Tacoma's the a$$hole of Western Washington. People from Western WA are damn sure not going to greet some random person or hold a door for you, there's no reason to expect that kind of treatment unless you know that person. They don't want you in their business and have no desire to be in yours. It's just a different way of life.
Tom De Paul 11 months ago (edited)
Well they do it in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Denver, San Francisco, and a whole lot more cities. Most places consider being welcoming a minimal expectation of civilized behavior.
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Negatoris Wrecks 1 year ago (edited)
I'm too dumb for New York and too ugly for L.A., so I'll take it
Tim Geene 1 year ago
Lived there for 7 years, 2007-2014, and you hit every major point except one...traffic and people everywhere. But i loved the North Cascade mountains.
Weasel Wise 1 year ago (edited)
Crazy, right? The largest US city north of San Francisco, and there's traffic and cars everywhere. Who would have thought that cramming 5 million people into such a small space would bring such things?!?! 🤦🏾♀️ I can't wait for my next trip to LA or NYC where I can have some peace and quiet. /s
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Reset Game 1 year ago
Seattle did a really big change after 2006. When I went back in 2019, it was taken over by rude people who moved there for their jobs and were angry about all the homeless people that became homeless because of the companies ies they worked for
SlothyK8 1 year ago
I lived in Seattle for almost 12 years. The natives are standoffish and parochial as hell. The non-natives are tech bros with too much money and too few brain cells. It's expensive and hard to navigate in a car, the traffic is a nightmare and the weather from October - April is sad. BUT...the public transportation is, by American standards, excellent and the food scene is lit.
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Ron Man 1 year ago
So many of these are people who didn't research where they were going, or were sad and upset because of what they were doing there. I've travelled a lot, and the one thing I can say for sure is that you need to do your research, and your experience is mainly based on the mental space you bring with you.
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For me, the research helps with managing expectations. Then once I arrive, I can observe and adjust as needed.
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Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
80% of these places being in the USA, cities and states, what never will cross my mind to even google them.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Are there people who do ZERO research before traveling to someplace? It sure seems like that is the case. Seriously! If you're an American, why would you think it's a good idea to travel to places like Afghanistan, Russia, Syria, Iraq, etc?
BarfyCat 1 year ago
Eh, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Personally, I hate megacities. All of them. Too many people, too much chaos. I know this about myself and choose quieter places to visit. I'm sure places that are my dream destinations would be unbearably boring for someone else.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Biggest disappointment for me was Horseshoe Bend in Arizona. It was the influencer plague that did it for me. Everywhere I looked there were idiots climbing past the "DO NOT CLIMB" signs on the rocks, clambering over the safety fences to get the perfect shot, using selfie sticks, and generally being 100% oblivious to the fact that other people wanted to take a picture as well.
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
For me, it's Milan. So humid on one occasion that my watch stopped working and wouldn't dry out, even when I got back to the UK - not ideal when one is trying to catch a plane, and this was before smart phones. Also a lot of Chinese people - not a problem in itself, but that was a big open door for Covid. When asking for pasta, one has to choose between the Italian way or the Chinese way, so be specific when ordering.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
I've been to many places around the world and like to get away from the tourist spots, but had a stopover in Bangkok once on the return trip to Oz. It was the worst place. Traffic, pollution, corruption, dodgy people. Wanted to see the giant golden Buddha statue, but the traffic was so insane, I requested my tour guide to return to the hotel or I would have missed my flight. I'd allowed 4 hours for this trip, but it was impossible in this time. The limo driver blatantly bribed a motor cycle cop to allow him to avoid a traffic violation.
Ron Man 1 year ago
So many of these are people who didn't research where they were going, or were sad and upset because of what they were doing there. I've travelled a lot, and the one thing I can say for sure is that you need to do your research, and your experience is mainly based on the mental space you bring with you.
- 1 year ago
For me, the research helps with managing expectations. Then once I arrive, I can observe and adjust as needed.
Load More Replies... Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
80% of these places being in the USA, cities and states, what never will cross my mind to even google them.
Craig Reynolds 1 year ago
Are there people who do ZERO research before traveling to someplace? It sure seems like that is the case. Seriously! If you're an American, why would you think it's a good idea to travel to places like Afghanistan, Russia, Syria, Iraq, etc?
BarfyCat 1 year ago
Eh, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Personally, I hate megacities. All of them. Too many people, too much chaos. I know this about myself and choose quieter places to visit. I'm sure places that are my dream destinations would be unbearably boring for someone else.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Biggest disappointment for me was Horseshoe Bend in Arizona. It was the influencer plague that did it for me. Everywhere I looked there were idiots climbing past the "DO NOT CLIMB" signs on the rocks, clambering over the safety fences to get the perfect shot, using selfie sticks, and generally being 100% oblivious to the fact that other people wanted to take a picture as well.
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
For me, it's Milan. So humid on one occasion that my watch stopped working and wouldn't dry out, even when I got back to the UK - not ideal when one is trying to catch a plane, and this was before smart phones. Also a lot of Chinese people - not a problem in itself, but that was a big open door for Covid. When asking for pasta, one has to choose between the Italian way or the Chinese way, so be specific when ordering.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
I've been to many places around the world and like to get away from the tourist spots, but had a stopover in Bangkok once on the return trip to Oz. It was the worst place. Traffic, pollution, corruption, dodgy people. Wanted to see the giant golden Buddha statue, but the traffic was so insane, I requested my tour guide to return to the hotel or I would have missed my flight. I'd allowed 4 hours for this trip, but it was impossible in this time. The limo driver blatantly bribed a motor cycle cop to allow him to avoid a traffic violation.
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