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[-] socsa@piefed.social 16 points 3 days ago

Cruises. It's literally people who are so terrified of international travel, they bring their home culture with them on a boat. Even if the mechanics of cruises are generally nice, they are filled with, and cater to this demographic. Personally when I am traveling, too many other Americans or Germans kind of ruins the vibe, so a whole boat of them is like purgatory.

International travel for people who hate international travel

[-] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago

miami. orlando (i.e. disney world and universal). las vegas. dubai. any other middle-to-upper class playground.

on the other hand, so people cannot say i mentioned anywhere in the center of capitalism: i'd love to meet ireland, scotland, brittany, galiza. the museums in new york, london, madrid, barcelona and paris are indeed something to see. the historic buildings and excavations in rome are of interest. and restaurant, café and bar-trotting in madrid, valencia, barcelona, paris, vienna, amsterdam, rome, naples, tokyo is something i'd love to do.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

I liked my first all inclusive resort in Mexico very much. The second one had mediocre food and it rained heavily for three straight days, so much that the rain came through the thatched roof, and people pestered us to sign up for time share type presentations. It just looked a lot better than it was, and the beach was very basic.

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 54 points 4 days ago

Dubai. A cultureless fake city in the desert, full of posers.

[-] socsa@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

So like Vegas, but with less booze and weed?

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 7 points 3 days ago

More like Miami with less booze and weed.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 18 points 4 days ago

One of the strange things I saw with Dubai is that the civil-site design is just horrible at the edges of developments. You can tell that the emirate could spend money to make buildings, but the buildings don't form a city.

[-] Fake4000@lemmy.world 50 points 4 days ago

Honestly speaking, Dubai.

Not because of slavery, poop trucks, questionable government policies, etc.

The real reason to me is that it does not offer anything traditional or historical. Yes it has some five start restaurants. Yes it has some big malls. Yes you can do stuff like desert driving or hot air balloons. These are all stuff that could be done anywhere else for cheaper.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Until very recently, Dubai was a desert wasteland with a few Bedouin roaming about. I'm not sure what I would expect for history or tradition.

[-] Gieselbrecht@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago

The one thing I liked was going over the creek for a few dirhams and strolling through the historical souk.

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago

That's literally the only 'old' bit, but I was still constantly pestered by people trying to get me to come with them to look at handbags and sunglasses, and I do mean constantly, to the point where I just left because I couldn't be arsed anymore.

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[-] ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

London. It doesn't even have capital vibes.

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago

Cruise ships. Not really a destination but I hate them so much.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago

Switzerland. Don't go unless you're perfectly happy spending 50+ USD for mediocre food per day. It is incredibly fucking expensive.

[-] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 days ago

It might be expensive, but still worth a short visit. I've got a shockingly bad memory, but I'll never forget the awe I felt waking up to a view of the Alps.

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 22 points 4 days ago

But you can have that in Austria as well or France or Italy. They are all in the Alps. Or even not as tall parts of the Alps in Slovenia or Germany.

[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 20 points 4 days ago

Venice. Smelly, super crowded and everywhere is a tourist trap trying to extract $$$.

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 16 points 4 days ago

Disagreed. I loved Venice. Was crowded but was very pretty and interesting, and had great food. You don't need to go to the expensive tourist places for good food. As always, see where locals eat.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 4 days ago

Yeah. The best idea of eating in Italy is to eat in areas without good views. A hole in the wall place that looks a run down diner served amazing squid ink pasta. Also, a lot of bars will sell snacks that are real food; three of those is enough for dinner.

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 24 points 4 days ago

If you're Australian, Bali.

[-] richardwonka@lemmy.one 2 points 2 days ago

I’m there right now. You need to differentiate!

Most of the area south of Denpasar is just a large instagram zoo.

Denpasar is traffic. Just that.

North of denpasar it gets very beautiful very quickly.

Balinese people are some of the friendliest I have met on average.

What I do find overrated almost throughout is Balinese food.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Thems fighting words, where else can I spend my centerlink on a bintang singlet?!

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[-] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago
[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 4 days ago

I feel like you need to be in a certain mindset to enjoy a theme park like Disney World. If you aren't in that mindset, the place is a saccharine place of over-stimulation.

[-] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

i dont think ill ever be in the mindset to get massively ripped off by a shitty company in buttfuck nowhere florida. no hate to people who enjoy it but it used to be a more reasonably priced endeavor. now the prices are worse and the lines longer than ever. with that kind of money id rather take a week in a cabin or nyc or something

[-] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 19 points 4 days ago
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[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 days ago

Two of my least favourite places I've visited have been Cancún and Phuket. Both were minor stops in larger journeys, and I had fairly low expectations, but hot damn these places truly sucked ass. The countries they reside in have some truly great stuff, but you won't find them in these places.

[-] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

Tbh, i stayed on Phuket island on the north west-ish side, not in Phuket city, and I thought it was really nice. Near Naiyang beach i believe. Not a lot of people, still nice beach and some food and drinks etc nearby. Heard terrible things off the city but i guess the island itself can have its moments.

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[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 17 points 4 days ago

If you’re from the Midwest, anywhere in the Midwest. It’s all exactly the same.

Source: Went on crazy long road trips as a young adult looking for something new; ended up moving somewhere completely outside the region later.

[-] AnarchoDakosaurus@toast.ooo 9 points 4 days ago

I'm from Canada, only been to Minneapolis once but absolutely loved the city. Would certainly consider moving there, but it being smack dab in the middle of buttfuck nowhere is so sad.

Good food man. One of the best designed cities in the U.S. imo.

Sparse, but underrated.

People hog the left lane and don't respect flashing to pass. Fuck is up with that? Some of the most inconsiderate, yet slow drivers in America.

[-] dumples@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

The best thing about being in the Midwest is you have to fly to anywhere cool. The worst thing about being in the Midwest if you have to fly anywhere cool.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Flashing your lights or highbeams to pass is seen as quite agressive in the US. It isn't taught in drivers ed, and the general interpretation I hear most people have of it isn't "Hey, could you let me pass?" but instead "Hey! Fuckface! Stop driving so goddamn slow and get out of the damn way you shithead!"

Doesn't help that in my experience, the only people flashing to pass are aggressively tailgating me when I'm already 10 mph or more over the speed limit.

Better to just pass on the right if there's room. And if there isn't room, fuck off telling someone to get out of your way. Not like they can get over anyway.

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[-] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 7 points 4 days ago

I've never heard of flashing to pass?! In Australia that's straight up road rage antics. You might want to check whether your local customs apply to the places you travel. That kind of misunderstanding could get you hurt.

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[-] tiefling 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Please don't go to Salem MA in October. It is a gorgeous small city and my favorite place to be, but during October it becomes so insanely overcrowded that it poses a huge problem for the locals.

Go during summer instead, it's a little cooler than most of the US

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[-] PatrickYaa@lemmy.one 13 points 4 days ago

Egypt is great for diving. The nature on the Sinai peninsula is at least interesting, if not gorgeous in places. Political instability and the general culture do mean that you can have a bad time there, especially as a woman.

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago

No, Ohio is appropriately rated, which is why it is no one’s vacation destination.

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[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago

Santorini is really nice, but my god it's hard to dodge the stupid orange duck-faced bints stopping to take selfies for the 'Gram every ten seconds

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