We have countless threads about suggestions where to travel. In a different twist, I think one that discusses the opposite might be helpful, or entertaining to some.
My list includes the places I would not CARE to visit again and some I would if I had no other options. Here we go:
Places I’d rather NOT visit again:
Even without the recent news, Athens
Tijuana
Rosarito
Places I rather would skip
Sao Paulo
Portland
New Orleans
New York
Costa Rica
Panama
and a few more
I have mixed feelings if I would go to St. Lucia again. I was in awe of the beauty there and enjoyed our stay so much, but I struggled so much with the culture shock and was so exhausted by the time we arrived that I was terribly homesick the first night of our trip. I am used to being in America, where my husband and I are treated as a unit and not split up on purpose by beggars and people DEMANDING tips for insane things. People trying to separate me from my husband so they could get away with hounding me made me immensely uncomfortable. I am used to having waitresses who don’t act like someone is going to beat them if they drop a spoon. I like road signs and speed limits. I spent most of the trip sitting on the beach with our cabana butler, hearing about her life and feeling horrified and powerless to do anything about it. I loved the beach but so much of the trip made me uncomfortable. I guess I am just not a very worldly person, and there are many places I will probably not ever see.
My husbands answer would be Australia. He is so glad he went once, he loved it and it was the trip of a lifetime, but he doesn’t think he could do that flight again. I don’t think I would have even attempted it the first time.
Some places are easier to say they aren’t worth the visit when you’ve already gotten to do it once.
I agree with @mathmom . I would just as soon never ever go to any Disney park in my lifetime. Living in So Cal, the best thing about your kids growing up is not having to go to Disneyland ever again.
Disney – thank goodness my kids had no interest – DH and I did NOT want to go
Las Vegas, New Orleans – wretched excess is not our thing
Tijuana – eight year olds begging for coins really shook up my kids, who were about the same age, though the lessons about compassion and privilege are still burned in their consciences.
This thread is kind of risky, if posters happen to be living in the cities mentioned as craptastic. If all one sees in a city are the airports and Ramada convention rooms, much is left unseen.
Yes, I enjoy some of the cities listed and have visited several happily multiple times, SF, Portland OR, and of course I live on Oahu. Yes, I am not a fan of Las Vegas but have a friend who moved there and is very happy.
I enjoy Disneyland and have been there at least a dozen times.
I like the Big Island but have trouble breathing for a week after visiting when I spend time there, due to the volcano, so haven’t been back in the past few years.