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I visited East Germany right after the Berlin Wall went down. Had the tires on my rental car (it was a Peugot) slashed in Wittenburg while I was perusing the door where Luther nailed his 95 theses, and spent ALL DAY LONG in the polizei station, and then an auto repair shop, where they didn't even know how to run a credit card transaction (though they did have the little machine - that is, it was under the counter and had never been taken out of the package!).
It was like the Keystone Cops the entire day. MADDENING!
I'm sure things have improved there since, but it was awful back in 1991.
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That's because you went there now that it's a ridiculous tourist trap.
We used to go there in the early 80s...no one was there. Nusa Dua Beach Hotel...quiet, serene, gorgeous. The whole island was ours.
See, my theory is that PEOPLE ruin everything (in terms of travel). So I keep searching for more and more secluded/exclusive places to go.
Travel was better before everyone could afford it. Sounds snooty, but everything was better - the airlines treated you like royalty, the locales were exotic and awesome, the natives didn't hate everyone...it was great.
I see this happening in SE Asia. Thailand is already overrun, but now because it's cheap people are overunning Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mark my words Myanmar will be the next big thing within 25 years. 10 years ago many people had never even heard of Laos, let along places like Vang Vieng or Luang Prabang, now they're 'must-see's' for the adventurous travellers. It's probably selfish of me since I'm one of them, but it's the one's who don't respect the local culture, just go there cos it's cheap.etc that get to me. Now is the time to visit those places, cos it's only gonna get worse. If it's not bad enough I really hope sex tourism doesn't boom in Cambodia. I know they're poor but it's sordid and causes a lot of damage to their society.
Wow, whoda thunk one little sentence would generate so much response? Cool!
Okay, I know NYC isn't 100% horrible and there are (possibly) worse cities. I was actually planning to give it a THIRD chance last December with a trip there on my own (instead of getting dragged around the place on foot EVERYwhere by people who didn't want to see what I wanted to see) and visit places like the Public Library, the Met, the Guggenheim, the UN Building, the Bronx Zoo, the Highline, Greenwich, etc, etc. Unfortunately I had to postpone the trip indefinitely so keep your fingers crossed I get up there one day soon. Altho that will definitely be NYC's last chance to impress me so the pressure is on!
Other than that I have to say I was hugely underwhelmed by Florida altho driving to the Keys was fun. The first time I visited Paris I was kinda "meh", but the 2nd visit was much better. Paris really is a nicer place when it's raining. And of course I love London
1. Algiers
2. Barcelona
3. Paris northern suburbs
4. Birmingham (England)
5. Kehl (Germany)
6. Phuket (Thailand)
Just wouldn't like to go back to these places.
I find it a bit strange to list Kehl, an unimportant small border town of 34,000, along with major international cities and/or tourist attractions. Kehl might not be the nicest of all towns in Germany, but there are worse ones. What happened to you in Kehl?
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Wow, whoda thunk one little sentence would generate so much response? Cool!
Okay, I know NYC isn't 100% horrible and there are (possibly) worse cities. I was actually planning to give it a THIRD chance last December with a trip there on my own (instead of getting dragged around the place on foot EVERYwhere by people who didn't want to see what I wanted to see) and visit places like the Public Library, the Met, the Guggenheim, the UN Building, the Bronx Zoo, the Highline, Greenwich, etc, etc. Unfortunately I had to postpone the trip indefinitely so keep your fingers crossed I get up there one day soon. Altho that will definitely be NYC's last chance to impress me so the pressure is on!
Other than that I have to say I was hugely underwhelmed by Florida altho driving to the Keys was fun. The first time I visited Paris I was kinda "meh", but the 2nd visit was much better. Paris really is a nicer place when it's raining. And of course I love London
So you've never been to the Met, Guggenheim, Library.etc yet? Yeah NY has SO much it's hard for someone to totally write it off, that's the thing. Even if you hate it, you'll probably find something about it to love!
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so the pressure is on!
