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The Most Disappointing Travel Destinations on Earth
Yahoo ^ | December 07, 2014 | Fox News

Posted on 12/07/2014 10:59:06 AM PST by Bettyprob

Edited on 12/08/2014 4:14:54 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

We live in New Braunfels, 30 miles from SA. We go there frequently and love it. Also, our town is all German, all the time. Several German restaurants and bakeries. Schnitzel, wurst and strudel. Yum


301 posted on 12/07/2014 7:45:39 PM PST by MisterArtery
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To: MisterArtery

We go to Horseshoe Bay frequently for weekend getaways and we always enjoy going to Fredericksburg and the Texas Wine Country (Yes, Texas has a wine country!)


302 posted on 12/07/2014 7:47:22 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: MisterArtery
I have been to Venice a couple of times but not long enough to explore it thoroughly.

Other places in Italy which are attractive are Perugia, Assisi, Lucca, and Volterra. The last is a bit out of the way but a real gem--an old Etruscan walled city on top of a hill with a spectacular view of the countryside.

303 posted on 12/07/2014 7:53:07 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: FlJoePa

And Cooperstown for the baseball hall of fame...then to Bristol,CT for a trip to America’s oldest amusement park...Lake Compounce. And a tour of ESPN, too...


304 posted on 12/07/2014 7:59:36 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: cripplecreek
Basically in my backyard..... just short drive away.


305 posted on 12/07/2014 8:04:48 PM PST by caww
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To: dfwgator

Don’t much care


306 posted on 12/07/2014 8:23:16 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah, been all over Europe, but somehow still missed Amsterdam. Go figure.


307 posted on 12/07/2014 8:36:26 PM PST by rbg81
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To: dfwgator
Unfortunately, you may be right. There was a time when I had no qualms about walking the Strip alone at 2 am. About the only crime along the Strip was the occasional pickpocket or purse snatching. For a lot of years the police had a mandate to keep the Strip safe because of its importance to tourism.

However, since Tupac Shakur was gunned down, it seems that violent crime on the Strip has increased. I blame that increase on Democrats and the influx of unsavory types, particularly illegal aliens and their gangs. Still not Chicago, but....

Downtown Vegas though has always had a reputation for robbery and worse. If you venture downtown, stick close to the casinos, be very aware of your surroundings and don't walk around alone.

Latest violent crime was this:

http://lvsun.com/news/2014/dec/07/metro-scene-officer-involved-shooting-rio/

308 posted on 12/07/2014 8:36:31 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: ThomasThomas; Cheesehead in Texas

Thanks for your reports, ThomasThomas and cheesehead in texas. We can be away from home only three or four days, so staying in Old San Juan would be ideal.


309 posted on 12/08/2014 2:55:08 AM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: Bettyprob

We don’t do foreign travel anymore.

On rare road trips, we have done the following, and I highly recommend these places (especially for the budget conscious)

Spam Museum in Minnesota.

*Field of Dreams Movie Site (Dyersville, Iowa). the property has been sold, so this one I can’t vouch for anymore, but the kids had a blast watching the Ghost Players. And my son got to have a catch with his dad :-)

A Christmas Story House in Cleveland. Don’t shoot your eye out!

The Amana Colonies (Amana, Iowa). Great for biking, eating, handmade gifts and eagle-watching - go in the spring and avoid weekends.

LeClaire, Iowa. It’s right on the Mississippi. Buffalo Bill Museum and the original store of Antique Archeology (American Pickers). Had a tasty steak Sneaky Pete’s restaurant - but if you’re a guy, don’t wear a tie. A staffer will cut it off and hang it from their ceiling.

Midwest League Minor League Ballparks. We’ve seen them all. Friendliest staff & service was at Peoria Chiefs (do a day game - Peoria at night is sketchy). Best food, activities for the kids and other things to do in town, Quad Cities River Bandits top the list. Most fun with an opposing fanbase - Beloit Snappers. Still in touch with folks we met at Snappers games. Want to feel like you’re at an old-time ballgame? Clinton Lumberkings is your ticket. Was one of my favorite ballparks, until they stopped selling their mini-deep fried donuts. Worst ballpark,fanbase & experience - Burlington Bees. Of all the places we’ve been, I can find something nice to say about them all, except Burlington.

Safe travels to all FReepers!


310 posted on 12/08/2014 6:48:39 AM PST by LadyBuck (If your name isn't on a list already, you should be ashamed.)
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To: Politicalkiddo

I moved from cities to a much smaller community...Though corruption doesn’t escape even in smaller communities you can impact them much easier.....Not to mention “living
smaller” has so many advantages!

I would never return to city living!


311 posted on 12/08/2014 11:31:38 AM PST by caww
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
"...Vegas sucks...The only way I’m going back is if I have a nuke in the trunk of my car..."

Shades of "The Stand" by Stephen King!

312 posted on 12/08/2014 1:55:41 PM PST by T-Bone Texan (The time is now to form up into leaderless cells of 5 men or less.)
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To: Bettyprob

I agree with Jamaica being a disappointment - dozens of people with their hand out contantly hounding women to braid hair and men for donations - not very enticing. Any number of Caribbean Islands are better.

I don’t agree with Vegas on the list, one poster complained about the Luxor after spending $50/night...really? You get what you pay for and you paid for nothing more than a campsite.

I’d recommend Boston over NYC every day of the week. Boston has character, NYC has concrete. Boston you can drive, great restaruants and sight seeing, rooms aren’t cheap but can be had for what you would expect.


313 posted on 12/08/2014 2:05:45 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Tax-chick
"Have you been to San Juan, Puerto Rico? My husband and I are discussing a visit next year."

We went to Veiques, and it was awesome. The locals will try to sell you cocaine though. Be prepared for that!

314 posted on 12/08/2014 2:06:17 PM PST by T-Bone Texan (The time is now to form up into leaderless cells of 5 men or less.)
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To: edpc
Jamaica should be on the list. One step off any resort is squalor.

It is included, and I agree.Even at resorts you're hounded.

315 posted on 12/08/2014 2:07:48 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: T-Bone Texan

Thanks, that would surprise me. I haven’t had anyone try to sell me drugs since high school.


316 posted on 12/08/2014 2:28:02 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: morphing libertarian

“We wee very fortunate toured Paris for 5 days with French friends.”

I agree. I loved Paris and didn’t find the people unfriendly at all when I visited several years ago. I made a point of being able to speak a few words of French, and Parisians could and WOULD speak English after friendly greetings in French, and I found Parisians to be quite friendly.

My favorite story was being rebuffed at one of the big Paris train stations when trying to buy tickets to Versailles. I did the parlez-vous anglais? thing with the agent and he said Non! quite vociferously. However, I was always prepared for such a reponse, and manged the French words for “two, round-trip, Versailles” while offering money, which I figured was good enough to get the point across. And the ticket agent then went, “Oh, you want two round-trip tickets to Versailles.” in perfect English with an American accent! I totally burst out laughing and thoroughly enjoyed the joke of him trying to screw with me, but being unable to fluster me. One of the memorable experiences of the visit. I’d go back in a heartbeat!


317 posted on 12/08/2014 2:32:47 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Bettyprob

Haven’t read all the replies yet, but.... I have to admit, I was disappointed in the Alamo. Well, not the Alamo itself, just the way it was sort of struggling to seem relevant amid all the modern surroundings. I know that’s true of so many historic places — we romanticize them — but still...


318 posted on 12/08/2014 2:35:09 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is PUBLIC ENEMY #1)
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To: catnipman

We ran into two information booths at the central Rome train station. Neither spoke English according to their responses when I asked them in Italian.

INFORMATION booths ad no English. I estimated most oat the stations were English speaking tourists. We felt a lot more ruddiness in Italian standing in line and store employees on the Via Venuto.

But I would go back. Liked walking Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Tuscany. Need to hit the places south of Rome. We went on an overnight train to Sicily visiting relatives.


319 posted on 12/08/2014 2:51:20 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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To: LadyBuck

Nice I umpired in the Midwest League in 1969. Had previously been the three I league, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. They added Wisconsin (Appleton and Wisconsin Rapids) and the eyes alone didn’t apply anymore. Had a good time. Nice people.

In Waterloo, we used to eat free breakfast. The woman who owned the restaurant hugs us and introduced us to everyone as her friends the umpires. However at the games she would yell at us all, night long.

The league president Jim Doster took us out for prime rib one night in Cedar Rapids, best beef ever.

In Quincy IN Abe Lincoln came to our rickety dressing room an small wood shack under the bleachers. He gave us each a penny and told us to be honest.


320 posted on 12/08/2014 2:57:55 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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