Worst destination you have visited
Feb 7, 2013, 3:26 am
#31
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Hot Springs, AR for two Sun Belt basketball tourneys. Luckily my team no longer is in the Sun Belt so I don't have to go anymore.
Also for those hating on LA. If all you've visited is Hollywood Walk of Fame then I recommend checking out areas like Venice or Santa Monica. Totally different character.
Also for those hating on LA. If all you've visited is Hollywood Walk of Fame then I recommend checking out areas like Venice or Santa Monica. Totally different character.
Feb 7, 2013, 7:31 am
#33
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Have you been recently? The City has undergone a tremendous revitalization in the past few years and actually has quite a bit going on.
It has consistently ranked towards the top of numerous surveys in the last few years for:
- Quality of new architecture and urban design standards;
- Quality of life;
- Suitability for new business formation; etc.
Indeed, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recently held their annual conference in Oklahoma City precisely because so many other cities are attempting to emulate Oklahoma City's success.
I send people from Dallas up there on a regular basis for weekend getaways and they always come back impressed.
It has consistently ranked towards the top of numerous surveys in the last few years for:
- Quality of new architecture and urban design standards;
- Quality of life;
- Suitability for new business formation; etc.
Indeed, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recently held their annual conference in Oklahoma City precisely because so many other cities are attempting to emulate Oklahoma City's success.
I send people from Dallas up there on a regular basis for weekend getaways and they always come back impressed.
I don't gamble. I dislike pointless noise and garish displays. I abhor pointless suburban sprawl. Thus, I detest Vegas.
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Feb 7, 2013, 7:40 am
#34
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Bangkok - Just another big, dirty, ugly city. Love the country once I leave BKK, but it's one of my least favorite places on Earth by a wide margin.
Shanghai - Though, if I'm being honest, this is mostly because I was apparently there when the pollution levels were much higher than normal. If I hadn't been coughing up coal dust the whole time, I might have a less dim view of it.
Shanghai - Though, if I'm being honest, this is mostly because I was apparently there when the pollution levels were much higher than normal. If I hadn't been coughing up coal dust the whole time, I might have a less dim view of it.
Feb 7, 2013, 8:14 am
#37
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Agree on Blackpool being horrid like most other UK seaside towns
Feb 7, 2013, 8:16 am
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Dubai. A cultural and culinary vacuum, one of the most pedestrian-unfriendly places I've ever been, full of dust and hot as blazes. I can't imagine why this place holds appeal to anyone.
Karachi and especially Lagos are right up there as well. Oddly, I don't mind Mumbai as much as some people seem to, or even Calcutta. At least the food's good in India.
Karachi and especially Lagos are right up there as well. Oddly, I don't mind Mumbai as much as some people seem to, or even Calcutta. At least the food's good in India.
Feb 7, 2013, 8:35 am
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It's odd, but I have trouble thinking of anywhere I've been that I truly didn't like, particularly for international travel. I guess the only place that readily comes to mind is Daytona Beach, Florida -- twice I've had to spend rather extensive amounts of time there for business. It personifies everything I hate about the U.S.
Feb 7, 2013, 8:41 am
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I can say that about almost everywhere I've ever been in Florida (in fairness, this is only Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties). The Keys do get a pass.
Feb 7, 2013, 10:58 am
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