Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
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Is there somewhere you will never go back to?
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What’s your idea of the worst vacation ever?
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Richard Packer
Gold Member
Quarantine.
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
funny.. I always thought FL beaches to be the best one in the world
StormCell
Member
I've had some lousy vacations. Thankfully, they were all on the cheap.
First of all, any vacation that involves taking a train in the US. Forget it. It will be uncomfortable. You definitely want to get a sleeper car if you are bent on traveling this way. It's not fun. It's not interesting. It looks just like you would imagine a slowly dying long-lived transportation business to be. Put this one in the ground, finally.
Secondly, if you're going to visit your grand parents in another state, go ahead and book that room at the hotel. It's the only way you're going to get any time to yourself where you won't feel obligated to give them your undivided attention the whole time you're there. Additionally, old people like it warm. Like, 78 F warm. All the time. Anything under 78 F and they get chilled. Me? I prefer 68 F. Can't sleep with it so warm.
Lastly, never plan your vacation around visiting a self-absorbed friend who is easily convinced you really traveled all that distance just to see her. Remember, she's self-absorbed. She hasn't made any plans to entertain you. Her presence is sufficient, right? Nope...
First of all, any vacation that involves taking a train in the US. Forget it. It will be uncomfortable. You definitely want to get a sleeper car if you are bent on traveling this way. It's not fun. It's not interesting. It looks just like you would imagine a slowly dying long-lived transportation business to be. Put this one in the ground, finally.
Secondly, if you're going to visit your grand parents in another state, go ahead and book that room at the hotel. It's the only way you're going to get any time to yourself where you won't feel obligated to give them your undivided attention the whole time you're there. Additionally, old people like it warm. Like, 78 F warm. All the time. Anything under 78 F and they get chilled. Me? I prefer 68 F. Can't sleep with it so warm.
Lastly, never plan your vacation around visiting a self-absorbed friend who is easily convinced you really traveled all that distance just to see her. Remember, she's self-absorbed. She hasn't made any plans to entertain you. Her presence is sufficient, right? Nope...
p_xavier
Authorized Fister
Never do something twice, it always kills the best memory you had of it.
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
why? what happen?
and 3 others
Banned
A lot of hwhores!
haxan7
Banned
It was super rundown and there were kids running rampant all over the place. As soon as we got in the room I noticed the bathroom stunk and it was because the shower drain was clogged up. Had to have maintenance come in to get it flowing.
seemed like the place hadn’t been renovated in 20 years.
The Carousel in Ocean City, MD.
iconmaster
Banned
Easy.
Being dropped in the middle of a foreign country with no knowledge of the language.
Apparently there are people that do that for fun. To me it sounds like an actual nightmare I might have.
Being dropped in the middle of a foreign country with no knowledge of the language.
Apparently there are people that do that for fun. To me it sounds like an actual nightmare I might have.
HellforLeather
Member
Not so much of a vacation but went to SF on the companies dime with my lady. Probably should have researched the hotel better as it was right on the edge of the tenderloin. Couldn't sleep because there was a crazy homeless guy yelling at street level all night (we were on the 15th floor and could still hear it no problem). Also, ran into the same panhandlers every single time we left the hotel all with the same shtick offering directions and shit.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
New York probably no offense
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Wife wants to go to Auschwitz to visit 3 majors camps, I learnt about them during my years in New York schools so I'm less inclined but a trip to Europe is the part I'm interested in more than the camps. Having kids not over the recommended age of 14 also makes it a no no or leaving the kids out of that part of the trip.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Hollywood? The place isn’t worth visiting for anything you think you’ll like as an outsider. Partying with people in Hollywood is cool though, but you won’t make those friends during a vacation.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
tucson.
Ikutachi
Member
As long as it's not the Middle East.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I hope I never go on a cruise again. It's just a lousy experience.
SpartanN92
Banned
Came here to post this. Awful experience.
Dark Star
Member
Any kind of road trip is the bane of my existence. I don't like driving or being the passenger. I can't stand sitting in a car for so many hours. Sleeping is uncomfortable and awkward. You can't really watch movies on a laptop if it's sunny outside. There's only so many albums you can listen to before your ear drums get tired. My parents are the type to crank their own tunes on the CD player anyways, so I could never properly read books during road trips. I remember we drove to Orlando from Texas when I was a kid, and it was really hard to focus on my brand new Goosebumps books with Michael Jackson and Celine Dion blasting the whole way lol. Universal Studios was cool, though.
Visiting relatives you don't really know that well is another one. It's always awkward and boring, and my parents made do PLENTY of those kinds of trips when I was a kid. You fly across the country to sit in some old persons house in the middle of winter in Minnesota with really nothing to do except attend a wedding, maybe a little city sightseeing if THEY feel like it, then you pack up and go home. Yawn.
Which cruise? I went on Carnival to Cozumel with my family, and it was pretty relaxing. Saw the Mayan ruins and went jet skiing on a white sand beach. You can loosely follow the entertainment schedule (stand up comedians, live music, etc) and just lounge around the deck, swim, eat good food, whatever. It's a good break from internet/social media if you choose it to be. I went in 2015, and I pretty much turned off my smartphone for 4-5 days. It was pleasant.
Visiting relatives you don't really know that well is another one. It's always awkward and boring, and my parents made do PLENTY of those kinds of trips when I was a kid. You fly across the country to sit in some old persons house in the middle of winter in Minnesota with really nothing to do except attend a wedding, maybe a little city sightseeing if THEY feel like it, then you pack up and go home. Yawn.
Which cruise? I went on Carnival to Cozumel with my family, and it was pretty relaxing. Saw the Mayan ruins and went jet skiing on a white sand beach. You can loosely follow the entertainment schedule (stand up comedians, live music, etc) and just lounge around the deck, swim, eat good food, whatever. It's a good break from internet/social media if you choose it to be. I went in 2015, and I pretty much turned off my smartphone for 4-5 days. It was pleasant.
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Stilton Disco
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Extremely hot, sunny, crowded beaches with drunken, drug addled louts, people only either sunbathing, drinking or clubbing and nothing but beaches, hotels, bars and clubs.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
That sounds like the typical brits on Ibiza experience to me.. : D
My worst holiday was on Djerba in march 1995, which is an island in front of Tunisia.
The hotel itself looked like the Taj Mahal. Really splendid.
It was 20 degrees Celsius, but it was too windy, almost stormy, to go outside, there was Ramadan, so everybody there was pissed and unfriendly almost all the time, when we went to the beach there were immediately 10 arab dudes surrounding my girlfriend (no joke), and we heard rumors of a german girl that was raped a week before when she went alone to the neighboring hotel for visiting the night club there in the evening.
At the door where the hotel bordered on the beach, a guy with a machine gun sat.
So, in the end we stayed for a week in our room, watched foreign tv channels, and ate a lot of food when there was meal time. One time we were brave enough to visit the market in a nearby town, but the cab driver almost got us killed on the road to there with his crazy overtaking maneuvres.
No way I will ever visit north africa again. What a shit hole place.
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xrnzaaas
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Sadly many popular vacation destinations in my country (especially Zakopane) prey on the tourists at all costs. You pay extra for everything (even parking your car can cost you a shitload of money) and the housing/food are often terrible. I always pick less popular villages and small towns without too many tourists - the people are more friendly and it's generally more relaxing to stay there.
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triplestation
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ive been to asia, europe the middle east and up and down north america
i love it all
i hear iceland is miserable but i bet ill like it
i love it all
i hear iceland is miserable but i bet ill like it
belmarduk
Member
Iceland is amazing if you like nature.. no trees but lots of glaciers and volcanoes.
Worst vacation ever would have to be Branson.
keraj37
Contacted PSN to add his card back to his account
You can visit north Africa in France, Germany and Sweeden etc, any time you want after all.
triplestation
Member
yes i love nature
sounds comfy, want to chill in a comfy quiet cabin
i also hear locals like to drink and eat fermented shark that tastes like death
Spaceman292
Banned
Thankfully the industry will probably be killed off by next year.
MilkLizard
Member
Bucharest. Fucking shit-hole.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I went on a cruise to Bermuda and a cruise to Alaska. I had fun off the ship, for what it was (going on excursions or exploring the tourist trap town they dump you in). But on the ship, it's bad food, bad entertainment, a cramped room, constant upsells, seasickness, the fattest people I've ever seen in my life, fussy gatekeeping like having to wear a wristband to prove I can get a drink.
I'd rather just go to an all-inclusive in Mexico or the Caribbean.
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Dural
Member
Going on vacation with my in-laws is the worst I could think of.
I felt the same way; the excursions were great, the boat itself was not. My wife, on the other hand, quite enjoyed the ship and would like to go on a cruise again. The owners of the company I used to work at would go on a cruise 6-8 times a year, they love them and are the reason I tried it in the first place. I'd rather go to a destination and relax.
I felt the same way; the excursions were great, the boat itself was not. My wife, on the other hand, quite enjoyed the ship and would like to go on a cruise again. The owners of the company I used to work at would go on a cruise 6-8 times a year, they love them and are the reason I tried it in the first place. I'd rather go to a destination and relax.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Old boomers love cruises. I really think it's one of those industries that isn't going to survive the passing of generations, although COVID might have been a death blow before that.
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Doubtful. I used to work ground transportation for a cruise terminal. There are still a lot of young single people that go, as well as families. COVID might be a blow, but it was doing okay before that.
Fun fact: Hustler would charter a cruise ship once a year. The parking lot would be full of used condoms after the ship departed.
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
always curious about that... always
Tesseract
Banned
yeah this is a good answer, was about to bounce and got locked
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
I was gonna add , PRE COVID on the title thread, guess its too late now, oh well
Super Mario
Banned
All of you cruise haters are crazy. So much to do, eat, and see for cheap.
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
exactly, I was getting confused as to why the hate for cruises, its like the best getaway ever
TaySan
Banned
Ehh, but you have a limited time to be able to see things before your ship leaves so you feel like you have to rush so i can understand the criticisms.
Arkam
Member
Going to Disneyland.... its like Disney World (which sux) but in Southern California (barf) and small as shit and has a worse parking setup that changes with the wind. Oh and to add shit frosting on top... during one of stupid 5K races where a bunch of overweight people pay money to walk a 5k and get a medal to show off.
^^^ That is my hell.
^^^ That is my hell.
TaySan
Banned
It's been awhile since i been to Land, but i assume they nickel and dime you to death like World does?
Arkam
Member
Oh yes. It’s the same setup there.
