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Cities / Places that you've been and enjoyed, but no desire/need to go back
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:10 pm
What are some cities or places that you've vacationed at, enjoyed, but not to the point where you feel like you ever need to go back? Basically, one-offs...this is cool, this is alright, but been there and done that, and no need to circle back around to it?
I know I'll catch flack, but for me, the Gulf Coast. It's pretty, don't get me wrong. I enjoy it, and the sugary white sand is great, but I have no reason to ever go back. It gets crowded, hot, the beach does nothing for me after a day or two (it's routinely too placid for me to really enjoy), I can take or leave deep sea fishing, the restaurants are nothing special, and simply renting a chair and umbrella and drinking beer while listening to Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, or whatever music the people surrounding me are playing doesn't do it for me. I've been in off season, and while I enjoy it a little more, it's dead down there. You also get a lot of snowbirds who are rude and inconsiderate.
We go there a fair amount (less and less recently). It's a quick drive from BR, but I just want to go to other places now.
I know I'll catch flack, but for me, the Gulf Coast. It's pretty, don't get me wrong. I enjoy it, and the sugary white sand is great, but I have no reason to ever go back. It gets crowded, hot, the beach does nothing for me after a day or two (it's routinely too placid for me to really enjoy), I can take or leave deep sea fishing, the restaurants are nothing special, and simply renting a chair and umbrella and drinking beer while listening to Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, or whatever music the people surrounding me are playing doesn't do it for me. I've been in off season, and while I enjoy it a little more, it's dead down there. You also get a lot of snowbirds who are rude and inconsiderate.
We go there a fair amount (less and less recently). It's a quick drive from BR, but I just want to go to other places now.
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:21 pm to GentleJackJones
The Maldives
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:23 pm to GentleJackJones
I love the Gulf Coast. I find Atlantic beaches far less appealing, but I'll take either in a pinch.
Maybe it's because my old company was headquartered there, but I don't see the appeal at all to vacationing in NYC. I have friends that go every year, and I think I'd rather spend a weekend in Mexican prison than dragging kids around Manhattan.
Maybe it's because my old company was headquartered there, but I don't see the appeal at all to vacationing in NYC. I have friends that go every year, and I think I'd rather spend a weekend in Mexican prison than dragging kids around Manhattan.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:26 pm to GentleJackJones
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Places that you've been and enjoyed, but no desire/need to go back
The Grand Canyon, especially if you aren't hiking it or visiting the North Rim. If you seen it once, that should do it.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:28 pm to Bunsbert Montcroff
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The Grand Canyon, especially if you aren't hiking it or visiting the North Rim. If you seen it once, that should do it.
No kidding? This is a bucket list for me that I've yet to scratch off the list.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:40 pm to GentleJackJones
San Sebastian, Spain
Santa Fe / Taos (been 4 times just because it's only 9 hours away. I'm sure we'll go back because of that but I never have loved either place)
Santa Fe / Taos (been 4 times just because it's only 9 hours away. I'm sure we'll go back because of that but I never have loved either place)
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:43 pm to GentleJackJones
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
Philadelphia
South Bend
Cabo
Jamaica
I enjoyed each of these places & have been multiple times to some of them. But no "need" to go back.
Grand Canyon
Philadelphia
South Bend
Cabo
Jamaica
I enjoyed each of these places & have been multiple times to some of them. But no "need" to go back.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:47 pm to GentleJackJones
Sicily
Jamaica
Disney
East Texas
Jamaica
Disney
East Texas
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:50 pm to GentleJackJones
Vegas. Went last year with my wife and two boys. We had a blast. Once was enough.
Disneyanything: Went once with the family. Had a blast. My son is on the spectrum, and we got whatever the super fast pass was that you could get at that time. It was awesome for bypassing lines. I don't think they offer that anymore because douchebags were getting fake doctor notes (like "therapy" dogs now to bypass no-pet policies). Anyway, we had way more fun than I thought we would, but I don't need to go back.
France: I've been. It was fantastic. I don't need to go again. Too many other places to see.
Taos: I love the southwest. We got to Santa Fe a few times a year. We tried to fall in love with Taos. We stayed there a few times for a week or more. We just couldn't get into it like we are into Santa Fe. The shops/stores downtown kind of suck. The restaurants pale in comparison to Santa Fe. And there isn't that much to do. We will likely still go to Taos on occasion, but I put it on the list just because it's a city I should love, but I just haven't been able to love.
Disneyanything: Went once with the family. Had a blast. My son is on the spectrum, and we got whatever the super fast pass was that you could get at that time. It was awesome for bypassing lines. I don't think they offer that anymore because douchebags were getting fake doctor notes (like "therapy" dogs now to bypass no-pet policies). Anyway, we had way more fun than I thought we would, but I don't need to go back.
France: I've been. It was fantastic. I don't need to go again. Too many other places to see.
Taos: I love the southwest. We got to Santa Fe a few times a year. We tried to fall in love with Taos. We stayed there a few times for a week or more. We just couldn't get into it like we are into Santa Fe. The shops/stores downtown kind of suck. The restaurants pale in comparison to Santa Fe. And there isn't that much to do. We will likely still go to Taos on occasion, but I put it on the list just because it's a city I should love, but I just haven't been able to love.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:55 pm to GentleJackJones
Prague. But would go back to Budapest.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:00 pm to LSU
quote:
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
Philadelphia
South Bend
Cabo
Jamaica
Care to briefly expound on each?
I'm with you on Philadelphia. I love the history and its sites (Liberty Bell, Franklin Institute, Reading Terminal, Betsy Ross residence), it's just unfortunately situated in between D.C., Boston, and NY which offer so, so much more. I found it to be a little scuzzier than those three as well.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:01 pm to Motorboat
quote:
Sicily
Jamaica
Disney
East Texas
Care to say why? East Texas caught me off guard.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:18 pm to GentleJackJones
Copenhagen
Nice city, but I'd much rather spend time in Oslo or Stockholm.
Nice city, but I'd much rather spend time in Oslo or Stockholm.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:35 pm to GentleJackJones
Downtown San Francisco.
That used to be one of my favorites. Now I will stick to the areas north and south of there.
That used to be one of my favorites. Now I will stick to the areas north and south of there.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:39 pm to geauxpurple
Paris.
I liked it, but not need to go back. Would love to go back to Provence area though
I liked it, but not need to go back. Would love to go back to Provence area though
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:46 pm to usc6158
quote:
Copenhagen
One of my favorite cities
Posted on 8/9/23 at 2:47 pm to lsupride87
Punta Mita/Puerto Vallarta .. all just okay there. Though on one visit we stayed at the Imanta, which was amazing.
Singapore
Costa Rica ... no real need to go back, but enjoyed my trips there at the time.
Singapore
Costa Rica ... no real need to go back, but enjoyed my trips there at the time.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 3:00 pm to GentleJackJones
quote:It was big and the interior towns are depressing. There are many better places in Italy, an I am Sicilian.
Sicily
quote:Trashy. If I'm doing the island thing, I'm going elsewhere.
Jamaica
quote:It's hell on earth yet we are going once again around the FSU/LSU game.
Disney
quote:
East Texas
Went to some ranch out there with a petting zoo.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 3:17 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
Copenhagen
One of my favorite cities
We were just there in July. Great city. Love being able to bike everywherem although there was a lot more car traffic than I had expected, but it was absolutely overrun with people. Mostly European tourists.
Also I much prefer the ability to get out to places outside the city in places like Oslo and Stockholm than in Copenhagen. I can't think of anything I can do in Copenhagen that I can't do in either of those cities.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 3:39 pm to Zappas Stache
San Sebastián surprises me.
I spent a week in Vitoria-Gasteiz for work and would go back to the Basque Country in a nanosecond.
ETA: Others posted Vegas and Puerta Vallarta. Vegas is so radically different than when I first went 20 years ago that I do t care if I go back. I went to PV in 2017 and can’t wait to go back; I loved it there.
I spent a week in Vitoria-Gasteiz for work and would go back to the Basque Country in a nanosecond.
ETA: Others posted Vegas and Puerta Vallarta. Vegas is so radically different than when I first went 20 years ago that I do t care if I go back. I went to PV in 2017 and can’t wait to go back; I loved it there.
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 3:42 pm
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