To ask which country you would not visit again and why?

[travelcat]

I love hearing about travel experiences and am interested in knowing about places you have visited that you wouldn't go back to.

AIBU to ask which country you'd avoid in the future and what specifically made your experience less enjoyable? Was it due to culture, safety, or something else?

@Eastie77Returns

So sorry you experienced that. I thought the Apartheid Museum was amazing when I visited it. Along with Constitution Hill and Robben Island.

An essential visit to the history of South Africa.

Sadly, most people want to bury their heads in the sand about world politics.

Cuba or Egypt. I got so ill in both countries 🤢 couldn’t go back!!

Egypt.

Awful awful men who leer and swear at women walking alone if you ignore their comments and don't buy what they're selling.

I actually had one man follow me on a lonely path on an island in the Nile. I did a 180 to try to shake him off, and he copied my 180. I ended up yelling at him, and he got the hint.

I am never ever going back.

Tunisia.

Love Thailand (avoid the sex spots) and the rest of SE Asia.

Wouldn't go back to Aus. Cannot get the hype. Other than Tasmania, which was attractive, there was nothing that NZ doesn't do better and it is marginally less sexist and racist.

Visited Israel when I was young. Not planning to return.

Otoh I loved Morocco, Mexico, Spain and Turkey, all not enjoyed by PPs. You have to pick your spots in all of them,but that's the case anywhere right? Choose a big dirty capital, or a drug smuggling hub or a tourist honeypot and yes, it will probably disappoint.

Would not revisit Belize - one trip is enough to see almost everything. But I could go back to Greece every year and see something new and different. Europe, frankly, is amazing.

New York. Horrible place, our supposedly 4 star hotel had bed bugs and towels weren’t changed despite requests. Sight seeing was meh, people were rude. Just felt cold all the time. Cold on top of Empire State Building. Cold whilst passing the Statue of Liberty in a ferry.

For me Turkey. Too many stray dogs and I found the men really letchy. Horrible.

Ive heard lots of people say LA is rubbish!

Reading all the appalling stories on this thread, someone needs to start up a country with no men.

I hated everything about Turkey. I loved Tunisia and went back a second time.

We've been to Barbados (holetown) a few times and never once felt unsafe day or night when venturing out of our hotel. I'm interested in where in the Caribbean you felt unsafe dayswithaY?

Oi, don’t knock Milton Keynes! My family live there and it’s really beautiful in parts. People who don’t know the place think it’s soulless but it has loads going for it, lovely parks and lakes etc. Would rather visit MK than Dubai for sure!

I wouldn't return to Egypt as a solo female traveller. Unacceptable hassle from men, including being followed by a hissing/ catcalling man in Luxor at night which felt quite uncomfortable. Also the way I saw some donkeys and camels being treated was awful. Morocco & Tunisia were better although that may have been because I was with a man!

Russia... I didn't enjoy Moscow much, I found people unfriendly and unhelpful and the police are corrupt, I saw another tourist get his passport confiscated and made to pay a 'fine' (basically took all the cash in his wallet).

Did you get mugged in Barcelona?

It's why we won't take our DC. They'd be horrified at the animal cruelty.

Loved Cuba, loved Egypt. Amazing history, amazing vibrant culture.

Been to Dubai many many moons ago before the thing shot up in the sky.

Won't go now because the sheik has locked up two of his daughters never to be seen again

Oh and I agree about Dubai. Dull, way too hot and completely artificial. And terrible importation of labour from the Far East to support its artificialty- not the only place that does this but it has no redeeming features.

Egypt, China, Tunisia, Serbia.
if I could only have one it would be China. The most miserable people I’ve ever come across.
it didn’t bode well from the start when I was pushed ( aggressively) by a border guard at Shanghai airport.

Tunisia - absolutely awful, couldn’t move for men trying to assault you. I’ve travelled all over the world and this was another level. Never ever again.

Egypt I see has also gotten quite a few mentions. I loved it but had personal security in the form of a guy with an actual machine gun 😂. Funnily enough sleazy men don’t try it on when outgunned so it was bliss. (through work)

Tunisia, hassled by men the whole time

Australia, too far away, racist, fairly dull

Israel

I'd go back anywhere else though

I disagree. Na Mueang isn’t remotely sex touristy, it’s beautiful. I don’t think Lamai is awful either; some of the beaches are beauts. . Chaweng is grim but it’s known as a tourist area and easily avoided.

Bangkok is massive so unless you’ve done an every part of it it’s a massive insult to say that. Soi cowboy is vile though.

Russia. Cold, massive, bleak. I wouldn’t mind seeing St P again but a weekend would be enough.

Seriously? Come on. You're writing Wales off cos of a bell-end dog owner? They're literally everywhere!

That's an insult to Milton Keynes.

North Wales. Miserable and borderline hostile.

Majorca - resort was filthy and raw sewage was being pumped into the bay where we were staying. DH was very ill.

Jamaica (was given marijuana by hotel staff unknowingly in my lunch)!! Our late night coach was also used by the driver and friends to rob a supermarket!! We were terrified.