| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 2/22/2008 11:58:47 PM | | It's a toss up between Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ. Both were horrific ghettos. | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 2/26/2008 11:27:10 AM | Goverment-sponsored tour of the Middle East in late '90 -early '91. 
Accommodations and food were lacking, the staff yelled at us, we had to dress alike and the locals tried to KILL US!!! | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 3/18/2008 7:26:15 PM | | Morrocco 1990. Not being able to look local, We were spit on and robbed in the middle of town in broad daylight... Rockford sux too... | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/3/2008 12:40:54 PM | | Gt Yarmouth Norfolk....Oh shit I grew up round here, Used to think it was ok then moved away for 5 years which taught me alot. Some guy said Grimsby....I quite agree that place is a dump aswell. | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/13/2008 10:52:59 AM | On a recent SE Asia trip, my worst experience was in Cambodia.
After being ill for three days in Siem Reap which almost ruined my visit to Angkor Wat, my daughter and I arrived in Phomn Penh via a 6 hour bus journey.
The stench of the city hit you. It was so bad you had to wear a scarf to block out the stench as much as possible. Caused by tons of rotting garbage in black bags and piled up on the kerb-side.
We then found it really difficult to find a clean place to stay and everywhere was over-priced. We found what looked to be a modern and clean hotel for $20.
On check-in we discovered there was no hot water and when we complained three guys came to the room to check it out, only to insist we were clearly insane as the water was hot!
I was still too sick to argue and it was so hot, accepted a cold shower.
But at 1am, my daughter woke to find bed bugs crawling over her. When we challenged the hotel guy, his attitude was to pick up the bugs and throw them onto the floor! After half hour of arguing, he gave us a different room.
The next morning, we moved to a very basic $16 per night guesthouse and had a fantastic hot shower, clean linen, bed and a brilliant night sleep.
E xx | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/17/2008 9:50:22 PM | | The Bahamas! I loved the area near the ocean, but it really sucked when you got away from the tourist spots. You wanna talk trashy! | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/18/2008 1:03:41 PM | I thought New Jersey was a bit of a dump - well the part I went through was anyway....(no offense to anyone)
M25 London Circular - how many years have I wasted sitting on Englands biggest car park?
Addis Ababa - For a capital city, the poverty really makes you appreciate what you have :( | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/18/2008 1:46:20 PM | Tetouan, Morocco 1981. Myself and a friend got off a bus there, and were told that we were very lucky as it was a special market day that only happens once every three months. After five mins, we were covered from head to toe in phlegm.
I had had enough and put my boot straight into the b***ucks of one of them, there was uproar and they wanted to stone us, until a police officer arrived. The police officer spoke a bit of english but wanted to arrest us, until I asked him was it traditional hospitality to gob over tourists. He just looked incredibly embarassed, suggested we got another bus to another town and escorted us to the bus station.
I must admit that we never encountered that amount of hostility again, but I would never go back there, even after spending almost six months there and meeting some very nice people up in the mountain regions. | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/24/2008 6:30:25 PM | Amsterdam!
The druggies come out at sunset and just take over the place.
In the Red Light District during the day, I was followed around for an hour after lunch by some stoner who kept screaming for me to "shave my legs!" I popped into a bar and he followed me in, and when thrown out, he stayed at the window screaming for me to shave my legs until hauled away. | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/28/2008 8:07:27 AM | I would have to say Hollywood, California. I was shocked to see how dirty the streets were and just how filthy the whole place looked. With all of the money surounding that place you would think that they would put some of that money into cleaning that place up. Granted, it was cool to see the walk of stars or whatever you call it and see the Chineese Theather, but it was very hard to get past how dirty the place was. I was very disappointed!  | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 4/28/2008 1:44:10 PM | I love the States but one thing that upsets me is the way in which some cities have just ben left to fall apart as people run to the suburbs where as afr as I can tell the only entertainment is shopping and bad chain restaurants. So with that in mind the saddest places ( in the States) that I have been to.
Dallas, TX, Trenton NJ, Camden NJ, Detriot, MI and Winston Salem NC. At this point I'd say bulldoze them and give them back to mother nature | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 5/13/2008 5:36:46 PM | Interesting topic. Personally, I have never been to a really horrible place thought I guess some would be horible to a lot of people.
I am just grateful to be able to make a trip anywhere these days with all the BS.
The reason that I replied is that i have been to some of the places mentioned like Cosumel, Toronto, Hollywood amoung others.
I enjoyed all those places and many more that
are listed.
I guess the saying what is one perrson's trash is another person's treasure takes on another meaning.
Or put this way. I used to travel a lot until 2002. Then one thing or another kept me close to home.
Now I have reached the point I can just go again.
My biggest problem is deciding where to go.
I would LOVE to have a girlfriend along (i do hate traveling solo). But in the Fall, I hope to make a great trip somewhere I have not been.
I want to do so many things.
so when you complain about horrible places, at least you went there. | |
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| Worst place you ever been?
Posted: 5/15/2008 8:28:02 AM | New Mexico! Road hogging drivers!!!
Feels as if its really something out of Old cowboy movies. Especially if you stop in some less populated town. | |
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