Most overrated vacation destinations

vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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Ever go somewhere that everyone said was so great, only to find out that it was severely overrated?

The American side of Niagara Falls sucked. The Canadian side is where it's at, so make sure you take your passport if you go because you're going to want to cross the border.

I thought Key West was overrated. It seems all there is to do there is bar hop and browse the souvenir shops. The upper Keys were way more interesting.

Cruises, to me, are way overrated. The destinations were fun but the actual ship itself was boring. Plus the food sucked.
 
Freefaller

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vraiblonde said:
Ever go somewhere that everyone said was so great, only to find out that it was severely overrated?

The American side of Niagara Falls sucked. The Canadian side is where it's at, so make sure you take your passport if you go because you're going to want to cross the border.

I thought Key West was overrated. It seems all there is to do there is bar hop and browse the souvenir shops. The upper Keys were way more interesting.

Cruises, to me, are way overrated. The destinations were fun but the actual ship itself was boring. Plus the food sucked.
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I agree 100%. The city of Niagara Falls, NY is a rundown hole. Other than the casino, not much to see. Views of the Falls are good and goat island is a good spot for a picnic but the city itself is a great disappointment!

You nailed Key West. Unless you want to drink all day, pass on it. Not even any beaches!

Cruises? Ships not worth it and the ports of call are too short. I much prefer to fly to a destination. I've had pretty good success with the All-Inclusives in Mexico and Punta Can. Have only run into 1 resort in Punta Cana that I would not return to, under any circumstances.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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Freefaller said:
You nailed Key West. Unless you want to drink all day, pass on it. Not even any beaches! .
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Huh? There's a beach right there at the land mark thing, the Southern tip of the US thing. Plus some over on the west side.

Also, KW is about the water. Not the greatest diving of my life but, pretty good. I don't fish but, everyone I've talked to said it's world class.
And bar hopping is about as good as it gets in KW. :shrug:
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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Larry Gude said:
Also, KW is about the water. Not the greatest diving of my life but, pretty good. I don't fish but, everyone I've talked to said it's world class.
And bar hopping is about as good as it gets in KW. :shrug:
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But you didn't dive in Key West, I thought you dove in Tavernier? Also the bars we fell in love with were in Islamorada: Lorelei's and Wahoo's.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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vraiblonde said:
But you didn't dive in Key West, I thought you dove in Tavernier? Also the bars we fell in love with were in Islamorada: Lorelei's and Wahoo's.
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Point taken. Tavernier and then the boat took us further south a few miles but, nowhere near KW.

And agree with the bars as well.
 
Radiant1

Radiant1

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I think Jamaica is overrated.


vraiblonde said:
The American side of Niagara Falls sucked. The Canadian side is where it's at, so make sure you take your passport if you go because you're going to want to cross the border.
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I agreed wholeheartedly. It's a helluva lot cleaner.
 
itsbob

itsbob

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Gibraltar was cool.. and unlike other ports, the stop was JUST right.. no need to overnight or spend a week or week-end there.

NO need to go back, and no need to spend more than 3 hours there.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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itsbob said:
Well, the question WAS over rated stops.. That is one of them.. Not saying it isn't worth a stop, just don't plan on staying long is all..
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I'd say half way around the world, exotic name, historic, and worth under three hours qualifies it.
 
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