Most overrated vacation destinations
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I'm going to Myrtle Beach for a few days on my way to TX. While there I will have my coffee on the beach each morning and go for a nice long walk. I will drink as many beers as I can at oceanfront bars. I will most likely play at least one round of golf, and I will rent a kayak and go for a paddle. Shockingly, there are people who don't think that sounds like fun.
To each their own.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
I love the beach, I love beer, and I love bars. In no particular order.I'm going to Myrtle Beach for a few days on my way to TX. While there I will have my coffee on the beach each morning and go for a nice long walk. I will drink as many beers as I can at oceanfront bars. I will most likely play at least one round of golf, and I will rent a kayak and go for a paddle. Shockingly, there are people who don't think that sounds like fun.
To each their own.
Christy
b*tch rocket
Maui is definitely on my list!! My next Las Vegas trip is in May (unless I decide to go for Christmas), so maybe a trip to Hawaii for a few days might be on the agenda as well. I mean, I'd be halfway there so why not??!!
You need to do Kauai as well, it's my most favorite Hawaiian Island. It is what you envision when you think of Hawaii. It's sooooo pretty. A few days in Hawaii is just not enough, you need at least a week to make it worth the flight.
You need to do Kauai as well, it's my most favorite Hawaiian Island. It is what you envision when you think of Hawaii. It's sooooo pretty. A few days in Hawaii is just not enough, you need at least a week to make it worth the flight.
I agree. Maui and Kauai are beautiful.
Agree with Niagara. I've always toured the Canadian side. Plus we discovered what fun a Brazilian steakhouse was, there.
Never been to Key West, but I've been to Islamorada. I suppose it really depends on what you want to do. If you're into fishing, you can't beat Islamorada.
My opinion on cruises is varied. I've never gone alone, but I can imagine how dull they'd be going alone. I also know that different cruise lines cater to different kinds of
clientele. The last cruise we went on, we almost never ate in the cafe style areas, but always in the better dining areas where you are waited on. On at sea days, I'm quite
content to relax in the sun - it ain't the beach where finding a spot to sit down can be a challenge. And one of the cruises was an Alaskan cruise, where at sea days might mean spotting a whale breaching. Depends on what you like. Frankly, I'd love to cruise all the time once I retire, but my wife and I are looking into the river cruises.
I know people who love Vegas. I don't see what the big deal is. It depends on what you want.
We weren't there long enough to see the crime areas- our trip was pretty well guided for us.
What I saw of the North Shore was like paradise and I can't wait to go back, either!
PeoplesElbow
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You can make it alot like going to a bar and socializing. I gamble on work trips as something to do but not really any other times. I can sit at the roulette table for a couple hours and break even but make some friends, get some free drinks, and have some fun in the process of killing a few hours.
I like the sight seeing aspect of Vegas more though, the largess etc.
PeoplesElbow
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I think Myrtle beach is over rated, total tourist trap.
I went to a casino in the past year, probably the first time in 20 years, and it still is just not my cup of tea. It's not the money...but it is. I played with only the amount of $$ I was prepared to LOSE, but I just don't have the gambling gene, I guess. I'm just not all that into blowing several hundred dollars to try and win it back and then some, or not.
It's great in off-season when all the tourists and their spawn are gone.
DEEKAYPEE8569
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I don't think anybody mentioned Puerrrto Rrrrico. I've never been there myself, but I know a scant few who have been dow there numerous times due to their job. Those folks tell be things like, 'If you like sand and water, you'll like it there." "Other than that, there's not a whole lot to get excited about."
MMM_donuts
New Member
I also agree about Niagara. The American side is pointless. We stayed on the Canadian side on our honeymoon and had a fantastic time.
If you're in the area, maybe just the hike through the American side is enough. Plus it's free. It's pretty, I just wouldn't stay any longer than just for that.
If you're in the area, maybe just the hike through the American side is enough. Plus it's free. It's pretty, I just wouldn't stay any longer than just for that.
acommondisaster
Active Member
I've heard so much about the Caribbean, Jamaica, and even Mexican beaches. I've never been to any of them. I had the opportunity to go to Honolulu, Hawaii last December. Sure, it was a trip of about 55 other kids who were not mine, and some 20 other adults. We only spent a handful of days there, but I loved it!! I can't wait to go back. (and I will - it's on mine & Foxhound's list)
I thought the beaches of Waikiki were magnificent, even though this is one of the most congested Hawaiian Island of them all. I'm not a beach person, nor a "going in the water on the beach" person. The water was beautiful, the beaches are awesome, people were wonderful to us. In December, it was glorious is all I can say.
It's a long trip there from here, but I don't know why I'd want to go to a foreign beach someplace and worry about my belongings and my safety when there is a place of such beatuy to visit in our own country.
Edit: Sorry, I know this was a overrated vaca thread - but I was replying/adding on to Radiant1's post above mine.
I think Bermuda is just as pretty, just as expensive and has less crowded beautiful beaches and your stuff is safer there than it is on any beach on Oahu. Weather's not as nice; more along the lines of South Carolina, but it's only a 2 and a half hour flight away. I love the 8 years we spent in Hawaii, and while I can't say it's overrated, I do think it's overcrowded and can be hard to get around because traffic is so awful. Definitely, if you think the beaches of Waikiki were magnificent, you need to spend more time away from there (lol). When the time comes for the two of you to get away, be sure to get some suggestions here on what to see/not see in Hawaii
acommondisaster
Active Member
You need to do Kauai as well, it's my most favorite Hawaiian Island. It is what you envision when you think of Hawaii. It's sooooo pretty. A few days in Hawaii is just not enough, you need at least a week to make it worth the flight.
We honeymooned on Kauai - 36 years ago. One stop light and it was just a flashing red light so you'd stop to check for trucks hauling sugar cane. We took a commuter plane over from Oahu; and were the only people on the plane so they let me sit in the copilot seat. The pilot told us he had some airline people to pick up in Princetville, did we want to fly along to see the island from the air - of course we did! Saw the police helicopters searching for pot in amongst the sugar cane. I've always said we'd retire to Kauai if we ever won the lottery. Kauai really was heaven on earth; I'm afraid to see how much it has changed. I agree that Hawaii takes more than a couple of days.
acommondisaster
Active Member
You'll enjoy Maui - don't pass it up. Be sure to go up to the Sheraton Maui Resort and eat at the restaurant - we got there one afternoon just after a whale had given birth in the ocean below the restaurant and got to watch her playing with her baby. You don't have to be a beach and bikini person to enjoy Hawaii. In fact, a trip up to Haleakala you might want a light jacket! And there's always the road to Hana and the 7 sacred ponds(pools?) Do go. It's worth the flight.
mamatutu
mama to two
I deleted my post because I sounded like a whiner. But, thank you for your info on what to do in Maui! I guess I have to get out more. To hell with varicose veins and protruding tummy!
I think Bermuda is just as pretty, just as expensive and has less crowded beautiful beaches and your stuff is safer there than it is on any beach on Oahu. Weather's not as nice; more along the lines of South Carolina, but it's only a 2 and a half hour flight away. I love the 8 years we spent in Hawaii, and while I can't say it's overrated, I do think it's overcrowded and can be hard to get around because traffic is so awful. Definitely, if you think the beaches of Waikiki were magnificent, you need to spend more time away from there (lol). When the time comes for the two of you to get away, be sure to get some suggestions here on what to see/not see in Hawaii
Definitely!
Also, when we go to Hawaii, we will be going to so I can see and share where he grew up for part of his childhood, which is Oahu. Yes, it will be different - much different than when he was a kid. But he is an Air Force brat, so he spent 4 years there and wants to take me back to visit and spend time there going to places he went to. I found the beaches awesome but only spent a few of hours on the beach! It wasn't crowded when we were there in December, maybe because we went early & only stayed a little while. However, I also went snorkling, climbed Diamond Head and watched my son's NJROTC unit march in a parade - we packed a lot into our very short week (5 days, 4 nights not counting 2 travel days -something like that) there!
Foxhound's family has Hawaiian friends they've stayed in touch with, as well, so we have some local connections we can tie into so we wouldn't be traveling the beaten path, so to speak. We also wanted to get to one of the other islands, I can't rememeber the one he said - could be Maui.
