Never visit a place again!

TEXAS ! I hate that place. It is a whole lot of absolutely nothing except brown weeds. Takes forever to drive across.
 

Tujague's Restaurant in New Orleans (https://tujaguesrestaurant.com/ )!

My family has been going there for over 100 years, it recently changed ownership and moved to a new location. Should have taken that as a sign, we had a big family gathering and had the worst food and service I have ever had at what was supposed to be a top notch place. Never again!!
Buckeye said:
Disney World. Long lines, high prices, and Goofy.
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I second that! Although I have never actually been inside, stayed in the hotel whilst the grandkids visited. When I lived in Florida I was often asked how far I lived from Disney World, my answer was always "not far enough".
RadishRose said:
Tijuana
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Hey I always enjoyed Tijuana and Mexico, very nice people and an interesting country. You just have to know where to go and where not to. And there are lots of places in Mexico best avoided.
 
Alligatorob said:
When I was a kid and we drove through Texas my mother used to say "sun has ris and sun has set, and we're in Texas yet" If you ever drive across on I-10 you don't have to be told why it's called I boring 10.
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Yeah, that drive from El Paso to Houston feels like purgatory.
 
Irwin said:
What league were you playing in?

I've only been to Phoenix once. It was in March and already getting hot during the day. I couldn't imagine being there in the summer and doing something active, but maybe you get used to the heat after a while. I lived in Houston for eight years and it was hot and humid. You'd be covered with sweat after being outside for just a few minutes. We spent most of our non-working time just drinking beer... and some of our working time. That was the late-'70s and early '80s when it was different down there. They're not so lenient on people drinking in excess. :ROFLMAO:
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It was a class double-A minor league team with the California League Division West. They started with 10 clubs, briefly dipped to 6, wavered between eight and nine in the early 80s, then were back up to 10 in '86 and held there for over thirty seasons. The team I played for (Red Wave) was disenfranchised after 2 seasons. I quit before the end of the 2nd season. Minor league baseball is too stressful (or was at the time, anyway). There were back and forth debates and decisions about whether you had to form a club or you could just participate as a team, and whether you had to be a major league affiliate or not be MLB affiliated but have MLB approved sponsorship.

Bottom line was cost vs revenue, of course - the cost of training, administration, management and travel and entry fees. As you might guess, travel expenses sometimes fell on the individual players. It was supposed to fall on the club or the league or management, but because that constantly shifted, most of the time no one knew who was going to pay for any given trip, so the players just went ahead and paid for it, and then we'd get these IOU type vouchers...or not. And there was a LOT of travel involved. One week you're training at Sierra College in little ol' Rocklin, CA, the next you had to get to Reno or Riverside or San Francisco. It was nuts.

I had 3 kids at home, and (back then) there was just way too much of the business-end-of-baseball stress for me. It was hard enough just to line up a trustworthy babysitter, so I had to quit.
 
N.Ireland. I lived there for a while and went to University in Belfast. Nothing wrong with the country - it's quite beautiful, but some people (from all persuasions) with their actions and attitudes ruined it. I grew to loathe the place and never want to see it again.
 
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Other than areas that feel unsafe (Tijuana and many other spots in Mexico would qualify these days), and plenty of tourist rip-off towns in the US, I can't think of any places I'd be averse to revisiting.

Mexico has some serious problems with cartels and gangs. It breaks my heart for the Mexican people, who are overwhelmingly warm, gracious and utterly charming. Not to mention amazing cooks and superb party throwers. (Quinceañeras are truly wonderful coming of age celebrations.)
 
Jackie23 said:
Id have to add Las Vegas to my list....used to really enjoy trips there....the glitter no longer appeals.
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DH and I go to LV once every 5-10 years for 2-3 days. So much fun if one or more of our kids are there at the same time, in which case we travel as a pack, laughing together, playing penny slots, and getting disproportionately excited about winning 75¢ after a lucky slot pull that only cost 15¢. We overlook the $5 we've already dumped into that machine. :cool::D

Vegas is a hoot - a tacky hoot, to be sure, but a hoot nevertheless. I embrace the glitter, neon, gaucheness and oddities while there, suspending normal life. The toned down real world always awaits when we return home.
 
StarSong said:
DH and I go to LV once every 5-10 years for 2-3 days. So much fun if one or more of our kids are there at the same time, in which case we travel as a pack, laughing together, playing penny slots, and getting disproportionately excited about winning 75¢ after a lucky slot pull that only cost 15¢. We overlook the $5 we've already dumped into that machine. :cool::D

Vegas is a hoot - a tacky hoot, to be sure, but a hoot nevertheless. I embrace the glitter, neon, gaucheness and oddities while there, suspending normal life. The toned down real world always awaits when we return home.
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I like your style!
 
StarSong said:
Other than areas that feel unsafe (Tijuana and many other spots in Mexico would qualify these days), and plenty of tourist rip-off towns in the US, I can't think of any places I'd be averse to revisiting.

Mexico has some serious problems with cartels and gangs. It breaks my heart for the Mexican people, who are overwhelmingly warm, gracious and utterly charming. Not to mention amazing cooks and superb party throwers. (Quinceañeras are truly wonderful coming of age celebrations.)
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Mexico is a beautiful country, and the people are so cariñoso. But, I haven't set foot across the border in over 40 years, if the gangs don't get you the Policía Federal will.
 
Alligatorob said:
Tujague's Restaurant in New Orleans (https://tujaguesrestaurant.com/ )!

My family has been going there for over 100 years, it recently changed ownership and moved to a new location. Should have taken that as a sign, we had a big family gathering and had the worst food and service I have ever had at what was supposed to be a top notch place. Never again!!
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Agreed. I lived in the French Quarter from 1964 to 1970. I once patronized Tujagues, and was terribly disappointed. For the life of me I'll never understand why Tujagues had a reputation for fine cookery.

Personally, I thought Dooky Chase's and Commanders Palace were had some of the best food .
 
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Though I have never vacationed in Great Britain, I have heard that it has some of the world's worst food. Thousands of horror stories about the food. For that reason alone, I'd never visit it.
 
StarSong said:
DH and I go to LV once every 5-10 years for 2-3 days. So much fun if one or more of our kids are there at the same time, in which case we travel as a pack, laughing together, playing penny slots, and getting disproportionately excited about winning 75¢ after a lucky slot pull that only cost 15¢. We overlook the $5 we've already dumped into that machine. :cool::D

Vegas is a hoot - a tacky hoot, to be sure, but a hoot nevertheless. I embrace the glitter, neon, gaucheness and oddities while there, suspending normal life. The toned down real world always awaits when we return home.
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I think my Las Vegas comment is really an age thing...an OLD age thing..
When you get to be my age, traveling in general is a PITA ...the crowds and the hassle of flying..I've had lots of fun times there too in the past...good memories.
 
senior chef said:
Though I have never vacationed in Great Britain, I have heard that it has some of the world's worst food. Thousands of horror stories about the food. For that reason alone, I'd never visit it.
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My mother used to say that people everywhere make delicious food and I've found that true.

I've had great meals in every city and country I've visited. As it happens, the very best airport food my husband and I ever ate was in London's Gatwick Airport
 
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Agreed. I lived in the French Quarter from 1964 to 1970. I once patronized Tujagues, and was terribly disappointed. For the life of me I'll never understand why Tujagues had a reputation for fine cookery.

Personally, I thought Dooky Chase's and Commanders Palace were had some of the best food .
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When visiting New Orleans everyone insisted we needed to hit Cafe du Monde. Talk about an overreated tourist trap! Basically it was so-so coffee and so-so doughnuts that had been deep fried and mounded with sifted powdered sugar.

We didn't understand the big deal....
 
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StarSong said:
When visiting New Orleans everyone insisted we needed to hit Cafe du Monde. Talk about an overreated tourist trap! Basically it was so-so coffee and so-so doughnuts that had been deep fried and mounded with sifted powdered sugar.

We didn't understand the big deal....
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Just for general information, the coffee at café du Monde is chickory coffee. Personally, I never developed a taste for it.
 
Senior Chef,
There has been a great change in food in the UK. They are far past bangers and mash and mushy peas (ugh). We have had many good meals all over the UK. The only place we did not was in Ireland (I know it is not part of the UK) as part of a tour group. All the meals were banquet style with overcooked meat.
 

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