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I missed out on bad country. Lived in Alaska, Thailand, Andros Island, Israel, US of course, and there are some REALLY crappy places there, for sure, been to Ireland, England, Sweden, Belgium, Jordan. West Bank was not too pleasant. Lebanon was a bit freaky. Canada is pretty good everywhere, still saw some murders in Toronto. In Mexico, a family helped us get unstuck in the sand on the beach, refused money, I was impressed, but I was only 8 at the time. Tijuana can get sticky, saw a guy burst out of a bar with a knife in his gut and cops swarming the place, lucky to get out of that one alive. Hong Kong was great, but I bet in the back alleys there are places you don't want to show up. Shanghai was freaky, anti arcraft guns on the civilian runway.
Hawaii is really great if you got the dough. Got to admit, Egypt was a bit scary at times, especially in Cairo, friggin traffic has to be seen to be beleived. I thought the drivers in Jerusalem were bad till I saw Cairo.
13 Aug 08
The post that was quoted here has been removedIt's right up there in my top three (alongside Vietnam and NZ)
La Paz is great, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz (most beautiful girls in the world are here, FACT! ) were great fun at night. Some of the national parks can't be matched anywhere in the world. Then there is the Salar de Uyuni.
Anybody who reads National Geographic can see the Bolivian Death Road near the start of the current edition (Iran on the front cover). Mountain biking down that was great craic, and the best thing about it was that the magical little village of Coroico was at the end of the road... for those who made it.
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13 Aug 08
Originally posted by RagnorakAs for beautiful girls (FACT), I gather you haven't spent much time in Thailand.....
It's right up there in my top three (alongside Vietnam and NZ)
La Paz is great, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz (most beautiful girls in the world are here, FACT! ) were great fun at night. Some of the national parks can't be matched anywhere in the world. Then there is the Salar de Uyuni.
Anybody who reads National Geographic can see the Bolivian Death R ...[text shortened]... he magical little village of Coroico was at the end of the road... for those who made it.
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14 Aug 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI agree that Mexico is pretty bad. On a cab ride back to my cruise ship, the cabbie offered to find me a young boy or young girl. My wife, sitting beside me, grabbed my arm so hard in fear that it left a bruise. Luckily, it was a short ride!
Northern Mexico.
We had to buy toilet paper at inflated prices from just people on the side of the road - not a shop or anything, and they weren't individually wrapped rolls - when we had to use the toilet at truck stops and the like.
The pool at the hotel had plants growing in it, and I got blood poisoning from having a still healing cut and go ...[text shortened]... egal immigrants often self-identify with the Aztecs which explains the gangs to some extent.
Tijuana is a great place for a fraternity roadtrip weekend, though...
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Originally posted by CalWriterAy caramba! No, please, no! The horror! The horror! UGLY, BAD MEXICANS! AY AY AY!
I agree that Mexico is pretty bad. On a cab ride back to my cruise ship, the cabbie offered to find me a young boy or young girl. My wife, sitting beside me, grabbed my arm so hard in fear that it left a bruise. Luckily, it was a short ride!
A cab rider offered to find a prostitute?!?!?!?!?! 😲 Oh, geezuz! Oh geezuz! NO! NO! MY HEART! AY CARAMBA!!!!!!
*ironic silence*
If that is your idea of 'pretty bad', you have never been in Detroit, for crying out loud.
Mexican cab drivers, specially in Tijuana, offer drugs and (shemale) prostitutes to American couples because... er... how should I say it? Well... that is the most popular service for 40+ married couples from the U.S.
Not joking here.
14 Aug 08
Originally posted by Seitseprostitute i can understand, but he was talking about children. That's not cool in any language!
Ay caramba! No, please, no! The horror! The horror! UGLY, BAD MEXICANS! AY AY AY!
A cab rider offered to find a prostitute?!?!?!?!?! 😲 Oh, geezuz! Oh geezuz! NO! NO! MY HEART! AY CARAMBA!!!!!!
*ironic silence*
If that is your idea of 'pretty bad', you have never been in Detroit, for crying out loud.
Mexican cab drivers, specially in Tijuana, offe ...[text shortened]... ... that is the most popular service for 40+ married couples from the U.S.
Not joking here.
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Originally posted by CalWriterChild prostitution is not only unfunny but depicable.
prostitute i can understand, but he was talking about children. That's not cool in any language!
That's not the point here.
The point is that, according to the latest journalistic works about Northern Mexico, children is what the Canadian and U.S. tourists ask the most for when in MX.
Same in Istanbul, in a public turkish bath, I was offered kids because they thought I was American.
14 Aug 08
Originally posted by SeitseWhat does that say about americans?
Child prostitution is not only unfunny but depicable.
That's not the point here.
The point is that, according to the latest journalistic works about Northern Mexico, children is what the Canadian and U.S. tourists ask the most for when in MX.
Same in Istanbul, in a public turkish bath, I was offered kids because they thought I was American.
14 Aug 08
Originally posted by sonhouseI don't know, dude, it is not my business and I wouldn't judge a whole nation for a bunch of pervs.
What does that say about americans?
My business is to point out that many of the "entertainment" offered in Mexico is due to what the tourists ask for. Offer and demand, if you know what I mean.
Just see Cancun and Tijuana.
