What do you like least about traveling?

United States
April 4, 2007 11:26pm CST
I think what I dislike the most about trips is when you get somewhere and the place is not what you expect, either the place is overrated or the food is bad. What do you like least when you travel somewhere?
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
13 May 07
I am very keen on travelling. I don't like to see ruined landscapes though. I think high tower block sort hotels along beaches are unsightly. I prefer to see hotels of one or two floors high made from natural materials that blend into the local surroundings. I hate to see rubbish dumped and it harming wildlife. It is also horrible to get ill whilst travelling.
• United States
15 May 07
It is true that a lot of cities' activities will harm wildlife. Hotels amongst beaches can be unsightly depending on how many there are, but that's mostly a tourist attraction. What kind of natural materials can a hotel be made out of? I'm just curious.
• United States
17 May 07
I was thinking about those types of hotels in the United States. I've never seen an American building made of natural things, but the countries you mentioned are not as economically developed, so they're kind of forced to. I think it'd be interesting to be in a wood or straw home, I've never done it.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
15 May 07
Yes, by natural materials I mean bamboo, wood and thatch. I have seen some lovely hotels in Kenya with natural looking walls and charming looking thatched roofs. In Thailand it is common to see hotels made from wood. A tower block hotel that is 10 floors high can look awful. It does not fit in with the local landscape.
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@kitkat1 (1227)
• Canada
17 May 07
I just love to travel to any place near or far. The only really big thing that i dont like about travelling is all my traveling is done by land machines like cars or buses and i get really car sick and it really takes the fun out of everything for me i dont feel like doing anything when i reach my place of choice i just wanna lay in the bed at the hotel and die and i miss out on everything. I have tryed taking gravel but that just made me sick and sleepy i dont know what a person could do to help this but that really ruins my trips to anywheres and i love it so.
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• United States
17 May 07
Traveling via car or bus can get boring, especially if you're going somewhere that is greater than 8 hours driving. If you're riding the two just to sight-see, it's great, but if not, then that can get boring and if you get car sick, excrutiating.
• India
13 May 07
Yup, food is an issue. And one more thing, the sleeping arrangement - at times you might find some unwelcomed mosquitos, cockroches... and something worse - that deopends on how bad your day is .. :)
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• United States
15 May 07
Yikes, food can be an issue, because as we know, sometimes different countries vary in levels of hygiene. Different parts of the same country and even state vary in the same thing.
• United States
5 Apr 07
The worst thing for me is I get car sick and plane sick lol. I NEVER throw up, but my head hurts really bad, my stomach gets upset. It is just terrible. So either way I travel i'll be sick, so thats the worst thing for me about traveling.
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• United States
15 May 07
YIKES! I don't like flying either. Before September 11, it was because I used to get hurting ears, and now it's the fright of that happening again, plus the thoughts of my ears getting hurt.
@joyahh (39)
• Philippines
16 May 07
Of course when I got sick and run out of money!:(
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• United States
17 May 07
Getting sick and losing money is not good. Especially if you're on another continent.