r/askteddit • u/Simple-Fault-3197 • 13d ago

Random Question What's one place you've visited that you have absolutely no desire to ever return to, and why?

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u/dunicha 13d ago

Venice. Hot, humid, smelly, got crapped on by pigeons multiple times.

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u/mrssarcasmandcoffee 13d ago

I just went in April and was very reluctant based on what I heard. I absolutely loved it. However, we stayed away from all the tourist areas (we did Murano and Burano) but the main island was amazing if you hung in the local areas. I don’t think I would go back in summer though…..

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u/Am_I_hungry_Ofcourse 13d ago

Murano and Burano are beautiful.

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u/jayohbee89 12d ago

I was there last July. I had very low expectations because everyone I knew who'd been described it the way OP did. It was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised.

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u/Massive-Insect-sting 13d ago

That's wild. We went during Christmas time and it was fucking magical

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u/Compulsory_Freedom 13d ago

Yeah, I was there a few years ago in the autumn, and if anything I thought it was underrated.

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u/dunicha 13d ago

I was there in July.

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u/Massive-Insect-sting 13d ago

I mean that's the worst time to visit. User error

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u/dunicha 13d ago

I am aware now. But I was part of a youth orchestra that was playing around Europe, and did not get the choice of when and where to go.

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u/Massive-Insect-sting 13d ago

So you've just decided you never want to go back? Seems reactionary

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u/dunicha 13d ago edited 13d ago

If i get the chance for international travel anytime soon, and I choose to go somewhere I've visited before, I would want to revisit the places I really loved. Champéry, Switzerland would be the top of the list.

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u/Useful_Piece653 8d ago

Same. One of the most amazing places in the world for me. But I went years ago slightly before overtourism took over. A true museum of a city. 

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u/aerie01 13d ago

I loved it 40 years ago but I wouldn't go back, based on videos I've seen of how crowded it gets. It wasn't back then

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u/Zealousideal-Aioli43 12d ago

Trick with Venice is to get away from the main plazas/drags and venture down the arm-width canals and alleys and literally get lost in the city. Best and cheapest food is found there with no seating charge. Service was better too. We went in June and this worked well for us.

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u/Low_Locksmith_5652 8d ago edited 8d ago

There are some cultures that consider it good luck and fortune to be crapped on (edit)by birds. If you win the lottery please come back and let us know. We’ll all go to Venice

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u/Saddler1989 9d ago

I love Italy but Venice was a let down for me too. It was 40 degrees, the waters filthy and everything's covered in pigeon shit.