What has been the most underrated place you've travelled to ?
A place that's not necessarily the "Best", but somewhere that totally exceeded your expectations and/or isn't super popular ?

Bosnia.

Turkey.. especially the Cappadocia region.

Robert Istanbul exceeded all my expectations. I was reluctant to go but my husband really wanted to go

Robert definitely

Robert so trueeeee

Robert yes!

Philippines....absolutely stunning

Mexico city

Tamina I totally agree, to an extent I kept going back again every few months!

Budapest

My fav

Gdańsk

Croatia
Budapest
Poland
I’ve heard great things about Slovenia

Rachel can confirm that Slovenia is indeed great!

Denise agree …Slovenia not very touristy & wonderful!

Audrey shhhh. Can we keep Slovenia our little secret?

Rachel phenomenal

Rachel I loved Budapest too!

Cozumel, Mexico

Arlene why did you like Cozumel so much?

The Azores

Bogota

Lisbon and Cape Town

Isla Muejeres MX

Minnie Kinnie
Albania!

Slovenia and Rwanda

Nicaragua and El Salvador

Laos!!

The island of Naxos in Greece. Same region as Mykonos and Santorini but no huge crowds and great beaches

Ken shhh
. Keep it a secret

Ken agreed! Ended up on Naxos as storm in Med. sea cancelled our ferry to another island. Super beaches, hiking, restaurants, authentic local culture. 10/10

Ken Naxos, my favorite too of the Greek Islands.

Siem Reep Cambodia. Visiting Angkor Wat was life changing. All of Cambodia was incredible.

Theseus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos.

Bolivia and Brazil probably

Rapallo Italy

The seaside fishing village of Sitges, in Spain.

Sandra opposite side of the country, but, I loved Galician area of Santiago/Ponte Vedra/ Vigo!

Washington, DC. A completely different kind of vacation but is a criminally underrated place to visit in the US. Great food, tons of free museums and cultural landmarks, beautiful neighborhoods to roam. I can’t wait to go back one day!

Melissa Muzyczka never even considered visiting but my partner ended up going for a work trip so I joined him… to this day, one of our favourite trips! Can’t wait to go back

Kim Le same here - went for a conference, ended up loving it!

Kim Le I bought cheap tickets through porter for my husbands birthday and I knew we’d enjoy it because we’re history buffs, but it completely exceeded our expectations

Thailand!!!

Budapest. Planned a Prague vacation as a gift for hubby’s retirement(was on his bucket list). Added Budapest and it blew us away!!

Brenda agreed

Grenada

Riga Latvia and Tallinn Estonia

Shauna 2nd Tallinn. That was pretty awesome. Personally I'd swap out Riga for Vilnius, Lithuania

Shauna drove riga to Tallinn, to Vilnius & back to Riga … fabulous cities, countryside, food, people …

Japan

Wendy oooh that’s on my bucket list

Oman

Guatemala

Aleesha I would love to hear specifics of where!

Thailand and Portugal

Slovenia...specifically Lake Bled

A secret spot you want us to announce to the world?? Pshaw

Vanessa Cool!! Where's Pshaw? I wanna go there!

Krakow and Warsaw was fabulous

Prague

Barbados

Vietnam

A bit niche: but the drive from Manitoba into Ontario and down to Toronto along the trans Canada is ridiculously spectacular on a nice day. Feels like you go from the top of the world in a forest to driving along cliff edges along the Great Lakes. We drove across Canada to move from Victoria to Toronto (mostly camping along the way) and everyone told us it would be boring and we'd be wishing we hadn't by the end...

Tahsis thunderbay to Parry sound *chef's kiss*. Views along Lake Superior is gorgeous. Absolutely worth the drive.

Tahsis most memorable for sure. If you have it in you! Lol! Some really sketchy sections I found. However, as you mentioned Beautiful untouched land and scenery and definitely a bucket list item at home.

Tahsis I agree! I am not usually into Canadian nature but I did that drive to visit a friend who lives in northwestern Ontario and I was stunned by the beauty of the Superior shore.

Tahsis adding in Killarney to the necessary stops

Tahsis I have driven Thunder Bay to Maraton and yes, the views are spectacular - both summer and fall!

Bali Indonesia!

Bob, to each their own! I found Bali the most overrated trip of my life. I couldn’t be convinced to go back no matter what anyone paid me.

Hamilton Ontario

David I agree David. I spent some time in Hamilton (on and off for 8 months while take a course at Mac) and I really came to appreciate it. Lots of awesome restaurants and the fabric district is Amazing!

LaRee oh sorry, I miss read this post. I thought it meant overrated

Tallinn, Estonia.

Mongolia and Turkey

Tyne any specific tips/places in Mongolia?

Jemy I travelled up close to Russian border to meet up with the Tsaatan people for three days north of Tsaagan-Nuur to ride reindeer and learn about the local culture - Amazing. Lake Khovsgol for a few days lovely place to relax. Down to the Gobi to check out the singing dunes etc. Don’t skimp on the vehicle we were lucky to have an AC land cruiser. Finally I rented a 4x4 LADA in Ulaanbaatar did some off roading and checked out their Terelji national park to explore. Not a lot of marked trails for hiking but the off road vehicle made it super fun. Food is limited outside of the main city so I hope you like goat and sheep.

Budapest

Piran, Slovenia. It's on the tiny sliver of coastline that Slovenia has on the Adriatic. Beautiful wee town, great rocky beach, excellent seafood. Only a few hours drive from Venice.
The other place is Taiwan, which is a hit off the regular South East Asia route. Incredible scenery, tremendous and affordable food, and genuinely some od the nicest people in the world.

Kieran ditto on Taiwan!

Piran was also one of the first i thought of!

Kieran I was also thinking Taiwan. It’s the strangest Asian city. Very organized. None of the chaos. It’s this odd hodge podge that is ugly pretty with the bathroom tiled buildings but every ugly building has nice potted plants. Cleanest country. They eat on the floor in the Taipei train station, it’s that clean. Food is amazing. Beautiful hidden gem places. Some fantastic new architecture. Tons of history. People are the friendliest. Sun Moon Lake is ethereal. We loved it so much, we considered moving there. If you have the budget for it, try to stay one night at the Lalu hotel in sun moon lake. The hotel, the views and the service is amongst the best in the world.

Pauline taught English there and agreed heaven on earth aside from the odd earth quakes typhoons and threats from China. Also island life is the best

Theresa went there for exchange and it was my favourite! feels like a dream

Kieran yeah. Surprise. Nothing like mainland china. Really surprised me.

Kieran spot on. Both countries are beautiful if you are looking for green mountain scenery and local culture. My favourite regions in Taiwan are the east coast and the central mountains. Slovenia is beautiful all around and not touristy at all, except for Bled Lake

Ian Melamud Never made it to the East Coast unfortunately, it looks class. I did cycle down to the southernmost point (near Eluanbi lighthouse). What a fantastic day, I left early in the morning - ended up stumbling on a music festival and going in there for the afternoon and evening
. Had a great time! Had to get a cab to take me and the bike back to Kenting haha

Kieran I spent 4 days on the East Coast. Took a high-speed train (not shinkansen) to Hualien and rented a car from there. I got as south as Taitung county. Taroko National Park just north of Hualien is the most famous, but they have a lot of parks there. Very nice people, even when drunk, and great infrastructure.

India/Guatemala!

Detroit

Such rich history

Mona right? The art museum alone blew me away. Great restaurants, entertainment, and the humblest vibe

Went there for a music festival - fell in love with the city.

Rwanda.

Carol What was the number one thing you liked about Rwanda ??

David we went to the mountain trek to see gorillas. Amazing experience. Genocide museum was extremely moving. So much to learn from this country. Loved it so much.

Romania!

Catrina I've always been intrigued by Romania ! Where was the best spot(s) you went to ?

David We loved the painted churches. We stayed in Brasov and did not go to capital at all except for our flight home. It was just nice staying in Brasov and going to the local restaurants and of course Dracula's castle. Our friends are from that area so we got the true local experience plus had Translators! This was before they were in the EU so you saw lots of animals roam the side of the road, farmers with their wagons talking on a cell phone, gypsies. Not sure what it was like now but food was good and cheap but a heart attack in a plate with all that yummy salami. Wine not so good. It was a wonderful place to visit and my favorite vacation spot and part of that is because I was "local". We went in 2008

Madeira and many of the Azores islands

Dawn Madeira isn't that underrated, I think. And the new tunnels took away the joy of driving through its hilly terrain.

Ian Melamud well I guess everyone has their own experiences as we were amazed. We still look lots of windy and hilly roads and thought tunnel and bridge infrastructure was amazing to see. We spend a lot of time in the Azores so we get our fill of windy hilly roads there I guess.

Dawn Madeira is amazing, By saying it's not underrated I only meant that it's not obscure and does get its share of tourists. The Azores are quieter.

Chile

Firenze, Praha.

Malta

Tbilisi, Georgia. Anywhere in Georgia actually

Sao Miguel, Portugal.

Brussels. Everyone says it's boring, but it has great museums, public transport and food, plus it's a quick train away from Amsterdam, London or Paris. If you like beer or chocolate it really is worth visiting just for that.

Ian Yep, if you can get over its outer ugliness and motley crew residents.

Ian try Antwerp or Ghent instead

Malta. I loved it. So much history, culture, Mediterranean climate. Good restaurants.

Kendra 2nd this

Kendra

Kendra intrigued…how is it getting there from Toronto, any idea?

Rhonda There are tons of connecting flights from most European cities, London for example.

Kendra and everyone speaks English

THAILAND

Bosnia, and cheap

Jovana Bosnia was definitely a shock for the kind people and beautiful scenery.

Malaysia. Thailand gets all the glory, but Malaysia was wonderful.

Kali love Malaysia

Kali unbelievable food!

Cambodia

Trish as agree

Trish Agee!

Because of some travel…issues some time ago I was in a situation where I had to live in Zagreb, Croatia. And my goodness what a gorgeous country.

Brunei

Tobago

Penang, beautiful

Ljubljana, Slovenia. Top 3 places in the world!!

Oman, beautiful, great food, nice people and so affordable

Lisbon

Azores

Malaysia . Langkawi is spectacular

Scotland. All of it. Stunning and a hidden gem

Malta. It is under rated here in Canada. Beautiful scenery, historic sites from prehistory to St. Paul to Romans and the Crusades and modern times, fresh and tasty local food, and much more. We went there as a final stop on a RTW trip and we were wowed!

Ed I agree I love Malta!

Vladivostok in early October was beautiful, especially with a side trip through the countryside to the Amur Leopard Reserve. Russkiy Island had some beautiful sites, both historic and natural. The food, especially the seafood, was so good and creative -- part of a big local farm to table movement. The city was revitalized about a decade ago and it is a wonderful place to wander.

Lyon

Elizabet any recommendations specifically?

Orkney Islands off the north tip of Scotland. Eating lunch in a 5000 year old stone circle, being inside a neolithic tomb, Scara Brae, staying in a hotel built in the 1700's .. even the ferry crossing was amazing. Loved it.

Naxos, the underrated island in Greece!

Guatemala

Palawan peninsla in the philippines. The beaches and the subterranian river are amazing and breathtaking

We toured the world + 2 times and visited most of the world countries. Banff and Jasper in Alberta Canada are the best places to visit for sight seeing and enjoying nature in summer and in winter

Mustafa we are headed this july! Any specific recommendations?

Andrea Must see destinations Maline Canyon and Athabasca falls in Jasper; Louse lake and Johnson Canyon in Jasper. If you can book hotel in Emerald lake resort would be great. To fully enjoy the trip you must have car rental cs so many stops for sight seeing. Good luck... enjoy

Mustafa thanks so much! We plan to fly into Edmonton rent a car and head to jasper then banff and then lake louise the fly out of Calgary.

Moraine Lake is far, far more beautiful than Lake Louise.

Glenn They're both beautiful. For Moraine lake,however, better be there early bf 7 am as they have limited admissions

Mustafa agreed!

Pittsburgh

Adolphe I actually second this. Great city.

Adolphe I was pleasantly surprised by it also! I thought the bridges were pretty cool and the Andy Warhol museum was great.

Adolphe agreed! It really surprised me!

Wales

Jordan

Snorkell in the Red Sea. Sleep in the Wadi Rum desert with nomads. Roman ruins. Crusader forts. The incredible Petra. Lovely people. You can combine with Israel too. Definately

Malta. Such a beautiful island. Amazing people, food, sites and more! Very affordable too.

Nunavut

Karine - Been there - I can attest!

Karine Bé Loved it! Would give an arm and a leg to back... but, well, it costs and arm and a leg to go back.

Renee my sentiments exactly!

Renee The flights went down in price in Jan 2020 (It was $1100 YYZ > Iqaluit). It's not cheap by any means, but used to be $2,000 round trip!

Portugal - either Porto or Lagos. Also Valencia, Spain.

Heather 2nd Valencia!

Kotor Montenegro
just loved it!

Turkey and Vietnam. ( Halong Bay is spectacular)

Steve-Ja second this. Turkey is so beautiful. So much to see!!! We also did Vietnam but did phu quoc.

Steve-Ja Fully agree with both of these. Turkey was more than 15 years ago, but beautiful and so much to see, desperately want to go back. I went to Vietnam in 2019, it’s gorgeous, so lush.

Indonesia and Laos, incredible.

Turkey

Nicaragua

Laos

Laos

Cool islands especially AITUTAKI

Jordan. And everyone should go if they ever get the chance. Mozambique was pretty fantastic too.

Salema, Portugal (a small fisherman’s village) in the Algarve along the Adriatic Sea. About 200 or so people live in the village but there’s picturesque villas that you can rent that overlook the sea and village.

Roma I think you meant Atlantic Ocean.

Viet Nam- spectacular.

Bolivia

Croatia

Train journey from Geneva to Lyon.

Poland

Buffalo! I got sent there for work for a summer. Their arts scene was surprisingly thriving!

Andrea you don’t get out much

Sao Miguel Acores

Emma Barnes
Sri Lanka

Caye Caulker, Belize.
I’d never heard of it before I went. Loved the 70’s feel and the local people were wonderful! No cars, only bikes, boats and golf carts!

Iraq unbelievable hospitality friendly and lot to see

Cambodia

Laos as a whole, and Ljubljana Slovenia as a city

Ecuador

Lithuania! Fascinating language, lovely cities but also areas of stunning natural beauty. Friendly people (many spoke English thankfully), delicious fresh food, good roads and infrastructure, and interesting culture/history. I think the Baltic countries in general are great and overlooked but I really loved Lithuania.

Oman, Laos, Namibia

Coober Pedy, Australia. Strangest/cool and a little creepy!! I loved it.

Megs Lutz I loved it, too.

Antigua Guatemala

Newfoundland!!! Best vacation we ever took! Flew to Deer Lake, did Gros Morne, L’Anse aux Meadows, drove around and down to St. John’s, even took a day and went to St. Pierre and Miquelon! 11 days - spectacular weather, icebergs, whales, puffins and wonderful people! Happy to share my itinerary.

Joanne I would luv to hear about the itinary

Joanne Can you share your itinerary??

Joanne I’d love to see your itinerary!

Joanne I couldn’t agree more! Our trip was similar to yours , except we did it in the reverse order , skipped St Pierre and Miquelon but spent 5 nights in Rocky Harbour as our base for exploring Gros Morne. Then we also went to Quirpon Island off the coast of L’Anse aux Meadows. The whole trip was wonderful, we would go back in a heartbeat!

Andrea ooh! I stayed at the lighthouse on Quirpon Island in 2005–whales literally below the lighthouse and the best hospitality. It was a dream.

Emma We thought the same when we stayed there in June 2019. The icebergs were magnificent floating by, and the locals were very vigilant because a polar bear had been spotted in the area. It was quite the experience!

Andrea oh wow! That is amazing. It is a place I would absolutely love to travel back to! The kayaking with the whales and icebergs was amazing. There isn’t much more exciting to me than a whale mere feet from the bow of your boat. So many special moments! Glad you loved it too! (Maybe we shouldn’t have told anyone!
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Emma tell everyone! I’m sure they could use the business to recover post-Covid!

Joanne oh I know, just kidding! Www.linkumtours.com
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Joanne I would love to see your itinerary too please!

Joanne I love this! My husband and I recently moved to Newfoundland, home for him. I was an easy sell, I fell in love my first visit here. It absolutely is one of the most beautiful places and most people have no clue!

Adria I would appreciate your itinerary if possible…

Joanne please do share!

Joanne agreed

Joanne Carey and I were talking about going to Newfoundland. It looks stunningly beautiful

Joanne on my list for this summer. I live in Toronto, and would appreciate your itinerary. [email protected]. Thanks

Ruth I'm sure they would appreciate the business! Since the decimation of the cod fisheries, they rely very heavily on tourist revenue.

Joanne 416 206-8296

Joanne can you please also send me your itinerary?

Joanne I would love to see your itinerary please. This is on my bucket list. Thank you.

Could I also get your itinerary???

Joanne I would also love to see your itinerary please

Joanne planning a trip there in July if you would share your itinerary! Thanks

Joanne love Newfoundland, I had a similar trip Deer Lake, stayed at Rocky Harbour to explore Gros Morne and the Tablelands, L’Anse aux Meadows, Quirpon Island and stayed at the lighthouse in then drove down to St. John’s. Great people.

Joanne hi Joanne, I would also very much appreciate your itinerary. Thank you!

Belize

Azores!

Newfoundland

Drove, ferried, spent 4.5 weeks on the island. Best vacation of my life.

Following!

Kyiv, Ukraine

Slovenia
Newfoundland

Julie

Glasgow. I lived there for a while, and anyone who goes to Scotland and just does Edinburgh is doing it all wrong.

Katie We really loved Glasgow. It didn't hurt that Edinburgh had snow, rain, and hail, and Glasgow had sunny days while we were there.

Katie agree!!!! Glasgow is great.

Sri Lanka. Truly amazing. Best food, best views

Lviv, Ukraine

Uzbekistan!!

New Orleans. Loved it

Jason I know the food is good, but was it the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, in particular, or are there other sights in New Orleans?

Ingrid well we’ve gone twice and stayed both times in the French Quarter. It’s quite big and you can easily spend 4-5 days exploring. It feels like you are not in America, it can be extremely romantic at times and raunchy at times. We loved the shops, the music and just walking around and exploring. The garden district is also amazing and we also rented a car and toured a few plantations and did a bayou tour and fed alligators. Of course the food is on another level!

Cambodia
Caye Caulker, Belize

Yana Yes ! Caye Caulker was perfect. If I run away from all this, it will be to CC for sure. Sunning myself on a rock at the split.

Bonnie I did run away there for 6 months! Amazing!!

Gatlinburg Tennessee.
San Sebastián Spain.
Albufiera Portugal.
Muskoka Ontario.
Cape Town South Africa.
Nanjing China.
Panama City Panama.
Koh Phi Phi Thailand.

Zambia. The lower Zambezi River is quiet and rich with wildlife without the crowds of the other safari locations

Drumheller, Alberta

Angela I liked it there too!

Vietnam
Singapore

Drive from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay is gorgeous

Oman

We loved Kerala, India. Very beautiful coastline, great hospitality and food.

Prague

Vietnam for sure. Best country in SE Asia.

Vancouver Island

These kind of questions will end up with every single country in the world

Every place is unique. Try Iraq, Syria, how about Socotra Island in Yemen, or maybe Guatemala, Ecuador. Or even South Sudan or Ethiopia.
I don't know. Everywhere even Haiti. Ok I am going to stop there.

Yaser Interesting that almost everywhere you mentioned is quite dangerous and risky for tourist travel, and yet how sad that these places are so beautiful . Being danger averse, I will never go there! lol

New Zealand

Turkey and Georgia (the country)

Istanbul NOT Constantinople

little corn island

Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia (particularly the island of Java)

All tourist and English friendly, very easy to travel place to place within each country. Low cost, budget friendly once you arrive. I backpacked through each and stayed at hostels mostly, not sure about higher end places.

Shanna I second Vietnam. We didn't see much of Cambodia other than Siem Reap and Phnom Penh but I would definitely go back.

Hanoi, vietnam!!

Latvia

Petra in Jordan

Oaxaca Mexico

Virginia Fagan thinking about it. What did you like about it?

Sunny well we went for day off the dead celebration which was amazing but I loved the people in Oaxaca, all the flowers, and the mezcal. Cheap food, friendly people, lots of history. Would highly recommend! And our flight from Canada was really inexpensive. Spent a few days in Mexico City on the way which has a lot of sights to see. Frida Kahlos home and we went to a luchador wrestling show!

Virginia Fagan Yeah I've been to cdmx and am going back for sure. So did you go to the coast Oaxaca or the city? I was kinda confused about where it was. I'm not interested in beaches.

Sunny we were in the city and didn’t go to the coast. The beaches are really far away from the city. There is some gorgeous sight seeing a day trips around. I would recommend the worlds oldest tree and the stone waterfall!
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Virginia Fagan Great. I was confused looking at the maps. I like cities and hustle bustle. Restaurants, cafes, city life.

Sunny it’s not as hustly and bustly as Mecico city, it’s a little more laid back but lots of shops, restaurants, churches, museums and beautiful old buildings.
If you get the chance to go for Day of the Dead it was absolutely spectacular and very memorable.

Virginia Fagan I stumbled on that in Madrid where a lot of Mexican migrants celebrated on the streets. I'll look that up. Thanks for the info!

India

Ljubljana, Slovenia. It’s a gem of a European city.

Jenni I hope to go in the Spring

Ouagadougou and villages in Burkina faso

St. Petersburg Florida

India. Left me breathless. The people the food and the culture

Tofino BC. Rain forest, ocean, whale watching, excellent seafood, spectacular mountain views. Love Tofino

Utah

Just got back from Jordan.
Loved it!

Lima, Peru. Most people just fly in and then head to Cusco for Machu Pichu, but we stayed there for almost two weeks sampling food, nightlife, beach towns immediately to the South, sand dunes of Ica, and the central historic district. Miraflores and Baranco neighbour hoods are modern, safe, and next to the ocean. We rented an apartment and lived and shopped like locals (as much a a couple of gringos could) to experience everything to the fullest.
One of our best memories was a simple bike tour of Miraflores and Baranco.

Ireland was a fantastic vacation!

Zanzibar

Occidental Xcaret in Mayan Riviera if we are talking about all inclusives.
Malta if we are talking about places abroad!

NEWFOUNDLAND

Tallinn, Estonia!! What an incredible city to explore on foot, the old city it’s pedestrian, and charmingly authenticity intact. I’ve been twice and plan to go again and again!!

Egypt, the land of culture, history, amazing weather, great people…. The list goes on

Madrid. We travelled there in 2019 and were blown away by its history, architecture, cuisine and world famous Prado museum. Its proximity to other historical sites for short excursions also makes it an attractive destination. I prefer it to the overly crowded and touristy Barcelona.

Mozambique, for sure. The Bazaruto archipelago is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

Stockholm, Sweden

Ohrid North Macedonia. It's very inexpensive, beautiful beaches, tons of culture and character, food was to die for. It's nicknamed the Jerusalem of the Balkans.

Mary I agree! I was there about 10 years ago, and it really exceeded all my expectations. Such a beautiful place, and almost unknown in the West.

Glenn yes it is quite beautiful. We were there last summer and had a wonderful time.

Prague, Czech Republic

Istanbul.

Albania

Rwanda

Natasha when did you go?

Erika 2007ish

Great question!

Guatemala

Philippines

Costa Rica. Best vacation ever. Riu palace

Utah and Arizona

Pitcairn Island

Macau and Bruges

Detroit and Jordan!

So many, Iceland and Scotland really got into my heart. Maui is always a good choice, and absolutely loved Bora Bora and Greece.

Newfoundland!

Norway...the fjords are spectacular!

Ingrid Norway is AMAZING!

Vietnam

Luxembourg
I lived there for three years. I recommend it to anyone who’s going to Western Europe! It is unbelievably beautiful and charming.

Washington DC was a very pleasant surprise. I went for what I planned to be a quick check out the sites visit, and plan to take a whole trip there. A beautiful city.

Slovenia. Ljubljana is an absolute gem--and you're 90 mins from the peaks of the Alps and the beaches of the Adriatic. It isn't overrun with tourists, is within Schengen, and is affordable. Can't wait to visit again!

Dallas it’s been a personal dream to visit Slovenia!

Talinn, Estonia!

Georgia and Armenia! I visited both while living in Turkey (which gets a ton of tourists in Istanbul, Cappadocia, and the southwest but far fewer in the center, along the Black Sea and the east from my experience living in Ankara and traveling around). Anyway, in Georgia I particularly enjoyed Tbilisi. And the countryside in both countries was gorgeous - green rolling hills all over! David Gareja monastery was amazing too! And if you're into political history then Gori, Georgia is definitely worth a visit. Nearby Uplistsikhe was also super cool... Same with Montenegro actually. Croatia has been a popular destination for a long time but I'd never known anyone who had been to Montenegro which I find baffling now. It's super close and absolutely stunning! Well worth a visit even if only for a day or two

Vietnam (beautiful!) and Malta (really interesting history)

Colombia

Slovenia, just loved the beauty of Lubjuliana and the ease to travel from there to Austria and Budapest. Highways were great and signage was easy to follow, highly recommend!

Damon Muma add it to the list.

Wales!

Cambodia

Portugal

Topaz lake Killarney

Azores! (Any of the islands but I spend time in Sau Miguel!)

Budapest

Azores. My fave 3 are Pico, Sao Jorge and Flores (with a day trip to Corvo). They don't get that many tourists because of their wet climate and absence of long beaches. But if you like the beautiful nature, the remoteness and the seafood, you will want to stay forever.

Anguilla

Tobago - delicious local food, affordable, easy to explore by car, not very "touristy" like other Caribbean islands, untouched by Westernized vacation industry. Highly recommend for a quiet, but beautifully lush tropical adventure.

Oman... Added a few day after visiting Dubai and it was honestly the best part of the trip. Very cool hikes, camping for free on the beach and in the mountains, delicious middle eastern food, and we felt safe the entire time... What more can you ask for.

Curtis I told someone recently that I reeeally want to visit Oman and they looked at me like I was nuts. It looks STUNNING.

Erika it's the absolute best.

Panama

Belize

US: Detroit, Buffalo
Europe: Budapest, Porto
Tropical: Curacao

Malta! Went there for a few days as a stopover. Lovely people, historic, cool sites to see, beaches.

Israel! The history, the sea... Tel Aviv is amazing

Tobago

So far my favourites would be Slovenia, San Miguel (hot spring bathing!), Petra in Jordan, and Porto. I can’t remember what I loved Porto so much but I remember just loving it!

Moose Jaw !!! Would would think but this city continues to be one of our favourite pit stops on our semi annual cross Canada trip.

Warsaw, Jordan, South of Spain- Seville, Cordoba, Dusseldorf, Cologne

Sri Lanka

Here in Ontario, the best kept secret is Lake Superior. It's really beautiful and there are quite a few parks to visit. I've been to Lake Superior PP, Pancake Bay PP, Sleeping Giant PP and Pukaskwa NP.

Sri Lanka

Tasmania! So much beauty.

Ethiopia by a long shot

Ver It’s in my list after a nature documentary about its mountains.

Guatemala. Beautiful people and a beautiful place

Bosnia, top 3 destinations i've ever been to. Went on a whim, it was incredible. Highly recommend

Iceland. Very different from other vacations especially in terms of landscape, much of which are from volcanic activity. The natural hotsprings across the country are amazing. It is a bit pricey but the fish is great.

Andre totally agree! And you can take a day trip to Greenland if you book in advance.

Wales!

TAIWAN!! Sooo underrated but has a tropical beach, food, culture, city, and so many cool technology

I second this

Countries in this discussion that were mentioned multiple times from...
** the bottom 25% of the most visited countries in the world **
None
** the bottom 50% of the most visited countries in the world **
4 - Belize
4 - Bosnia
3 - Nicaragua
3 - Tobago
2 - Bolivia
2 - Ecuador
2 - Iraq
2 - Mozambique
2 - Rwanda
Honourable mention: Azores (8 ), Taiwan (3)

Chris I'd agree with all and someday I'd like to get to Bosnia, Tobago, Iraq, Mozambique and Rwanda

Cartagena- Columbia.
Affordable, Safe and just amazing with history and proud of their country locals.

Ron and beautiful architecture. The Spanish influence with the ironwork and colours.

Bonnie Yes and a UNESCO heritage city as well.

Iceland

Azerbaijan. Besides being really beautiful, the people are incredibly friendly. In one week, I had 5 different strangers offer me gifts.

Cartagena, Colombia

Nicaragua !!

Chile... such a great country!! Lovely people, delicious wine, stunning scenery and lots of fun. A vote as well for Ecuador & Peru!! Fantastic cultures, people, food, etc!

Philippines

Argentina, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam
Wonderful people everywhere and amazing sites and sights.
Maybe Myanmar is not so good now with the army take over.

Iran

Tibilisi Georgia

San Andrés island in Colombia. Hidden paradise

Tenerife, Spain

puerto viejo costa rica

Elisa Carreira-Benard
Kiah Hello, we are considering staying in PV for 5 or 6 days during our upcoming trip. Is it reasonably safe, nice area and any recommendations on where to stay?

We stayed in Sonora jungle retreat, we also rented a car for our entire stay but you can rent bikes or mopeds ( this will help you explore more of the area which is so worth it). That was on playa negra and I highly recommend the place, it's gorgeous, clean and quiet and about 125 usd per night for a private bungalow.
We felt pretty safe the whole time we were there, I still wouldn't carry a ton of money, or wear blingy jewelry, but I mean, thats common for most places.
We visited the Jaguar rescue centre in Cocles (about 15 min by bike from PV), but most of our time was spent exploring and swimming. The beaches!
People speak english but they would really prefer you tried to speak spanish.
It is unlike most of costa rica in that it has a high population of black people, when you drive you see how different Limon is from other parts of Costa rica. Jamaican workers were brought to CR for Banana farming and building the rail road, so lots of Rasta and Jamaican influence in Limon province but definitely in PV.
I recommend PV, it was such a gorgeous and relaxed vacation

https://sonoracostarica.com/
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Sonora Jungle & Yoga Retreat Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, Caribe

Iran

Bee They deported me when I tried to enter. One of the weirdest stories of my life. Will try to enter again someday

Jovana sad to hear , but do try again .

Madeira Portugal

Chiayi, Taiwan. The city park is a special place.

Malawi and LA Guajira, Colombia

Busan Korea!

Consider Lisbon. It’s a little more than 7 hours direct from Toronto. I’m in Lisbon now and it was 18c and sunny today. Food is incredible. People are amazing. City is beyond charming with lots to do. You can take their version of the GO train for 30 minutes and hit beautiful beaches. Train for an hour and you can go to magical Sintra. Lots of stunning beaches, one of the oldest cities and cultures, very diverse and affordable. You have cheap to 2 Michelin stars. Lisbon has everything without the attitude. Everything is open and restrictions are loosening soon.

Just visiting or relocated?

Mona both. We just bought a place here and split our time between Canada, Lisbon and Barcelona.

Jalalabad Afghanistan

Colombia. Almost the last place I would have chosen had it not been for COVID I probably wouldn't have gone. I thought it would be more dangerous. Instead I found a wonderful spot I continue to travel to

Kusadasi Turkey!

Loved my day in Bratislava- a must do if in Austria/Budapest.