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    Nobody should ever go to North Korea. You’re giving money to the most repressive regime on earth so you can take pictures of their misery

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    I think Dubai should be high on the list. A vapid city without history that only attracts people because of being expensive.

    It’s thriving die to slave labor and violent racism.

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      Dubai in particular just seems so fake, and I get the impression that unless you are very, very rich the people there la k all respect for you.

      That is what I thought about Dubai, before I learned about the Dubai porta potty, needless to say, my impression of Dubai sank even lower

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    all the ones that are super-authtorian ones: russia, NK, USA, Saudia arabia if you are in a certain demographic. all the war torn ones that were ruined by israel. places where you have no experience in, like deep jungle in South and central america, and antartica and also mt everest, K2.

    too many westerners thought they could venture out in the jungle with no directions or guides.

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      Especially considering whatever tf they’re doing at the border now, yea it’s for the best

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    So I was watching a video the other day about weird coincidences, and there was one entry where some guy was told he’d already checked in for a flight. After much confusion, it turned out there were two guys of the exact same name booked on the same flight going to the same place.

    Two balding middle aged white guys. Travelling alone - until they each made a new friend anyway - to Thailand.

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    Holding cell in a North Korean political prison, awaiting sham trial and execution following crimes of wrongspeak against dear leader. Only £99.99 on TUI!

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      I’ve heard Egypt is particularly bad for this.

      I also got offered 20 camels for my girlfriend at the time in Tunisia. I did that chap a big favour by not taking him up on his offer.

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        I heard apparently that is just their sense of humour. Not sure, though

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    Depends. A married couple travelling to Japan is less concerning than a loli obsessed single man

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      I feel like Thailand is a more concerning destination for single men, but I’m not familiar with other sex tourism destinations. I know the Dominican Republic was big for some but I was just there with my wife and didn’t see anything concerning.

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        Thailand has a LOT to offer and do that has nothing to do with sex tourism; that’s just an unfortunate reputation that they get because of a few places like in Bangkok and Pattaya but Thailand is an incredible country in many other categories as well. Literally the best food on the planet

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          Oh I know. I’ve been there, twenty years ago. It’s a wonderful place and I hope to take my kids there some day.

          But the reputation isn’t for no reason. It’s at the top of my list for problematic places for single men to travel alone to, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an awesome place to go or even that all single men traveling solo are there for bad intent.

          I would highly encourage people to go there. The more non-sex tourism they get, the better for everyone, I think.