The countries that I want to see the least

The countries that I want to see the least

"So what is the plan to Africa?" I ask Peter. He shrugs his shoulders casually. "We will see in Africa." I wrinkle my forehead.

As always, I need a schedule. I know that we want to travel to Africa in summer, but what will come afterwards? Do we settle in London and travel in between? Are we staying on the street? Are we moving to Sri Lanka, from whom we occasionally and idle?

If I could choose, I would settle in a quiet place like our beloved little French village. The problem is that I want to see so much more.

In our living room we have this card and often stare at it, dream and plan from the places we want to see: Derweze in Turkmenistan, the Himalaya in Nepal, the deserts of Iran.

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This has recently led us to an interesting discussion: Which countries do you want to see the least?

My following list is not necessarily rational or even justifiable; It is written from instinct and a pinch of ignorance and I am certainly open to change my opinion. I would like to know what is on your list, so please share it in the comments below.

Bahrin

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I was in Dubai and suspect that Bahrain is similar, but with less conviction: a wealthy clamp carved out of oil, an irritable capital of concrete and dust and a complete lack of alternative culture.

I know how incredibly evaluating it sounds, so I prefer to leave it up to the tourist office, to describe their culture and heritage: "Our country has developed into a leading financial center in the region since the 1980s. Since then, production, logistics, communication, professional services and real estate have also become important sectors ...

Kazakhstan

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The Kazakhstan's tourist office had a little crisis after the publication of Borat, the film by Sacha Baron Cohen, who mercilessly mercilessly merciless. In 2005 the Foreign Ministry rejected the film and threatened to sue Baron Cohen. In 2012, however, the Foreign Minister admitted that the film contributed greatly to the increase in tourism in Kazakhstan.

Unfortunately, it didn't do enough to tempt me. Despite some dramatic landscapes and the claim to become famous as the largest inland state in the world, Kazakhstan is torn from its far more interesting neighbors.

I can't be alone if I think that. After all, according to crowdsourcing data on Tripadvisor, the main attraction in Kazakhstan is an ice rink.

kuwait

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Kuwait suffers from the same image problem as Bahrain. Despite some really interesting history, it feels like an oil -rich country full of expats that live in compound houses.

It has some nice desert landscapes, but the nearby Iran is far more tempting.

Saudi Arabia

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I know that there are dozens of countries with incomplete human rights balance, but since I grew up in a Muslim family, I find Saudi the worst.

The country houses the breathtaking city of Mecca and preaches a religion of peace and still suppresses many of its own population, especially women.

Moldova

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With so much incredible history and architecture in Europe, the competition for tourism is hard. Unfortunately, Moldova stands at the bottom of my European wish list and loses just against Lithuania and Liechtenstein.

The main thing is that I know absolutely nothing about Moldova, except that his capital is Chișinău (and I only know that because I learned it for a pub quiz that I really wanted to win ... Unfortunately we were second).

There are some interesting architecture within its limits, but that applies to the rest of Europe. For me it seems to be a piece of land that is trapped between the more interesting options in Ukraine and Romania.

Maybe I plan to travel through these five countries to Africa to see if you change my opinion. It would be interesting to see how they stack against my expectations.

I probably have to delete what I said about Saudi. I don't want to be arrested.

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