u/Desertedfoxx

I was wondering which one is nicer overall for natural scenery?

Hace poco vi un comentario que decía: "Obvio Italia es mil veces mejor. No me digas que eres de esos alucines que dicen que 'como Oaxaca no hay dos'" jajajaj.

A ver, para empezar, ¿qué tiene de malo Oaxaca? Hablamos de lugares que son Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO y que atraen a miles de turistas extranjeros al año con gastronomia unica en el mundo.

Veo un chingo de comentarios así, poniendo en un pedestal a otros países y ninguneando las joyas nacionales como si no valieran la pena.

I used to love going to Mexico but with the seaweed problem that's so horrible nowadays you cannot even get in the water. What used to be turquoise waters turned to brown marshes.

I was wondering how USVI is doing?

Are clear waters always a guarantee? Do you also have sargassum problems? Is the water usually clear or murky?

EUA no es un país fácil de visitar. No es como Italia o Japón, donde todo está compacto, accesible, fácil, barato, y puedes ver mucho en 1-2 semanas. EUA es como Australia, es un país gigante, joven (incluso mucho más joven que EUA), diverso, con las mejores playas del mundo, una naturaleza espléndida y una gastronomía un poco cuestionable. Visitar solo Sydney no te da ni una idea remota del país.

Como cualquier pais de ecoturismi, los verdaderos sitios turísticos de EUA están en su naturaleza y parques. En el suroeste encuentras autobuses turísticos de China, Japón y turistas de todo el mundo. La mayoría de mi familia y amigos en Europa planean viajes en carretera alrededor de estos parques. Pero los mexicanos no tenemos esta cultura, y cuando los mexicanos van a Estados Unidos de turismo, van a visitar familia, ir de compras o ir a San Antonio, Vegas, Disney, L.A. y nada más. El problema es que muchos forman una idea de todo el país basada en estos lugares, y piensan que porque ya fueron ahí, "ya tienen una idea del país."

Y antes de que digan "tenemos naturaleza en México", pues cada país obviamente tiene lo suyo, y también shopping, ciudades, etc. No por tener montañas en México significa que no vale la pena visitar países de ecoturismo como EUA, Canadá, Nueva Zelanda, Australia, Costa rica, etc.

I sold my ford fiesta to carvana in 2019 for 14k. I made a profit even. That car was a lemon. Horrible experience and my husband also didn't fit in the car. The interior felt like cheap plastic and it had no power. 30k miles.

I love my hyundai suv. I take it off-roading and it feels pretty luxurious. Also has roof racks for my roof boxes. 50k miles and never a problem. I wanted to see how much it was worth for funsies and they quoted me with $14k.

I'm not planning on selling it but still. It's a big difference.

Example: Mediterranean or Thai beaches

In your opinion, what makes the USVI special?

I have a trip planned for early November and I just discovered that St John is under a historic drought.

I was really hoping for lush landscapes since I'm going to be dropping 8k for a week and this would be a once in a lifetime trip.

I'm breaking my head here trying to figure out where to go, what's worth it, save up/live now.

It's stressing me out when this should be fun but I didn't think trying to find what to do would give me headaches. I'm also looking at high price flights and cost of gas and feel a little fearful.

Btw I'm already going to Mexico City and Oaxaca for two weeks in December, so I prefer not to repeat those.

My top ideas so far:

-Go to Cozumel (cliche but easy and relaxing)
-Roadtrip to the Southwest (weather dependent/not relaxing/high risk high reward)
-Guatemala (it's close and doable, but also meh)

I am curious and would like some recommendations :)

I loved my time off-roading in Arizona and Utah, did a lot of overlanding, although tbh a lot of those roads can be done with AWDs or even normal SUVs.

I noticed in the Valley A LOT of people, but especially women, have 4x4 vehicles. Where do you guys go?

Mexican-American girl here. I have 10 days off in October and I planned an amazing itinerary for Utah: slot canyons, backpacking, off-road. I also landed a permit for the White Rim road.

The reason why I am very hesitant about this trip. Is because:

-I would be driving close to 20 hours (plus back) to get there from Texas. It comes out cheaper than flying and renting a car.
-I need a 4x4 rental for white rim road. This is gonna set me back $700 for two days.
- this will be a tiring, intense, risky roadtrip that's gonna be weather dependent. I also will be mostly camping (which I do like)
-Will be cooking most of my stuff too to save costs.

After adding all expenses, I realized I could do something else. Ie go to Puerto Rico or Guatemala. More relax, laid-back, better food.

But tbf, I'm torn. Idk what to do. Utah is very special to me.