u/PopNo5397

Reading from the previous post, the popular opinion was that Latin American has great natural scenery, so there is no reason to visit American national parks.

I wonder if it's also true for Canada, Aus, or NZ.

Not much history in those countries since they're very young countries like the US (even younger) and the architecture and cuisine is not that amazing. They are eco oriented countries with beautiful scenery... But would Latin Americans go? Or is it the same as the US where you apply "we have nature at home, no reason to go"? Or why would they be different?

Canada, Europe, and USA love camping

but I noticed in LatAm many people don't, or see it as a "hippy thing" or something not worthy of a vacation.

Obviously don't want to generalize everyone. But I do see a stark contrast, especially in countries like Mexico, where camping is just not seen as a way of life or vacation. Sometimes they even mock you for it.

For example, in Europe people travel to the USA to see national parks, rent a camper and go camping. In Mexico, people go to the USA to cities only.

First time taking the barge in Red Hook and I'm a little nervous hehe. I read from recent reviews that the staff yells at you/are very mean :(

I also don't know if I should book in advance or buy my ticket once I get there.

What do you guys suggest? :)

Edit: I'm talking about the car ferry

I am from Colombia and have a group of friends that went to Egypt and shared some pictures.

I told them it reminds me of Utah a bit (from some pictures I once saw).

He laughed, almost offended. "Utah? dude how can you compare utah to Egypt" making it sound like Utah was garbage or had nothing to offer that would even be a point of comparison.

I am confused because I thought Utah was this beautiful, sought-after destination.

Am I missing something? Is Utah really sucky compared to Egypt? I want to know other opinions.

I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical, but I need to save up.

I'm trying to find what's best... to work hard, be frugal, save up hardcore for years, and then quit my job....

Or to take it easy, save up slowly, take yearly vacations (Iceland, Costa Rica, Virgin islands...) and then in like 6 years or so quit the job

What would you do

Raised in Mexico but moved to Texas later on. I've been to 45 countries so far.

I admit I only started traveling domestically in my 30s. And I actually liked it.. like a lot. I realized traveling in the US makes me feel like I'm in an open world adventure, it's very unpredictable in terms of landscapes and weather. Every day I never knew if I was going to be stuck in a snow storm or getting sun burns (I travelled in the West). I am more outdoorsy than I thought and I love National Parks, remote places, and freedom to drive wherever I want and camp in the middle of an epic landscape.

I was told "you should travel abroad and you'll realize how much better it is once you leave the US." But I actually found it the opposite sometimes.

I have 12 days of vacation in Spring and I'm torn on what to do. I was thinking of a roadtrip with my dog around New Mexico and Colorado, or visiting Guatemala or Costa Rica ( for C.R the hindrance would be the cost).

I realized a lot of my vacation are a variation of this. Should I backpack the Wind River Range... or go to Bolivia?

I cannot put into words how big of a deal Ross is for Latinos. You get tourists from all over Latin America just to shop at these stores (Burlington too). There's tour buses, lines around the corner, during the holidays it's absolute madness near border towns. You even got content creators telling you where to go and what to buy there. It's all a big meme.

I once heard of some Americans not knowing what Ross was. I was really shocked.

Most surprisingly I once went to a Ross in New England (I forgot where) and it was empty. I was flaggerbasted.

Key take aways:

- Mexico repeatedly ranked #1 in total visitor arrivals during 2025

-International Inbound Air Arrivals to the United States in the Third Quarter of 2025: arrivals from Mexico increased 1.9 percent, arrivals from overseas decreased 4.4 percent, and arrivals from Canada decreased 15.5 percent.

It also forecasts Mexican visitation to grow 5.8% in 2026, with stable growth through 2030.

-NTTO reported average spending of $1,487 per Mexican visitor/trip versus $1,264 for Canadian visitors and $1,951 for overseas visitors in Q3 2025 — about 18% more per trip. Mexican visitors also stayed considerably longer: 15.3 days vs. 7.3 days for Canadians.

I am very curious to know.

I'm not looking for "I don't think about them at all" replies.

If you do have an opinion about them, what is it?

I was considering an adventure vacation.

My first option would be US and Canada:
Off roads in the Southwest, White water rafting the Grand Canyon, driving up tp Yukon, wilderness backpacking in Cascadia

My second option was Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, trekking in the Osh area, yurts in Mongolia, the Pamir Highway, etc

I am not the social kind, so I am not looking to meet new people or socialize. I just want awe-inspiring landscapes and adventures. Same goes with food, I am not a foodie, I just want plan to plan my whole trip around epic landscapes :)

Hello, I'm from Mexico possibly planning a trip to USVI (St John tbe) and my first shock was the prices.

For example, hotels are $250 the cheapest. Jet ski for two $400. Car rental $120 per day.

Maybe I just cannot afford these places.

Me gustaria saber a donde van otros mexas y cuanto gastan.

Estoy planeando unas vacas en el caribe para 2 personas y parece que total me va a salir en 50k pesos. Me parece un poco dificil justificar el costo.. pero son las islas virgines y todo esta caro ahi :/