Travel Boycotts/No Travel To Policies

[Thermodolia]

Yes, it is.

It makes more sense for people who grow up in a 200 million+ people country that is several million square kilometers big to never have traveled abroad. For quite a few, abroad is just very far away.

is the airplane ticket that much more costly?

Yes. It would cost me about half a grand to fly to Europe, plus it takes forever

[East African Unitary State]

Yes, it is.

It makes more sense for people who grow up in a 200 million+ people country that is several million square kilometers big to never have traveled abroad. For quite a few, abroad is just very far away.

is the airplane ticket that much more costly?

Yep, although it's not just the matter of money, methinks. Beside the pesky bureaucracy, there's also little that foreign country can offer to U.S tourist beside cultural sight-seeing.

[Heloin]

I refuse to visit Saudi Arabia.

Or any other countries coloured in black on this map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

I also cannot travel to any country where atheism is illegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimin ... t_atheists

There's quite an overlap between the two.

Well it seems you can visit Iraq and Syria if you really wanted to.

[The New California Republic]

there's [...] little that foreign country can offer to U.S tourist beside cultural sight-seeing.

Nonsense.

[East African Unitary State]

I refuse to visit Saudi Arabia.

Or any other countries coloured in black on this map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

I also cannot travel to any country where atheism is illegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimin ... t_atheists

There's quite an overlap between the two.

Huh, that's interesting. The world biggest Muslim country and biggest Christian agree on what age people should be allowed to drink.

[The Blaatschapen]

I refuse to visit Saudi Arabia.

Or any other countries coloured in black on this map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

I also cannot travel to any country where atheism is illegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimin ... t_atheists

There's quite an overlap between the two.

Huh, that's interesting. The world biggest Muslim country and biggest Christian agree on what age people should be allowed to drink.

Bunch of Abrahamists

[East African Unitary State]

there's [...] little that foreign country can offer to U.S tourist beside cultural sight-seeing.

Nonsense.

U.S practically have every biome on the earth safe from tropical jungle and sand desert, which make travelling outside the country for that experience rather unattractive . Want to see the tropical beach? Hawaii. Enjoying winter wonderland? Wyoming. Fancy burning yourself to death? Arizona. The list goes on and on. It obviously different for Thais who could never enjoy snow on their own country, or Russia who doesn't have domestic destination for tropical paradise.

[The Blaatschapen]

is the airplane ticket that much more costly?

Yep, although it's not just the matter of money, methinks. Beside the pesky bureaucracy, there's also little that foreign country can offer to U.S tourist beside cultural sight-seeing.

Cultural sight-seeing is a main attraction of tourism as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c ... l_visitors we don't exactly go to London (#3) for the nice weather. Nor to Hong Kong(#1) for the mountain scenery.

[The Galactic Liberal Democracy]

I probably wouldn't rule out visiting any country on ethical reasons alone, but many I would boycott for my own safety. These are:

• Afghanistan
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• eSwatini
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Gaza Strip
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Most of Nigeria
• North Korea
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Uganda
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

May I add this is in their current state, 20 years on this list could be completely different.

Nicaragua is actually a very nice place I would definitely take another trip there

I can't say it's safe, but I've been there several times and it's not too bad in the tourist areas. You are as likely to be robbed as other countries, but there is going to be some danger. Protests and police violence stirred things up last year and that's definitely something to keep in mind. Try not to get into a situation with police anyways.
My former grandfather lived there some of the last days of his life and brought food to the mountain region. That was risky, an old man by himself with food. For some reason, north of Managua is supposed to be more dangerous and always was been.
For now, I would recommend only visiting countries you know well and are politically stable for the time being. For example, I would like to visit Russia. But will I? If you have family or friends in thta country, it is better. If you don't and know little about the place, go to a country with a good political situation. There are some areas where you can walk in blind and other where that would be your end.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Lots of places I wouldn't go to, simply because I would not give my money to regimes I don't like.

[The New California Republic]

Nonsense.

U.S practically have every biome on the earth safe from tropical jungle and sand desert, which make travelling outside the country for that experience rather unattractive . Want to see the tropical beach? Hawaii. Enjoying winter wonderland? Wyoming. Fancy burning yourself to death? Arizona. The list goes on and on. It obviously different for Thais who could never enjoy snow on their own country, or Russia who doesn't have domestic destination for tropical paradise.

Wasn't talking about geography, I was talking about aspects like peoples, foodstuffs, attitudes, ways of living etc. But I suppose under the broad definition of cultural sightseeing those would be covered. Generally I would class "sightseeing" as being quite a narrow and shallow activity that doesn't involve diving into the culture and actually participating.

[Ethel mermania]

is the airplane ticket that much more costly?

Yes. It would cost me about half a grand to fly to Europe, plus it takes forever

Canada is another country. NYC - Toronto is about 200 dollars round trip

[Infected Mushroom]

is the airplane ticket that much more costly?

Yes. It would cost me about half a grand to fly to Europe, plus it takes forever

The Pacific Ocean between Japan/China and western USA/Canada is technically longer than the width of the USA right?

All my life I've been flying over it back and forth.

[San Lumen]

I'm American, as such- I don't like traveling in general. Tons of Americans go through life never setting foot outside the country and don't ever get a passport. Chances are, I won't like any other country I could possibly go to. The main curse I bear is that the US is becoming too racially diverse for my liking, but the rest of the world's politics tend to suck because its far more liberal overseas. You'd likely need to put up with more gun control, restrictions on written speech, and etc.

There might be a few exceptions for visiting, such as Japan- but I'd need a personal translator and guide the entire duration of being there probably. They should do all the talking if they're Japanese. I likely won't have the money or opportunity so- just a dream.

Your loss for not leaving the country. There are so many great places your missing.

Its amazing how you never miss a chance to espouse your bigotry and racism

[Heloin]

I'm American, as such- I don't like traveling in general. Tons of Americans go through life never setting foot outside the country and don't ever get a passport. Chances are, I won't like any other country I could possibly go to. The main curse I bear is that the US is becoming too racially diverse for my liking, but the rest of the world's politics tend to suck because its far more liberal overseas. You'd likely need to put up with more gun control, restrictions on written speech, and etc.

There might be a few exceptions for visiting, such as Japan- but I'd need a personal translator and guide the entire duration of being there probably. They should do all the talking if they're Japanese. I likely won't have the money or opportunity so- just a dream.

Your loss for not leaving the country. There are so many great places your missing.

Its amazing how you never miss a chance to espouse your bigotry and racism

He could travel the world, visiting all different races and creeds of bigots.

[Ethel mermania]

Your loss for not leaving the country. There are so many great places your missing.

Its amazing how you never miss a chance to espouse your bigotry and racism

He could travel the world, visiting all different races and creeds of bigots.

Food is better in France, just sayin.

[Thermodolia]

Yes. It would cost me about half a grand to fly to Europe, plus it takes forever

Canada is another country. NYC - Toronto is about 200 dollars round trip

Canada is just a holding company for future American territory

[New Excalibus]

The Balkans, (excluding Greece) most of Africa, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Cuba, and Ukraine.
And North Korea. I thought that was a given.

[The Blaatschapen]

The Balkans, (excluding Greece) most of Africa, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Cuba, and Ukraine.
And North Korea. I thought that was a given.

What do you consider the Balkans? And if I may ask, why do you boycott it?

[Khasab]

Boycott List:
The U.A.E.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Emirate of Qatar

[New Bremerton]

Countries I absolutely refuse to visit for political, cultural or ideological reasons include Mainland China, all Muslim-majority countries except for Malaysia where I'm from, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela, Belarus and Myanmar, as well as the Islamist states of Kelantan and Terengganu within Malaysia itself.

Countries I would avoid for safety reasons include most developing countries including all of Africa.

[Crockerland]

the rest of the world's politics tend to suck because its far more liberal overseas. You'd likely need to put up with more gun control, restrictions on written speech, and etc.

That is the opposite of what liberal politics are. Can't help you with the freedom of speech, but if you need to bring a gun, just get a hunting permit, lots of people visit southern African nations specifically to go hunting.

[The New California Republic]

The Balkans, (excluding Greece) most of Africa, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Cuba, and Ukraine

May I ask why?

[Ethel mermania]

Canada is another country. NYC - Toronto is about 200 dollars round trip

Canada is just a holding company for future American territory

I thought that was mexico?

[East African Unitary State]

Canada is just a holding company for future American territory

I thought that was mexico?

The America part of the United State of America refer to the continent, obviously.