http://dontgothere.org Places in the world NOT to visit Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:02:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chat live with Peter about his new book "Don't Go There" right here November 14th at 8:30 EST / 5:30 Pacific. Your chance to get answers to all your travel related questions! http://dontgothere.org/chat-live-with-peter Well, at least they smell. These are just a few of the places found in Peter Greenberg's new book: HEREFORD, TEXAS Hereford, Texas, is proudly called by many in this region “The Saudi Arabia of cattle manure,” with more than 3.5 million meat and dairy cows within a 100-mile radius of ... http://dontgothere.org/don%e2%80%99t-go-there-top-5-stinky-places-of-the-world This hotel had to shell out several million dollars after one couple sued them on allegations that they had been infested with bugs from their five-night stay. The couple claimed to have awoken to bug bites all over them! After returning home, they discovered that the nasty insects had stowed ... http://dontgothere.org/dont-stay-in-mandarin-oriental-hyde-park-london Lead from the old mine seeps up through the soil and into the atmosphere, clogging the air and infecting people with heavy metal toxins. Open quarries and scrap metal litter the ground. This environment is most a problem of children, as longtime exposure leads to dire results. Their lead count ... http://dontgothere.org/stay-away-from-kabwe-zambia The author of "Don't Go There!" will be chatting live here as well as on his own website:  http://petergreenberg.com/ The chat will happen at 8:30PM EST on Friday, November 14th! http://dontgothere.org/peter-greenberg-live-chat-here What’s your expectancy of a beach? Sun? Surf? Sand? How about miles and miles of plastic? The shore of Kamilo Beach, located on Hawaii’s Big Island, actually has a new type of sand with plastic grains embedded into the rest. This collects at the surface of the beach and makes ... http://dontgothere.org/dont-go-to-kamilo-beach-or-kahuku-beach-hawaii Westin Europa & Regina, Venice: The 6th floor smelled like a sewer, the carpet was torn and filthy, the room needed painting. When I complained to Tauck World Discovery and Westin I received a perfunctory reply that did not address the problem, it is my opinion that no one [cares]. http://dontgothere.org/dont-go-to-the-westin-europa-regina-venice Nestled near both San Francisco and Los Angeles, this valley is like a bowl of pollution stew. All of the smog from the major cities carries over and settle in the lower area, mingling with the heavy diesel pollution from the local agriculture communities. One of its cities, Arvin, has ... http://dontgothere.org/dont-go-to-san-joaquin-valley-california Fajita Flats restaurant. You'll be dissappoined by the amount of food you get and shocked by the prices. http://dontgothere.org/dont-go-to-fajita-flats-restaurant I HAVE BEEN TO GERMANY, AUSTRIA, ITALY AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. I AM A FEMALE TRAVELING ALONE. MALLORCA IS UNBELIEVABLY RUDE AND UNFRIENDLY.  I WAS IN TEARS IN LESS THAN A WEEK AND WANTED TO COME HOME.  IN FACT, LOOK AT TRIPADVISOR.COM AND DO A SEARCH FOR 'UNFRIENDLY MALLORCA' AND SEE ... http://dontgothere.org/dont-go-to-mallorca-spain