Roughest place you have ever been to

Blue Man wrote: Detroit is a absolute shocker. People in cars constantly running red lights for fear of being car jacked. Its crazy because right over the border is the affluent city of Windsor in Canada. Lovely spot and walk two minutes over the border and its this soulless hellhole. My boss, ex Canada U17s head coach was telling me a story of when he was in El Salvador for an international and the team bus was held at gunpoint. In order to let the players leave safely he basically gave them everything he had (watch, money, jewellery etc) and was taken hostage as the bus was allowed leave. Think he said he was 3 days in the jungle before he was released.

irishmufc wrote: colemanY2K wrote: Fresno, California. A total and utter sh*thole. Stopped at a motel for the night on the outskirts. Fookin place was full of drugged up zombies staring at you. People late at night just wandering the streets in a daze. A very unnerving experience and certainly the least safest place I've been to. During the same trip we went to LA... stopped in Compton without realising at the time. Despite being the only white people in the McDonald's we didn't feel intimidated. The levels of poverty in the US is shocking and yet they think America is the greatest country in the world. The east end of Glasgow is grand. A lot of poor people but the salt of the earth.   That's the place where Louis Theroux did a documentary on. You should watch it. It's excellent.

Ha no way?!?! Must check it out. The Mrs would love it. She was totally freaked out by the place. The place at night is like a scene from an apoplectic movie.

The next morning we got up early and headed to Denny's next door. Filled up and got the f**k out of there.

There's parts of America bat-sh*t crazy and then there's Fresno. Stopped in a small red neck town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. As I crossed a car park there was a bumper sticker facing me supporting Trump and Palin as his VP. A Trump/Palin ticket would have been comedy gold.

rolo wrote: Lapa, neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. Told a local youth that the cigarette in my hand was my last one. Came up from behind and punched me in the jaw. Tijuana, Mexico. Police pointed guns at me and my friend, put us up against a wall, took all the cash we had in our wallets then sent us on our way to the border.

irishmufc wrote: heighway2heaven wrote: Can't bate RATM. Even that covers album 'Renegades' is an absolute belter.     Beautiful World

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The area around Budapest Keleti station - total kip. Full of dodgy lads looking to gouge something off you. I shall be in said kip next friday embarking on my Viennese adventure however

rolo wrote: Tijuana, Mexico. Police pointed guns at me and my friend, put us up against a wall, took all the cash we had in our wallets then sent us on our way to the border.

Managua, Nicaragua. Nothing there, half the city in ruins, and a load of dodgy characters all around.

de scientist wrote: Blue Man wrote: Detroit is a absolute shocker. People in cars constantly running red lights for fear of being car jacked. Its crazy because right over the border is the affluent city of Windsor in Canada. Lovely spot and walk two minutes over the border and its this soulless hellhole. My boss, ex Canada U17s head coach was telling me a story of when he was in El Salvador for an international and the team bus was held at gunpoint. In order to let the players leave safely he basically gave them everything he had (watch, money, jewellery etc) and was taken hostage as the bus was allowed leave. Think he said he was 3 days in the jungle before he was released.  our bluey loves a good name drop.... they wouldnt do that to a team bus with big cus or an ex loi buddy on it.....

My wife was in Bogata once and her group were held up at gun point. When they had relieved them of their cash, jewellery and phones they asked where they were staying. When they told them the general area the gang gave them back enough money to cover a taxi and a phone to ring one. They explained they were decent criminals and didn't want anything to happen to them walking through the dodgy areas they would have had to go through !!