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Published 15:53 08 May 2026 GMT
A man who has traveled to 105 countries has revealed the four destinations he never wants to visit again.
Oliver Browne, a mountaineer from Hampshire, UK, has spent decades exploring the world in search of adventure.
But despite visiting more than 100 countries, he says only four failed to leave a good impression.
According to Browne, the places he wouldn’t return to are Antigua, Bahrain, Singapore, and even New York City.
"I don’t want to be disparaging about anywhere, but they aren’t for me," he explained to MetroUK.
While New York is often seen as one of the world’s must-visit cities, Browne said he simply finds it too crowded and uncomfortable weather-wise.
As for Singapore, despite its famous green spaces and futuristic skyline, he described it as "fiendishly hot".
He also admitted Bahrain "feels a bit run down," while Antigua disappointed him because of its "flat, ageing hotels".
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Browne is the founder and CEO of True Summit Adventures and has spent years exploring remote parts of the world.
Per the company’s website, his passion for travel began at just 18 years old when he voyaged solo through Mozambique following the country’s civil war and flooding.
Since then, he has visited destinations across every corner of the world, including Pakistan, South Africa, Barbados, and Argentina.
In 2019, he relocated to Ecuador to focus on becoming a high-altitude mountaineer.
While some places failed to impress him, Browne also highlighted several areas he believes are among the most beautiful on Earth.
His favorite destination was reportedly Skerjevoy in Norway because of its orcas, while Valbone in Albania stood out because of the Albanian Alps.
Other locations he praised included the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, Palawan in the Philippines, Antisana in Ecuador, and Mongolia’s Altai Mountains.
Browne is not the only travel expert to publicly reveal destinations he wouldn’t revisit.
Travel YouTuber Drew Binsky, who claims to have visited every country in the world, previously shared that Conakry, the capital of Guinea, was "one of the worst" places he had experienced "by far".
The content creator, who quit his teaching job in 2015 to travel full-time, shared in a video that he and his group were stopped by police shortly after arriving in the country.
"The whole city is insane!" his friend remarked, while Binsky added: "When I arrived there, there was a coup...there were policemen lined up on the streets with big shield and bulletproof vests, like war was about to break out."
Binsky claimed an official had "ratted them out" before explaining that their driver had to negotiate with authorities.
"Now our driver, poor Marlin, he has to deal with all this crap. He's negotiating with them," he added.
He then alleged that their chauffeur had to pay a $20 (£16.25) "bribe" to be allowed to continue their journey in the vehicle.
"We got in the car and we drove off, ended up going to the next checkpoint ahead," he said.
Binsky said Conakry "smelt like trash," adding: "It was like sewage everywhere and like, I have a high tolerance for dirty places and I've seen a lot of things around the world...but Conakry was noticeably the worst."
He also alleged that locals were unfriendly and described the city as feeling unsafe. "People there were not very friendly at all. In fact, I tried to sit down at a restaurant and then some dude kicked me out for reasons that I don't know why," he said.
Despite the experience, the YouTuber did say he enjoyed visiting a local mosque during the trip.
Still, he admitted: "Other than that, I found nothing going on in the capital of Guinea."
"And it's probably a place that I will never visit again," he concluded.
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