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And today we're answering one of the most frequent questions we get:

what are the most underrated travel destinations

that you need to visit right now?

To answer that question,

we'll be sharing not only our own opinion,

but those of the most trusted travel professionals in the industry.

Last September we spoke at TravelCon in Austin,

and we got a chance to interview some of the world's top

writers, vloggers, and guidebook editors

and ask them what they thought of the next up and coming destinations.

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These are the world's most underrated travel destinations.

First up: Oneika Raymond,

host of Big City Little Budget on the Travel Channel.

She recommends Bolivia.

I spent two and a half weeks traveling throughout the country.

I went to multiple cities,

and it is the most physically gorgeous country

that I have ever been to.

But a lot of people have barely ever heard of it.

So make sure you go to Bolivia,

and check out especially the salt flats

the Salar de Uyuni.

It'll blow your mind. So cool.

I haven't been to Bolivia yet, but I've seen images.

It looks like an incredible country.

We visited Ecuador and Peru,

both of which have sections of the Andes,

and a similar kind of cultural heritage,

but from what I've heard,

Bolivia is about to be one of the next big destinations,

and it's a place I'd really love to visit.

It's got the Death Road, which is crazy to bike down.

That's an adventure it can be in itself.

It's got the salt flats.

It's the last place where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid went to.

If you're into adventure, you wouldn't be the first,

but you're not going to be the last, either.

This is an up and coming destination,

and it's on our bucket list.

I think one of the most underrated destinations is probably Romania.

I think not enough people go there.

It's beautiful.

The people are cool. It's cheap.

There's a lot of history there, a lot of natural beauty.

People skip it, and you shouldn't.

Have you been to Romania?

I have not. Neither have I.

I'm a bit of a nature nerd.

I know that Romania is one of the greenest countries in Europe.

Over 50 percent of the country is still forested.

And it's one of the last places in Europe that still has brown bears.

I'd be down to get out there, do some backpacking.

I'd like to get into those..the mountains out there.

It looks beautiful.

Whether you're into hiking backpacking or travel backpacking,

it's good for you because Bucharest is one of the cheapest cities in Europe.

It's really affordable. If you want to go to Europe

and you're trying to stretch your dollar,

we've heard that is one of the best places to spend some time.

Russia is really different.

It's really surprising and I think there's a lot to offer

and a lot more to see that we don't typically see

in the media and in other forms of travel content.

I traveled to Russia ten years ago

on the Trans Siberian Railroad coming from

Beijing going through Siberia

stopping in Irkutsk and getting up to Moscow and Saint Petersburg

Overall, I really loved Russia.

It is a country that here in the United States you hear a lot of negativity about

in the press.

But politics aside, I actually found a lot of similarities

between Russia and the United States,.

specifically in Siberia.

It had kind of like a frontier culture that reminded me

a lot of Wyoming and the Western United States.

It's beautiful.

The Trans Siberian is a unique experience,

and the cities of Moscow and St Petersburg are beautiful,

especially Saint Petersburg.

It's a gorgeous city and

would love to go back, maybe not in the winter,

but then again, maybe that's the best way to see it at its heart.

Our next destination, Namibia, was recommended twice:

once by Kiersten Rich of @TheBlondeAbroad

and also by Jason Cochran,

editor of Frommer's Guide Books.

I've been based in South Africa for the last two years.

I would say a lot of African destinations,

but specifically Namibia,

it's just naturally stunning.

There's so much to see and do.

It's inexpensive. It's just amazing.

It's a fascinating place. There's almost no one in it.

It's the least densely populated country in Africa.

Half of it is desert, if not more than half.

I just think more people ought to be going.

But on the other hand, maybe I don't want them to go

because that would spoil the magic of how empty the place is.

I love Namibia.

I visited Namibia back in 2011,

and I can definitely vouch.

Namibia is one of the most unique places I've ever been in my life.

It's one of the most sparsely populated places on earth,

after Siberia, but what it's lacking in humans,

it more than makes up for in incredible wildlife.

It's just a very nice place.

You don't see elephants walking through

the middle of the desert very often.

If you do get an opportunity to make it to Namibia,

I highly recommend that you take it.

Adding in one of our own recommendations:

Uzbekistan.

Just went there.

Just published a series from the country,

and overall was a fascinating place, especially

if you're into history, architecture, and food.

Definitely an unique destination,

unlike anywhere I've ever been before.

I don't know.........

I think you visit Uzbekistan,

you're never going to forget that trip.

It's kind of "frontier-ish" in certain aspects,

but when you see these big, beautiful buildings,

mausoleums, mosques, and minarets

and you try the food and the friendly people,

it's just a place that will really imprint itself on you.

And it will be good for your Instagram, too.

Head out there.

And click this card

to see the full series on our YouTube channel.

Next up: travel vloggers Kara and Nate recommend Turkey.

I think that Turkey is super underrated and

not just Istanbul.

The entire country is so fascinating.

The people are amazing.

The food is so yummy.

The nature is so cool.

There's tons of history.

I love Turkey.

We visited Istanbul.

I know that Turkey is much more than that,

but it is a very fascinating city.

It's one of the coolest places I've ever visited.

There's something very unique about how cultures

have blended together there.

The Bosphorus

You're in Europe looking at Asia of vice/versus

and there's just layer upon layer of the history there.

The blend of cultures there is super cool .

One of the things I loved most about it was

walking down the street and having the feeling like.... wow...

this is like New York with the blend of cultures from all around the world,

but on the other side of the world and with a totally different blend of cultures.

And there's a lot of cool connections in this part of the world

that as a traveller you might find fascinating.

And the food, by the way, is delish,

and Turkish message in Hamam?

Ah feel good. I like it.

Next up; we have Dave and Deb from The Planet D.

Dave recommends a destination that we visited last year:

Sri Lanka.

A lot of people go to the beaches of India,

and all that kind of stuff,

but don't really give Sri Lank the time of day.

But it's really incredible.

The people are amazing.

Great beaches, great surfing, great food, great culture.

It is an amazing destination.

I would have to second Dave there.

I think Sri Lanka is definitely one of the coolest

places that we've visited in quite a while.

I had a spectacular time there.

I came home with a beautiful puppy

who's the coolest animal that I've ever met,

and... the landscape, the culture, the food,

the people..super friendly.

I loved it.

It's a totally underrated destination because

it gets kind of overlooked.

With a country like India right next to it,

which is a huge tourist draw,

some people might not think of Sri Lanka.

But it does have a lot of what India has without

a lot of things that drive away a lot of tourist from India.

It's cleaner.

There are way fewer people.

There's less people in the whole country of Sri Lanka

than I think some of the biggest cities like Delhi and Mumbai.

So it's way more chill and until now

has really only been a destination that was frequented by surfers

for the most part.

They go looking for waves all around the world

and a lot of surfers have found

paradise there in Sri Lanka.

Now more tourist are catching on.

For me I think the most underrated destination

is Nova Scotia, Canada.

A lot of people don't think of Nova Scotia.

They think of Ireland; they think of Scotland

when they want that culture.

But you get a great same East Coast vibe

on Nova Scotia with beautiful scenery,

great cliffs and a lot of wildlife

and fantastic fun people to party with.

You and I over the past few years have visited quite a lot of Canada,

but one region that has eluded us is

this north eastern corner of the Atlantic

provinces of Canada, and Nova Scotia in particular

is one that I'm really interested in visiting.

I've heard great things.

We have some friends who've told us that they've lived in Halifax,

and they really recommend it as a great town.

There's tons of wildlife,

and there's great culture in the rural areas.

Overall, I think we've touched every province

that borders on the United States,

with the exception of the eastern provinces.

We've got to get out there.

Thank you Deb for the recommendation.

Hopefully, we'll see you out there soon.

Eric Prince of Minority Nomads recommends Malaysia.

It's quite popular among backpackers,

but I don't see a lot of non- backpackers going there.

Every time I go, I have an amazing time.

Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Cameron Highland,

the people, the food, the culture, the weather...

amazing destination.

I went to Malaysia right after college.

I backpacked through Southeast Asia,

and one of the things that drew me to that country was

the Jungle Railroad.

It is a slow moving, scenic train that goes through the

jungles in the heart of the peninsula, the Malaysian Peninsula.

It was beautiful.

I went to the Cameron Highlands.

I went to Taman Negara National Park.

I went also to the Perhentian Islands, which are just north

in the ocean right there. Very mellow,

very un-touristed, at least then.