not sure why we are talking Islam here...and if I had not visited places that require people to dress or do things different than maybe I am used to I would have really missed some extraordinary experiences...that's what I love are the differences...political instability though can impact travel negatively..in fact the westernization of so many cultures today can detract from the travel experience..but what I have found for the most part is no matter how different the attire may be people are just people.

As for me, whenever I visit for the 3rd or fourth time, what excites me the most is the food, I can say that New York, San Francisco and Mumbai,these are the major cities I've been to multiple times.
If I go to Istanbul again, I'm sure the views across the Bosporus and the food is what I would be most excited about.

I had that reaction to Amsterdam, when I visited it for the second time, after 18 years. However, I still have fond memories of the second visit. It just wasn't as exciting any more and I don't think I'll ever return.

No, but I am not easily disappointed.

<i>By the same token some people would criticize my having a cross on my powerful torso.</i>

That would have been, and perhaps still is, true in French public schools.