"I Will Never Come Back Here !!!"
Jan 28th, 2004, 05:43 PM
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Quiberon in France. It was billed as a beachy resort. Rained the whole time. Even when the sun came out later, it wasn't very impressive. I'm from Florida and have my own notions of a beach resort and that wasn't it. The rest of France I will visit over and over and over again.
The other places would be Tijuana, Mexico and Jacksonville, FL. Blah!
The other places would be Tijuana, Mexico and Jacksonville, FL. Blah!
Jan 28th, 2004, 06:13 PM
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Why dont you like Texas? I have been living here many years now..The people are very friendly, love the good life,love good food and when you need help, they are always ready to give to you..
In the others hand NY, is the worse place to be..Nobody smiles at you, nobody acknowledge your presence when you walk by and the majority is so Rude..
I dont want to offend the New Yorkers , but after spending almost 4 years there, my two older children were born at West Point, I would take Texas any time...
In the others hand NY, is the worse place to be..Nobody smiles at you, nobody acknowledge your presence when you walk by and the majority is so Rude..
I dont want to offend the New Yorkers , but after spending almost 4 years there, my two older children were born at West Point, I would take Texas any time...
Jan 28th, 2004, 07:49 PM
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Did anyone have such a bad time with a heat wave (particularly in 2003, but really in any year) that it made you swear off a particular spot? (Or at least convince you never to set foot there again in summer?)
Jan 28th, 2004, 08:17 PM
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Well, I was going to say Cyprus until folks got on this Texas kick, and I remembered Midland, TX. Would absolutely never go back to Midland, TX. There is absolutely NOTHING in Midland, Tx. Oh, except for a motel with a nice big swimming pool smack dab in the middle of it.
On the other hand, I LOVE the people of Texas. We used to say that if you could empty out San Francisco and fill it up with Texans, the place would be perfect. Yeehaw y'all!
Jan 28th, 2004, 08:32 PM
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For the record, I did a very nice one week home exchange in Wimberly, Texas, several years ago and had a great time.
I do not understand all the Texas trashing, but I have not been to El Paso.
If you have the right attitude, you can have a great time almost anywhere for a few days. There are always things to see and do that you cannot see and do at home.
I do not understand all the Texas trashing, but I have not been to El Paso.
If you have the right attitude, you can have a great time almost anywhere for a few days. There are always things to see and do that you cannot see and do at home.
Jan 28th, 2004, 08:44 PM
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ANDORRA! We were in the area and thought we would take a look. Andorra la Vella is down in a narrow valley and was hot and smoggy, crowded and dreadful. That is where I learned to read between the lines and decide if I really wanted to see a place (when others said not to miss it.) They went for the shopping. We had a cold drink and headed for the hills. We stayed at a nice mountain inn and headed back to France the next day. The border guards couldn't believe we hadn't bought anything. At least we can say, we have been there. CJ
Jan 29th, 2004, 01:57 AM
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I would be happy never to return to Barcelona. Apart from the pollution, the area around La Ramblas left me with a very bad feeling. Firstly there were all the poor birds and animals shut in tiny cages all day and then just covered up and left there all night. I guess there is no Society for the Protection of Animals in Spain.
In the one evening we spent there, one of our party witnessed a bag-snatching, others in the group (myself included) had virtual front-row seats at a stabbing (if it had not been for the copious amounts of blood, you would have sworn you were watching a street-theatre performance of West Side Story, or similar). Later in the evening, we also heard that someone was pushed out of a 2nd floor window further down the street.
Amongst all this drama, one of the most telling things was the quietly efficient way the stabbing was dealt with. First the ambulance came and took the poor man away (he was lying on a bench in a square just off La Ramblas). Within minutes a fire van arrived and hosed off the bench, and anyone who came along 10 minutes later would not have known anything had taken place. The overall impression I gained was it was not an out-of-the-ordinary occurrence.
PS. Despite the intense heat and lack of airconditioning in our hotel on La Ramblas (it was June, so not operating), my window remained securely shut that night.
In the one evening we spent there, one of our party witnessed a bag-snatching, others in the group (myself included) had virtual front-row seats at a stabbing (if it had not been for the copious amounts of blood, you would have sworn you were watching a street-theatre performance of West Side Story, or similar). Later in the evening, we also heard that someone was pushed out of a 2nd floor window further down the street.
Amongst all this drama, one of the most telling things was the quietly efficient way the stabbing was dealt with. First the ambulance came and took the poor man away (he was lying on a bench in a square just off La Ramblas). Within minutes a fire van arrived and hosed off the bench, and anyone who came along 10 minutes later would not have known anything had taken place. The overall impression I gained was it was not an out-of-the-ordinary occurrence.
PS. Despite the intense heat and lack of airconditioning in our hotel on La Ramblas (it was June, so not operating), my window remained securely shut that night.
Jan 29th, 2004, 07:31 AM
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My response to why Texas is that the place has absolutely no character-it's urban sprawl gone amuck. I've only been to Dallas and Houston and it was one strip mall next to a chain restaurant next to neighborhood where all the houses look the same. And the bugs and bad weather! No place should have bugs as big as birds and be regularly inhabited by humans!
Jan 29th, 2004, 07:55 AM
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swalter518 - thank you for providing the definitive answer on the "what's wrong with Texas" issue.
You say you have only been to Dallas and Houston . . . that certainly makes you highly qualified to judge the entire state.
It's axiomatic: the more things someone hates, the smaller the brain and capacity for intellectual thought.
You say you have only been to Dallas and Houston . . . that certainly makes you highly qualified to judge the entire state.
It's axiomatic: the more things someone hates, the smaller the brain and capacity for intellectual thought.
Jan 29th, 2004, 08:01 AM
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I'm just happy to have the money to travel. I know many people who long for travel and can only afford to visit relatives during their vacation. Travel is a privilege and I like to make the most of it. that said, if I have to pick a place, I was not too fond of Marseille, although I tried to remember where the history of it was coming from and that made it all right. But I love all travel, and have been to most of Europe. Going to Barcelona and Madrid in April and can't wait. Rather than focus on pickpocketing, etc, my group and I have focused in our likes and have planned to do those things. Whatever happens, it will make for good stories!
Jan 29th, 2004, 08:05 AM
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Janda O is right! Seattle ROCKS! Wish I could move back, but I just can't take the cold. What a beautiful and fun city! Love IT!
I hope to NEVER go back to LONDON! I know it is a fav. amongst many of you, but it has lost all charm for me. Found it to be sad, dirty and oh ya too expensive!
I hope to never return to Tiajuana too. Took friends from Scotland there about 7 years ago and I still have not recoverd! UHHHHH!
I hope to NEVER go back to LONDON! I know it is a fav. amongst many of you, but it has lost all charm for me. Found it to be sad, dirty and oh ya too expensive!
I hope to never return to Tiajuana too. Took friends from Scotland there about 7 years ago and I still have not recoverd! UHHHHH!
Jan 29th, 2004, 08:21 AM
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The state of Texas is huge and is very hard to form a just opinion of it by just visiting one of two places...
It is a great place if you like the outdoor..
There are many National Parks.. The most celebrate and famous is Big Bend ..
There are tall Pines forests in the East..
There is a very nice coastal area if you like the beach and plenty of lakes to swim and fish...
Like many other places there are some area that are harsh and not very pretty..
Talking about BUGS..If you go to Florida or Louisiana you see plenty of them also..
I am Not from Texas,I am European..I have lived in various parts of the world and also in many states here in the USA...
But I have found that the people here are very friendly, must be the sunshine or their PRIDE of Being A TEXAN...
It is a great place if you like the outdoor..
There are many National Parks.. The most celebrate and famous is Big Bend ..
There are tall Pines forests in the East..
There is a very nice coastal area if you like the beach and plenty of lakes to swim and fish...
Like many other places there are some area that are harsh and not very pretty..
Talking about BUGS..If you go to Florida or Louisiana you see plenty of them also..
I am Not from Texas,I am European..I have lived in various parts of the world and also in many states here in the USA...
But I have found that the people here are very friendly, must be the sunshine or their PRIDE of Being A TEXAN...
