I would love to see people post what city they live in on future posts, so when I read that Los Angeles is a "crime-ridden dump", I will know where I should be relocating.

Of course if you don't have the funds to stay at the best places, and have to stay on the outside looking in, no place will look that appealing.

Roccco said: "Of course if you don't have the funds to stay at the best places, and have to stay on the outside looking in, no place will look that appealing."

I've rarely stayed at a "best" place, but I've still enjoyed almost everywhere I've gone.

Actually, the times I did stay at the "best" places weren't my most enjoyable as they were work trips.

Detroit.
Paris.

maitaitom: i LOVE the pink door; it's my favorite restaurant in seattle.

Yeh, Cairo is a bit much to take with the noise, smells, crowds, pollution.
And that might be said for other large cities I suppose, like New York or Paris. But as to "The City," we've had many pleasant experiences there. Enjoyed seeing the Radio City Christmas spectacular, for instance, last December. And even in Cairo I found a certain fascination in bazaars and ruins and museums.

ozarksbill

To Tere your comments here seriously make me think some people just should not travel.

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Tangier- dirty, no moroccon feel, dangerous, a ugly city. (Fair enough)

Munich - cold people, everything in german, an average city, I found no beauty in it. (Would you prefer they write everything in English for your sake, give me a break. I would be ashamed to write something like that)

Palermo- old, dirty with absolutely no charm. (Well it is in Europe, most cities on the continent are old)

Las Palmas - the city is awful and the beaches are black sand and burn the feet. (Should they import some nice white Florida sand for you)

Hotel Savoy in London - tired, decadent, bad service,I had a room more of a 2/3 star hotel. Never again.
(when did "decadent become a bad thing for a hotel, sounds quite comfy to me)

Sorry, now I beleive in legitimate criticism of destinations but goodness, don't go to Europe and complain about old cities, different languages, or the sand. Just plain silly!

Yes, Bon Courage This is a Gite near Vire in Normandy and whilst the gite and surroundings are gorgeous the owners are the nosey owners from Hell.

Muck

To
OAKEY:
First of all everyone is entitled here to have his/her opinion, and that's what we all been writing about. About the places we wouldn't return and why. That said, I wrote mine. If you have another opinion different than mine, that's your problem, not mine. What if we all liked yellow? And for your information I live in Europe and love living here.
An advice: LIVE YOUR LIFE and let others live theirs, maybe you'll be happier:)

I have to agree with Tere about the Savoy. Very tired indeed. Never understood the attraction - guess it's the name!

Bravo OAKAY...ignorance and stupidity of Americans well known in Europe. Unfortunately...and I'm an American, well, from Europe..
Now about Germany...I'm a Jew...so...I was affraid that will feel thretened or uncomfortable..been there many times. Very nice, had a great time,.Perhaps you should know where to go...People are very friendly and helpfull almost everyone was speaking English...German anyone, Americans...?

Once upon a time I answered a similar thread to this with the response of Kenya.

When I went in the 80s, British born and bred but Indian race, I experienced the worst racism I had encountered. I understood that there was historical context that lead to this but still, it was very upsetting.

Immigration even tried to stop my sister and I from being admitted, though our passports are British, same as anyone else born there.

BUT never say never, I'm booked to visit in April this year.

Things change, I change.

German anyone, Americans...?
WHY ?
Why in the world if I speak English spoken by 300 millions people (just in one country) I would learn language spoken by couple of thousands people in one country ?

This question always makes me think how well poster can count ?

"to visit relatives during their vacation" I believe quoted by Tripgirl

This is truly the only instance I'd rather not travel at all.

But you'd have to know my relatives to understand that one! 8-X

I wouldn't go back to Tunisia in January - too cold -or Arenal in Majorca ANY TIME :( - what a tacky place

I will never go to Loch Ness, Scotland again.
First i didn't see the monster and second what a tourist trap. I have more clay monsters than I know what to do with.

Bratislavia because its awful, and the UK's Lake District because the lakes have double yellow lines (no parking) all the way around them. When you do find a parking area, they charge a small fortune. Squeeze the tourists until the pips squeek (to paraphrase Dennis Healey, the silly billy).

I'll probably catch some flack for this but I wouldn't go back to Mont St Michel. We were there during the intense heat wave last summer and were packed like cattle on the pathway up to the abbey - sweat pouring off everyone and with the europeans being a little less enamoured with bathing, it was INTENSE. The abbey itself was OK - again, the heat was the overriding memory of the place. I'd have been just as happy to take the photos from the road across the bay and kept going. Also found the waiters in paris to be a little rude when just my boys and i were dining - with the DH, they were much nicer!

cmeyer54,

The estimated population of the EU alone is some 380 million. Is it all of us who are "a little less enamoured with bathing" as you so charmingly put it?

Still, it must have been interesting to see all those funny Frenchies with their striped jumpers, berets & strings of onions round their necks.

JJBhoy - I don't think the entire population of the EU was there that day. I would have preferred strings of onions to what we experienced with those who were packed in around us.

Cabo San Lucas. Overpriced, underwhelming.

Oh, too bad the comments about Mexico. The country itself is somewhat poor, so I've never begrudged paying the locals a little extra. Generally, it is warm, laid-back, and so much fun! I had a great time in Cabo!

Can't say there's a place in Europe I absolutely wouldn't return to. Also, although some Austrians were indeed dour, I also found them tremendously willing to help a lost American with little knowledge of German.

I would agree that, in the USA, Western Texas is about the worst place I've ever been. If I never return, it might be too soon.

Hate Madrid? Nothing to DO? I could weep--thought the City was lovely, and highly recommend the Reina Sofia to post-impressionist art lovers--my daughter and I spent four hours there.We went in the winter: no heat, no trash, no crowds--it is an open, elegant city with a hot night life.

cldescape, one of my best friends spent a good part of her life in Lubbock and she couldn't agree with you more. :-D

I don't think that there's anywhere I regret going to, but there are a number of places I wouldn't go back to out of choice. Los Angeles is one of those - a great experience to visit, but I wouldn't really want to return if I could avoid it. I visited New York in 1993, and have only just started to want to visit again some time - my overriding memory is a white t-shirt turning grey because of the pollution over the course of a day.

In Europe, I certainly wouldn't return to Magaluf, Majorca. The island itself, though, is different - get away from the package holiday areas and head north or east and there are some beautiful areas.

In Scotland - Glasgow. But then, I live in Edinburgh....

Stes-Maries-de-la Mer, France. It's the only place in France that we all (2 adults, 2 kids) hated. Trashy, run-down, Third Wordly...it's hard to believe you are even in France. We immediately changed the day's itinerary, returned to our car and drove to Aigues Mortes. So, even though Stes. Maries is on the Mediterrean, I would never return.

Maui and the Westin Maui. Just wasn't cracked up to what it should be!
They have a Costco on Maui now and I'm sure the locals love it.

EGYPT - never again!!! Constant begging, dirty, polluted air, corruption everywhere and a vast indifference to the country's treasures such as the piramids which are only seen as a way to make a buck.... never ever again will we go back there!

Everywhere has its ups and downs. We have travelled to Europe and found it to be beautiful. Most big cities can be dirty and dreary, but they usually have some good art, old architecture and interesting things to see that make up for it. I find learning some of the language of the countries you are going to helps too. If you can speak a few basic words in the country's language, it goes a long way with the local people. I do this for France and Germany. Sil vous plait and merci go a long way (if you please and thankyou in French). We travelled for a week in France around the Dordorgne area and there are some very pretty little villages tucked away in the country. Paris we loved and hope to go back someday, other than CDG airport! We are going back to France and Switzerland again next month and can't wait to see more of the countries.

Blackpool, England. Some very strange people hang out there!

Mobile, Alabama.
The dreary, dumpy, smelly, hard to get to, stuck-in-the-70's Hartford (Bradley Intern'l) airport. A dump. And yet I've found some of the best deals out of there, dammit.

With out a doubt it was Lourdes, France. The most bizarre place I have ever visited in my life. Thank heavens it was a ahort stop along the way to wonderful other cities. I will never forget rows and rows of tacky shops selling Madonna water bottles (not the singer!) with screw off lids for holy water. I just don't get it!

Matamoros and Tijuana, Mexico - border cities. Neuvo Progresso, a small town near McAllen, Texas, wasn't quite as bad.