worst travel destinations/holidays and why?
the playing mantis
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vtech did a best one sometime in the winter, so what about a worst one.
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the playing mantis
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Also, the way western girls are treated because they're not covered from head to foot is very disrespectful.
Well it's a Victorian Spa town - Spa itself aside, the point of Harrogate is the fantastic scenery around it.
Worst travel destination? Probably Dubai. For the reason of unmitigated awfulness at pretty much every level. Empty place for empty folk. It should be allowed to return to the desert.
Not strictly true!
North Wales is full of ble*din scousers...
and that's a whole lot worse :-)
Iceland has to be the biggest disappointment. Really expected more.
Norway, apart from the cost, was by far the best, although I've been very lucky with the weather.
Have to say, I enjoy England for many, many reasons. The grass in my option is not always greener.
Rhyl , dismal place . Was surprised that I seemed to be the only Welshman there !
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet ?
Most places I have been have good and bad points but on the whole good wins over.
Rhyl was a great place when I grew up there in the 60's lazarus but since the influx of scousers, mancs, brummies, pottery town people it has lost a lot of what it had. With the exception of Siop Y Morfa the language is very seldom heard now and the whole place has gone down the nick. I suppose it's the same along the North Wales coast but the rule appears to be send the dross to Rhyl and the ones with a few bob to Abersock as they like to call it. You would think some of them would at least try to pronounce the place where they have purchased their holiday home correctly.
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Hurghada, Egypt.
Never again. Scammed 3 times, pickpocketed once (although managed to catch the little f*^ker and get it back!)
Dirty, censored beaches, wasn't even hot.
I can understand that, It was just a shock to the system and also slightly strange that I felt like an outsider in my own country lol.
Take care Frank.
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet ?
Also Blackpool needs a good wash.
'Family site, Reasonably close, seaside'
I know, North Wales will tick those boxes. May as well have camped on Liverpool docks. Horrible camping experience never to be repeated but at least the Welsh countryside came to our rescue.
Blackpool is aesthetically far better than it used to be but the culture of the place is what it is. I work there and hear no end of horror stories of what counts as everyday behaviour.
Bad choice because you went on a honeymoon?
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But its not disrespectful of the Western girls not to respect the traditions and values of those whose country they are visiting?
Think you have forgotten whose country it is.
Visitors to a country should respect the traditions of the host country, not the other way round
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(some bits of) Turkey and Greece: Lots of litter ruining very pretty coastlines. Rabid dogs. Don't sell Pepsi Max.
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You should be mindful of the countries you visit of course, but this is a topic that is for western people overkill and disrespectful towards women. We are not talking about traditions such as in Thailand where it is disrespectful to show someone the bottom of your feet, this is a topic of hiding women, disrespecting them and making them inferior. If these countries want to live off of tourism they need to realise that western women are a part of that and not drive their only industry away because of their values.
I remembered what country I was in so I could remember which country to avoid in future
me and my m8s spent 2 nights in blackpool a few years ago for the worldmatchplay darts at the winter gardens.
all i can say is it was different.
for soft southeners it was a novelty, abit like southend but northern and more extreme (if thats possible). the 'hotel'/guesthouse that we stayed in was interesting too.
5 20 year olds in 2 rooms, one room effectively a triple a bed, with a bathroom and plumbing from the 1800's, the other 2 tiny single beds, and the ceiling 'tiles' were flapping somehow as there was an extreme wind/draft from somewhere (even though the window was closed) that made a howling noise and flapped the tiles. needless to say the 2nd night we made sure we spent the night in other locations!
again
well could be better than Cairo this year.
yep, it's why I avoid the place