Popular holiday destinations that don't appeal to you.

[Fab Foodie]

All of them. And Bangkok.

Au contraire! Bangkok is one of my favourite cities. I've been twice, firts for my honeymoon 23 years ago and second last August on business. It's great! The culture, the smell the food, the pollution and traffic, the energy, the Temples Tuk-Tuks, the Thais and unbelievably good hotels, I love it.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Them there's some fighting words.

I agree.

 

[gbb]

My idea of hell is sharing a cruise with a bunch of lah-de-dah, airs-and-graces, puffed up little nobodies who think they're somebodies.

No chance of escaping because I can't swim.

Pesonally, a cruise is my idea of absolute hell. But, TBF, my brother did one and loved it...you've never met my brother, you can't imagine a person less likely to do a cruise. Tattoo'd, likes his beer, shaven head, looks abit of a thug (he's not, he just looks that way).
Cruises are frequented by all sorts of social strata now. Still wouldnt encourage me to try though.

 

[gbb]

Couple of previous mentions...
Turkey, generally i'd agree.., Marmaris and Ishmeler, think Blackpool. Olu Deniz, i just didn't get it...BUT, Alanya, further up the coast towards Cyprus, marvelous. Not many brits there, huge town with varied shops (not blackpooly at all) lovely surrounding mountains with parks around lovely cool rivers, fabulous beaches, clear seas...one of the best holidays ive had.

Benidorm..i dreaded going there, but its clean, well kept, relaxed in the day...thoroughly enjoyed it. Busy mind.

Try Salou, not too far away on the spanish coast...dirty, filthy, smelly place.

Egypt ? i think of it on a small scale. Sharm is nothing special at all but the hotels private beaches are wonderful. Crystal clear water, corals of every colour,teeming with fish like youve never seen before, relaxed beach bars, they're like an oasis of loveliness.

Pyramids...a sh1thole. Such a shame that one of the wonders of the world (and quite rightly) have so poorly kept surroundings, its like a rubbish tip. Add to that the relentless aggro you'll get from beggars, guides and sellers..never again (and my visit was free)

 

[i hate hills]

Couple of previous mentions...
Turkey, generally i'd agree.., Marmaris and Ishmeler, think Blackpool. Olu Deniz, i just didn't get it...BUT, Alanya, further up the coast towards Cyprus, marvelous. Not many brits there, huge town with varied shops (not blackpooly at all) lovely surrounding mountains with parks around lovely cool rivers, fabulous beaches, clear seas...one of the best holidays ive had.

Benidorm..i dreaded going there, but its clean, well kept, relaxed in the day...thoroughly enjoyed it. Busy mind.

Try Salou, not too far away on the spanish coast...dirty, filthy, smelly place.

Egypt ? i think of it on a small scale. Sharm is nothing special at all but the hotels private beaches are wonderful. Crystal clear water, corals of every colour,teeming with fish like youve never seen before, relaxed beach bars, they're like an oasis of loveliness.

Pyramids...a sh1thole. Such a shame that one of the wonders of the world (and quite rightly) have so poorly kept surroundings, its like a rubbish tip. Add to that the relentless aggro you'll get from beggars, guides and sellers..never again (and my visit was free)

Bit like riding through Ferryden.

 

[Archie_tect]

I'd always imagined Westward Ho! would be nice... what a shock!

 

[subaqua]

I'd always imagined Westward Ho! would be nice... what a shock!

with the word Ho in it what do you think it would be like

 

[coffeejo]

A few years ago, I spent a week in Cornwall over the August Bank Holiday. We knew the drive down would be horrendous, so set off in the early hours and got off the main roads as soon as we could, taking our time to explore the quieter lanes instead. We'd booked a B&B in a tiny fishing village well off the beat and track and our landlady gave us lots of tips of where to go to avoid the crowds and as a consequence, we had a lovely, quiet time apart from when we deliberately sought out the popular areas, like Tintagel and St Michael's Mount.

 

[accountantpete]

Cyprus - there's queues everywhere

 

[Trail Child]

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Nooooooooooo! My eyes are burning!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'd always imagined Westward Ho! would be nice... what a shock!

We went there very many years ago, it was quite pleasant and we had a good holiday , but we went back a couple of years ago and didn't recognize the place, among other things the caravan park we'd stayed in had become a housing estate, and the place was generally a bit scruffy.

 

[Archie_tect]

I've also heard that the best part of Cornwall is the A30 northbound...

Truro and Bodmin are lovely places... I'd happily live there.

 

[lukesdad]

Wales

Phew tfft !

 

[GIOS]

Paris. Full of self-centered, arrogant people.

 

[ianrauk]

Paris. Full of self-centered, arrogant people.

Rubbish.