“Awful, Awful Place”: 28 Tourists Share Cities They Will Never Visit Again
Interview With Expert
Traveling can be a magical, eye opening experience, but not all locations are made equally. From tourist traps to just plain old boring and tacky cities, some places are not worth it.
Someone asked “In your travels, which city was the biggest letdown?” and netizens shared their worst experiences. We also got in touch with Macca Sherifi from An Adventurous World and he was kind enough to answer some of our questions. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorites and be sure to comment your own experiences below.
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Dubai. It's like Vegas with no soul. I never thought Vegas had a soul, then I visited Dubai.
Dewthedru:
It’s like Vegas but for business. Huge advertisements everywhere. Big, gaudy towers and shopping places seemed to be the main attractions. And zero people doing any work are from there. It's just a big, bright, and expensive facade. No soul at all.
Cairo without a doubt. Anyone who hasn't been just Google and the horror stories will keep you away.
emmadilemma:
My disappointment when I got to the Pyramids…and directly across the road was a Pizza Hut. Dafuq?
Niagara Falls, Ontario. Not the falls themselves. They're spectacular. The town is awful.
veebs7:
Tacky, touristy hellhole next to one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. I guess if you’re a family with young kids, there’s plenty to do aside from the falls, but otherwise, ugh.
Imaginary_Airport_43:
It used to be the #1 honeymoon destination for Americans before it was over-commercialized. Supposedly, during the Victorian era, it still had a wild and magical aura about it, but it was lost once it became developed and touristy.
This happens to a lot of places once people realise they can make some money.
Bored Panda got in touch with veteran traveler Macca Sherifi from An Adventurous World and he was kind enough to answer some of our questions. First, we wanted to know what travel advice he would give a younger self.
“Don't stress about money. It's always better saying yes to the experiences you want to do, even if they cost a lot of money, than saying no and regretting it for the rest of your life.” It’s also important to get one’s priorities straight, as the internet is littered with people who end up with underwhelming experiences.
Hollywood. "Who hurt you" - the city.
EmeraldIbis:
I realized after my trip that you really need to research where to go in LA. My usual travel style is to just show up without much of a plan and wander around, but that doesn't really work in LA. The famous tourist locations like Hollywood Boulevard and Venice Beach are disgusting.
AnjoonaToona:
I live near Hollywood, and trust me, it's one of the sh**tier parts of LA.
It would be really challenging for me cause my favorite part during trips is just wandering, walking in a city. Yeah i am european obviously.
Las Vegas, all fun for 2 nights, but we made a mistake and stayed for 4 nights. Couldn't wait to leave.
ositola:
You arrive bright-eyed and full of energy. You leave dehydrated and don't open any banking apps until you get paid again.
I used Vegas as a base once. Stayed off the strip and toured the surrounding sights and had an amazing time. Vegas itself had plenty of soul if you know where to look and the people were great too.. Many places have bad areas and tourist tat but It really does depend on your attitude and outlook. As for Vegas well, sometimes you've got to see and experience more than the neon and gambling...
Dallas, Texas. I cannot believe how boring that city is. I’ve had much more fun in every other Texas city I’ve visited (Austin, San Antonio, even Fort Worth!).
TheBigC87:
I grew up in Ft. Worth. This is so accurate. DFW is a huge suburban sprawl where the character has been sucked dry. San Antonio is the best city in Texas for tourism.
r0n0c0:
For all of its hype and local pride, Dallas is a disappointment. I went there for business once. It’s historic and fun, people said. They were wrong.
I lived in Dallas most of my adult life, and would never have thought of it as a tourist destination. It's a business city. San Antonio is the place to visit for tourism.
We also wanted to hear his thoughts on what things are worth splurging on. “If you've got the money then great. By paying a premium, it can save you a lot of time in travel time or when planning a trip. However, I love the planning element of a holiday, so I wouldn't want to take that away!” he shared with Bored Panda.
Tel Aviv as a teen Christian thinking they were our allies and friends. Israelis spit on my mother, called us goyim, and everyone ripped us off. The men were perverted and rude. I’ve also never been to a city where people argue amongst themselves so much. We got scammed for dinner, our airbnb tried to overcharge us, we got scammed at markets and stores, and laughed at for being christians and americans on several instances. They say Tel Aviv is famous for hospitality but thats only true if you are hebrew. Also most outwardly racist place I’ve been. Another family with our church was mexican and the israelis thought they were arab, so the way they were treated was disgusting. They got spit on twice. .
As an arab looking french and atheist.... oh dear boy what a ride... i can understand the geopolitical context and i totally respect different religion but damn Israel as a country is so racist, far right politics and a DNA of perpetual conflict and heavy communatarianism that spoils every relation.
And its government are such moronic Zionists. Zionists think every piece of land they set foot on is immediately theirs, and then just pay no mind to the people living there. "Oh, there is already a thriving, rich-cultured nation here? Let's kill them all, then orchestrate an attack and continue slaughtering them while playing the victim! Let's take the hopes and dreams of children who have done absolutely no harm and crush their spirits along with their bodies under rubble and tanks! That would be so fun!"
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I'm Catholic and had the exact opposite experience in Tel Aviv. The Jews were very respectful, except one very elderly lady who literally slapped me and called me a name in Hebrew I don't remember. I'm a blue eyed blonde, and she had the tattoo. I don't blame her. The Holocaust was as PTSD inducing as anything. I hope she's at peace now.
I have been to Tel Aviv quite a few times for work, and have the exact opposite experience. Maybe it depends on how you act yourself, this story doesn't say anything about how they behaved themselves. I'm as agnostic as it gets, and never express any religious preferences so that might have given me a different experience.
Ever even had the thought that it's about how you look? Not how you behave but how you look, sorry to say but people tend to judge by looks within the first minutes. We have all done it atleast once in our lifes.
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Really? In the secular city of Tel Aviv you found hard right wing religious extremists that spit on people that only exist in a few neighborhoods of Jerusalem and kept calling you "goyim" which is a classical neo-nazi trope. Suuuuuuure. This reads like a alt-right fantasy
Have been to Tel Aviv several times, me an atheist Slav, and I can't even imagine what one should do to get oneself spit on and called names... Maybe being outright antisemitic and entitled Ameeeeericans can do such a trick?
I literally never have any idea about somebody's religion unless they tell me. I'm curious as to what you were doing to let so many people know? Edit to add, obviously I'm not saying you should have been treated this way for being religious and it sucks you had a bad time
A lot of Americans denounce the USA. Sheesh, even the Finnish don't all agree that they are the happiest people on earth according to the latest survey. What are you trying to say?
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That's Jerusalem in the picture, though. Different city, different vibes. In my experience, people in Tel Aviv don't really care about religion
I ( an European Christian) have lived in Israel for 2.5 years. This case can happen in extremely religious communities which are in the villages that tourists don't stumble across by an accident. Heck, I live here and don't know where to find these communities. Overcharging and "a tourist trap" can very much happen in Jerusalem mostly to anyone (it happened to me and to my Jewish and Muslim friends alike). Tel Aviv has a big community of Christians, Muslims and Jews from allover the world. Unless you were rude and in their faces, I really don't believe the described situation has happened. I believe that whoever wrote this post is pro-terorist-organisasions and just like many others are trying to spread their hate all over internet.
My experience in TLV was very good, in all parts I visited (Arab parts- Jaffa, the Ethiopian neighbourhoods, the coast line, and so on) - I am polite and nice and people answer with same to me.
Some Christians go to Israel in hopes of hastening the end times. I can sympathize with Israelis who don't like that.
had to spend a day in Israel en route to Jordan on a trip once. I didn't feel safe there for a second. I was leered at, yelled at, we were almost scammed/ripped off, and mocked too (or so I could understand), and told we wasn't allowed in particular establishments etc. Yet when I got to Jordan, it was wonderful, Jordan is a muslim country, but they forgive tourists for faux pas (within reason) and are very hospitable, and if you make an attempt to enjoy their local customs, they'll love it even more, and seeing Petra in person is incredible, despite the crowds. Just be careful of the overpriced tourist tat being sold by vendors. x3 I just hope that my experience of Israel was just an unlucky one, but honestly, what I see from zionists on twitter makes me never want to visit there at all, but politics aside, I certainly preferred my time in Jordan.
I’m sorry you had such a bad experience. Getting ripped off as a tourist is unfortunately a universal phenomenon. Are you sure you were in Tel Aviv though? The picture is from Jerusalem as well as the description you gave of probably ultra orthodox religious people. They do not represent the majority of the people who are actually friendly and nice. Our country is tiny ( the size of New Jersey) but diverse in landscape and climate with both modern and archeological sites, as well as the lowest place on earth- the Dead Sea. Definitely worth a visit.
Netanyahu has created a nightmare scenario there with his right wing BS.
That is Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv. I have been to Israel around 12 times. I am Swedish and obviously not Jewish. Never got spat on or anything close.
I and my friends are from north Europe and we visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem last year in April. Never again. People were so rude, they didn't lay eyes on us at the restaurants when we asked for a service, everywhere service was bad and rude. We have never had the this kind of behavior anywhere in the world before. Almost everyone tried to rip you off. You know when you travel and fall in love to some places and think that you need to come back. Well, guess again. Only food was great. That's it. Overall 1/5 (1 is for food)
A lesson to OP...religion, just like the language a person speaks, the color of their skin, and any number of other factors serves as nothing more than an indicator of which tribe a person belongs to. Hell, this is the primary reason that so many differing religious denomination exist.
Really? What about the Russians who just bombed Ukraine today.
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I live in Korea but not in Seoul. I've been to Seoul many times and I had this feeling that it's all a front. Ppl are miserable. Housing crisis. Over worked zombies. Underpaid zombies. A city of zombies. They smile robotically and wave around their Samsung phones in elation to their leaders - Kpop and Instagram. This city is designed for Instagram and social media. There's no restaurant with soul. (no pun). There's no business that seems true to itself.
Sochi, Russia.
An absolute hellhole, no flair, no atmosphere apart from "give us all your money and then f**k off." Also swelteringly hot.
Awful, awful place.
Lastly, from unwritten rules to extra tips, Macca left us with these parting thoughts. “Research research research. I think the more you know about the destination - the culture, the history, the food - then the better prepared you are. Just by having a bit of knowledge can really change your trip, and you'll find it a lot easier talking to locals and having a more authentic experience.”
Little Rock Arkansas
I expected nothing and somehow got even less than that.
Would not recommend.
The town is named for a large boulder that was a landmark for boats coming upriver. At some point the town permitted a railroad to hack about half of the boulder away to make room for a bridge over the river.
Nashville. Unless you can't get enough of country music, felt like you ran out of stuff to do very quickly.
This makes me sad. I spent a lot of time there as a teen and it has been stripped of it's soul. Used to be lots of fun little shops, boutiques, quaint restaurants, and a few honky tonks scattered around, and The Underground (an awesome little dance club in the basement of a building on Broadway). Now it's hucksters, big bars, chain restaurants, and drunk bachelorettes. And don't even get me started on the parking!
Atlantic City is a once in a lifetime experience. As I'm never going there again.
The most heartbreaking sight was all the kids on the steps of the casino, waiting for their parents who "just went for a quick spin of the roulette wheel". Those poor kids were waiting nearly all day and night.
The boardwalk is full of the kind of people you hope don't sit next to you on a plane. Loud, drunk and they have OPINIONS.
Never again.
LA is terrible if you don’t have a local to show you around.
Billymillion1965:
Los Angeles is a horrible place to visit but a wonderful place to live. Beach and snow-capped mountains that can be driven to in the same day. Everything a big city can offer and the best weather on earth. I miss it so much.
Venice, Italy in the summer. I had been there in February and it was an amazing time. Summer though? I don't know what was happening but there were loads of fish dying in all the channels and the place reaked wherever we went. My wife tried the water taxi and she would've probably been ok, but with the dead fish smell mixed with the waves, she got incredibly seasick for a while. It just turned into a cr**py time for the few days we were there.
It's a city built on the stilts in the middle of the marshy area. Of course, it will get hellish in the summer like all the other swamps around the world. Consider it as a Loisiana of Europe. Just because it's in Italy doesn't mean that its built with rainbows and puppies.
Daytona Beach Florida. I was SO excited to go to Florida in High school. Cockroach in the hotel room. Biohazard bag in the water, all scummy touristy stuff. No thanks, saved up all that money to go working at the school store just to be disappointed. Went to Tybee Georgia a year ago and, that place was fantastic.
Sippinonjoy:
Daytona is the trashiest city in America. Florida has many beautiful beaches, but Daytona is the absolute worst place I’ve ever been.
Austin. For all its “keep Austin weird” c**p it’s simply not weird. The best thing I saw there was a “keep Houston ugly” sticker. This was ten years ago.
tadhg555:
Austin in the early '90s was still fun. Now it’s all glass high rises.
Houston
It was just concrete and roadways. I did a bunch of the highlights and unique things there.... But it just didn't have a personality.
New York, LA, Atlanta, Dallas, Vegas, Miami, New orleans, Jackson, baton rouge, Kansas City etc. they all have a feel to them. But Houston just feels like a place people go to exist and work.
Maybe because I have a lot of local family in Texas and visited a lot as a child, but Houston can be fun due to the food (especially the hole in the walls and hidden gems) and the stuff that’s not so concentrated in the city but just on the outskirts, and when they have events like rodeos and concerts can be pretty cool. So Houston’s probably a good place to live actually but not to visit unless you’ve got a local showing you around 😅
San Jose, CA.
I think it actively tries to be as boring as humanly possible.
Barstow. I saw it on the map, remembered it from the song Route 66, and decided that was where we would stop for the night. I was kind of excited about staying there.
Oof. What an awful place! It was ugly. There was just dirt and dust everywhere. No place to eat. No place to hang out. Everybody looked so depressed and worn down. It is definitely NOT a place to stop.
Not so much of a letdown but I wasn't able to enjoy Kyoto as much as I wanted. I already knew that it would be crowded especially during cherry blossom season when I went but holy f**k the number of situationally unaware tourists blocking others' path for the 'gram (Tiktok hadn't been invented yet when I went). Kanazawa ended up being more enjoyable for me.
A trip to Kyoto during cherry blossom season? The only thing you'll see a plenty of is tourists. Kyoto is breathtaking, just choose your timing wisely.
Panama City. S****y weather, s****y beaches, s****y aquarium, it's where white trash with a little bit of cash congregates.
Edit- the one in Florida.
Naples. Rome had a reputation for being messy and smelly for decades, which I saw first hand. They've since cleaned it up, and it's as beautiful as you'd hope. Naples, on the other hand, feels like a slum for the most part. It's messy, unwelcoming, and doesn't honour its history the way much of Italy does .
Damn two times in a row ? For such an amazing city... I wonder where people disgusted by Napoli are from ? As south east french dude i feel it's a perfect city. For example I was bored as f**k in Vienna the anti napoli.
Gonna be a bit different, but Singapore.
I get the hype and I'm sure it's paradise for a lot of people, but you won't get to fully enjoy your time unless you have money.
Like, I've been to expensive European cities and even splurged in big cities in Japan (esp eating A5 steak), so grabbing ye Olde credit card half the time isn't an issue. However, these cities all have ways to be enjoyed for cheap or free!
But because of how small Singapore is as a city, almost every thing you can do there needs money, and the value of the attractions are...well I guess most are not for me.
Again, I love the city and the vibe, but fck it's so expensive.
I once visited Singapore right after a 2 months trip in Vietnam and Cambodia. That felt like a jump in the future but yeah so damn expensive !
Napoli was foul. The streets stank of a horrible Lysol-type cleaner and the poverty levels were startling.
Naaah that's my favorite city in the world. What a place ! Napoli is alive, pulsing, yelling, singing and yeah dirty. The absolute opposite of Texas cities, pure vibrant place with a real soul. And the food oh boy... Napoli is like Diego Maradona, genius and devil at the same time.
Berlin. Most unfriendly place I have been in my entire life, and I’ve been to Paris.
To an American, Berlin may seem unfriendly but it is really a great city--incredible museums, very walkable, great shops, and terrific restaurants.
Istanbul.
I expected hospitable people & a city bursting with culture. I was greeted with extremely unpleasant people who go out of their way to make your stay as miserable as possible. The mosques are impressive, but you couldn't pay me to go back there. Truly horrible experience.
Rome was such a massive letdown after Florence and Venice. I still think some of the sights are incredible, but the city was a lot dirtier than I expected and public transportation really let me down. Rome was the first European city where I genuinely didn't feel safe at night.
Reykjavik, I loved Iceland, but Reykjavik is very touristy. The rest of the country, absolutely amazing.
I think some people need to remember something when they travel with regard to experiencing rudeness. You may be on holiday, but you're visiting a place where people have to live and work. They have actual lives and troubles, and aren't just there to somehow make your vacation "magical". Remember good manners and respect, and you'll likely have a better time.
Yes, thank you - glad it isn't just me. I don't get the complaint that some places/people aren't "friendly". Nah, they just have their own lives. I don't travel much, but when I do I mostly keep to myself or entertain myself with parks, museums, etc. I hardly notice if the people are "friendly" because the vast majority of people everywhere are doing their own thing.
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I agree. But the same goes for people complaining that it’s too “commercialized.” Like, duh, the locals want to make money on the millions of visitors who come to the city.
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Tourists go to touristy places only to be disappointed and complain that they are *gasp* touristy!
Before traveling, people have to think about their preferences. If you like cold weather- don't go to Morocco in summer, if you don't like crowded cities- don't go to Venice in summer, if you like calmness go to little cities Nîmes, Lille, Toulouse and not to Paris. You don't like spicy food? Don't go to India or Mexico. Make agood choice and inform you about your travel destination. So you will no unpleasent surprises...
But this list wasn’t about those issues. Everyone knows they should go somewhere they’d like to go.
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Instead of all the negativity, how about a list of great tourist destinations? Let's have some positivity.
That's actually a good idea, start a post for it William (I don't know how)
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The fact that someone can complain about Kyoto should tell you that these were just written by miserable people who had a bad experience and judged an entire city by it.
I traveled a lot in my career. I learned very quickly to stay away from the popular tourist areas. Most of the cities identified above have a lot to offer in food and culture once you get off the beaten path. Remember, the people that live there don't like the tourist areas either.
True even in the US. I lived in New Orleans for a while, the absolute best food was off Canal st, lovely little eateries that make my mouth water just thinking about it. Mom and pop groceries, and cats in store windows. Never bothered with the tourist rap venues like Antoine's, their food was mediocre at best.
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So, what I'm taking from this list is if you are going to a traditionally tourist place and act like an AH to the natives, you're stay is going to be unpleasant. Lesson to learn, do unto others as you'd have done to you.
Branson, Missouri is missing. They bill themselves as a Christian Disney or a Christian Vegas. What it is is a low grade theme park that inserts Jesus everywhere possible and wrings every last penny out of the dummies who feel they are better than everyone else because "they are going to gods theme park". In a way it does represent the South accurately. Use god to justify your crappy behavior and feel like you're better than everyone else because you do. Skip this place unless you want a bunch of smug criminals conning you and feeling righteous about doing so.
For me it's Benidorm. In the 80's visiting my grandparents there every summer it wasn't brilliant, they were already a fair way to building all high rises. The street my abuelos lived on was all beautiful villas, now it's all apartment blocks, my abuelos ended up selling their place and moving to Alicante. Benidorm is just for the worst kind of tourists now, who are often rude and overbearing to the Spanish. There are so many more nicer places to visit and stay on the Costa Blanca - Villajoyosa, El Campello, Villafranqueza, Alicante itself, Xixona, Denia, Calpe and Torrevieja. And don't limit yourself to the beaches - explore the mountains as well!
Bourbon St. in New Orleans reeked of sour booze in the middle of the day and dirty. Rest of New Orleans was awesome. Also, Stonehenge was just a bunch of rocks. Maybe I had too much expectation (my grooms cake had a replica of it on top). I didn't feel the magic while walking around it. Of course its roped off and 50ft away at the closest.
I was lucky with Stonehenge, went there before it got roped off. It really is magical when you wander among the stones in the evening.
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Well it's not the years 2000s and people are aware that Paris is not "Amelie" Paris I guess. Not that surprising.
Load More Replies... Okay, this is lifted straight from Buzzfeed. They posted it last week, and again like two days ago. Copied and pasted from Buzzfeed. This is getting bad, BP.
I think a lot of these are down to culture shock, different countries people have a different ethos of living - and some people just expect everything to be American with historical interest thrown in. I remember about thirty years ago, Americans visiting Cyprus who didn't want to try the local food, they just wanted a hamburger and fries. Which, in those days, was unknown in that area. The most delicious food around, and they wouldn't even try it.
I'm guna go with Nassau Bahamas, other islands there are awesome though. But Nassau is a very dirty, run down city with dirty beaches. Crowded. No public restrooms. You are constantly bombarded by people trying to sell you cheap china made garbage, you can't even make eye contact with people or they rush you and shove stuff in your face to buy and don't take no for an answer. Some terrible techno rap music blaring everywhere you go. Everything is so unbelievably expensive, 2 drinks and a fried food appetizer is easily $60. Not worth it.
Given the comments about locals being "unfriendly", I'm surprised London didn't make this list.
I think some people need to remember something when they travel with regard to experiencing rudeness. You may be on holiday, but you're visiting a place where people have to live and work. They have actual lives and troubles, and aren't just there to somehow make your vacation "magical". Remember good manners and respect, and you'll likely have a better time.
Yes, thank you - glad it isn't just me. I don't get the complaint that some places/people aren't "friendly". Nah, they just have their own lives. I don't travel much, but when I do I mostly keep to myself or entertain myself with parks, museums, etc. I hardly notice if the people are "friendly" because the vast majority of people everywhere are doing their own thing.
Load More Replies... Seems to me they're all tourists going to tourist places and then being upset that it's so very touristy. Well yeah... duh...
I agree. But the same goes for people complaining that it’s too “commercialized.” Like, duh, the locals want to make money on the millions of visitors who come to the city.
Load More Replies... Tourists go to touristy places only to be disappointed and complain that they are *gasp* touristy!
Before traveling, people have to think about their preferences. If you like cold weather- don't go to Morocco in summer, if you don't like crowded cities- don't go to Venice in summer, if you like calmness go to little cities Nîmes, Lille, Toulouse and not to Paris. You don't like spicy food? Don't go to India or Mexico. Make agood choice and inform you about your travel destination. So you will no unpleasent surprises...
But this list wasn’t about those issues. Everyone knows they should go somewhere they’d like to go.
Load More Replies... Instead of all the negativity, how about a list of great tourist destinations? Let's have some positivity.
That's actually a good idea, start a post for it William (I don't know how)
Load More Replies... The fact that someone can complain about Kyoto should tell you that these were just written by miserable people who had a bad experience and judged an entire city by it.
I traveled a lot in my career. I learned very quickly to stay away from the popular tourist areas. Most of the cities identified above have a lot to offer in food and culture once you get off the beaten path. Remember, the people that live there don't like the tourist areas either.
True even in the US. I lived in New Orleans for a while, the absolute best food was off Canal st, lovely little eateries that make my mouth water just thinking about it. Mom and pop groceries, and cats in store windows. Never bothered with the tourist rap venues like Antoine's, their food was mediocre at best.
Load More Replies... So, what I'm taking from this list is if you are going to a traditionally tourist place and act like an AH to the natives, you're stay is going to be unpleasant. Lesson to learn, do unto others as you'd have done to you.
Branson, Missouri is missing. They bill themselves as a Christian Disney or a Christian Vegas. What it is is a low grade theme park that inserts Jesus everywhere possible and wrings every last penny out of the dummies who feel they are better than everyone else because "they are going to gods theme park". In a way it does represent the South accurately. Use god to justify your crappy behavior and feel like you're better than everyone else because you do. Skip this place unless you want a bunch of smug criminals conning you and feeling righteous about doing so.
For me it's Benidorm. In the 80's visiting my grandparents there every summer it wasn't brilliant, they were already a fair way to building all high rises. The street my abuelos lived on was all beautiful villas, now it's all apartment blocks, my abuelos ended up selling their place and moving to Alicante. Benidorm is just for the worst kind of tourists now, who are often rude and overbearing to the Spanish. There are so many more nicer places to visit and stay on the Costa Blanca - Villajoyosa, El Campello, Villafranqueza, Alicante itself, Xixona, Denia, Calpe and Torrevieja. And don't limit yourself to the beaches - explore the mountains as well!
Bourbon St. in New Orleans reeked of sour booze in the middle of the day and dirty. Rest of New Orleans was awesome. Also, Stonehenge was just a bunch of rocks. Maybe I had too much expectation (my grooms cake had a replica of it on top). I didn't feel the magic while walking around it. Of course its roped off and 50ft away at the closest.
I was lucky with Stonehenge, went there before it got roped off. It really is magical when you wander among the stones in the evening.
Load More Replies... Well it's not the years 2000s and people are aware that Paris is not "Amelie" Paris I guess. Not that surprising.
Load More Replies... Okay, this is lifted straight from Buzzfeed. They posted it last week, and again like two days ago. Copied and pasted from Buzzfeed. This is getting bad, BP.
I think a lot of these are down to culture shock, different countries people have a different ethos of living - and some people just expect everything to be American with historical interest thrown in. I remember about thirty years ago, Americans visiting Cyprus who didn't want to try the local food, they just wanted a hamburger and fries. Which, in those days, was unknown in that area. The most delicious food around, and they wouldn't even try it.
I'm guna go with Nassau Bahamas, other islands there are awesome though. But Nassau is a very dirty, run down city with dirty beaches. Crowded. No public restrooms. You are constantly bombarded by people trying to sell you cheap china made garbage, you can't even make eye contact with people or they rush you and shove stuff in your face to buy and don't take no for an answer. Some terrible techno rap music blaring everywhere you go. Everything is so unbelievably expensive, 2 drinks and a fried food appetizer is easily $60. Not worth it.
Given the comments about locals being "unfriendly", I'm surprised London didn't make this list.
