Best/Most Disappointing Places You Have Visited

Canalman · June 20, 2008, 12:57:19 PM

Carrying on the recent trend for lists here are my 5 best and most disappointing places I have visited:-

BEST

1 New York
2 Jerusalem (the place oozes history)
3 Dingle Peninsula
4 Ephesus
5 Fraser Island, Queensland

MOST DISAPPOINTING

1 Bangkok ( a kip)
2 Giants Causeway (sorry lads, but it is tiny compared to its picture in geography textbooks etc)
3 The Dead Sea (smelly,dirty with a scorching sun)
4 Madrid
5 Ayers Rock (not worth the hassle getting there)

his holiness nb · June 20, 2008, 01:29:45 PM

Best
1 - India (Taj Mahal)
2- Cancun (Chitzen Itza)
3 - The Maldives - desert island paradise
4- Antigua
5- St Lucia

Ephesus was pretty cool too Canalman. Especially the hoorhouse the lads snuck into underground from the library

Worst
Tunisia (shitehole of prolific proportions)
Newgrange
Sligo
Dominican Republic
Corfu

rrhf · June 20, 2008, 01:48:53 PM

Best:
The Maldives
Frazer island
North Donegal
Nimbin
Clermont L'herault

Worst
Leitrim
Greece
Gran Canaria
Scotland
Walsall

Yes I Would · June 20, 2008, 01:58:18 PM

BEST

1. Port Douglas
2. New Zealand
3. Paris
4. The Vatican
5. Buffalo Joes

WORST

1. Playa del Ingles
2. Istanbul
3. Copperface Jacks
4. Wexford
5. Kilkeel

Tony Baloney · June 20, 2008, 02:03:14 PM

Is this yet another thread for people to show how much they have travelled?!

However I never fail to be unimpressed by a visit to Larne!

5 Sams · June 20, 2008, 02:08:10 PM

Best by a mile:

Manhattan

then:

Corca Dhuibhne
Tehran - amazing place
Crete

Worst:

Ballymena
Portadown

Minder · June 20, 2008, 02:10:46 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on June 20, 2008, 02:03:14 PM
Is this yet another thread for people to show how much they have travelled?!

However I never fail to be unimpressed by a visit to Larne!

It seems to be Tony, i am waiting for the monthly thread "most famous person you have met" to be regaled of tales from posters doing tequila slammers with Bill Gates.........

Rossie11 · June 20, 2008, 02:29:16 PM

Best:
Thailand (Bangkok, Chaing Mai, Phuket)
Barcelona
New York
Krakow
Edinburgh

Worst:
Gran canaria
Milan (boring)
Warsaw
Glasgow
Ballinasloe

Gabriel_Hurl · June 20, 2008, 02:30:31 PM

Most disappointing - Times Square on New Years Eve

his holiness nb · June 20, 2008, 02:59:50 PM

Quote from: Minder on June 20, 2008, 02:10:46 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on June 20, 2008, 02:03:14 PM
Is this yet another thread for people to show how much they have travelled?!

However I never fail to be unimpressed by a visit to Larne!

It seems to be Tony, i am waiting for the monthly thread "most famous person you have met" to be regaled of tales from posters doing tequila slammers with Bill Gates.........

Ah get over yourselves ye grumpy auld hoors. Whats wrong with letting other people who like to travel know where you recommend and dont recommend?

Tony Baloney · June 20, 2008, 03:05:53 PM

QuoteAh get over yourselves ye grumpy auld hoors. Whats wrong with letting other people who like to travel know where you recommend and dont recommend?

Aye but there are just so many of this type of thread on the board. Maybe we just consolidate it by everyone scanning the stamps from their passport into a thread called "My passport has more stamps than yours"

corn02 · June 20, 2008, 03:06:08 PM

Best place :
Pompeii (surprisngly good)
Barcelona
Paris

Worst:
Gran Canaria
purgatory

Goats Do Shave · June 20, 2008, 03:11:27 PM

Who would have thought there would be so many well travelled hoors on thee Board!

Best
Kusadasi
Toronto

Worst
Fuerteventura
Portydown

Good shout on Epehsus!!

bingobus · June 20, 2008, 03:21:17 PM

Best:
Anfield

US Virgin Islands
Edinburgh
Sorrento (Inc Pompei which was unreal place)
Ibiza Town (old part of town)

Most disappointing:
Gran Canaria
Ibiza - San Antonio
Cork City
Co Cork

ONeill · June 20, 2008, 03:29:23 PM

Best:

Glencar Waterfall
Top of Cavehill
Leenane
Paris
Glenariff

Worst:

Bangor
Portadown
Rome