Most overrated destination you’ve visited?

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Just that really..

Bali
Ibiza
Las Vegas

In that order.

Both of mine have already been mentioned...
LA: Dirty, crowded and felt unsafe.
Bali: Too much of a tourist trap. Too many 'influencer' typesnor those just looking for the perfect Instagram shot.

Venice! Like Disneyland, total tourist trap, expensive, smelly and just not my bag at all.

Cairo and the pyramids
Naples

@Bumble84, that did make me laugh. Dh and I visited Bali some years ago, and a dd who had been told us which areas to avoid, because ‘It’s a hot Blackpool full of Aussies - you’ll hate it!’

The areas we did visit were very nice, but I can’t say Bali wowed me in the way it was traditionally supposed to. Since dh was based in Jakarta for a while we’ve seen a lot of ‘other’ Indonesia, which I must say I preferred.

Niagara Falls. Underwhelming

Oh I loved Niagara Falls! The town is tacky but the falls themselves were amazing. The boat trip was enormous fun.

Dubai

They don't have a Four Seasons or Oberoi in magaluf I don't think....
Bali like many places, it depends where.

The Pyramids of Giza. Just ruined by all the touts. Also right next to the suburbs of Cairo so area surrounding them is pretty built up, was not expecting that!

Comments about NYC been underwhelming! Personally loved NYC!

Los Angeles, specifically Santa Monica. It was just so uniform and drab. We were told it was a great place to stay and the beach was lovely but the downtown was just so dull.

Lands End

Tacky souvenir shops and a dodgy 'fun fair' you have to walk through to actually get to the sea. You have to pay for parking and also if you want a photo with the iconic sign!

Honfleur, over priced and full of tourists. 😎

New York.

I feel I have to stick up for LA though having lived there for nearly 20 years. People say 'I went to LA' but if you literally only went to Los Angeles then no wonder you think it was awful. Greater LA is made up of over 80 different cities each with their own culture and heritage. Burbank is completely different from Santa Monica, Pasadena is nothing like Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes is as much like Bell as Chelsea is like Slough. There is a ton to do in LA from botanical gardens, art museums, theme parks, historical areas, shopping, hiking through mountains, restaurants, beaches, whale watching, boat trips. There has to be something you like there.

Rome. I had to go there for 4 months for work and lasted 1 month before swapping with a colleague. I found the people on the whole to be really rude and just full of scammers everywhere- it was so tiresome.

I have been to Venice twice, both times in summer and never noticed the smell. I really love it.

Pisa. What a dump.

Lisbon. Pavements were full of dog shit, drug dealers and broken open bin bags - I thought it was. aright dump.

Milan. Overpriced, tourist trap, super busy and just felt a bit run down and unsafe.

On the other hand, wasn't expecting to like Venice but really loved it. It didn't smell when we were there so that probably helped, I'm sure I've read something that it does stink at certain times.

Toss. Up between Barcelona and Lisbon. I just didn't "get" either place.

eden project

Paris
florence
pisa
Santa Monica.

Framlingham castle. I love castles. This one has a song about it.
It's absolute bobbins. And about £15 to get in. All it is some walls, a very poor small exhibits and a cafe.

Strange. Been to Venice 4 times, expecting it to be smelly but never found it so.

I was most disappointed with Acapulco. Was expecting Monte Carlo and got a run down English seaside resort. The cliff divers were amazing though.

Isle of Capri….tacky, dirty, no customer service.