Most overrated destination you’ve visited?

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Just that really..

I went to Barcelona in the early 90s sometime. I'd forgotten but I was also underwhelmed. I would be prepared to give it a second try though.

Agree on Bali.

would add diving at Great Barrier Reef. Most boring dive I’ve been on. Crap coral, few crappy fish. Everyone I was with raved about it though!

Have to disagree about Ibiza- I thought it would be tacky magaluf style place, but island was beautiful ! Great food

Another vote for Bali, agree with the Magaluf for Australians comment.

Also Mauritius. Very expensive, very long journey to get there and found the beaches/scenery underwhelming.

Edinburgh. I really wanted to like it but the throngs of tourists and the prices made me wince. Also not a fan of gothic architecture.

Bali...

Also Paris

Have been to Venice three times and absolutely loved the place and have never smelt anything unsavoury.

Oh no...why?

I didn’t say there weren’t! But I also have very little desire to return to the USA at all, (particularly large cities in the USA) as there are many places that interest me far more.

So they were overrated destinations for me.

Las Vegas

Paris
Lake District…wet , foggy and depressing.

Yes this! Really not a great place to visit 😔
Could be so much better.

We love Lisbon - one of our favourite places!

Tunisia - I agree with the comments on Tunisia. There were parts of it I really loved and enjoyed but it's the only place I've been where I frequently didn't feel safe outside of the hotel. Even on the hotel beach we were aggressively accosted by someone demanding we buy things from him and trying to take my DH's wallet from his pocket. The touts at the tourist sites thought nothing of grabbing you if they wanted your attention and shouting in your face (our tour guide turned a blind eye) and walking around Sousse felt really unsafe at times because there was so much blatant pickpocketing. I've been to other places where I thought people selling things were a bit in your face, but nothing like I experienced in Tunisia.

Perhaps I should visit again if you all say Venice smells fine. I did find this article that may explain what I smelt:

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1738735/travel-warning-venice-drought-sewage-smell?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Oh yes agree with Venice. Its just dirty and crumbly.

York, everyone raves about York, but I don't see it. Then again I'm from York and grew up there so don't see it through tourist eyes. Last place we lived was in the rough end too.

Agree about New York. Its basically London but without the historical interests and way more pollution. I remember opening up the window in the hotel and the air was thick with exhaust fumes, it was nasty.

Everywhere I've been in the USA has been underwhelming (apart from Hawaii, which I don't think counts).

Santorini, pyramids. Some of the Roman ruins in Tunisia on the other hand are amazing.

The Grand Canyon - just boring big orange hole.

Another vote for NYC. Really unimpressed by it. I think I was expecting something like SATC but everyone was dressed really plainly and it was really dirty and nothing like you see in the movies.

I loved Venice and thought it was magical 😍

I used to teach diving on the barrier reef, there were some days where vis was crap, no fish and rough weather. Other days where it was stunningly beautiful. The tourist reefs off cairns have suffered from over diving but if you head up into the coral sea it can be amazing.

I spent 3 weeks touring New Zealand and loved it every minute, stunningly beautiful country

Maldives, New York, Paris

Another vote for Bali. Just club 18-30, especially Kuta. I was expecting a tropical island paradise and it just wasn’t at all. To be fair though, we also travelled into the middle (Ubud) which was interesting.

Bali I agree, it’s soulless compared to some other much better places in Southeast Asia.

Also agree on Eden Project, it’s rubbish and so expensive and hyped up for what it is. The Lost Gardens of Heligan is just round the corner and so much better.

Not a massive fan of Madrid. Grubby and not much going on unless you want to go clubbing from 4am - 10am.

Milan and Turin both just big dirty cities with annoying road signs that point you in circles.

Amalfi - crowded, hot black sand, sticky high street. A place to go elsewhere from.

Chamonix - full of pretentious smug people why think they are Olympic mountain climbers/skiers and a total rip off.

Abersoch - just a vile atmosphere of foreboding and sadness.