Best/worst country to visit

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AIBU to ask which countries/cities were the best or worst you have visited and why?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found Dublin underwhelming. I can't really put my finger on it, but I know I was shocked at the level of homelessness and begging there - and this was 30 years ago!

Best - Thailand. The people, he scenery, the food are all amazing.

Worst - Luxemburg. There is NOTHING to do there.

I love New York, Vilnius, all of Greece, Alanya in Turkey, Lincoln, Leeds and bizarrely Newark (don't think that's a city though)

I hated Egypt. You wouldn't pay me to go back. The hassle I got off the locals and much more than others as I was a " single unmarried mother". Never again

Best place: camping in the Ural mountains. So, so beautiful. Russian people are a lot of fun and certainly like a drink!
Worst place: The "Bostel" chalets in Amsterdam Bos (like a big urban park). We were stopping in Amsterdam after visiting Efteling (which is magical) and I thought the Bos would be more child friendly than the city. In fact the park was flat and boring (I know, I know.. Holland!), the accommodation was dirty and the proprietor was a Basil Fawlty character.

Best = Australia (specifically Melbourne), Florence, Hamburg, anywhere in France especially the Pyrenees.
Worst = Tunisia (hassle etc) and South Africa (poverty / constantly uneasy).

Sad re SA as the landscape, widlife and some of the people I met were lovely. Wouldn't go back though.

We just found Dublin a bit boring (I know, I'm probably going to be told there are no boring places, only boring people, etc.) and struggled to find much of interest to do. I'm usually very happy just wandering around cities even if I don't have much on the itinerary, but I didn't find Dublin charming/pretty enough to enjoy wandering around.

However, the weather was relentlessly bad and we got unlucky with a couple of very underwhelming restaurants we chose. Also there was a very surly member of staff in our hotel who we kept encountering and who made us feel quite unwelcome. I imagine if we'd got better weather and stayed in a different hotel, we might have a more positive overall view of the city.

Southern Germany is great

I think that was why we didn't find dublin that interesting Thisis.
Our hotel was disappointing as well. The public rooms were very grand and had recently been decorated, but the bedrooms were shabby and in need of updating.

Best: Austria, Japan, Sweden, and South Africa

Worst: UAE (Dubai). I just couldn’t enjoy it. It’s underwhelming, too hot, and colourless.

Best; Mexico, Thailand, Venice (in fact all of italy) , Holland , Cambodia

Worst Tunisia, Cape Verde, Paris

I love
South Africa (away from the big game parks)
Lesotho which just took my breath away
Italy
France

I have been to Germany a lot and never enjoy it. Not even at Christmas.
I like Prague but anywhere outside the immediate centre of Prague I find dull.
Cape Verde served a purpose but was boring as fuck. Probably brilliant of you love AI beach holidays, I however get bored easily!

Best - Cape Town, beautiful, beautiful people amazing place.
Worst - Munich - soulless!

Love:
Austria, especially Salzburg and lakes
Madrid
USA, especially NY
Blakeney (north Norfolk)

Dislike:
Dublin
Paris

yes Bavaria is one of my very fave places - beautiful place

I also found Dublin dull and expensive - not fun

I love France as well

My favourite city is Liverpool - because it's the best place in the world !

My favourite city to visit is probably Valencia. I also love Paris, but I lived there, so wasn’t a tourist. I think it’s less lovely if you get caught in the numerous tourist traps there.

Least favourite would either be Lima or Tangiers. Tangiers I definitely wouldn’t go without my husband and I hate saying that.

Italy, especially Florence but only out of season.

I haven't been to many places but these are mine:
Best: Barcelona/Paris or London.
Worst: Alicante

Best -
India - Delhi, Jaipur, Amritsar
Thailand - Bangkok, Hua Hin
Italy - Rome, Venice, Verona
Swizerland - Geneva, La Chaud de Fonds
Belgium - Brussels, Bruges, Gent, Oostende
Cyprus - Pissouri
UAE - Ras Al Khaimah
Canada - Toronto, Sauble
USA - NYC, NJ

Worst
never been anywhere i didnt like. But i always research before going and find things id like to see and try out.

Best-
Sweden; Stockholm. The archipelago sailing in to the city is immensely beautiful. I felt so safe and the architecture is fab. Just a wonderful place to live and very homely.

Iceland (rural)- very beautiful natural wonders and very friendly people.

Worst
Reykjavik. Nothing much to do there at all.

Estonia- Can't put my finger on it but as someone else said, I wouldn't rush back

Wait!

I wouldnt say i hate Paris but i didnt enjoy as much as i thought i would. Id go back to give it another shot though

Worst: Belgium. It was so boring. Sure, the town's like Bruges were pretty but I just couldn't be entertained and had to take day trips to other boring cities. Not too fussed with Germany either.

Best: Norway. Was never too fussed with visiting there but then went to visit a friend and it was amazing. I was also very pleasantly surprised with Scotland. I also really like Hong Kong.

Oh how could I forget Scotland! I love Edinburgh and Glasgow. So lovely. Not mad on Aberdeen, though we also lived there and had to endure one of the coldest winters they’d had for a while. Also lived in Edinburgh for two years in a cardboard box flat with no central heating; Aberdeen for one year with great central heating, beautiful flat and a gas fire was worse!

Hong Kong was brilliant. We felt so safe there as well. I found out afterwards that the Triad rely on income from tourism, so the irony is that a gang of ciminals make it safe for tourists!

lonicera

I’ve heard similar about NI; it used to be quite safe for day to day activities as the provos kept criminals in line. A teenager attacked and killed a pensioner in my home town. Little cunt was off his face on booze and blues (alcohol and Valium), asked an old man for a cigarette and beat him to death when he didn’t have one. I obviously shouldn’t approve of anything the provos did but when he was told to leave the country after he’d served his pitifully short sentence or he would be shot, I have to say that part of me thought “good”. Sorry - dark detail there!

*derail