Which city break did you NOT enjoy?

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Where’s overrated, and why? Looking at making a 2023 travel itinerary and curious.

I wasn’t fond on Rome.

I would love to try Amsterdam but worried about safety: wouldn’t be interested in any of the ‘popular’ activities that folk do there, or the red light district. I more like the look of the food, culture, boat trips and museums.

Further afield but I hated San Francisco.
Went in June, very cold, but just couldn't see the appeal.

Try Ghent and/or Bruges. Mini Amsterdams!

Barcelona. Felt very unsafe.

I loved Amsterdam and felt very safe there.

Loved : Rome, New York, Reykjavik, Edinburgh, Oslo, Venice,
Meh : Paris, Nice
hated : Naples & Barcelona

Try Rotterdam, like Amsterdams younger cooler sister!

Every single one when it was freezing cold. I'm not made for the cold x

Oh I adore Barcelona! I lived there for 6 weeks as an au pair. Surprised to see it pop up on hated lists!

Paris last time , although had been before and loved it.
Amsterdam- lovely.
Berlin - didn't like it.

Warsaw. I really enjoy Eastern Europe but couldn't wait to leave Warsaw. Our lovely tour guide said it's common reaction.

I didn't enjoy Amsterdam. I found it seedy, smelt like weed and food was a bit crap. 3 hour wait to get into the Anne Frank museum made worse by pouring rain and Van Gogh's sunflowers had been lent to another museum so didn't even see them.

Also, Dublin. Felt like London (on my doorstep) just really expensive.

For me, European cities that have absolutely lived up to the hype are Lisbon, Cologne, Berlin, Venice and Paris.

Just been to New York…not for me

Paris, so dirty and smelly.

Wouldn’t return to Rome in a hurry.

I loved all of those on the list so far (especially Napels, which I know is decisive). But I hated Vancouver, because of it’s really obvious and rather scary drug problem.

Istanbul. Went there expecting to love it.

Taxi from airport crashed on the way to the hotel - driving the wrong way down the motorway (and yes it was an official taxi!)

Stayed at the Hilton. Room was nice but everything else about the place sucked.

Robbed by another taxi driver. Someone tried to rip my (modest) engagement ring off my finger. Everywhere I went men grabbed me (I was wearing linen trousers and a long sleeved top).

Terrorist bomb went off in the bar / nightclub we were in just the night before.

Live animals (cats, dogs, chickens) in tiny cages with no water in markets.

Got the worst food poisoning ever - 15 days on the toilet.

And I was there with a girl from Istanbul who was in tears at the end of the trip as it had been so blooming awful.

I hated Barcelona but loved Warsaw. I was a bit ambivalent about Berlin.

I can't say I didn't enjoy it, but a city I really don't think I'll go back to again having been there maybe 4 or 5 times over the years is Paris. It's just not that special.

You can’t go wrong with Scandi cities in my opinion

Paris and New York were a disappointment for me. Would have really loved to have enjoyed both.

I’m not keen on New York, but I love Rome.

New York - too built up. Even Central Park had roads through it.

I've never had much of a good time in Venice - mixture of issues. It really is extraordinary and beautiful but I have always found it really hard work.

Ditto Paris tbh.

Paris. Very over rated, probably didn't help that we were scammed out of money there.

Marrakesh

New York

I've been to Amsterdam twice and loved it though!