Where is the most overrated holiday destination you’ve been?

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Where have you been on holiday and thought “wow, that was a waste of my time and money”.

Mine was travelling to a fairly remote tropical island where people were supposed to be so friendly. Unfortunately we found the people we interacted with in the hotels and restaurants to be anything but nice. It piddled down with rain and then we almost got scammed.

Well I only went down the East Coast, supposedly the best part, but I think West and Tassy would have been more to my taste.
Also, didn't like people - very fake, ignorance of anything beyond their own lives appalling, and the anti-Britishness/racism even became tedious.

Jordan is also bloody dull and full of people who want to take advantage of tourists. Total contrast to Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Egypt which have lots to do and mostly much nicer people.

Warsaw- super interesting but I found the city architecture quite oppressive and bleak. Loved krakow though.

cancun is awful- was only there a few hours and delighted to get out.

im afraid I’m another one who doesn’t love Paris. I’ve been lots and have visited friends who live there so not just confined to the main touristy spots but I just don’t love it and feel like someone is constantly trying to scam you in central. Metro definitely feels like it’s rougher than central London.

Sadness? What was the Berlin sadness?

I was horrified by Paris. Full of graffiti, scruffy, etc. Maybe I didnt drink enough when I was there lol.

Lol at Belfast being amazing. It is not. I went recently, it was tiny and grubby and the only excellent thing is the Titanic museum (which is brilliant). Food was crap, loads of places wouldn’t take card or Apple Pay payments. It rained every single hour of every single day 😂

I think I am traumatised

i love most other places mentioned here but I found Perth (Australia, not Scotland) very disappointing. Like a small English city only hot. Don’t know what I was expecting - more typical Australia with wonderful wildlife I guess.

Agree. Venice is absolutely stunning. Probably quite cool at this time of the year but it really is a magical place.Enjoy 😊

Santorini - the least Greek place in Greece Ive ever been. Thry even paint the cracks in the pavement to make it look pretty. If you can see tge pavements amongst all the crowds.
Oia is pure hell on earth. Rammed.
Overpriced.

It was just shit.

I loved Majorca. Only been once as an adult but hope to go back many times. It does vary a lot though. I spent 10 days doing a really hard hike in the North-Western mountain range, seeing stunning scenery and beautiful old villages. I'm very aware it's not all like that tho.

I so wanted @Mikimoto to end this sentence with "bloody peasants!"

(PS - I don't like Paris, but am not a peasant 😁).

And the grass near the Eiffel Tower has huge rats running across it at night. I know rats are everywhere but these were huge.

I get what the poster means about Berlin but it is part of the reason I love it oddly. It has such a unique feel to it.

I love Barcelona and Venice and Paris - I think the key thing is to get off the main drag. My biggest disappointment was Porto, especially as we did Segovia and Salamanca on the same trip. Spanish tapas and terrace life just didn't seem to translate to Portugal - Porto was just dull in comparison. Also been to Lisbon, which was better but not enough to give it the love I have for places like Seville or Granada. And I can't quite explain why. Pisa was not that exciting either past the traditional sites - preferred Lucca.

Malta - all cranes and half built buildings

And Liverpool over Manchester any time - though that might be fighting talk. :) I prefer Birmingham to Manchester.

@MissAmbrosia i used to live in Porto and I always felt it was a lovely place to live and probably a rubbish place to visit. The best places to go out were often off little side streets and you’d never know there were bars or cafes behind these big wooden doors.

I love Liverpool. Been four times for weekends and had a truly tremendous visit every time

I never understand the Paris hate. I visited many times. Lived there for a few years which was tough in many ways.

But then im not sure id ever go back to Athens, Rome, or Marrakech.

Ulan Bator. Too many nail bars, cheap tattoo parlours and takeaways.

Also Chile. People think interesting shape so interesting country. No. Interesting shape, boring country. There really is nothing to do in the capital at all.

even though Paris was my answer, I do still think it's a place you should just go see anyway. I loved the Salvador Dali museum and I also went to Notre Dame at mass and it was stunning. Other than that, meh...

Oludeniz, Turkey. The only attraction is a horrible oily dirty “lagoon” that magazines edit to look pristine in pictures.

I loved Lisbon and can go back again and again. Could actually move there forever🥰 so beautiful and best food!

Bangkok. Have never hated a place before. No issues with the rest of Thailand but really do not want to go back there ever again. Horrible layout of a city means you are easily forced into tuk tuk or overpriced cabs, sticky, filthy, smoggy and all the locals seem intent on robbing you blind.

I've been to Edinburgh many times - for work, and to visit friends. I stand by my comments! It's pretty in the Old Town, Portobello, Leith etc but a bit 'samey', and I've found the people to be pretty snobbish and hostile.

I really liked Krakow! What didn’t you like about it. Fabulous square.