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Where’s the one place you never want to visit again?

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hollysteers Mon 13-Sept-21 12:13:57

In my case, Benidorm?

Fernhillnana Tue 14-Sept-21 11:48:25

Paris. Horrible, aggressive, rude people. Inedible food, exactly the same in every restaurant and cafe. A miserable place.

Alioop Tue 14-Sept-21 11:48:07

Greta Green because I got married there. The place was nice, the ex was not.

inishowen Tue 14-Sept-21 11:47:45

Tunisia. We arrived in the evening and went for a walk. I was wearing shorts. I began to notice that every female had their legs covered. I was so embarrassed at being stared at. I'd packed one long skirt and ended up wearing it every day. We went to the capital one day and hubby went to find a toilet. I sat on a bench and a man stood in front of me just glaring. We went into the souk and as we made our way through the narrow passages a man hit me on the shoulder as he couldn't get past. There was zero respect for women.

Antonia Tue 14-Sept-21 11:47:25

Bridlington. So tacky, but nor helped by the weather which was scorching.
We love Brussels though, and once had the unforgettable, magical experience of the opening night of the floral carpet. Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance.

www.flowercarpet.brussels/en

Patsytaylor Tue 14-Sept-21 11:46:45

Edgbaston road, london.

HannahLoisLuke Tue 14-Sept-21 11:46:08

Any of the Canary Islands, Gibraltar, Egypt.

Beau1958 Tue 14-Sept-21 11:43:52

Goa. Lovely resort hotel but I just can’t get my head round all the filth and poverty around the hotel. We both got deli belly we ate in a restaurant outside the resort apparently the staff sleep on the floor of the restaurant and use the outside grounds as a toilet. Just couldn’t go back.

Damdee Tue 14-Sept-21 11:43:20

Berry Pomeroy castle. It's haunted.

LauraNorder Tue 14-Sept-21 11:39:57

Dafydd and Blodwen were making out in the back of the car. ‘Ooh Dafydd’ she groaned ‘kiss me where it smells’.
‘I’m not driving to Rhyl at this time of night’ he replied

Humbertbear Tue 14-Sept-21 11:38:42

Riga - It was soul-less, the restaurants closed at 9.00pm and the Xmas market was a few stalls on a street corner. The most excitement we had was spending the evening in the police station because my passport had been stolen.

LauraNorder Tue 14-Sept-21 11:28:54

No one should ever be sent to Rhyl even as punishment for the most heinous of crimes

Jackiest Tue 14-Sept-21 11:27:32

FannyCornforth

Another vote for Rhyl. Grim

Yes I would vote for Rhyl although it was 30 years ago I went there. Mcdonald's was the best restaurant in town.

LauraNorder Tue 14-Sept-21 11:25:33

The kitchen

Kate1949 Tue 14-Sept-21 11:19:06

Yes sheer drops in Amalfi too. We got the bus one day and it encountered another bus coming around the cliff. Neither would budge and there wasn't enough room to pass each other. Ours started to back up and we were sure we'd go over the edge. Obviously the drivers knew what they were doing but it was definitely white knuckle time!

Josianne Tue 14-Sept-21 11:15:09

Talking of roads, our teenage daughter insisted we went to the Lord of the Rings site in NZ. It wasn't a proper road, it was just a track with sheer drops, with us in a hired vehicle. Never again, it's a wonder we're still alive!

Kate1949 Tue 14-Sept-21 11:10:22

The Amalfi Coast is stunningly beautiful. You can visit some gorgeous and fascinating places - Capri, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Ravello lots more. However the mountain roads are terrifying. I wouldn't go back because of that.

GranEd Tue 14-Sept-21 11:09:36

Mogsmaw and Whatdayisit I had the misfortune to live and work in Northallerton for six months (the longest , and dreariest six months of my life!)
A very boring nothing sort of town with lots of unfriendly people - of course my view could have been coloured by having the landlady from hell. ?
Admittedly it was over sixty years ago and things might have changed but no way am I ever going back to find out even though I only live about 30 miles away from the place.
Very sorry ? to all the lovely people I’ve now offended.

JaneJudge Tue 14-Sept-21 11:07:38

I didn't understand what heavy petting in the pool was until I went to the Tropicana in Weston super mare

Callistemon Tue 14-Sept-21 10:59:33

Casdon

Another vote for Weston- super-Mare for me. There’s nothing super about it at all, and when I last went the shopping centre was the grottiest ever. The donkeys were nice though, to be fair.

There's a good fish and chip shop! smile
And it is far superior to Barry Island but then neither of them are what I call seaside.

Callistemon Tue 14-Sept-21 10:58:01

Barry Island

Casdon Tue 14-Sept-21 10:55:19

Another vote for Weston- super-Mare for me. There’s nothing super about it at all, and when I last went the shopping centre was the grottiest ever. The donkeys were nice though, to be fair.

FannyCornforth Tue 14-Sept-21 10:37:58

Another vote for Rhyl. Grim

love0c Tue 14-Sept-21 10:25:49

Cap de Formentor. Goodness me! The drive there was petrifying! I think I would have been much better in our own car but it was in a hire car. Husband loved the drive grin.

Chewbacca Tue 14-Sept-21 10:20:57

Rhyl. My mum and I dubbed it ‘Rotten Rhyl’ after a weekend there - admittedly years ago. It might be nicer now of course but I don’t plan to check!

Nothing has changed Urmstongran, I drove through there at the weekend and it's awful!

henetha Tue 14-Sept-21 10:20:20

We had a family Christmas in Malta a few years ago.(2013).
It was overwhelmingly packed with millions of tourists (including us!), cars, traffic everywhere. I found it unbearable. Is it always that busy? The hotel was perfect though.