Favourite (or otherwise) destinations
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Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
Well my list is short.... so here goes
Best place
Austria (all of it)
Worst place
Prague
Seriously... it's a beautiful city but the entire place just made me REALLY uneasy
Best place
Austria (all of it)
Worst place
Prague
Seriously... it's a beautiful city but the entire place just made me REALLY uneasy
Southy
Proud Brisbane Metaller
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Spiff
I have the power
Favourite - Paris. Love it.
Least favourite - Vienna. I spent one day there and it was the most boring day of my life.
Least favourite - Vienna. I spent one day there and it was the most boring day of my life.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
If you had a bad experience in Brussels, I can see why it would be the worst for some people. It is a beautifully hideous place for the most part, and the most eccentric place I have been for sure. I had a great time there and saw the gorgeous old town as well as all the bad stuff, so it wasn't the worst for me, but I certainly can see why it would be for others.
The worst that I can think of are Naples and Birmingham. Naples was filthy and for the most part, I was scared to be there. Birmingham is everthing you think it will be. Hideous, industrious and overpopulated. The shopping centre there on a Saturday was worse than Melbourne on Christmas eve. I am not kidding.
The worst that I can think of are Naples and Birmingham. Naples was filthy and for the most part, I was scared to be there. Birmingham is everthing you think it will be. Hideous, industrious and overpopulated. The shopping centre there on a Saturday was worse than Melbourne on Christmas eve. I am not kidding.
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
You found Vienna boring? wow
Anyway, the reason Prague made me feel uneasy is because of the following;
- There's ALOT of dark alleys even in the middle of the day
- There's no "seedy underbelly"... it's right on top!
- You can't walk 100m without someone trying to sell you something or get you into their clubs
- Not the friendliest people in the world
That being said... the architecture is quite awesome. But not a town I'd like to spend a night in
Anyway, the reason Prague made me feel uneasy is because of the following;
- There's ALOT of dark alleys even in the middle of the day
- There's no "seedy underbelly"... it's right on top!
- You can't walk 100m without someone trying to sell you something or get you into their clubs
- Not the friendliest people in the world
That being said... the architecture is quite awesome. But not a town I'd like to spend a night in
While I don't believe Brussels is a bad place, a number of factors made it the worst part of my trip. It was at the end of a good trip and was mostly a practical stop more than anything on the way back to Paris. The area I stayed in was fairly gross, although the hotel was ok. The weather was dreary and the place smelled (and looked) like human faeces. It was a depressing place to spend one's birthday on one's own.
But not all bad, I ate snails cooked in butter and garlic, fresh take-away waffles from some sort of street carnival. Waffles are good.
But not all bad, I ate snails cooked in butter and garlic, fresh take-away waffles from some sort of street carnival. Waffles are good.
dreamwatch
Syntax error
Best - New York, Sydney and Brisbane.
Worst - Paisley, Scotland. What a miserable fucking shit hole. Glasgow was a close second.
Worst - Paisley, Scotland. What a miserable fucking shit hole. Glasgow was a close second.
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
Best: Egypt. Awesome fun.
Worst: Tasmania. I've been there 3 times, and had 3 experiences in Tasmania.
Worst: Tasmania. I've been there 3 times, and had 3 experiences in Tasmania.
Shadow298
UNLEASH THE GUAN
Tasmania's my favourite place in Australia! Been there maybe 25 times and always love it. 
I didn't enjoy Amsterdam when I went there at 18, but I think that was because of a couple of dodgy experiences. It was actually a nice place, and I'd enjoy it more if I went back now. I tend to see the bright side of places I go to, so I can't think of too many I raelly don't like. Jakarta's certainly not the nicest place though. In fact it's a bit of a hole.
Favourites: Cape Town, Namibia, Paris and also Bandung in Indonesia are right up there.
I didn't enjoy Amsterdam when I went there at 18, but I think that was because of a couple of dodgy experiences. It was actually a nice place, and I'd enjoy it more if I went back now. I tend to see the bright side of places I go to, so I can't think of too many I raelly don't like. Jakarta's certainly not the nicest place though. In fact it's a bit of a hole.
Favourites: Cape Town, Namibia, Paris and also Bandung in Indonesia are right up there.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
I never really thought about it, but I guess Prague does kind of have that feel about it. This didn't make me enjoy it any less though. Kind of like Amsterdam, it had a really seedy and weird feel, but being eastern it had a slightly darker vibe about it, but I kinda liked that for something different hehe.
I have been thinking for a few days about this, and am really struggling to narrow down my favourite places. I will just have to make a small list.
Ghent, Belgium. One of the most gorgeous little cities I have been to, just love it to death.
Zermatt and St Mortiz, Switzerland. These small ski resort style towns are like something from a picture book. Gorgeous.
Paris, France. Just a colossus of a city that I only first visited out of conveniece, and fell in love with. There is so many sides to Paris that you can't help but dig it.
Melbourne, Australia. After seeing many of the worlds biggest cities and capitals, you can put into perspective how your local cities fair, and this has just made me love Melbourne more and more. One of the most livable cities I have visited. Love it.
And the top 2:
The Cinque Terre, Italy. This is a hike across 'the 5 lands', and is my favourite of my travel experiences. Amazing scenery in my favourite country. Life doesn't get much better than the day we spent here.
Camden, London, UK. Walking around Camden, ducking in and out of shops and markets amongst many thousands of shoppers was another of the most exilerating things I have ever done. Throughout my travels I always maintained that Melboure was the most multicultural place I have been, until I walked the streets of Camden. The diversity amongst so many different cultural groups, races, ages, etc was incredible. It was the perfect place for family fun, collectors and old peoples antique markets, hippies, metal heads, goths, cyber goths, dancers, hip hop folk, the list goes on. The place was so big that there were specialty stores for all these minorities and more. The food section of the market was also incredible. African, Asian and Middle Eastern food stalls everywhere that looked fantastc. Camden made me happier with the human race, and happy to be alive.
I have been thinking for a few days about this, and am really struggling to narrow down my favourite places. I will just have to make a small list.
Ghent, Belgium. One of the most gorgeous little cities I have been to, just love it to death.
Zermatt and St Mortiz, Switzerland. These small ski resort style towns are like something from a picture book. Gorgeous.
Paris, France. Just a colossus of a city that I only first visited out of conveniece, and fell in love with. There is so many sides to Paris that you can't help but dig it.
Melbourne, Australia. After seeing many of the worlds biggest cities and capitals, you can put into perspective how your local cities fair, and this has just made me love Melbourne more and more. One of the most livable cities I have visited. Love it.
And the top 2:
The Cinque Terre, Italy. This is a hike across 'the 5 lands', and is my favourite of my travel experiences. Amazing scenery in my favourite country. Life doesn't get much better than the day we spent here.
Camden, London, UK. Walking around Camden, ducking in and out of shops and markets amongst many thousands of shoppers was another of the most exilerating things I have ever done. Throughout my travels I always maintained that Melboure was the most multicultural place I have been, until I walked the streets of Camden. The diversity amongst so many different cultural groups, races, ages, etc was incredible. It was the perfect place for family fun, collectors and old peoples antique markets, hippies, metal heads, goths, cyber goths, dancers, hip hop folk, the list goes on. The place was so big that there were specialty stores for all these minorities and more. The food section of the market was also incredible. African, Asian and Middle Eastern food stalls everywhere that looked fantastc. Camden made me happier with the human race, and happy to be alive.
Lord Tim
That guy from LORD
Worst place for me... probably Zagreb, Croatia. Some absolutely wonderful people there but man, what a shit-hole. By sheer contrast however, Dubrovnik down the coast was one of the best places I've ever been. Absolutely beautiful, and the girls... Argh! *changes pants just remembering* I didn't care too much for New York, actually - it seemed like a bigger, dirtier Sydney to me.
Best place... if we're talking about OS destinations, I'd say it's a tie between Tokyo and Alkmaar near Amsterdam. I found Holland to be really laid back and the people really cool, and Japan is just a whole other planet entirely, once again with some increeeedddddiiibbbllle looking women there!
That all said, the one thing I learned about travelling around the world is how great we have it here. It ain't perfect, but it's a damn sight better than what a lot of other people have, and we should feel pretty proud to live in a country like this.
Best place... if we're talking about OS destinations, I'd say it's a tie between Tokyo and Alkmaar near Amsterdam. I found Holland to be really laid back and the people really cool, and Japan is just a whole other planet entirely, once again with some increeeedddddiiibbbllle looking women there!
That all said, the one thing I learned about travelling around the world is how great we have it here. It ain't perfect, but it's a damn sight better than what a lot of other people have, and we should feel pretty proud to live in a country like this.
