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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Have you been anywhere abroad or here on holiday or visited and you didn't like it?

Please share where and why.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Canada. Very beautiful, but there are only so many mountains and lakes you can enjoy. After 4 weeks there, it all looked the same.

New York. Claustrophobic and feels like London, but without the soul.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Hated Ibiza (SA) when younger, the San Antonio piss head vibe and all things larey, nah, not for me at any point in my life.

Him

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

France hated every time I have been there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lanzarote windy and dirty. Never again.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Couped up in a small caravan at pevensey bay when I was a kid... it rained all week and we had to listen to radio Luxembourg fading up and down all the time

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Canada. Very beautiful, but there are only so many mountains and lakes you can enjoy. After 4 weeks there, it all looked the same.

New York. Claustrophobic and feels like London, but without the soul."

4 weeks is along time to stay somewhere.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Hated Ibiza (SA) when younger, the San Antonio piss head vibe and all things larey, nah, not for me at any point in my life.

Him"

I had my purse stolen in Ibiza

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"France hated every time I have been there"

Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

any holiday with my ex

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Lanzarote windy and dirty. Never again. "

The wind is quite nice on a hot day.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"any holiday with my ex

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went on a cruise. Never again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"any holiday with my ex

Totally agree with this one!

We went on holiday every year for 13 years and had many short breaks too.

All of them she caused issues.

The best holiday I had with her was when she was heavily pregnant and wanted to rest.

I just went out with my daughter every day, it was great.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spain as a kid hated ever last minute of it..never been back abroad since

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Singapore - It just felt kinda boring after seeing the rest of southeast Asia. Just another big city.

Peru - Absolutely beautiful, but I got severe altitude sickness and just wished I was dead the whole time.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Went on a cruise. Never again "

How come?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"any holiday with my ex

Totally agree with this one!

We went on holiday every year for 13 years and had many short breaks too.

All of them she caused issues.

The best holiday I had with her was when she was heavily pregnant and wanted to rest.

I just went out with my daughter every day, it was great.

13 years of terrible holidays

apart from 1

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Spain as a kid hated ever last minute of it..never been back abroad since "

Abroad might be different now your older

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Singapore - It just felt kinda boring after seeing the rest of southeast Asia. Just another big city.

Peru - Absolutely beautiful, but I got severe altitude sickness and just wished I was dead the whole time."

I would have have the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't had holidays I have not enjoyed yet.

Every time I go on holidays there is always some kind of adventure awaiting me, so I make the most out of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alcudia in Mallorca when I was younger.

Full of pissheads and std's.

Yes we went for a good time..have a few drinks etc but these people were on another level.

Didn't enjoy the scene at all.

Was like something you'd see on 'sun, sex and suspicious parents' on BBC3.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And for the best holiday?

It's tough to choose. I visited Cambodia/Thailand and Vietnam earlier in January as a 3 in 1 trip.

Loved every second of it.

Mind you, the Maldives weren't bad either

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I went on a lads holiday to Faliraki when I was 18. As much as I like to drink it really wasn't my thing.

I haven't really been on holiday with my friends since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Malta. Bloody filthy, unfriendly and generally poop. Admittedly this was some 23 or so years ago and it may well have changed.

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By *arrapsMan
over a year ago

port talbot

"Malta. Bloody filthy, unfriendly and generally poop. Admittedly this was some 23 or so years ago and it may well have changed. "

No it hasn't it's still shite....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Alcudia in Mallorca when I was younger.

Full of pissheads and std's.

Yes we went for a good time..have a few drinks etc but these people were on another level.

Didn't enjoy the scene at all.

Was like something you'd see on 'sun, sex and suspicious parents' on BBC3."

Magaluf is worse for that kind of thing. I loved it back in the day

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By *anetandNickCouple
over a year ago

Ross-on-Wye

We like sailing holidays - the best for taking your mind off work.

But 3 years ago, we were doing an end-of-season delivery for a well-known flotilla company, and the boat we were given was absolutely shot.

The gearbox got stuck in reverse just as we were leaving the pontoon on day one. Very nearly drifted onto some rocks.

The VHF radio had a range of less than shouting distance (cable in the mast was broken).

A vital chart was missing from the nav. pack - we navigated one day by road map.

Later just as we were approaching a narrow harbour entrance, the engine control lever literally came off in Nick's hand. Never got the sails up so quickly in our lives, another close one.

Then the fresh water tank burst, flooding the cabin and leaving us without water for a week.

AND.... we totally failed to get a single sex date!

(Don't want to put you off yachting, of course!!!)

Janet

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By *erdita Von TeaseWoman
over a year ago

nottingham

I wouldn't say I 'disliked' it but after two weeks in the Maldives I was bored out of my brain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crete as a teenager...I hated the food, it was dirty, too hot and the hotel staff were all perves. Could never understand why there were no flushing toilets when the Ancient Greeks were so civilised

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wouldn't say I 'disliked' it but after two weeks in the Maldives I was bored out of my brain"

I think that's why I liled my visit so much.

I stayed for 4 days and that was more than enough. Beautiful place though. I miss it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A week in Corfu when I was younger. I spent four days of it in bed with sunstroke. Gods be damned my fair hair and complexion.

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By *tephenBunChowMan
over a year ago

Haywards heath/Waterlooville

Antigua - been to many Caribbean islands. Unfortunately the people weren't friendly. Lovely island though.

Side in Turkey, nice resort etc but when in touristville get hassled and if you refuse to engage the locals were extremely rude.

Best holidays,

St Lucia

West Canada and the Rockies

Amalfi Coast

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Malta. Bloody filthy, unfriendly and generally poop. Admittedly this was some 23 or so years ago and it may well have changed.

No it hasn't it's still shite...."

Good to know, I will continue to avoid it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never had a holiday I've hated yet. Think it has a lot to do with who I have travelled with.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

Went to Majorca one year as a kid. The north of the island. The hotel turned out to be an absolute shithole. The food was dreadful. Flies we're buzzing about everywhere. My dad ended up spending most of the time there in bed ill. It was one to forget. Needless to say, we never went back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Went on a cruise. Never again "

Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bangkok... really shit place I wouldn't go back.

Tunisia about ten years ago. Bad holiday.

Best holiday either Miami or Vietnam.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once went to Swansea.... Never again!... Although just up the road a bit further tenby, quite nice a bit further still into Pembrokeshire, lovely.

Glasgow, I don't like either, mablethorpe and that whole Lincolnshire coast line up to hull...yuk.

Jersey, not as pretty as you think it will be, guernsey is better although sark better still..

I think it's people I don't like and not places lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A family holiday to Whitby nearly drove my parents to divorce & I'm not kidding.

The car broke down both ways ( dads fault ) the holiday accomodation was tired, run down & located in a street with loads of pubs in it so really noisy at night ( mums fault ). It pissed down with rain all week & there was nothing to do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn't enjoy Jamaica as didn't feel safe and had my camera stolen.

Hated Brussels.

Grand Canyon... although amazing to see, was so hot I fainted and oh the flies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I went to saloon and had 100 euros stolen was not a happy bunny at all

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

magaluf years ago

south of france but only cos i ended up in hospital and my now hubby left me there

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By *rey NomadMan
over a year ago

Calne

Tunisia: extreme stomach bug took months to fully recover, many more on the coach to the airport

Best holiday Thailand been a few times and travelled around

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

El Salvador.

That place was mean and edgy - everyone seemed tattooed, tool-up, ready to kill. Everything was covered in razor wire.

I can cope with desperate poverty but El Salvador had a real edge. Couldn't wait to leave.

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By *tephanie19631TV/TS
over a year ago

oxford

Benidorm.

Hated the kiss me quick hat wearing brigade searching for the best full English and pint of warm tetleys

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Isle of Sheppey!

All prisons and caravans

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We like sailing holidays - the best for taking your mind off work.

But 3 years ago, we were doing an end-of-season delivery for a well-known flotilla company, and the boat we were given was absolutely shot.

The gearbox got stuck in reverse just as we were leaving the pontoon on day one. Very nearly drifted onto some rocks.

The VHF radio had a range of less than shouting distance (cable in the mast was broken).

A vital chart was missing from the nav. pack - we navigated one day by road map.

Later just as we were approaching a narrow harbour entrance, the engine control lever literally came off in Nick's hand. Never got the sails up so quickly in our lives, another close one.

Then the fresh water tank burst, flooding the cabin and leaving us without water for a week.

AND.... we totally failed to get a single sex date!

(Don't want to put you off yachting, of course!!!)

Janet"

Just as well I don't like boats. Glad you lived to tell the tale

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

Went to Magaluf for a hen do.

Knew I wasn't going to like it before I went but it was much worse than I anticipated.

Scum bags, piss heads, vomit and used condoms all over the place, meat heads acting like complete twats around the pool, at the beach, in bars, on the street. Pretty much everywhere...

Couldn't wait to leave and Sod's law meant we were stuck there a few extra days due to the strikes in France.

- Amy. x

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Ah. And then there was Burning Man IV.

That was nearly a disaster.

Half a dozen of us, coming from various places, arranged to meet in a particular bar in San Fran on a particular day.

We missed our flight from NYC because I confused the take off with the landing time - spent 5 hrs on nerve-wracking standby.

My American mate was in Canada but flew to St John and not St Johns (I dunno, he ended up sever thousand miles out of place and took another 2 days and hundreds of pounds to get to SF).

Then there was the problem couple. They'd just gotten together after he met her the day she'd come out of the Priory (baggage) and was whacked on a range of prescription meds to the extent that he couldn't wake her in time to get their scheduled flight... they arrived a day late, having gone via LA.

Then there was the one poor chap who *did* make the rendezvous - only his credit card had been cloned and then stopped and he had no money.

That was the beginning.

It got worse...

The woman with the problems was taking valium and drinking throughout the (very hot) days. We'd have people from neighbouring camps saying, "Uh, there's this girl who's taken her clothes off and is rolling around in the dust... think she might be one of yours?"

Her bf was off playing like a kid in a sweet shop and it fell to the rest of us to look after this woman.

The straw that broke the camel's back was on day 3 when I returned to the motorhome and found this woman, naked, split beaver with TWO RANDOMS STARING AT HER.

I was like, I think you should fuck off. Right. Now.

And then I told the bf that he should be looking after his woman as it was fucking about with my holiday... he said I had the problem with him...

Which is when I exploded and challenged him to a knife fight - You. Me. Two knives. Out there. One of us comes back. Let's finish this.

He folded quicker than Superman on wash day but, funnily enough, the friendship didn't recover.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Corfu. It rained, then we got sick, then we came home.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Mykonos - but it's an awesome place.

My best friend had just died and I was in shock. The greatness of Mykonos couldn't, of course, lift my spirits much.

I do recommend a holiday there though and have been back.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ah. And then there was Burning Man IV.

That was nearly a disaster.

Half a dozen of us, coming from various places, arranged to meet in a particular bar in San Fran on a particular day.

We missed our flight from NYC because I confused the take off with the landing time - spent 5 hrs on nerve-wracking standby.

My American mate was in Canada but flew to St John and not St Johns (I dunno, he ended up sever thousand miles out of place and took another 2 days and hundreds of pounds to get to SF).

Then there was the one poor chap who *did* make the rendezvous - only his credit card had been cloned and then stopped and he had no money.

That was the beginning.

It got worse...

Her bf was off playing like a kid in a sweet shop and it fell to the rest of us to look after this woman.

The straw that broke the camel's back was on day 3 when I returned to the motorhome and found this woman, naked, split beaver with TWO RANDOMS STARING AT HER.

I was like, I think you should fuck off. Right. Now.

And then I told the bf that he should be looking after his woman as it was fucking about with my holiday... he said I had the problem with him...

Which is when I exploded and challenged him to a knife fight - You. Me. Two knives. Out there. One of us comes back. Let's finish this.

He folded quicker than Superman on wash day but, funnily enough, the friendship didn't recover.

Wow! Your holidays sound fun

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Benidorm.

Hated the kiss me quick hat wearing brigade searching for the best full English and pint of warm tetleys"

Just like the programme then

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Ah. And then there was Burning Man IV.

That was nearly a disaster.

Half a dozen of us, coming from various places, arranged to meet in a particular bar in San Fran on a particular day.

We missed our flight from NYC because I confused the take off with the landing time - spent 5 hrs on nerve-wracking standby.

My American mate was in Canada but flew to St John and not St Johns (I dunno, he ended up sever thousand miles out of place and took another 2 days and hundreds of pounds to get to SF).

Then there was the one poor chap who *did* make the rendezvous - only his credit card had been cloned and then stopped and he had no money.

That was the beginning.

It got worse...

Her bf was off playing like a kid in a sweet shop and it fell to the rest of us to look after this woman.

The straw that broke the camel's back was on day 3 when I returned to the motorhome and found this woman, naked, split beaver with TWO RANDOMS STARING AT HER.

I was like, I think you should fuck off. Right. Now.

And then I told the bf that he should be looking after his woman as it was fucking about with my holiday... he said I had the problem with him...

Which is when I exploded and challenged him to a knife fight - You. Me. Two knives. Out there. One of us comes back. Let's finish this.

He folded quicker than Superman on wash day but, funnily enough, the friendship didn't recover.

Wow! Your holidays sound fun

Never a dull moment.

"You can only be truly miserable when it's sunny - everything else is just an absence of sunlight. Similarly, you can only be truly lonely when surrounded by family and friends - everything else is simply an absence of company.

"It follows that if you wish to experience the truest misery and loneliness possible you should take your friends and family to some hot and sunny place.

"You could call it a holiday."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ah. And then there was Burning Man IV.

That was nearly a disaster.

Half a dozen of us, coming from various places, arranged to meet in a particular bar in San Fran on a particular day.

We missed our flight from NYC because I confused the take off with the landing time - spent 5 hrs on nerve-wracking standby.

My American mate was in Canada but flew to St John and not St Johns (I dunno, he ended up sever thousand miles out of place and took another 2 days and hundreds of pounds to get to SF).

Then there was the one poor chap who *did* make the rendezvous - only his credit card had been cloned and then stopped and he had no money.

That was the beginning.

It got worse...

Her bf was off playing like a kid in a sweet shop and it fell to the rest of us to look after this woman.

The straw that broke the camel's back was on day 3 when I returned to the motorhome and found this woman, naked, split beaver with TWO RANDOMS STARING AT HER.

I was like, I think you should fuck off. Right. Now.

And then I told the bf that he should be looking after his woman as it was fucking about with my holiday... he said I had the problem with him...

Which is when I exploded and challenged him to a knife fight - You. Me. Two knives. Out there. One of us comes back. Let's finish this.

He folded quicker than Superman on wash day but, funnily enough, the friendship didn't recover.

Wow! Your holidays sound fun

Never a dull moment.

"It follows that if you wish to experience the truest misery and loneliness possible you should take your friends and family to some hot and sunny place.

"You could call it a holiday."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Went to Magaluf for a hen do.

Knew I wasn't going to like it before I went but it was much worse than I anticipated.

Scum bags, piss heads, vomit and used condoms all over the place, meat heads acting like complete twats around the pool, at the beach, in bars, on the street. Pretty much everywhere...

Couldn't wait to leave and Sod's law meant we were stuck there a few extra days due to the strikes in France.

- Amy. x"

Palma nova is nicer x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"magaluf years ago

south of france but only cos i ended up in hospital and my now hubby left me there "

Left you there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Egypt

To many kids begging, quite upsetting and heart breaking to see them everyday trying to get a few coins for a meal while your holidaying it up

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Egypt

To many kids begging, quite upsetting and heart breaking to see them everyday trying to get a few coins for a meal while your holidaying it up "

Iv never seen any kids begging

what a shame.

I like Egypt but I stay in hotel complex or just go to soho square as I get oissed off with people trying to get you in they're shops, turkey is the same!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Malta. Bloody filthy, unfriendly and generally poop. Admittedly this was some 23 or so years ago and it may well have changed. "

Iv never fancied Malta

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mykonos - but it's an awesome place.

My best friend had just died and I was in shock. The greatness of Mykonos couldn't, of course, lift my spirits much.

I do recommend a holiday there though and have been back."

That's sad Sophie

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Tunisia: extreme stomach bug took months to fully recover, many more on the coach to the airport

Best holiday Thailand been a few times and travelled around

I didn't mind Tunisia but only in the hotel. The lifeguard was a letch though with the worst teeth Iv ever seen!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Crete as a teenager...I hated the food, it was dirty, too hot and the hotel staff were all perves. Could never understand why there were no flushing toilets when the Ancient Greeks were so civilised

Where in Crete?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Went to Magaluf for a hen do.

Knew I wasn't going to like it before I went but it was much worse than I anticipated.

Scum bags, piss heads, vomit and used condoms all over the place, meat heads acting like complete twats around the pool, at the beach, in bars, on the street. Pretty much everywhere...

Couldn't wait to leave and Sod's law meant we were stuck there a few extra days due to the strikes in France.

- Amy. x"

Hey, at least they were playing safe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guantanamo Bay was disappointing, food shite, accommodation poor and orange jump suit too small, never again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I hate all holidays. Whatever positives you might get from it are always out weighed by the negatives.

I think with living outside the UK as a child for 9 years might be behind it.

But Disney World took the biscuit. Even as a kid I didn't care for Disney. The crowds, the queues, the obnoxious tourists and the creepy mascots.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Well I hate all holidays. Whatever positives you might get from it are always out weighed by the negatives.

I think with living outside the UK as a child for 9 years might be behind it.

But Disney World took the biscuit. Even as a kid I didn't care for Disney. The crowds, the queues, the obnoxious tourists and the creepy mascots. "

I really couldn't think of a worst holiday (mainly the expense and ques)

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over a year ago

"Well I hate all holidays. Whatever positives you might get from it are always out weighed by the negatives.

I think with living outside the UK as a child for 9 years might be behind it.

But Disney World took the biscuit. Even as a kid I didn't care for Disney. The crowds, the queues, the obnoxious tourists and the creepy mascots.

I really couldn't think of a worst holiday (mainly the expense and ques) "

Recently came across a photo in a family album from that holiday. Me stood next to Goofy looking completely miserable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spent a long weekend in Bruges...very disappointing

Never saw a dwarf, nobody got shot and the place is 'a feckin' shit hole'

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