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Where are the worst places you've been on holiday?

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  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    Varadero, Cuba.
    Couldn't even get directions without having to tip first.
  • poppie123
    poppie123 Posts: 957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Side, Turkey... Nasty place!

    Fuerteventura in April... cold and windy. :(
  • Dragonista
    Dragonista Posts: 138 Forumite
    The worst place I've ever been to was Pattaya, Thailand but that was for business.

    Worst holiday, even though we spent US$250 for a weekend was Bali, Indonesia. We were in the Kuta/Seminyak area. In the words of my partner "like Newquay, but hot". We basically felt it's where the late 20-somethings go when they're too old for Magaluf and have more money.
  • Dragonista
    Dragonista Posts: 138 Forumite
    Isla Margarita, never ever ever again. We and others we met out there took action against the holiday company it was so desperately dire
    Shame about Margarita. I loved it! I went over 10 years ago and found it pretty unspoilt as it was before people really knew about it. There were few "resorts" and no direct flights. Are there nowadays?
  • Have to agree with the opening poster; Sunny Beach, but I will also add Burgas, Pomorie, and most of the places we visited in Bulgaria (we hired a car and travelled around).

    The exceptions were Nessebar and Sozopol, but then they were both crammed with tourists.

    I definitely wouldn't choose to go back to Bulgaria - anywhere!
  • Mr_Wang
    Mr_Wang Posts: 1,302 Forumite
    Dragonista wrote: »
    The worst place I've ever been to was Pattaya, Thailand but that was for business.

    Worst holiday, even though we spent US$250 for a weekend was Bali, Indonesia. We were in the Kuta/Seminyak area. In the words of my partner "like Newquay, but hot". We basically felt it's where the late 20-somethings go when they're too old for Magaluf and have more money.

    I too didnt think much to Bali and particularly Kuta - But Newquay :cool:

    I think the best description is that its the Australian Ibiza. :D
  • holidaysforme
    holidaysforme Posts: 1,786 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Blackpool! it was a long time ago, but unfortunately i still remember it all too well.
    Cyprus. full of drunken British squaddies.
    Much the same as Blackpool really. :)
  • Hezzawithkids
    Hezzawithkids Posts: 3,018 Forumite
    Morocco. Hot, smelly, full of flies and horrible people.

    Weymouth comes a poor second. Dull and dismal.
    £2 Savers Club 2016 #21 £14/£250
    £2 Savers Club 2015 #8 £250£200 :j

    Proud to be an OU graduate :j :j

    Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain
  • Dragonista wrote: »
    The worst place I've ever been to was Pattaya, Thailand but that was for business.

    Worst holiday, even though we spent US$250 for a weekend was Bali, Indonesia. We were in the Kuta/Seminyak area. In the words of my partner "like Newquay, but hot". We basically felt it's where the late 20-somethings go when they're too old for Magaluf and have more money.

    Bali was one of my favourite holidays! Though I travelled around and spent most of my time in Ubud - which has a very different feel to Kuta, much more relaxed - yoga each morning at the Yoga Barn overlooking rice fields - did lovely walks and bought a few too many wood carvings! Its such an easy island to travel around.

    Worst holiday was Morocco - such a disappointment - after a week we were bored -and fed up of being over charged, etc
  • Morocco. Hot, smelly, full of flies and horrible people.
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    That was our experience too
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