Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Preferably not UK cities but if you've got stories to tell, feel free. Been to a few in Germany and loved them. Specifically Dusseldorf, Koln and Heidelberg. The one I enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would however, was Paris. Didn't expect to like it one bit but what a city. Wouldn't say I've got a least favourite as such, but the one that underwhelmed me most was Amsterdam. Enjoyed my time there and done a lot but I was just expecting more. It didn't have a lot of charm for me and just felt like any other city really. Also shocked at how expensive and crowded it was too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Quite simply for me: Favourite - Barcelona (I’m a wee bit biased as I lived there!) Least favourite - two, I’m afraid - Amsterdam (disappointed with it rather than disliking it) and Marseille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Lincs Jambo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Going back 25-30 years I lived in Vienna for a while. Amazing city and apart from the centre and one or two posh neighbourhoods it’s surprisingly working class but without any slum areas. Very vibrant as well and great value for money with the exception of the 1st district. 30 miles up the Danube is Bratislava. Total dump though it may have changed by now. Budapest also amazing, even in the Communist days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Best - New Orleans, Rome and Chicago Worst - Las Vegas (hell on earth to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, Morgan said: Quite simply for me: Favourite - Barcelona (I’m a wee bit biased as I lived there!) Least favourite - two, I’m afraid - Amsterdam (disappointed with it rather than disliking it) and Marseille. Actually loved Marseilles..was there 2 years ago . Nice mix of edgy and history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, Morgan said: Quite simply for me: Favourite - Barcelona (I’m a wee bit biased as I lived there!) Least favourite - two, I’m afraid - Amsterdam (disappointed with it rather than disliking it) and Marseille. I hear you Morgan. I'd wanted to go for years and had maybe hyped it up in my own head too much. Seems like everyone has been too and they all say how amazing it is. I did like it and would maybe go back, but I just found the place unbelievably busy and expensive. As I said, it didn't have any real charm for me like say, Paris. We were getting the train to Dusseldorf after so the night before, we went to a newsagent across from Centraal Station to get some munchies for the mornings journey. A few cans of juice, a couple of big bags of crisps and a few chocolate bars honestly came to about 30 euro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Forgot about Brussels too. Only spent a few hours but didn't particularly enjoy it and my girlfriend hated it. Place looked dull and a city already on edge with a huge police presence was made worse by the large trade union protests that day. Only bit that looked nice was the main square. Other than that, the place didn't look lively or interesting at all. The train station was like Waverley in the 90's and with the strikes ongoing, we waited around for our train in a station that was just rammed full of shady characters and gypsies panhandling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourite either San Francisco or Cape Town. Least Favourite - was disappointed by Sydney. Away from the water it’s just a big, hot, busy city. Least favourite of the Oz cities I’ve visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 No absolute favourite, but places I have really liked and would be happy to go back to / spend more time in / live in for a while are: Vienna, Bilbao, Berlin, Gent, Sevilla, Budapest, Amsterdam, Copenhagen (haven't been to the last two for years though, and I believe both have now become pretty expensive) Places I haven't really liked, am not bothered about returning to, and wouldn't want to live in: Barcelona (the least friendly Spanish city, in my experience so far), Hamburg, Rotterdam, Warsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogsy Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourite - Madrid. Incredible place with so much to see and do. Stunning architecture. It's the only city I've been to that I think I would live in other than Edinburgh. Least favourite - Milan. Not horrible just slightly underwhelming. It's a bit industrial and not a patch on other Northern Italian cities I've been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Like Lisbon - lots to see and do and great food and drink with friendly people Hated Berlin - a huge sprawling load of nothing exciting, the pubs and restaurants were the most unfriendly I've experienced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie's Boyfriend Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Best for me - Prague, nice food and beer at good prices, good weather in the summer and not faraway . Budapest , great spas/pools/parks etc and cheap ,good weather in the summer and not faraway. Wroclaw , lovely wee city with good quality food and drink at very cheap prices, good weather in the summer and not faraway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Waikiki, and of course for us Las Vegas. I actually liked Amsterdam, was disappointed in Paris and Rome, not favourites but could spend time in Aukland or Melbourne. To be honest I was not really taken in by any of the European cities, I guess I have become a person who has a primary requirement of sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites: Boston, New York and Edinburgh (a UK city but worthy of inclusion). Least favourite: Baltimore and Dubai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jambos_1874 said: Favourites: Boston, New York and Edinburgh (a UK city but worthy of inclusion). Least favourite: Baltimore and Dubai. No argument from me on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, moogsy said: Favourite - Madrid. Incredible place with so much to see and do. Stunning architecture. It's the only city I've been to that I think I would live in other than Edinburgh. Least favourite - Milan. Not horrible just slightly underwhelming. It's a bit industrial and not a patch on other Northern Italian cities I've been to. Mate of mine visited Madrid last summer and loved it. Was pretty surprised by how good it was and said it was pleasantly good value for money there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites : Toronto and Berlin Least favourite: Dublin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites: Porto and Ljubljana Least favourites: Paris and Podgorica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmiyaHearts Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites are any Japanese city, Prague & Oranjestad (Aruba). Least favourite is Melbourne. Despite the city being a modern city that looks great, the locals are generally racist idiots. The blatant racism I heard in Australia on a daily basis was mind-blowing. Cairns being slightly less racists due to the number of non-Aussies there. Nuremberg was a bit disappointing as well. Too quiet for my liking. Paris was diabolically rubbish. I don't know anyone who's gone and liked it. No highlights from my visit at all. Glasgow is still my favourite city outside Japan. Been all over the world but I love living and working in my home town. It's easy to travel around, loads of good music venues, good pubs in town as well as west end & south side + great restaurants and it's all very affordable. As long as you get away somewhere sunny during the year, where else would you rather be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites: Rome, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Vienna Least favourite: Dubai, Paris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Naples was a bit of a hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, the general said: Actually loved Marseilles..was there 2 years ago . Nice mix of edgy and history We were first there in 2003, back a few times since with the most recent the summer of 2016 when England were playing there. It was dodgy as hell that day (mind you, it was going to be!) but we were at a Christening meal with friends so we just had to turn a blind eye. Just something about it wasn’t our cup of tea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Loved- Rome, Munich, Prague Least favourite- Marseille, Paris, Amsterdam Rome is the tops, I would live there easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 51 minutes ago, Locky said: I hear you Morgan. I'd wanted to go for years and had maybe hyped it up in my own head too much. Seems like everyone has been too and they all say how amazing it is. I did like it and would maybe go back, but I just found the place unbelievably busy and expensive. As I said, it didn't have any real charm for me like say, Paris. We were getting the train to Dusseldorf after so the night before, we went to a newsagent across from Centraal Station to get some munchies for the mornings journey. A few cans of juice, a couple of big bags of crisps and a few chocolate bars honestly came to about 30 euro. Correct about the ‘no charm’, Locky. That is a pretty good summary btw. Paris on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Madrid, Seville and Valencia are also big favs. of ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said: Favourite cities. Boston, Dallas and Louisville. In Europe. Barcelona and Paris. Least favourite. New York. Dirty and mental. I knew you would opt for Barca! I’d actually rather live there, than here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, the general said: Naples was a bit of a hole Agreed. As is Genoa, especially the port area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey J J Jr Shabadoo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourite is San Diego (after Edinburgh). Least favourite is Rotterdam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboross Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourites : Vilnius and Ghent. In different ways both are beautiful old cities with a youthful, relaxed vibe. I also love the contrast in Vilnius between the medieval Old Town, the remaining communist blocks and the ultra modern developments springing up all over the place. Least favourite : Los Angeles. The only place I've ever been that I've truly hated. The hills to the north and a few small pockets of the city are lovely but by and large its just a huge, dirty mess of a place with very little of interest to the visitor. My lasting memory of LA is a homeless dude waking along Hollywood Boulevard with his tadger out taking a leak as he walked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Morgan said: Correct about the ‘no charm’, Locky. That is a pretty good summary btw. Paris on the other hand... Paris was more for the bird. She'd always wanted to go and I had never been bothered. I was pretty reluctant when even French people told me Parisians were rude and it wasn't a nice place. Perfect example of going to places with an open mind, cos I ****ing loved it there. Weather was magic, and even with armed police everywhere and everyone on edge, the city was just magnifique. I could walk around sun kist Paris all day and never get bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, OmiyaHearts said: Favourites are any Japanese city, Prague & Oranjestad (Aruba). Least favourite is Melbourne. Despite the city being a modern city that looks great, the locals are generally racist idiots. The blatant racism I heard in Australia on a daily basis was mind-blowing. Cairns being slightly less racists due to the number of non-Aussies there. Nuremberg was a bit disappointing as well. Too quiet for my liking. Paris was diabolically rubbish. I don't know anyone who's gone and liked it. No highlights from my visit at all. Glasgow is still my favourite city outside Japan. Been all over the world but I love living and working in my home town. It's easy to travel around, loads of good music venues, good pubs in town as well as west end & south side + great restaurants and it's all very affordable. As long as you get away somewhere sunny during the year, where else would you rather be? I've stayed in Paris twice and did like it; having said that, you've got to be careful where you go to drink and eat otherwise you could end-up getting getting badly stung when the bill comes... As with everywhere else, a wee bit of research beforehand can help you find what you're after. One major lesson I've learned with anywhere in France though is to forget about ordering a beer - it's both shite and expensive - and stick to the vin du pays instead! (Can't agree with you about Glasgow either: sorry... It's OK, and definitely has good points but doesn't do it for me overall. The weather's horrible as well. Much prefer Edinburgh / the east coast of Scotland, or some other UK cities, such as Newcastle & Durham. Good on you for sticking-up for your home city though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourite is Munich. Least favourite equal is Naples and Milan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, The Real Maroonblood said: Favourite is Munich. Least favourite equal is Naples and Milan. Just out of curiousity, why did you not like Milan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Oh, and syndney I could really not abide at all. though I was there with a baby, and it REALLY does not cater to kids. And I don't like Australians, which does not help. The country is plastic with no history, and it really shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, OmiyaHearts said: Favourites are any Japanese city, Prague & Oranjestad (Aruba). Least favourite is Melbourne. Despite the city being a modern city that looks great, the locals are generally racist idiots. The blatant racism I heard in Australia on a daily basis was mind-blowing. Cairns being slightly less racists due to the number of non-Aussies there. Nuremberg was a bit disappointing as well. Too quiet for my liking. Paris was diabolically rubbish. I don't know anyone who's gone and liked it. No highlights from my visit at all. Glasgow is still my favourite city outside Japan. Been all over the world but I love living and working in my home town. It's easy to travel around, loads of good music venues, good pubs in town as well as west end & south side + great restaurants and it's all very affordable. As long as you get away somewhere sunny during the year, where else would you rather be? I thought Oranjestad was a bit run down. Much preffered Willemstad on Curacao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Locky said: Paris was more for the bird. She'd always wanted to go and I had never been bothered. I was pretty reluctant when even French people told me Parisians were rude and it wasn't a nice place. Perfect example of going to places with an open mind, cos I ****ing loved it there. Weather was magic, and even with armed police everywhere and everyone on edge, the city was just magnifique. I could walk around sun kist Paris all day and never get bored. Was this the trip that gave you your ‘Eiffel Tower experience’? The one you posted on here about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Places I would go back to or have been to more than once - Rome, Venice, Budapest, Paphos, Athens, Pompeii & Anywhere on Santorini. Been & probably wouldn't rush to go back to - Berlin, Naples, Messina & Sorrento. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Morgan said: Just out of curiousity, why did you not like Milan? Just disappointed in general. Didn’t find a lot to do. Probably I wasn’t adventurous enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Demolition Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Best - Chicago, New Orleans, LA and San Francisco. Worst - Memphis (shitehole) and San Diego (underwhelming). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Morgan said: Was this the trip that gave you your ‘Eiffel Tower experience’? The one you posted on here about. It sure was! Mental like, but worth every minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Fav - Berlin or Barcelona Least Fav - Paris... city of romance my bum. The place absolutely reeks of pee, there's homeless people everywhere, sadly, and rats just kicking about like they own the place. Food is terrible as well.... although the transport isn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favourite was Prague. I used to go a lot on business in the second half of the '90s. I was last there about 7 years ago and it had lost a lot of the charm it had when I first went; it's become brasher and more commercialised but is still a beautiful place by and large. I'd give Cape Town a bit of a commendation. I only had a short stay and in unseasonably good weather for the middle of their winter. I'd like to go back and check whether it's what it seemed for my short stay. Many to choose from for the worst. Lagos is awful; Accra not much better. Shanghai is horrible. Probably Shanghai to take the biscuit. And I don't get New York. Just a big city and I already live in one which is much, much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I love Amsterdam, miss it loads, but then I'm a smoker. I also loved Haarlem, Alkmaar, Tilburg, Eindhoven and Utrecht in Holland, Rome's epic, I like Koln a lot, Aalborg in Denmark too. New York I didn't like, needs to calm down a bit, London too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 49 minutes ago, doctor jambo said: Loved- Rome, Munich, Prague Least favourite- Marseille, Paris, Amsterdam Rome is the tops, I would live there easily That's what I should have put at the top of my list. I've only been 4 times but separated by 8-10 years each time and it doesn't change. Prague has changed a lot and I fear if I went back now, I'd really not enjoy it as much as I did when it was "new". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Morgan said: Quite simply for me: Favourite - Barcelona (I’m a wee bit biased as I lived there!) Hoping to go there next year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Love La Paz. And another for being surprised by Paris. Didn't hold much hope but absolutely feel in love with the place. Don't like Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Least favourite....Los Angeles, a dull soulless place for me. Favourite...Rome, closely followed by San Diego, could easily go and spend the rest of my days in either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Favs: Rome, Copenhagen, Melbourne and Dubrovnik. Not keen: Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, Marvin said: Hoping to go there next year or two. Give me a PM if/when you’re going, Marv. We lived there for 11 months and visit 5 or 6 times a year so would be delighted to give you any help/advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, AlphonseCapone said: Favs: Rome, Copenhagen, Melbourne and Dubrovnik. Not keen: Paris. Not been to Melbourne, disliked Brisbane and Syndey Loved cairns - the tourist tattiness actually made it better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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