Deleted User wrote: » When people say nightlife do they mean techno raves or a good restaurant? I’m surprised that Bruges doesn’t have a restaurant or two. I just looked on Tripadvisor and it has a beer tour. Can’t go wrong with that can you?
Mister Vain wrote: » I wouldn't say Budapest is boring but I'd agree with other posters that the people there are not the friendliest. A lot of it is really run down. All the stunning architecture is on one side of the river.
Muahahaha wrote: » Lived in Finland for a year for work and the cities are pretty dead in the summer months because a lot of Finns have summer houses by the lakes and in the forests outside the cities and they go there every weekend. Mid summers festival (Juhannas) is huge there and the whole country decamps from the cities to the countryside for it. But out in the countryside every weekend in summer is a huge session of thousands of people drinking beer, taking saunas and speedboating on the lakes. We played pitch and putt pissed drunk one of the nights at 2am with the sun right there just above the horizon, it never gets dark. Have been on that ferry to Sweden and its an almighty session for Finns. There is actually two ferries, one that takes 8 hours and the other almost 20. The 20 hour one just stops in the middle of the sea overnight so people can drink duty free alcohol all night. Alot of the Finns stay on the boat when it gets to Stockholm until it goes back a few hours later and they go drinking on for the second night, its a proper 2 day booze cruise.
Kaybaykwah wrote: » If you are bored with Rome, you are probably on life support.
MyLove4Satan wrote: » It is actually Dublin-based media who big up Galway more than anyone else.
EmmetSpiceland wrote: » They never mention the, excessively, large number of liberals living there.
Hulk Hands wrote: » You keep saying this but it doesn't make much sense. Because there's an arts festival or a few bearded buskers? The place is 1/4 full of culchie students who are too drunk or hungover to give a to give a toss about ideals and most of the rest are ordinary workers. In the last election for the area all the leftie parties did horribly badly, with the SF candidate (if you can call them liberal) being the only one returned. Noel Grealish nearly topped the poll and he's about as right wing a TD as there is atm
Kaybaykwah wrote: » Yes, I love Budapest, too. What a stunning city, architecturally, and the parks are superb. The food is excellent, and cheap, comparatively speaking.
MyLove4Satan wrote: » 100% and Paris is the last of the mega-cities you can still find decent and inexpensive places to eat even right in the centre.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » You can still eat out in central London for cheap if you know where you're going, far cheaper than ireland anyway. All the Indian restaurants on Brick Lane are practically giving the food and drink away and you can BYO.
cgcsb wrote: » Stockholm for me, dreary af, nobody around considering the population. That being said I haven't seen much of the USA bar NY/SF/Boston but I'm reliably informed that the remainder of the country is either too dangerous to travel to or a snore fest.
hahashake wrote: » Still amazes me people go there who have seemingly no interest in these things. Probably one of the most diverse range of things to do in a relatively small country. Case in point an interesting fact is that NZ is the country with the worlds highest per capita boat ownership. People actually enjoy the environment rather than just looking at it. Great hiking, hunting, fishing (all types), skiing, surfing, white-water rafting, caving - and all in a diverse landscape. If you having no interest in a little exercise or getting dirty, it shouldn't be high on your list.
breezy1985 wrote: » Indian is particularly cheap but you will also get plenty of good meals for a tenner and if your not picky all you can eat Chinese for less than that on Soho
hahashake wrote: » Great barrier reef, Blue mountains, Whitsundays etc. are great. Melbourne is often ranked as one of the best cities in the world to live in and Sydney isn't far behind. More expensive than the developing world but what do you expect? When people from all around the world want to live there then the prices go up. Plus you are comparing continents with billions of people and diverse cultures to a country of 20 million.
Deleted User wrote: » My original post was about Christchurch specifically. I went to NZ and enjoyed most of the road trip and outdoor activities and scenery, but I remember Christchurch city centre being a little bit like a Church actually. And the cathedral is not as nice as our Christchurch cathedral.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Jaysis this thread is making me desperate to travel again. I'd nearly prefer to go to some of the places described than still be stuck at home! This is such a weird view. How does hardly any foreigners visiting make somewhere boring, or even bad? You must have gone to a different Valencia because the one I went to was fantastic - massive riverbed park through the city you can use to cycle through to get around, gorgeous beaches a short drive outside the city and a reasonable city beach as well, loads of amazing bars and restaurants, the Albufera, home of paella, gorgeous Old Town with cathedral and other stunning buildings...it honestly sounds like you did just did it wrong. And I also saw tons of foreign tourists, all over the place. Most Polish cities I've visited have been absolutely shocking. Just awful, ugly, bland, unfriendly people. The exception is Krakow. For me, I'd say the most boring place is any Swiss city. They're beautiful and clean but they all seem to have a soullessness about them, whether you go to Zurich or Lucerne or Geneva or Lausanne. Dull with little real character or charm. Bern was the nicest I went to but even then I'd say you'd get bored after one or two days there. Of course the real attraction of Switzerland is the nature and scenery, not the cities, and that never disappoints, but it's a shame most of the cities are so boring.
Muahahaha wrote: » what did she hate about Paris? Parisians can be a bit gruff but but you get that in cities with a lot of tourism, the locals just get tired of tourists everywhere walking slowly and getting in their way. Then they try talking english to a local and it doesnt go down well, hence the Parisian reputation for being gruff. But Paris itself is a stunning city, it really has to rank as the most beautiful city in the world. If you sat down to create a new city with an unlimited budget it still wouldnt turn out as beautiful as Paris.
Covid21 wrote: » And the great ocean road is the most overrated drives in the world.
GT89 wrote: » I've found the locals everywhere in France not just Paris a bit unwelcoming towards tourists. I get the feeling that compared to places like Spain and Italy the country doesn't really see tourism as a priority and it is only seen only a side industry. Whereas in Italy and Spain they'd be very welcoming towards tourists in order to get as much money they possibly can.
Jackben75 wrote: » Eindhoven, Prague, Hannover, Louth
Giggsy19 wrote: » Courtown in wexford, horrendous place. No amount of alcohol can help make this place good.
NSAman wrote: » While I found Paris snooty.... I find the countryside to be extremely friendly, especially Brittany. I have had some fantastic nights in the middle of no where talking to locals in bars.
Mad_maxx wrote: » Rural NZ is paradise but there isn't one memorable urban area in the entire country It's like one big farm
GT89 wrote: » In fairness though what were you expecting in Courtown. It's Courtown like.
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