@techmom99 I agree about Vegas. Been there a couple of times, no need to go back. Too overpriced and crowded. I feel the same about Atlantic City…went there years ago when H had a trade show there, that is the first and last time I’ll ever go. I don’t gamble, so I’d say that’s probably the main reason I don’t like Vegas or Atlantic City!
@oldfort same with me! An Alaska cruise doesn’t interest me whatsoever.
I also felt Cancun was overrated…would rather go somewhere else in Mexico…
Sometimes it’s not an entire city I dislike, but a part of a city or certain tourist attraction. I love New Orleans but hate Bourbon St. I like NYC but hate Times Square. There is more to LA then downtown and Hollywood. London is great but I hate Piccadilly Circus. I really dislike how every European city has those stupid Dungeon museums or the Medieval Torture museum…they have those everywhere! They’re not unique! And don’t even get me started on Madam Tussaud’s wax museum…I’ve met people who said that was one of the best things about London, really? They have one in LA too! Same with the Hard Rock Cafe or M and M world…
Never loved Germany… Especially back when I first started traveling in the mid-70’s. Every time I saw an older man in Germany I would think to myself “What did YOU do in the war?” My impression of Berlin, when the wall was still there, was “Serves 'em right.” Seeing people arm in arm singing in beer gardens gave me the creeps, I could so see them happily sieg heil’ing together. I have some relatives who live in Germany, and these days I enjoy the country much more than in the past. But its terrible 20th century legacy will always keep me from “loving” Germany, no matter how pretty the scenery. Call me hard-hearted and unforgiving, that’s OK.
I know hubby thought he was being sweet but he booked us a trip to Vegas for our anniversary. I was very clear about being eh about it last time we went. So I’m planning a trip to Hoover dam, golfing trips, cirque de soleil and I’ll find some good restaurants and figure out how to get us off the strip. I think his good memories are from the relief and relaxation after a particularly stressful time of our lives. I’m also so darn cheery and I try to not complain. I’m just letting you all know I’m going to go and make the best of it but there were a million other places I would have chosen.
^^ I would have a hard time being as gracious as you - your plan of side trips and good food may save the trip!!
Death Valley is another interesting day trip from Las Vegas. But given the topic of this thread, ymmv ?
Nobody likes Atlantic City! It’s awful!
My daughter and I LOVED Death Valley, although we were there in April, not summer. It was still 98 F in the middle of the day but cool at night. Beautiful place, would highly recommend visiting at least once.
BTW wrong thread but now that I’m back from Europe I have to recommend two spots to y’all. Alsace, France is full of cute small towns (eg, Colmar), it’s touristy but not as crowded as the bigger cities. If you like history this is an area that has gone back and forth between France and Germany over the years (we went to one castle that I joked was the ‘who was paying attention in AP Euro?’ field trip as it was bombed during the 30 years war, restored under Kaiser Wilhelm, but now is in France). If you like wine it’s a wine-growing region and you can visit tasting rooms (can also visit vineyards although we didn’t do that). If you like sports the Tour de France went through there this year and there were tons of little bike monuments along the way and yellow jerseys tacked up on buildings. The other great spot was Interlaken, Switzerland. Great for outdoorsy people… lots of hiking nearby. We took a train to the highest train station in Europe (Jungfraujoch) up between the Eiger and Jungfrau alpine peaks where you can walk out on fresh snow in August and see a glacier. A little lower on the mountain is a cute town with cows with the bells and wildflowers. If you are more adventurous than we are you can also go parasailing there. We did a chocolate making class that was a lot of fun. The town is a little bit overrun with tourists (watch out for the big tour groups) but again, since it’s a smaller town rather than a big city it still feels less crowded out than somewhere like Prague or Paris.
Edinburgh. It was just so grey.
Interlaken is the entree to my favorite places in Switzerland. There’s a great campground that we stayed at in 1973 (!) and is now run by the son and DIL of the original owner. It was our last family trip in 1973 before returning to the US after being stationed in Germany (near Alsace, BTW!) for three years. Lauterbrunnen used to be devoid of tourists in the summer. Hard to imagine now.
I drove through Lauterbrunnen when we went to the Trummelbachfalle (series of waterfalls inside a rock chasm just up the valley from there) and had to very carefully watch out for the tourists who were carelessly wandering into the street without paying attention to traffic (it’s kind of a one-road town with gorgeous views… but there is actually traffic on the road so you can’t just keep looking at the mountains and ignore the cars coming). Still… I’m talking like 40 or 50 people walking on the sidewalk in this small town.
Gosh, @Conformist1688, people are so different! Not disputing you, but I was in Edinburgh in June and adored it (but not as much as I loved the NW Highlands…)
Perfect for this thread then! There were definitely interesting things in Edinburgh, but the place itself made me feel depressed. I ended up spending the last day I was there on a day trip to Linlithgow which was super!
After these very different reactions to Edinburgh, I really want to go there 
You guys tweaked my interest!
washugrad, totally agree on small town France. Magical, the places I have been, anyhow. After one trip with D in the hinterland, I was depressed to return to Paris.
Yellowstone. But I went after eight days hiking in the Tetons, where our group after the first day only ever saw a park ranger. Yellowstone by comparison felt like Nature’s Vegas. And Old Faithful was way disappointing.
Las Vegas- once and definitely done.
LA, Orange County, CA. Not fond of dry places, brown mountains and so much more. The desert southwest.
Now living in flat, boring Florida (Tampa). Other places the natural places have so much more diversity (and cool enough weather to enjoy). Can see why getting out of winter has its attraction, but I can’t get excited about how any one place is a must see.
The only cruise H and I have taken is to Alaska. Otherwise- no way.
Have been to Portland but prefer Seattle.
Mackinaw Island is a fun day trip with a kid but can’t see spending more time there when Wisconsin and Michigan have so many other places to vacation. Sleeping Bear Dunes- went twice and could see going again if in the area.
Cape Cod is a local thing to me- for those in that region. Just like so many other waterfront areas are.
I like Glasgow better than Edinburgh, but really you should go to Scotland for the rest of it - Skye, Puffin colonies at John O’Groats, Orkney, whiskey !
My parents have traveled all over the world. They weren’t enthralled with Ireland, New Zealand, or China.