Good travel is a state of mind. I hate the sort of humidity that feels like walking through jello. But there are usually better times of year for any climate.
We find fun wherever. That said, not going back to the Republic of Georgia. Not Tbilisi and not the little city four hours by rickety van.
We live easy drive from Disney World, but I have only been there about 10 times for different events over the years. When my mom used to take me when I was maybe about 3 years old shopping at the local Walmart, and before I’d ever been to Disney World, my mom used to tell me that the Walmart was Disney World and I believed her. One day at my pre-school my teacher said to my mom when she was picking me up we must go to Disney World a lot because I was always telling the teacher we were at ‘Disney World’ again. My mom fessed up to me and we went to real Disney World soon after.
Rome is smelly? Oh no, I’m plan on going there next year. Maybe we should have a thread for non smelly, non rude place for traveling.
Ireland and Sweden are neither smelly, nor rude.
I would not pay my own money to visit diwntown Seattle again, except I just bought a new monthly bus pass and have already visited a few times in July. Hordes of commuters and tourists… What a horrid little place! 
For an out of state visitor coming to Seattle, I think it would be fine checking out the city sites here for a couple of days and then moving to “greener pastures” - Mt. Rainier and other national and state parks, San Juans, and even drive to Leavenworth. Just like the greater San Francisco area, this area has much more to offer than just the city concrete.
Buffalo - had to go for work, literally no one on the street. Nicest hotel was like Hampton Inn.
Detroit - had to go for work and D2’s summer intensive. Run down houses, depressing.
DC - just don’t like it.
Almost all foreign cities I have been to, I like. I think Sao Paulo maybe one city I wouldn’t go back to, but I still like their restaurants and hotels.
I didn’t care for Guangzhou, but enjoyed shopping and food.
My kids are going to Ireland next year. I’ll might tag along.
That’s why H and I went to Ireland.
I have to say we visited too many depressing places while on our various college searches. I don’t want to name names, because that feels like kicking someone when they’re down, but I wish that the economy would spread around its reviving effects a little more.
I went to Tijauna once when I was a kid…hated it. When our youngest wasunder 2 my parents went there with friends. My father saw the little boy begging and singing, he totally lost it. No interest…No camping ever…St. Maarten, China. I love big cities, beautiful beaches,
China has beautiful beaches?
Paris has a beach. And I didn’t find Rome smelly. Dr G, one of the good travel forums might help.
I think it was helpful that we were in Europe in Mar/April. Have heard that Venice can get rather “fragrant” as temps warm in summer months.
Hainan Island is China’s tropical beach paradise.
Rome is hot in summertime, but I didn’t think it was any smellier than any other big city!
Miami, OK and Tucumcari, NM.
We stayed in both places when we drove a car to Albuquerque for our daughter to use. When we drive the car back, we will reconfigure our drive so we don’t have to stay in those towns again. But our experiences sure made for some entertaining stories at parties!
I like smelly places, if the smells are rosemary, lavender, jasmine and salty ocean air. Carmel, for example, has to be one of the most beautiful smelling places in the world.
Niqui, I haven’t been to St. Croix since I was 14, but thought it was one the most fascinating places I’ve ever been. Of course, I’ve always loved old buildings and crumbling ruins – those sugar mills! – and old cultures.
I’ve been back to St. Thomas since then and loved it. All I remember about St. Johns (also when I was 14) was looking up while I was snorkelling and seeing a barracuda about 10 feet away.
Some of my favorite places are on this list! I guess it just shows that everyone likes something different.
I think my most forgettable vacation was to Grand Cayman. We had a condo in a quiet part of the East End, and didn’t venture up to 7 Mile Beach.
Hawaii was definitely not worth the time and money for travel from the middle of the U.S. Access to the Caribbean is much easier for us.
I wouldn’t return to the Big Island of Hawaii but I would go back to Kauai. Didn’t like Scottsdale or Phoenix. Liked Montreal but not Ottawa.
As for smelly places, it was torture sitting in Manila traffic or walking through their wet markets. Yuck, but I would return to visit their beaches.
DrGoogle, our friends just returned from traveling through Italy and they said the Italians were rude. I have to ask them where in Italy and what they considered rude.
I’ve never experience rudeness in Italy, although sensed a kind of impatience sometimes when American tourists demanded to be spoken to in English and were unhappy when the locals didn’t comply.