What’s your worst holiday experience, destination?

[Nellies left peg]

Just been to St. Anne’s and walked out to the sea. Was met with thousands of turds washing up onto the sand in the waves. Absolutely disgusting.

Keep your mouth shut if swimming mate

 

[The Northern Baptist]

Faliraki by a country mile. Pissed up brits laid across the roads like litter

I wouldn’t say I’ve had a bad holiday, but Faliraki was definitely my worst holiday.

 

[Pezzer2]

Lanzarote, April/May, years back. Got to Costa Teguise and the lady on the transfer coach tells us, "Don't forget it's known as breezy Teguise". Not half. Spent the first few days looking for jumpers in the shops. Constant grey skies. The hotel overlooked a building site on both sides and the in-house entertainment was a John Wayne impersonator (?) and various parrot shows, oh and they repeated the schedule for week 2. The pool was ice cold, the local restaurant had no running water in the toilets which was bad enough until I saw the chef come out of one of the traps after doing a number 2 and walk straight out. The hire car had bald tyres and got broken into where my mobile phone got nicked (back in the day when they were too big to carry around) and the trip to the submarine was spoiled by the Germans running it who clearly thought the war was still on.

Oh and City got relegated (v Ipswich? I've chosen to forget).

On the way out we were delayed 4 hours, on the way back we were delayed 13 hours.Lanzarote, April/May, years back. Got to Costa Teguise and the lady on the transfer coach tells us, "Don't forget it's known as breezy Teguise". Not half. Spent the first few days looking for jumpers in the shops. Constant grey skies. The hotel overlooked a building site on both sides and the in-house entertainment was a John Wayne impersonator (?) and various parrot shows, oh and they repeated the schedule for week 2. The pool was ice cold, the local restaurant had no running water in the toilets which was bad enough until I saw the chef come out of one of the traps after doing a number 2 and walk straight out. The hire car had bald tyres and got broken into where my mobile phone got nicked (back in the day when they were too big to carry around) and the trip to the submarine was spoiled by the Germans running it who clearly thought the war was still on.

Oh and City got relegated (v Ipswich? I've chosen to forget).

On the way out we were delayed 4 hours, on the way back we were delayed 13 hours.

Guess where I’am ;)
Been Lanzarote a few times . We’re in the Occidental Lanzarote Mar in Teguise. (2nd visit here). Found it OK but nothing special . It’s suits the kids being All inclusive and cheap. After the year we’ve had, it’s fantastic to get away!. Ventured out the other day to a Scottish boozer called Keg and Kilt to watch the Lions. 1 euro 50 a pint of Estrella . Nothing much open though to be honest. Hardly any Brits at the start of the holiday , filling up now though.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Faliraki by a country mile. Pissed up brits laid across the roads like litter

I went there as a student with no money.

stayed in a shit hole room with one double bed in it in some scrub land , shared it with my ugly mate who also had no money.

No air con absolutely baking hot.

my mate came home pissed puked in the sink, fell backwards and pulled the sink off the wall over him.

if that wasn’t bad enough in the morning woke up and the ugly twat had shit the bed as well.

ohhh what joy,

 

[crazyg]

It's on the bucket list :)

Don't forget your spade as well. It's traditional.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Guess where I’am ;)
Been Lanzarote a few times . We’re in the Occidental Lanzarote Mar in Teguise. (2nd visit here). Found it OK but nothing special . It’s suits the kids being All inclusive and cheap. After the year we’ve had, it’s fantastic to get away!. Ventured out the other day to a Scottish boozer called Keg and Kilt to watch the Lions. 1 euro 50 a pint of Estrella . Nothing much open though to be honest. Hardly any Brits at the start of the holiday , filling up now though.

The difference being the time of year, I hope for your sanity. This was over 20 years ago for me and I think you are near where we stayed, actually. A quick look at Google Street view suggests it's been updated dramatically.

Have a great time, I'm sure you will.

 

[kaz7]

Tunisia , that is where i met the second mr k

 

[Nellies left peg]

I went there as a student with no money.

stayed in a shit hole room with one double bed in it in some scrub land , shared it with my ugly mate who also had no money.

No air con absolutely baking hot.

my mate came home pissed puked in the sink, fell backwards and pulled the sink off the wall over him.

if that wasn’t bad enough in the morning woke up and the ugly twat had shit the bed as well.

ohhh what joy,

But was it your worst holiday? :-)

 

[Nellies left peg]

Tunisia , that is where i met the second mr k

Hammamet is a shithole

 

[splinter]

Don't forget your spade as well. It's traditional.

For keeping the locals away

 

[kaz7]

Hammamet is a shithole

Yes it is ,i was staying in Sousse i think ,where the shooting on the beach was

 

[Nellies left peg]

Yes it is ,i was staying in Sousse i think ,where the shooting on the beach was

One of the blokes from our cricket club and his missus got shot and killed there. He was a lovely bloke. You don't expect that do you?

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

But was it your worst holiday? :-)

not that night or the day after . I was young and trying to get laid

he had to burn the bedding it was that bad

 

[kaz7]

One of the blokes from our cricket club and his missus got shot and killed there. He was a lovely bloke. You don't expect that do you?

That is sad , such a beautiful beach , just enjoying the sun , it was tragic

 

[crazyg]

For keeping the locals away

Think you need a bit more than that. An MP5 perhaps?

 

[mackenzie]

Only went on a plane when I was 51 (was shit scared of flying before that). Had some lovely holidays since then (Amsterdam, Rhodes, Nerja, Berlin) but didn't particularly like Zante.
Boiling to death in a town that caters mainly for kids was a wrong move, but even if it hadn't been geared for mainly that I still wouldn't go back. Can't be arsed with sitting in the middle of an island where the sun is beating down relentlessly, yet you feel as if the infrastructure is making it up as it goes along and it really doesn't give a shit because you are here now and nowhere else to spend your money.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Only went on a plane when I was 51 (was shit scared of flying before that). Had some lovely holidays since then (Amsterdam, Rhodes, Nerja, Berlin) but didn't particularly like Zante.
Boiling to death in a town that caters mainly for kids was a wrong move, but even if it hadn't been geared for mainly that I still wouldn't go back. Can't be arsed with sitting in the middle of an island where the sun is beating down relentlessly, yet you feel as if the infrastructure is making it up as it goes along and it really doesn't give a shit because you are here now and nowhere else to spend your money.

I went to Zante in the early 90s. Main thing i remember was that shitwreck boat. I bet they placed it there years before so tourists could could take pics of it.

I bet it's still there and still making holiday reps a few quid in commission.

 

[Maccblue]

I also went there in the early 90s with a group of mates. Absolutely belting place, 3 large bottles of Lowenbraü for 500 dr. About £1.50!

Girls aplenty, fantastic holiday. Remember the buzz bar with the DJ wearing a tartan cap.

I also went there in the early 90s with a group of mates. Absolutely belting place, 3 large bottles of Lowenbraü for 500 dr. About £1.50!

Girls aplenty, fantastic holiday. Remember the buzz bar with the DJ wearing a tartan cap.

Edit just looked at Kavos on Google Earth FFS. It was rough in 1991.
Now !!!!!

 

[mackenzie]

I went to Zante in the early 90s. Main thing i remember was that shitwreck boat. I bet they placed it there years before so tourists could could take pics of it.

I bet it's still there and still making holiday reps a few quid in commission.

You're right, it's still there. Didn't go, fuck that.
Maybe I'm getting old and miserable, but sod it.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Jakarta Indon 1998. My plan was a few days in Jakarta then overland to Bali. Never happened, arrived in Jakarta a couple of days after major riots. I was verbally abused left right and center by locals on forays into town. The air was tension filled so sacked the Java overland part of the trip and flew to Bali after 3 tense days in the Capital.I had a good 3 weeks there. Full of Aussies though.

Off topic - but your post triggered forgotten memories - I was in Sumatra at the time in 1998 whilst traveling around the world and remember the chaos with the army coming out on the streets as the Indonesians were rioting against Chinese shops and properties and only just managed to get back to Penang In Malaysia - it was bloody tense out there at the time.

If I recall correctly a bit later the Indonesian Rupiah collapsed and we stayed in a lovely villa in Bali for 3 quid a night for a month not far from Kuta beach - absolute bliss