Most beautiful, the Black Forest Germany and Bacardi Beach Dominican Republic.
Most depressing, on the way back to the hotel from Bacardi Beach, the bus stopped at a rum distillery and the real poverty stricken kids were begging for towels or a few paesos
Also, the small town in Southern Germany called Lahr There was a Canadian airbase located there that my brother worked at and the town was a lovely picturesque thriving affluent area. The Canadian obligation ended after the fall of the Berlin wall and the town became a ghetto full of eastern European immigrants. I've never seen anywhere change so quickly.