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reply 12208/22/2015
Nice is still not Marseille BUT Marseille has gotten better in the recent past.
The weather isn't as lovely in Marseille.....it's less 'palm tree riviera'....and it has that horrid wind.

—The Mistral

reply 12308/22/2015
The mistral is a dealbreaker for me. Went to Aix en Provence and St. Remy, two of my favorite places, but the wind was crazy for 3 days straight! I still love those places though, but would not want to deal with the mistral regularly. [R122], Naples is in Campania. Puglia is lovely, no it doesn't have the same landscape at Tuscany but it does have beautiful white hill towns and vistas of the sea. Great beaches too which Tuscany it not really known for. Great food in Puglia too.

—Anonymous

reply 12408/22/2015
Overrated: Kharkiv

Underrated: Dnipropetrovsk

—Anonymous

reply 12508/22/2015
Overrated: Kharkiv
But the museums are GREAT!

—major eye roll

reply 12608/22/2015
Which one has the best McDonald's and the cleanest bathrooms?

—Typical American Tourist

reply 12708/22/2015
[R111], go to Stockholm. You won't regret it. Be prepared for a BUDGET though, it is very expensive. Totally worth it, I would love to live there (though I have yet to see Sweden outside of summer).

The poster who mentioned Dresden: what??? I was there two days ago, and No. As you arrive in Altstadt quarter from Neustadt you are at first charmed by all that's left, which is indeed quite pretty and monumental and you do get a strong feeling re: bombings etc. And then you get inside Altstadt, and it is quite frankly a caricature of a tourist city. Horrible. And not to mention the people are not particularly friendly (in fact, downright unpleasant, which might be understandable).

If you are going to Germany, visit Weimar instead.

Hamburg is on my list too, but I haven't been there yet.

—Anonymous

reply 12808/22/2015

Which one has the best McDonald's
It's actually an interesting question because European McDonalds' use a different meat supplier than the USA. The Chicken Legend in the UK and Ireland is actual chicken, not whatever patty crap it is in the usa. And, the fries are really good in Dublin...I forgot London. (Sometimes I'm in a rush, don't judge me.)

—Anonymous

reply 12908/22/2015
Lisbon is beautiful, careworn and romantic. Marseille has a lot of ungentrified charm. While raffish and untidy, Bucharest offers pleasantly sleazy nightlife and intriguing nooks and crannies to explore.

—Anonymous

reply 13008/22/2015
Hamburg's problem is that there's always a large body of water between me and wherever I want to go. It wouldn't be a problem if you lived there, because the public transportation is very good, but to a casual tourist it's very frustrating.

My main problem with all German Cities is their complete inability to invent an automatic ticket dispensing machine for their public transportation that makes the slightest bit of sense to an outsider. Even if you understand German it's pointless because they use bizarre abbreviations, the machines generally refer to Zones you're expected to know (and they never bother to explain), the rules are completely different between S Bahn and U Bahn, and while you're trying to figure it out there's a long line of Germans behind you muttering about what an idiot you are. If they had used the damned machines during WWII they would have managed to send a total of about 84 Jews to the camps.

—Anonymous

reply 13108/22/2015
Bruges?!

—Anonymous

reply 13208/22/2015
Yeah but that water makes Hamburg so pretty. It's the richest city in Germany which shapes it a lot. Cool Germans though (the bitch Germans were always in Munich for me).

They are so orderly that their trains run to the second (trust me, I missed more than one by said second) -- but they can not form a line to save their lives. One will be going and then someone will suddenly stand a foot away and chaos ensues. It is so weird, perhaps a subliminal reaction to years of following directions or something.

—Anonymous

reply 13308/22/2015
Copenhagen really got no love here...that's too bad - the men from that part of Europe look super hot (to me / my type). Are any of the "Nordic" countries fun to visit? My BF (of Swedish descent) won't allow me to go to them (jokingly) because he knows I will turn into a slut pig there...but maybe after he dumps me, I can fill the void with Nordic cock?

—Anonymous

reply 13408/22/2015
Glad to hear Naples got cleaned up a bit. I went with a friend and she was robbed 150 feet from the train station -- and we are both seasoned travelers. She could have been badly hurt. The area was squalid and nasty.

—Anonymous

reply 13508/23/2015
Overrated: Barcelona, Budapest, Edinburgh, Venice, Munich, Berlin, St. Tropez

Underrated: Madrid, Vienna, Greek Isles

—Anonymous

reply 13608/23/2015
St Tropez has got a terrible reputation in France. It's a very tacky destination.

—Anonymous

reply 13708/23/2015
Yes [R134] go to Sweden. You won't regret it. It is very beautiful. I don't know about the men (or women for that matter), the setting is just gorgeous at all (most) times! And it is so clean...

—The Sweden Troll

reply 13808/23/2015
That should have read Trollet, by the way.

—R138

reply 13908/23/2015
[R138], what part do you recommend? Stockholm?

I kind of want to get away in november, but it's so far north, the sun sets at 3 PM. I guess august is the best time to go?

—Anonymous

reply 14008/23/2015
The Chicken Legend in the UK and Ireland is actual chicken
WTF is a Chicken Legend?

—Anonymous

reply 14108/23/2015
St. Tropez is OK for a day trip from your superyacht. You can go to Nikki beach where the vultures at la voile rouge will bring your party tons of seafood and champagne you didn't order to try to rack up a 10K aperitif. Fun times!

—Anonymous

reply 14208/23/2015
[R141] - according to the website - "Succulent chicken breast fillet in a crispy coating with Batavia lettuce and Cool Mayo in a warm, toasted bakehouse roll." It's a bit naff. Far better going to Nandos and trying their not-quite-spicy sauces.

—Anonymous

reply 14308/23/2015
Yes, August is the best time to go. I would definitely recommend Stockholm. Plenty of accomodation (watch out for the prices!), Langholmen if you like a leafy tiny island, The Red Boat Mälaren if you want a more "vibrant" experience (I enjoy the quiet myself).

Plenty of people jogging everywhere. The Swedes are very fit, except maybe in the suburbs (like anywhere else).

Djurgarden is a must (Vasamuseet! and the island itself), few places are un-recommendable really.

Great ice-cream in Vaxholm.

—Anonymous