Comments on: The Saturday Cities I Don’t Like

By: Rajasthan Tour

Rajasthan Tour — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:48:25 +0000

A well known tourist destination is always well developed and quite costly as well. I would rather visit unknown places without any fear, as what you get there is not “Developed only for Tourism” , such places may make a little scare but, It may get you to a place which is far better and close to the reality and real people.

By the way thanks for your gr8 writeup..

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:27:40 +0000

I’ll admit- I did like the nightlife in Berlin but that was about it!

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:26:55 +0000

You should give it a try. This is just my thoughts.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:25:09 +0000

Agreed. Ko Samet is way better. I go there quite often.

By: Monna McD

Monna McD — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:12:21 +0000

Matt, I’m completely with you on Phuket. We were just on vacation at Kata Beach for a week and it was decidely un-lovely. I’ve been in Thailand for eight months now and I’ve never encountered such aggressive vendors or such tacky surroundings. Also, the food was way TOO expensive.
I can recommend Cape Panwa on Phuket (a much quieter beach) from a previous visit but we stayed at a high-end place so that wouldn’t work for pack-backers.
There are some great beaches on Koh Samed… just a quick taxi ride and boat trip from BKK… you can be there in three hours.

By: Lisa H. Chang

Lisa H. Chang — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:10:03 +0000

I’m surprised about Berlin. I was planning a few days there on an upcoming trip to Europe … maybe I’ll reconsider spending so much time there. I’m a person who’d take the countryside over a city any day anyway.

By: Taru

Taru — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:00:34 +0000

Ha! I always say that I love Berlin so much. Now when I think about it after reading this, it is only for it’s nightlife.. Yes, that thing can be too much sometimes especially there – but I will keep loving that city just because of that. Perfect weekend get away when I need to mess up my brain a bit.

And I do agree on Phuket. Terrible compared to what you really can get out of Thailand.

By: Sharon M

Sharon M — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:37:05 +0000

You forgot to mention that if you go through a particularly religious neighborhood (by car or on foot), you’ll have stuff thrown at you — dirt clods, trash, etc. I live in Israel and I completely avoid Jerusalem on Saturdays. I like the north much better!

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:22:55 +0000

I’m actually from Boston!

By: PaulD

PaulD — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:52:06 +0000

You mean as a “Northern California native.” No, you didn’t say so, but I can spot them from miles away. A guy who lived in my co-op when I went to Berkeley hated Los Angeles so much that his hatred extended to palm trees! (He did like Disneyland, though) Achh.