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experiences of trips to: |
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OUR CONCLUSION: |
| Tunisia | Only 4 hours flight time from
Helsinki
Friendly people, safe. |
Tunisian food not to my taste. Cool in October. | Doubt we go again. |
| Costa Cruise | Good food, nice private balcony. | Too big and crowded ship | This was to first and last similar cruise! |
| South East Asia: | . | . | Our last trip to this area!
Especially after the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster. |
| Koh Lanta | Uncrowded beaches, fine for divers | For how long unspolt? | Number 1 in Andaman Sea |
| Phi Phi Islands | Beutiful nature | Overexploited, crowds of tourists | Nice to have seen, ONCE! |
| Phuket | Sunshine, seafood | Masstourism, mostly crowded beaches | Canary Islands much closer |
| Norway
A trip to Fjord Norway |
Beutiful landscapes
if you can see them in bad weather. See Vigelandsparken |
Weather conditions in this costal
area very unstable, lots of rain!
 Total
ban on smoking in hotels, restaurants and bars.
Norway's Minister of Health Dagfinn Høybråten possibly dreams of banning smoking also in your own home! Fanatic! Hope Sweden and Finland does not follow! I pity the Norwegian smokers and visitors - especially in winter time. High price levels compared to Finland and Sweden! |
As a smoker no NO NEXT VISIT!
Norway is the most restrictive anti-smoking legislation in the world. KEEP AWAY FROM THERE! Read more about the fanaticism! |
| KEEP AWAYEgypt
Sharm el Sheikh |
Weather wintertime. Hotel standard good. | Tourist village without local tough. Tourist trap. Hustlers. Not cheap. | No next visit! |
| Kerala | Can't think of much! Cruise
by "Kettuvallams" houseboats a special
experience but too short. |
The Cochi region we visited
was maybe not the best choice. There must be
places in Kerala that are more interesting, Cochi was not a good choice by our tour operator Aurinkomatkat. |
No next visit! |
| Goa | Climate, friendly people, moderate
price level, seafood cheap.
Lovely beaches |
Long and tiresome flight, Airport handling Goa | Very close to our ideal
vacation destination. After 2nd trip we keep a pause! |
| Madeira | A flourishing island with a gentle climate. Low criminality - Safe environments. | Increasing tourist flow. Intensified
construction of new hotels, hoisting cranes all along the coastlines degenerating
the views.
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Must avoid the Lido district
and
try to find more authentic and genuine environs if there will be a next trip. |
| Canary Islands | Climate. Good service standard. | Most islands too crowded - thousands
of tourists!
Too commercial. |
Doubtful. |
| Azores | Definitely not a mass tourism destination. No charter traffic. Ideal for nature lovers. 9 islands - all with their own individual characteristic. | A bit far away. Mid Atlantic climate somewhat unstable. Ponta Delgada in São Miguel starts to have similarities of Madeira but there are other genuine islands. | ? |
| Gambia | Sunshine and warm climate even wintertime. Relatively close. True African atmosphere. Good hotel standard. | Charter destination - quite a lot of tourists. Landscapes not breathtaking. A cultural chock outside hotel areas. Cannot avoid "bumsters" offering their services - frustrating. | Once is enough! |
| Balearic Islands | Short flying time from Scandinavia. Climate is fine except in mid-winter. Mallorca has improved the tourist profile and trying to get rid of the mass tourism image. | Experiences of Ibiza negative. Tourist areas like San Antoni we do not recommend. | Mallorca YES
Ibiza NO |
| Malta | A Mecca for those interested in archeology. | A typical charter destination. | Not our island! |
| Cyprus | Climate reasonably good. | Charter destination. Island divided in two parts. | Far from first choice. |
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Timeshare NO! ....
... we quit because |
charges and maintenance
fees too high. |
