Travel Diary. Previous Visits.

A quick reference of my previous holidays featuring my own star ratings and picking out my best and worse moments from these trips.
The picture here is of Siena in Tuscany, which is the scene of the famous Palio horse racing that takes place amongst 17 local villages. The rivalry is intense as all the towns folk and children work intensely throughout the year with only one thing on their minds, winning.
It is my dream to spend a week here following the build up and race. To lose is to bring shame onto their own village.Horses blessed in church!
Amsterdam *** Good-Rijks and Van Gogh museums. The people. Bad-Drugs.Addicts.Crime.
Barcelona **** Good-Gaudi Designs.Walks.Las Ramblas. Bad-Pickpockets.
Lisbon *** Good-Easy to walk.Nice buildings.Sintra Town . Bad-Begging
Rome **** Good-Forum,Colliseum.Vatican City. Food. Bad-Tourists everywhere.
Tuscany ***** Good-Florence,Sienna,San gimigano,Lucca Bad-Need a car
Naples **** Good-Vesuvius,Pompeii,Herculaneum Bad-Traffic is a nightmare. Dog turds,yuk!
Tunisia * Good-Camels .Plane back Bad-Rude locals. Trains. Women treated as dogs.
Paris ** Good-Excellent to walk. Galleries. Bad-Dirty streets. Saw a stabbing at the station.
USA **** Good-Friendly people.great parks,good food Bad-Shootings.Cult fanatics
Malta ** Good-Valetta Harbour.Gozo. Bad-Can easily get bored after one visit.No sand on beach
Cyprus ** Good-Nicosia.Fresh fish meals. Bad-Taxis driven with no speedos.Too many Brits!
Benidorm *Good-Weather,beaches. Bad-Built for tourists, little historic value. Boom over.