Comments on: Tony Wheeler’s World Worsts

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:17:06 +0000

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tonywheeler/observations/the_worst_pizza/

OK, it was some years ago I experienced Nimbin’s awful pizza and the Hummingbird Bistro, which looks after food in Nimbin’s pub today, has absolutely no connection with the bad pizza provider of yesteryear. Pizza doesn’t even feature on their menu. But I double checked my judgement with Maureen, who’d never seen my Titanic Awards contribution. ‘Where was the worst pizza you’ve ever had?’ I asked. ‘Easy,’ she replied, ‘Nimbin.’

By: travesti

travesti — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:57:07 +0000

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By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:56:24 +0000

Lol…….should have gone across the road to Trattoria’s if you wanted GOOD pizza in Nimbin…..or into Lismore where Fire in the Belly has been voted best Pizza in Australia.

By: swissdiary.com

swissdiary.com — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:01:08 +0000

[...] an Australian counter-cultural capital in the north of New South Wales and when I put together a ‘worst in travel’ list for Doug Lansky’s Titanic Awards I accused Nimbin of having turned out the worst pizza I’d ever tried (and failed) to [...]

By: hummingbird bistro

hummingbird bistro — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:07:26 +0000

hummingbird bistro would like to know when you visited the nimbin hotel or nimbin pub to make such a review, as pizza is not on our menu nor had it been on our menu since we took over operations. we have been providing quality modern Australian fare with a menu designed and cooked by qualified chefs. we run a seasonal menu with a commitment to quality we use free -range eggs, organic meat and locally sourced fruit and vegetables where ever possible great care is taken in all stages of our food from planning to production and a comment like that should be dated and referenced because it was most definately not may 2009 that you visited nimbin, we would really appreciate some correspondence on your behalf to validate and clarify the dates of your visit nimbin nsw

regards
angelica samut

By: picton

picton — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:36:50 +0000

i also have had one of my worst travel experiences in picton, where we stayed for three months on a working holiday, we went out for dinner and i got glass in my food, i politely called the waiter over and showed him, we had already had an entree so i was not fussed about having it replaced, but i no longer wanted the meal and did not want to pay for it, my partner was still eating his meal and when we finished and went to pay they had charged us for the meal that not only i had not eaten but that had been contaminated. when we said again that we did not want to pay for it, they called to owner who turned up a bit drunk from next door at the pub which he owned and accused us of putting glass in the meal, and began to slander me when my boyfriend came to my defense it looked like it was nearly going to come to fisty cuffs, and to this day i regret paying the bill but it was better than my boyfriend getting hospitalised on holiday, i have never met such a disgusting rude arrogant man, he was the problem mistakes happen but to deal with it the way he did was totally unacceptable he should be ashamed of himself

By: travesti

travesti — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:44:14 +0000

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By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:09:24 +0000

Russians definitely have the worst and most bind-boggling bureaucracy. I lived there a year and had to bribe my way out of the country (as another commenter added, most visa problems are fixed quite easily with a little cash). However, my worst airline/flight experience involved a torturous overnight stay in Moscow, traveling between Beijing and Madrid on Aeroflot. The plane was delayed by about 5 hours, and so basically everyone missed their connecting flights. When we arrived in Moscow, it was around 8pm local time, but the whole airport was shut and we were kept (with no bathrooms, food or water, not to mention access to a phone from which to call our family and tell them why we were not showing at the airport) for about 4 hours in this limbo outside of customs, because of course no one had a Russian visa. After endless waiting, we finally were taken to a hotel (still with no information about when we would be departing) where we were essentially under house arrest. When I asked for a phone (in Russian, which I speak fluently), the hotel staff said I couldn’t use the one in the room, but failed to notify me that there was a payphone in the lobby, which I finally discovered the next day. I finally got out the following day around 4pm the following day, with a total delay of 24 hours. Don’t fly with Aeroflot.

By: Kristie

Kristie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:11:08 +0000

@Scoop I visited Picton last year and it was one of my highlights of my New Zealand trip. Scoop - Have you ever been to a small town before? Oh my god, no pistachio nuts or cappucinos! However did you cope?

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:08:58 +0000

I haven’t been many places but I have been to Nimbin. Did you see the locals. I would not have them anywhere near food that I was going to eat. I’d rather share a half chewed mouse with a ferral cat.