The one place to definitely avoid is ..............
Hmmm you can't write something like that without peeing off a good percentage of members here
I wouldn't say there are places to avoid - what is more important is to know what your parents are looking for, hoping for etc.
There are places I wouldn't live if they were giving villas away free, but some people seem to love being there - it's all down to what they want and how much they have to spend.