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I'm a fairly experienced traveler. In my opinion what you need to do is to chose better places. Belgrade instead of Prague Visby instead of Copenhagen Cork i
by Numberwang 8y ago
I'm a fairly experienced traveler. In my opinion what you need to do is to chose better places.
Belgrade instead of Prague
Visby instead of Copenhagen
Cork instead of Dublin
And the same applies in other parts of the world.
(I learned this the hard way)
- mtalantikite 8y agoVery much agree, there are ways to avoid the masses with a little thought and research. But that still doesn’t change the fact that most tourists do not and the swarms of tourists do ruin things for the locals. I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and I basically don’t go out in my neighborhood anymore. The sidewalks are filled with tourists, so I’ve had to plan alternative (longer) routes to the subway. My favorite neighborhood restaurants I rarely go to anymore as they are filled with non-residents with waits routinely over an hour. And I’ve gotten used to drunk tourists urinating in front of my house as they come out of the bars down the block. Ten years ago it felt like a neighborhood, even five years ago it wasn’t so bad, but now I’m considering defeat by moving and renting out this apartment on Airbnb.
- Fomite 8y agoEh. I'm an experienced traveller, and had a great time in both Dublin and Copenhagen (and not so much Cork...). I think it's more don't curate your trip. Don't have The Things That Need To Be Checked Off The List.