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One of the big interesting thing this article completely forgets is that with the rise of the social-media-driven bucket lists, tourists, especially the ones fr
by thatfrenchguy 7y ago
One of the big interesting thing this article completely forgets is that with the rise of the social-media-driven bucket lists, tourists, especially the ones from far away, tend to congregate in a few places, in countries where there is a million things to see.
This is especially obvious in France where American tourists only go to Paris and Nice (and a few other places in the south), leaving the rest of the country for us and our Dutch, British and German neighbors ;-)
- Thriptic 7y agoI agree. I recently visited Italy and was planning on visiting several of the major cities. I went to Florence for a day and it was such a shit show that I gave up on the larger cities entirely (think thousands and thousands of people crammed around notable sights all trying to get that perfect shot for IG). Instead, I spent most of my time in the countryside. It was absolutely beautiful and I rarely saw another foreigner.
- datenhorst 7y agoThe countryside in Italy doesn't necessarily mean you're away from tourists, see the Dutch on Lago di Garda or the Germans in South Tyrol.
- selimthegrim 7y agoHow touristy is Marseille?
- gt2 7y agoI think it's very touristy because it's a popular cruise port.