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Just travel off-season. I went to Venezia, Firenze and Milano last year in October. Barely saw any more people than I would see anywhere else in the off peak of
by wickerman 7y ago
Just travel off-season. I went to Venezia, Firenze and Milano last year in October. Barely saw any more people than I would see anywhere else in the off peak of, say, Dublin. Smelt nice, had no problem with crowds, weather was gorgeous.
I can travel off season because I don't have children, and I can take time off at any point in time during the year. The problem of congestion really is for people with families or who don't can't take time off outside "summer" months.
- lnsru 7y agoI am going to have schoolchildren soon. Looks like the whole world doubles/triples the prices for these shorts periods when German schoolchildren have vacation. Forget cheap flights, cheap hotels, off-season empty famous places. My colleague was repeating f-words recently, because due to school he can go home to Philippines only during rain season. It’s time to look for some new exotic, unknown for tourists destinations.
- EpicEng 7y agoHardly an option for us with kids and jobs that can't easily be left. My wife is a school teacher, she can't take off for two weeks in October.
- PepperAssassin 7y agoOr actually go off the beaten trail instead of just saying you'd like to. I travel quite frequently, and without crowds of tourists. For example, Yosemite. It is possible to go there and go on a ten mile hike without seeing a single other person. In high season. Do you really want to go to half dome?