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I visit Europe about once a year, and am low key avoiding visiting most of the former Yugoslavia because of this. I agree that having a rush of tourists in a c

I visit Europe about once a year, and am low key avoiding visiting most of the former Yugoslavia because of this. I agree that having a rush of tourists in a country not accustomed to them can cause problems for both the tourists and the locals that resent the sudden influx.

moonchrome 5y ago
I think you have a wrong impression - Croatia was a tourist destination during Yugoslavia. I think some places today still see less tourists then they did back then. Most of the coast has been living off tourism for at least half a century at this point. Also English level is pretty good among younger population, far better than say Spain or Italy. While I complain about it being overcrowded during peak tourist season that's just me reminiscing about the time that I grew up which was during and shortly after the civil war (naturally not a lot of tourism back then and it took years to recover). Any popular tourist place in Europe I've been to has been similar, eg. Dubrovnik is super popular and overcrowded - but so is Venice for example (if not worse).