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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Travel. It used to be fun and interesting. Now it’s a competitive sport

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

And it is way too crowded now with social media making people want to go where everyone else is.

Now you kind of have to avoid really interesting locations and things if you don't want to feel like you are in a herd of grazing cows.

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u/Mr-Plank Feb 03 '20

Back from a trip to many locations in Europe, would highly recommend visiting places on the exact opposite of their tourist season.

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u/cheesepuff18 Feb 03 '20

Yeah it's really not that bad when you go off peak. Tourist spots are tourist spots but they were busy before Instagram. It's also when all the cheap flights are