mercredi 27 mars 2019

TOP 10 OR MOST POPULAR PLACES TO VISIT . AVOID THEM

WHENEVER I SEE A HEADLINES IN A BLOG OR TRAVEL MAGAZINE 

Top 10 Travel Destinations In The World For 2019, According To TripAdvisor


I quickly make a mental note to avoid these places. Some are perennially on the list 
London
Paris
Rome
Barcelona
Tokyo
Marrakech 
Prague
Istanbul
New York City
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Cusco for Machu Picchu
Sydney

Then comes the fluctuating members of the list 
Tel Aviv has not only earned the dubious honour of one of the most expensive cities in the world, now it is also in this list of places to visit, could that be a coincidence?

Dubai is for mindless tourists, I don't even wish to discuss it!
I am sorry to see the backpackers have made 
Siem Reap
Hanoi enter the list 
same can be said of Playa del Carmen in Mexico
Jamaica would appeal to them as well, but most of Jamaican beach accommodations are  enclosed beaches with free food and drink, and don't go out of the resort
same people might also visit CRETE or BALI
both much safer
Phuket?
Kathmandu Jaipur attract the yogi style travellers with their mats and loose trousers 
Hurghada has become popular as a beach resort in recent years

so avoid these places in the year to come but the very popular destinations like 
London Paris Rome Lisbon Barcelona , if you have not been and if you are in Europe you have to visit these places 

If you don't wish to be in a place crawling with tourists, choose smaller towns or beaches which are not easy to get to. 

In this list of 25 places, I have visited all but six . Crete Hughada Prague Istanbul Kathmandu Jaipur
But have found ways to avoid tourists in 
Siem Reap Cambodia . (twice this year)
Marrakech 
Paris
London
Lisboa

People travel for various reasons so to each his own and i will never forget how lucky we are, who are travellers, to be able to enjoy what this world has to offer to us.

Iran is the country I want to visit but it is not advisable (as a Jew and a Pro-Israeli) at this moment 
If I had the company of local language speaker 
I would love to visit Ukraine
Kazhakstan Tajikstan Uzbekistan 

But I know in my heart that the newest country I may visit would be Georgia (even though I have passed through Tbilisi airport on my way to Tel Aviv)

My world at the moment consists of 
Easter Island
Argentina
Brasil
Colombia 
Cuba
Mexico
USA
France
Belgium
UK (mainly London)
Portugal
Israel
Qatar
India (only Cochin)
Malaysia 
Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Myanmar

so, I am sure we will run into each other, somewhere along the way...






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