Currently there is a healthy trend in the minds of the potential visitors from Europe and other richer nations about TOURISM and the destinations.
As you have seen, VENICE is sinking and is under water and you can blame Climate Change but there is another factor that is destroying some of the prettier places or heritage sites:
TOURISTS
especially insensitive, irresponsible Tourism.
So please think twice about going to the following places for touristic purposes. With the entry of CHINA and INDIA into International Tourism, this list is certainly bound to grow.
First of all, avoid all MUST SEE PLACE lists or BUCKET LIST PLACES published by magazines like LONELY PLANET OR any of the Travel related Websites. They convert MUST SEE places to IMPOSSIBLE to see and enjoy Places..by subtle suggestions.
But you as a tourist can make a stand and not visit places which are begging you NOT TO COME..Forget about Vietnamese Tour Operators or Corrupt Cambodian Officials or Insensitive investors into beach front constructions in Thailand and its beaches and islands... just to begin this "list".
Please do not come
Amsterdam
Venice
Machu Pichu
Koh . anything in Thailand . Samui, Tachai etc
Isle of Skye in Scotland
Easter Island
Dubrovnik
Mallorca
Barcelona
Big Sur
Angkor Wat
Bali
Hanoi
Matterhorn
Florida Keys
Cozumel
Galapagos
Komodo Island
Elephant, Orang Utan sanctuaries
I would add
Avoid BRUNEI because of the Sultan's social ignorance and attitude
Properties and businesses owned by known Fascists or Anti-semites (easy to find in the Internet)
Avoid Elephant Tourism, Orphan tourism (some governments are banning their citizens going to visit Orphans in other countries; NZ banned its citizens visiting so called Orphanages in Cambodia and the Far East)
My own list of countries or territories to give a miss are due to the danger of visiting them
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Somalia
Sudan
Libya
Algeria
Lebanon and Palestine
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Yemen
I have no desire to visit Republic of Congo DRC
Nigeria
(but do visit its neighbours . BENIN TOGO GHANA)
In South America this is not a good time to visit
Venezuela
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
and do not recommend Brasil but do go to GUYANA or COLOMBIA . I like Argentina and Panama and violence keeps me away from Honduras, Salvador and Guatemala.
There are thousands of lovely places to visit but one has to study about them beforehand and be a sensitive and conscientious visitor..
Borneo
Malaysia
Many parts of Indonesia
Myanmar
Not many tourists go to Middle East but
I highly recommend OMAN and ISRAEL
2019 has been a wonderful year of travel for me, having visited 20 different countries, many of them more than once, including lovely beach village in Western Europe, mountain landscape in middle Europe, the route of the great Chinese Navigator Cheng Ho/Zheng He ..
Even though I went to Cambodia four times this year, I did not visit Angkor Wat..
I will keep my list private..
I have enjoyed the people of the island of Cuba, Iranian people, Cambodians, the workers in Qatar.. so many wonderful places and so many wonderful people..
As you have seen, VENICE is sinking and is under water and you can blame Climate Change but there is another factor that is destroying some of the prettier places or heritage sites:
TOURISTS
especially insensitive, irresponsible Tourism.
So please think twice about going to the following places for touristic purposes. With the entry of CHINA and INDIA into International Tourism, this list is certainly bound to grow.
First of all, avoid all MUST SEE PLACE lists or BUCKET LIST PLACES published by magazines like LONELY PLANET OR any of the Travel related Websites. They convert MUST SEE places to IMPOSSIBLE to see and enjoy Places..by subtle suggestions.
But you as a tourist can make a stand and not visit places which are begging you NOT TO COME..Forget about Vietnamese Tour Operators or Corrupt Cambodian Officials or Insensitive investors into beach front constructions in Thailand and its beaches and islands... just to begin this "list".
Please do not come
Amsterdam
Venice
Machu Pichu
Koh . anything in Thailand . Samui, Tachai etc
Isle of Skye in Scotland
Easter Island
Dubrovnik
Mallorca
Barcelona
Big Sur
Angkor Wat
Bali
Hanoi
Matterhorn
Florida Keys
Cozumel
Galapagos
Komodo Island
Elephant, Orang Utan sanctuaries
I would add
Avoid BRUNEI because of the Sultan's social ignorance and attitude
Properties and businesses owned by known Fascists or Anti-semites (easy to find in the Internet)
Avoid Elephant Tourism, Orphan tourism (some governments are banning their citizens going to visit Orphans in other countries; NZ banned its citizens visiting so called Orphanages in Cambodia and the Far East)
My own list of countries or territories to give a miss are due to the danger of visiting them
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Somalia
Sudan
Libya
Algeria
Lebanon and Palestine
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Yemen
I have no desire to visit Republic of Congo DRC
Nigeria
(but do visit its neighbours . BENIN TOGO GHANA)
In South America this is not a good time to visit
Venezuela
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
and do not recommend Brasil but do go to GUYANA or COLOMBIA . I like Argentina and Panama and violence keeps me away from Honduras, Salvador and Guatemala.
There are thousands of lovely places to visit but one has to study about them beforehand and be a sensitive and conscientious visitor..
Borneo
Malaysia
Many parts of Indonesia
Myanmar
Not many tourists go to Middle East but
I highly recommend OMAN and ISRAEL
2019 has been a wonderful year of travel for me, having visited 20 different countries, many of them more than once, including lovely beach village in Western Europe, mountain landscape in middle Europe, the route of the great Chinese Navigator Cheng Ho/Zheng He ..
Even though I went to Cambodia four times this year, I did not visit Angkor Wat..
I will keep my list private..
I have enjoyed the people of the island of Cuba, Iranian people, Cambodians, the workers in Qatar.. so many wonderful places and so many wonderful people..
