The poorly behaving ones speak for themselves - destroying archaeological legacy, destroying cultural heritage, ruining daily life for locals, killing wildlife through stress and disruption
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zegh8578
zegh8578
When I go to my family in Spain, I'm a visitor, not a tourist. I live in her apartment, and I go to the grocery store, and should I rarely go to the beach, I take the bus to the local one.
I've only ever been a proper tourist in my own Norway, visiting picturesque villages with my gf, and I sooo feeel like a filthy tourist when I do
I've only ever been a proper tourist in my own Norway, visiting picturesque villages with my gf, and I sooo feeel like a filthy tourist when I do
zegh8578
First thing we do though, is try to get lost - get off the beaten track, and wander about where the locals live. Obv. any local we then encounter, will hear our accents, and think "oh dear, those poor tourists - they're WAY lost!"
Atomic Postman
Lighten up man. I like doing all the low-key stuff in equal measure to get a taste of normality but you gotta do all the cheesy tourist shit too. It's part of the same big picture of experiencing somewhere properly IMO
Atomic Postman
Do you feel like a bit of a knobhead taking a picture of the colosseum or the golden gate bridge with your tourist camera? Probably but it's worth it.
zegh8578
We're probably different then, I find very little attraction in most tourism spots - Norwegians flock to Turkey, Greece, Thailand and Spain.
Since I got family in Spain, my (nor.) mom often bounced off me the idea of doing a pure tourism-trip there, go to a hotel, hang at the beach, wear Mexican sombreros, just to enfuriate the Spanish people - you know, BE Norwegian tourists, and I just... can't...
Since I got family in Spain, my (nor.) mom often bounced off me the idea of doing a pure tourism-trip there, go to a hotel, hang at the beach, wear Mexican sombreros, just to enfuriate the Spanish people - you know, BE Norwegian tourists, and I just... can't...