Someone asked “Which trip/location was ruined for you because of crowds?” and netizens shared their best (and worst) examples.
are popular for a reason, but that often means that you are stuck battling hundreds, if not thousands of other travelers who all want to pose in front of the same statue, room or fountain.“Which trip/location was ruined for you because of crowds?” and netizens shared their best examples. We also got in touch with veteran travelerto learn more.
“For a long time I thought that the problem was me. I believed that everybody else was successfully traveling the world and having an incredible time, so I had to be doing something wrong. Of course, I wasn’t doing anything wrong! Everybody has bad things happen to them when they travel, whether it’s lost luggage, being pickpocketed, or missing a flight. What’s important is to stay calm when something terrible happens.
“Definitely get travel insurance before you leave: it’s always better to be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to your health. As somebody who has been hospitalized in four different countries while traveling, knowing that I wasn’t going to end up with an enormous medical bill at the end made the whole experience a lot less stressful.”Rio, Brazil. Actually most of Rio was fine, but when we went to the Christ the Redeemer statue… holy c**p. You could barely move, it was awful.
I wouldn’t say ruined, but enjoying places in Rome like the Trevi fountain or the Spanish Steps was near impossible due to crowds.I don't mind crowds in cities, but Plitvice is supposed to be nature and it felt like a theme park. For me, it was a US trip - the Grand Canyon. Soooooo many people, and all clamoring to get close to the edge to take a picture. It gave me major anxiety and I could not get away from the crowds fast enough. We eventually found a spot that wasn’t overrun with people but it wasn’t long before the crowds found it too.
Everywhere in LA is crowded everyday. During the middle of the week, early in the morning, late at night, always. There’s no parking anywhere, so you have to search forever to find a spot, so we’ve turned around and gone back home a couple of times. Hiring an Uber is expensive. Parking fees are expensive unless you get lucky. Traffic is the worst, sometimes it takes 30 minutes to go a mile.
Hard to feel the “magic” in either place while being crushed against other people, forced to stand in two hour lines and paying hundreds of dollars for lacklustre accommodation, food and merchandise.Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland. I walked down the path to the shore, thought to myself “this would be really cool if there weren’t so many people”, then walked back up the path.
I personally would target a Europe trip in May or September if I could but if you only have summer, you only have summer. Cairo, but more so because of the lack of tourist. I was basically the only tourist everywhere . Made me the only prey for the huge amount of Egyptians trying to get my money.Scammers everywhere including all the tuk tuk drivers in the Area.
Apparently they wanted to stop, but the Laos government just told them they'd hire actors to replace them if they did. Rhodes. We left after one night having paid for five. It felt like an amusement park and was filled with tacky tourist vendors, German tourists and so many beggars. I had a couple months in the Greek isles and that experience completely changed our plans. Found a low traffic island and stayed there for the last weeks of the trip.
Interlaken and Jungfrau. Over run with huge tourist groups. They climbed into flower beds, trampling plants in order to get a picture. At the Jungfrau we barely made it down a staircase after lunch. A large group of tourists took over the steps, rushing upstairs and had no respect for personal space or safety. We took a very early train to get to Jungfrau and thankfully we were leaving as the hordes descended. The “groups” involved were from 2 different countries.
I have to say when I do consider my favourite travel experiences over touristfied places never rank in my top ten. I am still glad to have visited those places but it so exhausting working your way through the crowds that it does take away much of the magic of the visit.don't know if I would've liked it anyway but waaay too many people .
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