20 Overhyped Travel Destinations
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Lucky for us, a post on the popular Ask Reddit page is here to help alleviate a bit of the sting. In it, user sidvatscse asked people to dish about the travel destination they hyped up "so much" but then, once they went, was a complete disappointment. I don't know if I agree with every opinion, but it's kinda curing my FOMO, so without further ado, here are some of the best answers!
"Plymouth Rock. It's tiny and in a cage, lol."
"Jamaica. The sexual harassment is off the charts. I'll never go back."
"Dubai. It's a fake plastic paradise built on slavery."
"Mt. Rushmore. It's much smaller than expected."
"The Hollywood Walk of Fame. I went to LA for a trip, and I was shocked by how disgusting the Walk of Fame, the famous Chinese Theater, and that general area were! It didn't feel safe, and I was out of there quickly."
"Cairo. I really love Egyptian history, so I was a huge fan of seeing the pyramids and the new Egyptian Museum, but man, that city is rough. I got harassed and catcalled a bit too much for my liking."
"Paris. I love it now, but the first time I went as a kid, the smell of piss everywhere wasn't really giving me the expected 'city of love' vibes."
"I loved Rome, but it was the single most crowded city I had ever visited."
"The Taj Mahal was touristy and somewhat fatiguing. I found out I have only so much desire to see vast quantities of marble. Weird fact: The bathrooms were free to tourists but Indians had to pay."
"Weird one, but Salem, Massachusetts. It's just a joke now, people marketing and profiting off the witch trials, but when you go it's like, here's an old house, it's old…they said witches lived here. There were no real witches, so in reality, it was just women who lived here. That's an old chair, that's an old bed...etc."
"Florida. Hot, ugly, bugs, and humidity."
"New Orleans. The food was amazing, but the condition the city was in just bummed me out. Roads and homes were in need of major repairs, and the smell of literal human shit while downtown was rough."
"Oh, definitely Venice. Everyone talks about how magical it is…the canals, the history, the vibe. But when I got there, it was way more crowded than I expected, super touristy, and honestly kind of smelled in some parts. It felt like a postcard come to life, but with way too many people fighting for the same photo spot. Not the dreamy escape I'd imagined."
"I love New York. I hyped it too much, though; it's definitely a great city, just not the same as the movies and how it was in my head. I still like the real New York, but was expecting more…"
"Amalfi Coast. A sweaty bus ride (as the traffic is awful and you can't park anywhere) to be shoulder-to-shoulder with people all the time and eat a €12 lemon sorbet. And the tiny beaches are very meh."
"Bali. The beach is not even great."
"Barcelona."
"The Alamo."
"My definition of hell would be to be stuck in Las Vegas forever."
"Didn't much care for San Francisco. Monterey stole my heart, though."
What are your thoughts on these destinations? Are they overhyped to adequately-hyped? Share in the comments!
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