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‘Without rules we cannot live’: Greece seeks ways to tackle ‘overtourism’ (www.aljazeera.com)
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[-] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Local tourism is underrated. Your local destinations may not be known around the world, but they are nice enough and what makes travel enjoyable is breaking your daily routine and spending time outdoors with your loved ones, both of which you can do nearly anywhere.

Mixed mode travel where you hop on a train and then explore an area by hiking or bike touring is particularly rewarding.

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 8 points 1 year ago

True but there’s a lot to be said about experiencing other cultures and countries.

[-] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Only to the extent that it makes you realize we are all the same, I guess. Or at least that's how I feel after having lived in three countries and marrying somebody from a fourth.

There is a lot that you can learn and experience from other countries and cultures without actually traveling there. And there is very little you learn from a few days visiting some crowded tourist traps.

Just my opinion.

[-] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

True. Having never actually been abroad, I know what I know based on immense amounts of various conversations I've had with people all over the world in several languages - learning that, despite all the differences, we're all largely similar on very important ways, is a very humbling, wholesome, and eye-opening experience. Also usually makes you much more resistant to all the exploitation posing as some "Do it for your country!" crap.

[-] o0joshua0o@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I've been wanting to visit Greece in the near future, so this isn't encouraging news.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago

I’ve been wanting to visit Greece in the near future, so this isn’t encouraging news.

It's a large country with tons of nice places to visit. The problem is that lots of tourists flock to only a few spots. You shouldn't have any problem as long as you spread around a bit.

[-] agrammatic@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Greece is a relatively large country though, it's not a city-state by any means. Tourism can still be possible there without over-burdening the few islands that suffer under their name recognition.

[-] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I see it as a win for the environment and ultimately if one gets to go it won't be like Venice where is almost impossible to get a picture with a thousand people behind and in front of anything from 11am to 7pm.

[-] TheWheelMustGoOn@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Just don't visit in the main months. I was on San torini this year on April and it was super nice without so many people. Yes you couldn't swim because it was too cold but that's it. The experience otherwise is the same

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

If it means, that there is less tourism overall, you might have to wait a bit longer. But on the flipside you actually get to see and enjoy the country, instead of being crowded with other tourists all the time.

[-] xNIBx@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's only bad in some places, like Santorini.

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

If I recall Fiji banned cruise ships during covid, but allowed private yachts. Turned out that was half of the tourist industry preserved, as cruise ship tourists spend a lot less money on the island. Obviously that is half the globe away and Greece is different from Fiji, but it shows that high end is really a viable strategy.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago

Yeah, fuck poor people - only rich ones should be able to travel anyway.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Well, natives deserve not being swarmed with tourists, too.

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