Many of us love traveling and we all have this dream of seeing those famous places which we read about in travelogues and on pages in social media. Which art enthusiast doesn’t want to go to the Louvre? What would you give to take a ride in a gondola in Venice? All of the popular tourist destinations are projected as immensely beautiful and spectacular but what happens when we actually get there.
Unlike tourist brochures that show you stunning photos before you visit a place; these are photos of 6 amazing tourist destinations that differ from expectations and what they will really look once you get there. To truly appreciate a place and be lucky enough to enjoy it, always plan a holiday in the offseason.
Stonehenge!! Who doesn’t want to visit this mystical place? Many of us interested in the metaphysical and spiritual world would give anything to breathe in the air around Stonehenge and soak in the atmosphere steeped in ancient mysticism. Sounds lovely doesn’t it?? It is among the places we dream of seeing at some point of our lives.
Well!! Several people think like you too
This is what happens when you get there. All of these people will be thinking the exactly the same way as you. All will undoubtedly book a trip during the best time to visit Stonehenge. And! This is the result!!
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Magical Venice!! Would you just love going there with your partner for a romantic gondola ride among the canals of Venice?? It would seem just like in a movie lazily drifting along the water in a brightly colored gondola.
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Unfortunately, everyone wants the same thing
You’re most liable to experience this scene instead. When most tourists visiting Venice want a gondola ride, this, of course, is the chaotic result. You will most probably end up in a gondola traffic jam so what’s new?
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Just the thought of guzzling down that yellow beverages in an Oktoberfest in Hofbrauhaus, Munich Germany makes any tourist want to go there. Every tourist would love experiencing the Oktoberfest. But this is what you can expect when you get there.
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But everyone loves a pitcher don’t they
This is what it actually will look like because the world over tourists all thinks alike. A better choice would be to visit the beer garden down the street in the same area.
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Every art lover planning a trip to the Louvre for the first time will have this expected scene in mind where they plan to stand in front of the Mona Lisa and pay homage to one of the most famous works of Leonardo Da Vinci.
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And this is how you may end up seeing the Mona Lisa
This is what you can expect when you get there. Either have a great camera, or sleep overnight next to the Louvre to be first in line.
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This is one tourist attraction, people are crazy about. Instead of seeing the great wall in photos and video. It would be a fantastic experience to stand atop the great wall in reality.
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Apparently, everybody else wants to stand on the great wall too
Yes but it’s one of the biggest destinations that differ from expectation because millions love walking along the all. Almost every tourist to China will want to walk on the great wall including the Chinese themselves. So don’t get flustered when you have to walk along the wall at snail’s pace on a typical; tourist day like this.
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From the name itself, every tourist would give an arm and a leg to visit Bondi Beach after all when you see this in the travel brochure, you are immediately transported to heaven.
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But when you go there you actually land on earth
This is you now on Bondi beach in season “Go to Bondi beach they said, soak in the sunshine they said, experience the beautify and atmosphere of the Bondi beach they said” You might as well drive down to a beach near to you if you want to see countless heads of people. Tourist destinations that differ from expectation and travelogues are such because everyone wants to go at the same time. Plan a visit at a time when there is less human traffic and then, of course, you’ll experience the true magic of a place.
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