As an ex-city dweller (including Paris and Brussels), now a "refugee" in the countryside, I now simply avoid all cities anywhere unless I really have to go. And now that we're free to do it (grown up children) my wife and I only travel off season, but still avoiding hot touristic spots at all cost.

You can add Capri and Barcelona to this list!

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

Yes

Thank you for highlighting this problem. As visitors and tourists we have a responsibility to consider the people who are trying to live their lives in these places. Yes, tourism brings benefits, but over tourism destroys all that and more!

@E_Crypto

Ай бұрын

How do you feel about mass migration?

10. Tallin 9. Dublin 8. Amsterdam 7. Heraklion, Greece 6. Florence 5. Reykjavik, Iceland 4. Rhodes, Greece 3. Bruges, Belgium 2. Venice 1. Dubrovnik, Croatia

I was born in 1950 there were 2.5 billion people on the planet. I am now 74. There are 8 billion people on the planet.

@sharylanne7738

14 күн бұрын

Too many!

Nr 1 should be Santorini... Ibeen the very first week when the Island opened and it was so packed ...just like Venice

Travel in winter- dress accordingly perfect peace.

just come back from Santorini Greece. It was so packed from 10am to sunset time by cruise ship tourists, but Santorini is not listed.

@chriszavos

Ай бұрын

Cruise ship tourists are obviously not counted, they count only those who stay overnight. Mykonos and Santorini are way more packed during the summer season due to cruise ship tourists and they are thinking of imposing limitations to improve the quality of the vacations of the normal tourists who leave a lot more money than just a fridge magnet and a sandwich.

Was in Ireland this past April, thinking oh it’s shoulder season, will be quiet …BUT NO ..ALAS ! was still overcrowded

@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu

Ай бұрын

Did you go during Easter?

@johnmc3862

Ай бұрын

The whole of Ireland overcrowded! 😂 Certain popular tourists attractions, maybe. But the country still has a spacious charm.

Nice video! I support you! Love your hat.

It’s unfortunate that there are so many fantastic destinations in South America like Buenos Aires most people don’t know about…

Cruise ships do pay a per person fee. But usually gobbled by port authority, and big government.

Barcelona, Balearen, Istanbul....

Good one Hal, great to see your face, the face behind the voice.

I feel like even shoulder season is overcrowded in any tourist location these days

I used to work on cruise ships in the early 2000, and I went to all of these cities except for Herkelon (spelt wrong ) and it was great. So few people, would hate to go now!…….🤗🇨🇦

I went to Venice a week ago. Busy but not overcrowded. No queues for the basilca etc and no problems getting a table at a cafe or restaurant.

Why are Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca not on the list ?

Barcelona and Mallorca in Spain it's too much

Yes. I get it. I visited Hannoi ones and it was very over whelmingly full of people. Thank goodness i live in Australia.

Haha...😅For most people and families only time can travel is SUMMER! Few exception groups of people can avoid the Peak period. The special arrangement then. 😆

In reality even before the current mass tourism “pandemic” I always avoided obvious tourist hot spots during the Summer months. The problem now seems to be that even many of what used to be lesser touristic cities are being infected

@urbandiscount

Ай бұрын

yup, because of all the "avoiding" people are doing

How can Rome not be in the list?? I went off season and could barely walk in the historic center

Summer travel means TERTIARY cities, towns and villages… way off the beaten path!! 🌎🌍🌏

Reykjavik ? LOL. Seriously ? This video is comparing apples with pears. Amsterdam for example has a lot of tourists. I've haven't been in Dublin for a while, but im sure they have their share. But that's not even close to the amount of people flooding into cities like Florence & Venice or some Greek islands. So saying that Tallin & Reykjavik have mass tourism problems feels a bit far fetched.

@urbandiscount

Ай бұрын

Never been in Amsterdam in summer maybe? It's hell

@spiritualanarchist8162

Ай бұрын

@@urbandiscount Joh ik heb er jaren gewoond. Ga maar is naar Venetië. DAT is hel.

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

🤷🏾‍♂️

@kerrym5424

Ай бұрын

I think the ratio of people to tourist was mention. I thought it was a very well done (as always) video. It’s a depressing topic so I can’t imagine it was easy to do! Kudos to Hal.

@spiritualanarchist8162

29 күн бұрын

@@kerrym5424 The ratio is the whole point i'm objecting to. In for example Venice it's almost a million tourists a day on 50.00 inhabitants . If a thousand people visit Reykjavik it may feel bit more crowded because it's rather a small city. In Amsterdam it's a few hundred drunken a-holes making a lot of trouble is a menace, but most tourist are welcomed . I'm not saying over tourism isn't a problem. The problems differ and are rather complex .Not just 'too many people come to one place '.

The photo in the thumbnail looks like a vision of hell

I like to travel off the beaten trail...but have enjoyed and do enjoy seeing some major tourist sites but never during high season and no extra $$_ to visit

May is a horrible time in Florence. School children are on vacation, badly behaved and everywhere.

Many great cities as the ones on your list are overcrowded during the peak season. It's not so easy to find a destination not overcrowded during the summer time.

I understand the burden it puts on the local residents but at the same time, it's also allowed for local businesses to grow and thrive. It's definitely a conundrum but how would the locals feel if it suddenly dried up? You can't blame the tourists when there are so many ads and commercials promoting and encouraging people to travel. The underlying problem is not the tourists but the mismanagement of local governments who don't put a cap on short-term rentals and foreign real estate investments. The money isn't staying in the local economy.

As an European, my advice is to come in april or november, never july or august.

Capri Barcelona Malta

I have dogs, so not traveling this summer. I’d like a vacation/scenic getaway where I could enjoy them and the destination in one place for a while. Forgo the “sites”.

There's no German city on this list. If you are into classical music, especially German classical music, the German cities of Leipzig, Hamburg, and Berlin all have excellent performance venues and "orchestras of cultural significance" as their music union Unisono calls them. The German government helps support 129 such orchestras.

@jerseycatmews828

23 күн бұрын

I’m sure Germany wants to keep the small tourist crowds. They already having problems w permanent foreigners, wink. I’ve travelled through Germany, gorgeous clean country, underrated tourist destination

I just went to Amsterdam and Brugge and it was really enjoyable, have to disagree about these 2 ...

Going Florence late September 😂

@stephenhampson1577

Ай бұрын

Bruges was brilliant in November

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

Yes I think it’s a great time for bruges

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

Still very warm but atleast better than June July August

good

Wow

You do realise that there is a reason “over crowded” cities are over crowded and “under crowded” cities are under crowded … don’t you ?

@StewartDuthie

Ай бұрын

I must be thick..please explain.

@CaptCanuck4444

Ай бұрын

What you're implying isn't true. Overcrowded doesn't mean worth visiting. Tourists are lazy. That's the reason. There are many many wonderful places to visit that aren't overcrowded.

@jr4chargers

Ай бұрын

@@CaptCanuck4444I agree. For example, this past May I went to visit Granada, Spain. And it’s not super easy to get there, since you need to take a plane to Malaga and then a bus to Granada. Most tourist won’t do that, because like you said, they are lazy. Granada is beautiful! And not so crowded like Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Sve to znamo ali nitko ne nudi rješenje ,kako smanjiti broj turista

Avoid Europe at all. It is not what it used to be.

@mariayamul3004

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@alfredomarques243

Ай бұрын

true....

@jenna7060

29 күн бұрын

Can you suggest other destinations apart Europe please

Talin overloaded😂😂😂Who wants to visit Talin?..😂😂😂

@doktoronyx6619

Ай бұрын

Finns go to Talin for cold beer.

Dubrovnik you are a bit exaggerating, because it is not so bad as you describe it. Nowadays the city council only allows 2 cruisers per day, and mostly they are gone by 17h. There can be crowds, especially on rainy days where the beach people come to town, but this is far from being the chaos you are describing. Have you ever been to Dubrovnik? I doubt it.

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

I’ve been to Croatia in the past and recent so you can have an opinion but mine is accurate to the experience so deal with it ✋🏾

So you are telling your 161 thousand subscribers and anyone else who watches your videos to visit less frequented cities so they too can become overcrowded!!

I wonder, has anyone thoight to do a demographic on the tourists? What is the breakdown of who is coming from where?

@alejandrohazera7895

Ай бұрын

Great question, especially with respect to Spain. What percentage of tourists come from other European nations?

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

I think that’s a good idea I will get that sorted actually but It depends on the area of Spain because you have regular nationalities hitting let’s say the southern Spain region

@gerardmackay8909

Ай бұрын

@@alejandrohazera7895 UK, France and Germany account for more visits to Spain than the rest of the World combined.

Travelling should become so expensive so that the great unwashed cannot afford it.

@LifestyleHal

Ай бұрын

The great unwashed ??!! 😁

@kerrym5424

Ай бұрын

I think she is referring to people who can’t afford it (let alone a bath as an exaggeration.) I’m a retired older white female. With the cost of travel dramatically rising, I’d probably would fit into this category.

Gross exaggeration!!!!! None of these places are that bad.... And, if you don' like people, all you have to do is stay home and do your travelling online!!!!!!!!