@@arnolddavies6734 I was going to ask the same thing. I saw tour guides round up a bunch of American kids that were trying to climb the white stone sides of Newgrange. And their parents had the gall to complain! I mean, gee... It's only a 5000 year old structure!
I’m surprised the pyramids of Giza didn’t make the list. In photos it looks like it’s in the desert. In reality it’s in the city. Right across the street from KFC/Pizza Hut. Some guy will follow you through the entire complex and try to get you to buy a large wooden cat. Someone else will try to sell you a ride on a camel. And someone else will offer to take your photo for free and then refuse to give you back your phone until you pay. It’s still something to see. But certainly not as advertised.
Sounds exactly like my trip to the Pyramids. I got cursed out plenty of times because all I wanted was to be left alone and take it all in but the scammers were all looking for a handout.
Plus, in times of famine or siege, we can cut the Peoples’ bread with small amounts of the concrete, thereby maximizing every worker’s productivity for the glory of the motherland
I remember visiting some small touristy town in Germany. They has quaint bakeries and shops. Then I saw a delivery truck roll up and deliver all of the pastries plastic wrapped. Took the magic right out of that town for me!
I've been to Ireland 5 times, and while yes - Dublin is expensive for a tourist, especially if you stick to tourist trap areas like Temple Bar - I still like the city and the country in general. Ireland will be my first destination once COVID is finally over.
I was considering visiting from the U.S. What would you recommend? I figured a day or two in Dublin to pay homage to Guinness but had no real plans after that.
@@deirdrephelan6775 Thank you. I will definitely add that to the list. I always try and stay off the tourist path and hang out with the locals, if possible.
I drive by Stonehenge a lot. Even when the road is crazy busy and people are taking pictures from there car I've never heard anyone beep their horn. Or yell from there car. Do people actually do that outside of movies?
@@clairecoulter5162 I live near D.C. Our highway called I-95 is the worst in the country. Happens all of the time. Personally, my favorite experience was when the person in front of me kept flipping off everyone who passed him for absolutely no reason at all. Us Americans are quite a lovely bunch. :/
frudlemax Of course, you’re speaking for yourself. I’ve traveled to more than 70 countries around the world. No place is perfect and most are far less perfect. I’m so glad to have served to keep you safe in such a horrible country. How very woke of you.
The Iceland one is so overstated it’s ridiculous. I’ve been to Iceland twice, if you go in the off season it is virtually empty. We had times where we drove 3+ without seeing a single soul. Iceland is literally the most spectacular place I’ve ever been to. Considering 80% of tourists stick to Reykjavik, golden circle and the south coast, that leaves the majority of the island open to exploring. Westfjords, highlands and east fjords are all super remote and unimaginably beautiful
Sean Potts not only that. Iceland is the size of the UK and over 90% of the tourists just visit the southwest part so the rest of the country is virtually unexploited
Even in the south off-season you can be alone if you don't esp. visit the most known attractions at noon. Me and our small kids are totally in love with Iceland and will go back as soon as we can afford it.
We went in end of May just before the start of the summer holidays and enjoyed lots of day light, relatively few tourists, reasonably priced accommodation. We drove the entire Ring Road and it was awesome!! But the South has the most attractions within short driving distances from each other.
As a German I can tell you: you have to visit Dresden, it's beautiful! The 'soulless housing blocks' are just at the outskirts of the city, downtown is filled with beautiful historic buildings!
As a German I have to say that Dresden is indeed mindnumbingly ugly. There are so many other places in Germany that are much more beautiful (and have friendly inhabitants).
My bf's dad used to be stationed in Germany, and he wants to take me on a Germany tour to see all the castles that he loves. But his favorites aren't the ones on most tourist lists, so not expecting to see many crowds. I looked some of them up, and I can't see how they're not more popular! Such a beautiful country
@@KamikazeKatze666 I can understand the opinions of both you and @kinto4135. The outskirts are indeed ugly, but the center has much worth seeing. The Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) alone is well worth the visit.
The crazy thing about stonehenge is how hard and expensive it is to go see it as a visitor, but there are over 900 stone circles across the UK and another 400 across Ireland and Brittany, the majority of which are free and easily accessable.
I thought Las Vegas was rather overrated. I knew it would be tacky, but I expected it to be more fun - like Disneyland for adults. Instead it is just a sad, plastic tourist trap designed to wring as much money out of visitors as possible - like Disneyland for adults.
unknot That could be fun. If I do ever go back, I’ll plan it around something like that. But I’d say the most fun vacation spot I’ve been to was Cancun. We’d go see cool Mayan temples, swim in cenotes and lie on spectacular beaches during the day, then go to crazy clubs like Coco Bongo at night. While the resort area is one big tourist trap, there was real things to go see and do. Honestly, my favourite day in Vegas was the day we rented a convertible and drove out to the Grand Canyon with the top down. I was just sick of the cheesy plastic fakery of Vegas and needed something real.
Vegas is fun for 3 or 4 days. Since it is blatantly obvious that every single thing about that city is set up to extract as much money from you as possible, it loses its charm quickly regardless of whether you gamble or not.
I've been to a couple of these and have to agree. Although, Disney World was not that bad, driving there from Texas and back with nine people (including two very hyper kids) in a minivan with no murders was an extreme accomplishment!
Big dundee I lived in Florida just 45 min from Disney for 10 years. Every one who came to visit wanted to go to Disney. I got so tired of that place you couldn't pay me to go again. Universal studios is more fun and less exhausting imho.
@anette Last time I visited Orlando (2013), I found Disney and Universal were ripping off tourists by over-charging them for 2 or 3 day passes. After checking online, I see that they haven't changed. Local residents get a discount, but the prices for the family and myself visiting from Ireland are extortionate
jaspr1999 Just getting across Texas driving is an accomplishment!! As a Texan, I've driven across country several times and it is definitely an adventure!!
8:16 I spent way too much time and effort trying to see what that split second pop up was, only to realize it was just an editing error where the topic title popped back up...
My family got stuck in the "Small World" ride at Disney World for 2 hours---a dark, hot, humid tunnel surrounded by dead-eyed robot people singing the "Small World" song over and over and over...I still have nightmares
Liza Tanzawa - It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world... It's a world of...
Bren i have done the Maldives last year he is very correct about it unless you stay in a guest house which does not offer alcohol a resort stay needs you to insanity reach or sell one of your body organs to cover the expenses
@@stickywicketg literally why it's my favorite, go to Mexico get two frozen margaritas, pour them into a tumbler and walk around the world in style (p.s. you are not supposed to do this, don't get caught) ;)
The way he described the Ganges river sounds a lot like how Terry Pratchett wrote about the river "flowing" through Ank-Morpork in his Discworld novels.
I had the joy of visiting Disney world and Disneyland within a couple months of each other, so I was able to make some direct comparisons... Disney world is very spread out, but you don't go there for one day, you go for a week. A park a day, (4 hours in Epcot to get drunk should be enough for there) repeat those you want to see again. The staff was friendly, and since it was winter after Thanksgiving, before Christmas break, it wasn't too busy, which helped. Too cold for the locals at 65F (15c?) But shorts for us northerners who left a blizzard, and -20F (-30c?) degree weather... Disneyland on the other hand, was full of rude people, rude staff, broken rides, long lines (end of February), and no Mr Toads Wild Ride. Why even bother with that missing?
Current social distancing measures aside, if you are waiting 2 hours to get on a Magic Kingdom ride you are doing it WRONG. It costs no more to plan your trip correctly, just some time.
I have been to Florida many times but have avoided Disney. The reports of friends that have been there tell me that most of the time is spent waiting in line or getting from one feature to another. And the place is crowded! Not my idea of a fun vacation.
Yeah, this one guy kept following me trying to sell me a watch. I showed him I had one but he said I should have 2 and kept following me and when I finally got him off my back there was another person there instantly trying to sell me something else. I thought I was in downtown Tijuana.
I’m so sad that so many tourists plague your city. I live in a city that has been plagued by hoards of tourists thanks to Instagram. And it’s disheartening to see things get destroyed and closed down and constantly congested from all the visitors.
paos63 I live in he USA. My state has been blissfully NOT on people’s minds until social media. And now my city is overrun by tourists and some of my beloved places around here have been closed down now. Because people have vandalized and ruined nature.
Hmm.... Montana? Can't be Colorado, that's too popular. Now I'm curious. I live in NH and we get absolutely overrun by Mass every summer lol. One small city in the mountains becomes about impossible to drive through from June until September..... then there's the leaf peepers. It helps the economy. Or so I'm told.
I personally like Epcot over all the rest, it doesn't have a zillion kids running around screaming I want, I want. I it's an adult area to enjoy all sorts of delectable foods and wines, observe other cultures, and relax.
Simon's points about the Maldives are correct if you stay on a resort island... but you don't have to stay on those islands. You can stay on a local island, with a Maldivian family, in very nice rooms with all the comforts of a 4 star resort for 10% of the price. The resort islands don't want people to know a local variant exists, so most people haven't heard about it.
But what's the problem? What's so awful about being "trapped" somewhere with nothing to do but swim, sunbathe, talk, read, eat, drink and think? If you can't handle the fact that it's the SAME place for your entire nightmare sojourn........ You didn't do your planning right.
Does anyone else get the sense the Disney World part of this video was written by someone who has NEVER been to Disney World or even knows anything at all about it? I got that feeling right away when it was called "Disney World" in general without mentioning that it's actually 4 individual parks with different themes and attractions. You can choose to visit all 4 or just your favorite(s). I get that Disney parks aren't everyone's favorite cup of tea but at least do a little research and talk about the various other details that makes it not the best place to visit (context for the cost, lines, food, etc.). But they clearly don't know what they're talking about. Like who goes to Disney World to visit "Epcot center"? LMAO!
@@alexdaley7616 right but at least the other ones on the list are given real factually evident reasons for why they’re not ideal places to visit. Since Disney World is such a famous and well traveled/documented tourist destination, it’s not that difficult to find real understandable reasons for why it’s not such a great place for everyone. Instead we’re given a vague ‘Disney World is so large’ without mentioning/knowing that it’s made up of 4 individual parks and that “Epcot Center” lines was laughably uninformed.
@@johnnyjoey I’ll admit that I am a big Disney World fan but I understand why others do not enjoy it. There are so many resources that list pros and con to it that this inclusion and the reasons given just seem really lazily put together.
I understand taking a small child there once, but this obsession over Disney World is bizarre to me. For the same amount of money, you could take a trip to the French Riviera, sailing trips on the Mediterranean, explore old colonial cities and see amazing jungle wildlife in South America or see the amazing Adriatic coast of Italy. And your children will be seeing amazing sites, meeting people from across the world and learning while loving it. Just getting out and exploring new things is a lot more fun for people of any age.
Exactly, I've been to Dresden 3 years ago and admittedly I saw mostly the central part of the city but as far as the eye could see there were still historic streets in the outer parts mixed with the reconstructions. Anyway, who goes to a city to visit its suburbs? You go for the culture, museum, palace and churches that take pride of place in a historic city's centre. I feel this video is just a through away bit of clickbait.
@@NonSequitur404 They literally opened the video by stating that it's opinion and therefore highly biased. If you where just gonna get butthurt about the places they picked, why'd you even click?
Its actually pretty hard to find photos of modern dresden commieblocks because nobody wants to take photos of em dam things! Even when i search up modern dresden and dresden commieblocks nothing showing those soul destroying blocks in dresden come up. The best way to find them without being in dresden is trough google earth or street view.
Guy Tech have you been? There are not tons of tacky gift shops lol if you mean that in Each country they have items from said country or that represents it? It’s incredible and you should probably visit it again.
I remember a college friend being astonished that I'd been to Disneyland but not Disneyworld. It hadn't occurred to her that some people are actually *from* California.
Pisa should be on this list. It's basically just the tower surrounded by tons of tourists taking pictures of themselves holding holding it up. You go a couple steps away from the tower and you're bombarded by migrants trying to sell you cheap trinkets.
This!! I was amazed on how much it sucked. The cathedral-tower area is on a side of the town, and packed with tourist and really expensive! 15€ to get inside the buildings back in 2010. Aside from walking around the grounds, there's nothing else to do. Many other little Tuscan towns are at least charming, even without a world-famous landmark, like Lucca or Siena, but the rest of Pisa is quite standard.
If you're a student its an amazing city - over 50% of the population are students and if you get away from the obvious tourist trap that is the Tower you'll find people talking, partying, playing music, and just being young just about any time of day. I went to the Tower around 1am with a friend and ended up celebrating a student's birthday in the piazza there - then the cops guarding the tower decided to drink some wine and eat some food with us while we all celebrated - I think thats an experience you won't find in Rome or Florence. Also, the food in Pisa is ridiculously cheap when compared to other parts of Tuscany, and fresh seafood can be easily transported up the river from Livorno. I thought Pisa was extremely underrated but yes, if you're an older tourist who sticks to the crowds, you'll be disappointed. Still prefer Pisa over Florence though! Even better yet, try checking out Siena next time you're in Italy - its essentially a prettier Pisa.
Dublin is not the place to go to experience Irish culture. Kilkenny, Cork, Kerry or basically anywhere else in Ireland are the places to go. I say this as an Irish person. The description of Dublin is so accurate 🤣
If I was in Ireland today I’m sure everybody would call me a “yank” but My families ancestry comes from Cork and Tipperary Ireland holds a special place in my heart because that’s where my ancestry comes from
Joe there are honestly some really beautiful parts of Dublin but tbh they’re prettier in London and the unique parts are better in other Irish city’s. Definitely a great city but other parts of Ireland and the UK are better.
Tourists go to temple bar and pay 9 euro for a pint of piss when there are more authentic places around the corner selling a pint and a stew for a fiver
because that bald dude has no clue, disneyland is nice, i love it, but i like disney world more, 4 theme parks instead of 2, much more variety, and to top it all, i shows that he has probaly never been there because he still calls EPCOT, epcot center... and calls universal "superior" what a chum
I had a blast in iceland. I did notice tourists when I was tourist spots, but when I wasn't at a major attraction it was very sparse for other people. The country is beautiful. Around every curve in the road, I saw another site that was worth the trip.
Same for me! Blue Lagoon of course had a bunch of tourists, but like a local grocery store, we didn’t see any tourists really so it was pretty sparse save for the attractions meant for tourists to be lol
Iceland has been covered in many books as being one of the happiest places to live in the world. So, of course millions of tourists pour in, demanding happiness and peace...ruining the original native vibe.
It is so happy that suicide rate is one of the highest in the world, alcoholism rate the same and antidepressant consumption is THE highest in the world.
Thanasis Kai Oxi Vasilis Iceland is in 65th place out of a list of 183 countries in suicides. I didn't bother checking out your other "facts". Þú ert fífl (research that)
65th is low for the "Happiest country" in the world? lol Well, at least in not Greenland who is the first in the world. Who knows maybe Iceland has better antidepressants...
Kristjan Jonsson I read a lot, and three or four recent books and articles talked about Iceland being a new mecca for tourists as a great place to work and live because of the beauty, the government support of artists and students and the great natural beauty of it. I wasn't writing a article that I planned to fact check, it was just a comment. I'm sorry you're so angry or feel that I tried to fool you. I can delete my comment if you feel strongly about it.
and has literal pirates not yo ho ones as in drug dealer arms dealer people selling pirates stationed in old forts along its north west more remote parts
Well Simon, thanks for the heads up. Your descriptions beat any travel brochures 👍. I guess I know where I’m not going to visit 😂. Thanks again for your show.
As a German: Partial agreement on Dresden. Yes, the outskirts are soviet concrete horror, but the rebuilt city center is actually really beautiful and since the city is quite rich, it currently makes some huge efforts to make Dresden live up to its reputation outside of that.
Can't see anything of that. DOn't know Dresden but from Google Street View looks great, city center or otherwise. No concrete block. Show me a concrete block part.
Douglas The historic "Altstadt" on the southern bank of the Elbe was burnt in the bomb raid and the ensuing firestorm which in total killed 30000 people. They did rebuild the imposing "Canaletto view" buildings just along the river at a huge cost - but have a look at how the very central "Prager Straße" (near the central Station) was rebuilt - it looks like from a 1960s postcard. Ironically this area is still called the Altstadt - although it just is not the Old Town any more. However, I disagree with the statement that Dresden as a whole sucks - while most of the oldest part was destroyed and poorly rebuilt, the Neustadt (much of which dated from around 1900) remained mostly intact and was beautifully restored after reunification and Dresden has beautiful suburbs like Loschwitz with lovely Art Nouveau villas.
I would still heartily recommend Dresden Christmas Market, specially during Stollenfest. The medievil market is ace. You soon look beyond the communist era tower blocks, but even they have their place in historical architecture. Enjoy all of it for what it is. Even in the UK we had many abominations built in the 60s and 70s
Recently did my first backpacking trip through Spain and Portugal. True to my curious and “head in the clouds” nature, id arrive at a new place and then set out to get lost. Stumbled on some amazing spots and things I didn’t realize existed until right in front of it. A few times I’d return to bed, look up the places I went, and realize how “important” it was. Only one thing I regret not seeing after looking up the “tourist” sites but it just means I’ll have to return. I highly recommend the “get lost” method if you’re able to do it.
It's true, used to live in Honolulu, and Waikiki Beach is impossible to enjoy on-season cause it's just choked with people. The North Shore was nice then, this was 89-91' or so, but surfing popularity has destroyed it. The island is very stunningly gorgeous tho. Diamond Head is still marvelous to look at.
I Lived in Hawaii. ‘Waikiki’ is horrible, over run, fake yada yada. Some of the island is absolutely stunning though if you explore & leave the ‘Vegas’ of Hawaii (Waikiki). Hikes, hidden swimming holes, pipeline. Soooo much. Granted Kauai is by far the most beautiful of the Hawaii islands though.
Yes the prices are better. Dublin is jacked up for the clueless tourists who flock there annually from Hotel rooms to a can of coke. Ireland is by no means cheap, but there are improvements the further you get from west Britain.
I loved visiting Ireland. We landed in and spent a day in Dublin...finally on the last day the cab driver taking us to the train to leave Dublin was Irish. Also enjoyed the Irish....once we met some.
A friend who went there told me that duty free is confiscated because of Islamic rules forbidding alcohol. Alcohol that you can then buy locally with a steep mark up. Hard pass.
@@cherylschaeffer6268 I've been to New Mexico. Perhaps you should visit areas of that state other than the southwest? You will find low mountains lovely forests, lakes streams, and rain.
When my brother and I were kids, our parents asked us if we'd like to go to Disneyworld for a summer holiday. My brother and I answered as one: "No". I think we must be the only kids to not be interested. Disneyworld always struck me as more than a little creepy. We weren't big fans of their saccharine cartoons, either.
This came up in my recommendations. Been to Castle Bran and it is lovely and there's as many "tat" stalls as you can see in the picture. Would 100% recommend. Plus who goes to Castle Dracula and doesn't want tat?
Yeah, in Texas you can tell who the tourists from out of state are by who's wearing ten-gallon hats since no actual Texan would be caught dead with one. The gun remark, on the other hand....
As for Dublin, it may be an expensive place to live, but it is very cheap to get to. After all, tourists don't have to worry about renting an apartment, which is why Dublin is so expensive. Further, if you stay out of Temple Bar, Dublin is a lot cheaper to visit.
I lived in Dublin for 2yrs from 2011 and I was a bit of a party animal Temple bar has spots that aren't too expensive but also because me and my friend were very familiar with the place, we'd show tourists around and they'd buy us drinks!😂💃
Epcot was actually quite fun. So was Universal Studios. They’re both interesting & fun places. All tourist destinations have certain unpleasant aspects, just try to deal with it in a positive way & focus on the reason you’re there, which is experiencing something different & unique that you don’t see everyday.
What you said about Dresden can be said about pretty much any European city nowadays. Some nice old buildings in the centre but soulless concrete abominations throughout the city. That's modern architecture for you.
It's a real shame that New York seem to go this way too. Like why on earth did they tear down a lot of those beautiful Victorian buildings in Manhattan? Tearing down Penn Station was a crime against humanity.
Iceland is awesome, incredibly awesome, I highly recommend a visit. Tourist income actually really help their economy a lot. Btw, New Zealand has the exact same problem. It's not the tourist, it is poor planning. It will get better, so don't worry so much. Also, the Maldives are amazing once you get away from the tourist district. Also if you have a pilot's license and you can fly seaplanes, it significantly cheaper to travel around the islands. Finally, Epcot is actually awesome, Disney and Universal, not so much. Have a nice day.
One thing about the Ganges you didn't say: Varanasi is a holy city, a lot of people from a long way away travel there to hold funerals for their loved ones and bury the body there, after they get there they realise it costs 3000 usd to have the ceremony so they dump the body in the river instead or just leave it somewhere in the city.
Dublin (the entirety of Ireland, for that matter) is where I spent the best vacation I’ve ever had. Paris was terrifying right off the train. Someone tried to walk away with my son. When I ran after them, they stole a bag-RIGHT OFF THE TRAIN.
Dresden is worth a visit if you take the time to stop by the art galleries and the opera and to take in the details of the restauration of the "Frauenkirche" which is amazing. I think it has ist charm when you arrive on the river Elbe and see the skyline. However, it's small and can be seen in a day or two. Germany has many scenic routes - which may have been invented by tourism agencies, but they stop by scenic or historic places and all have their charm.
Very fair assessment. Yup, all those routes were invented by travel agents / tourism boards. Of course they were, why on earth would anyone suspect otherwise. They are nothing but recommended routes that lead you through some nice scenery and past some interesting sights, which I think is fair enough...
If you are into history and art and you want to get deeper into the most awesome collections of paintings, sculptures, precious stones, gold jewelry and huge golden (jewel encrusted) artifacts, you could spend a lot longer than a couple of days. Unfortunately, I was only there for a day and couldn't take it all in as much as I would have wanted but I bought the books and I have the memory of those spectacular exhibits.
Chrissie Nicely I lived in Dresden for approximately 10 years. Dresden is beautiful and very interesting with the mix of old (rebuilt) buildings and buildings from the east Germany period. And Neustadt on the northern side of Elbe has a special atmosphere, large number of nice bars and restaurants. I love Dresden and I revisit 1 - 2 times every year, as I still have friends living there.
I lived for 5 years in Würzburg ..for me it is a beautiful city, although yes, small and with a lot of tourists. The best there (for me) are the wine fests, particularly those organised directly in the gardens of the Residenz palace and in the Weinberg am Stein (the wineyards overlooking the city). Autumn is really pretty (with much less tourists), and it is lovely particularly in the Federweisser and Zwiebelküchen season. I understand it might be a bit disappointing if you were to travel from the other side of the world ONLY to visit it, but I would definitely recommend to spend at least a day there if you are already in the area (it's a nice mid-point between Frankfurt airport and Nürnberg or Bamberg, for instance)
Yeah, and Stonehenge is tiny. All the photos make it a look like huge monoliths, where in fact you could pick it all up and move it with a decent front end loader in 24 hours.
Well have you heard of the loneliest road in America? Highway 50 from Reno, Nevada to Ely, Nevada. Ran into a buy in some weird looking RV from Austria. Yes also invented by promoters.
I've got a lot of interests :) As stupid as it sounds, my newly bought camcorder is broken (the tripod did tip over...) and is hopefully going to be finally repaired in two weeks... I'm only doing experiments as preparation for other experiments I'm going to film, when the camcorder is back. I had a lot of bad luck in the last three months and I didn't want to upload videos every two weeks about why there are no new videos. So I decided to wait until I can finally get back to business, even though it is annoying me every day that I can't do real experiments...
I am from Dresden and must say that even though nowadays it is probably not on par with its former beauty, there are still very many beautiful buildings that were reconstructed. Furthermore, it is a rather green city with the Großer Garten allowing for extended walks close to the City centre. So please don't let Simon scare you away :D
Honestly the most beautiful German city I have been to (I am German, but moved to the U.S. when I was 20 years old). I had no idea before I went to visit Dresden, tbh, but it really is beautiful. I stopped watching the video after that segment being first. 🤦🏼♀️😂
kraiZor - ehehe Must agree. Standing in the queue to get tickets for the Eiffel tower. The excursion bus driver approach and announce loud and clear. "The bus will leave at 17PM with or without it´s passengers"!!! What the ffff! So with 45 minutes left. Some of us where still able to get the tickets, go up to visit the tower and run back to the bus. A bit unpleasant. Either case the really funny was the reactions. I´m Portuguese so we kept things relatively discrete, comments with nearby persons, a couple from Netherlands and a lady, I believe from Spain, that´s pretty much it no big fuzz. An Italian couple slightly down the queue made comments also. But in a quite loud tone, shouting with the driver. But another couple, Americans further up in the queue won the cup. The guy shout to the driver, not as loud as the Italian... "we´re Americans you can´t leave us here". The entire group in the vicinity laughed. Honestly to this day I still crack laughing when I recall this episode. LOL The joys of traveling! :-) Cheers
Paris only "sucks" if you have only a day or two and want to "do" the "must" sights. Then it's all queues, stress, hefty entrance fees and naff tourist restaurants. If you take your time and go off the beaten track, it's still not cheap - but you experience the charm of the place. I studied there for a year, took my time and walked around a lot - am very grateful for this time and look forward to every time I can revisit.
I haven't been there in over a decade but EPCOT Center was always my favorite park. Minus the world showcase, but now that I'm older, I might enjoy that more.
If you steer clear of Temple Bar it's not so bad.. Too full of franchises and chain stores these days though. We are losing the city's unique traits bit by bit sadly.
If you are visiting Jamaica through a resort or by ship, and only doing the trips that each of those plan for you, then yeah there will be a bunch of vendors. They only take you to the really touristy places, but if you choose small bed and breakfasts or airbnbs and explore outside of those select few spots there is a whole lot more to see, and a lot less hounding from vendors.
Cairo, Egypt should have made # 1. with skilled con artist competing for your money, starving animals everywhere, and, my favorite, the smell of rotting dead horse carcass in the Nile.
I went in 2005 and loved it, I guess it went downhill. Rome was the one place that left me unimpressed. Actually, Italy in general with the exception of ice cream and hot chocolate. Italian food was also not the enjoyment I was promised and I was shocked how much pizza sucked. I have a feeling though since John Paul II had just died, that might have killed the experience, but I genuinely did not like the food. Could be because I come from a country with Arabic and Indian influences.
I live in Ireland and can confirm that Dublin is super expensive. Its even more expensive if you hang out in the tourist areas, they’re even worse. And no Irish person drinks in the oh-so-traditional Irish pubs in Temple Bar. They just exist to rip tourists off.
John Volken temple bar is the least Irish place in Ireland. There is a great little Mexican place that I like to go to for tacos there, but Mexican isn’t exactly Irish haha
I can only speak as an American, but vacation time is hard to come by if you get any at all and travel is expensive for most people. The reason everybody crams into the same areas to see the same landmarks is that they only have enough time and money for this one shot so they go where the " well traveled" people say is the best. If travel were less of a luxury, more tourists would risk it off the beaten path.
@Evi1M4chine Visiting the old world is complicated by the fact we have these things called the Atlantic and Pacific oceans cutting us off from it. Whereas Europe and Asia is a continuous landmass.
I noticed my Facebook friend from France, Sandra has a lot of adventure in her life. I figured it has to do with vacation time. I'm 30 and have never even flown much less seen another country.
Yep vacation time sucks. Job security is worse too and most people should be trying to transition into some form of self employment. But also don't be lazy and only research the popular spots to travel. Get into travel communities lie Couchsurfing forums and go to music festivals, meetup with other travelers, road trip, camp and allow for other cultures to include you and show you around. Also look at Expat communities, and airbnb gatherings.
Come to England, bring the wife and kids I'll show you around and even put you up. Might be a spare room and a camp bed but it'll be free ;-) Travelling is expensive because "we" dont have the contacts in far away lands... break down those barriers and the world opens up.
While visiting Stonehenge in the early 2000s I overheard someone actually say "it's a pity they built it so close to the highway"
They must have been joking. 😂
Was it an American tourist? He was probably making a joke. Funny though.
@@arnolddavies6734 I was going to ask the same thing. I saw tour guides round up a bunch of American kids that were trying to climb the white stone sides of Newgrange. And their parents had the gall to complain! I mean, gee... It's only a 5000 year old structure!
Must have been a yank. It was built centuries before the A 303 was put there.
@@Tuffydipstick it's a pity is not really a American speech pattern.
I’m surprised the pyramids of Giza didn’t make the list. In photos it looks like it’s in the desert. In reality it’s in the city. Right across the street from KFC/Pizza Hut. Some guy will follow you through the entire complex and try to get you to buy a large wooden cat. Someone else will try to sell you a ride on a camel. And someone else will offer to take your photo for free and then refuse to give you back your phone until you pay. It’s still something to see. But certainly not as advertised.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is surrounded by guys trying to sell remote-controlled toy cars.
Same with Niagara falls, beautiful sight so long as you don't turn around
@@Pastronomer69 that’s true 🤣
Sounds exactly like my trip to the Pyramids. I got cursed out plenty of times because all I wanted was to be left alone and take it all in but the scammers were all looking for a handout.
@Lisa Bee......wow that sucks! Kind of takes away from the experience huh. Well, all in all I sure hope you still had a great trip!
You had me at “the endless possibilities of Soviet concrete”
Bald n Bankrupt haha
Plus, in times of famine or siege, we can cut the Peoples’ bread with small amounts of the concrete, thereby maximizing every worker’s productivity for the glory of the motherland
As someone who grew up in post Soviet republic... my sympathies go out to Dresden
@@TheWefikus Hahahah thank you! I always felt like something was wrong when growing up 😆
I remember visiting some small touristy town in Germany. They has quaint bakeries and shops. Then I saw a delivery truck roll up and deliver all of the pastries plastic wrapped. Took the magic right out of that town for me!
Why in the world did they decide to build Stonehenge so close to a road!!! ;)
😂
Hahaha
1000 years before? Try 4300 years before.
They had too. When the delivery truck arrived they had to unload the stones by hand, so their distance from the road was limited.
Scott . Prescience.
Currently watching this video in Dayton Ohio, thanks for the shoutout! ......... oh wait :(
Even that was overselling it though
If Vonnegut didn't think much of our Dayton then, he ought to see it now, ay?
Lol I said the same thing. Like, well damn dude😕
Dayton = Dresden and Dresden = Florence, then Dayton = Florence.
Same lmao
I feel like this is just a list of the last ten places his girlfriend wanted to visit.
That would imply that Simon HAS a girlfriend.
Shenanigans.
If it was my ex it would be DIY or hardware stores or car showrooms every sunday because you cant just chill out on a day off according to her logic
@@robwilkes8112 Apparently he lives with his girlfriend in Prague.
As an Irishman, I can confirm that; yeah, Dublin is insanely expensive compared to the rest of the country.
@George Duffy then don't bother coming here then
I've been to Ireland 5 times, and while yes - Dublin is expensive for a tourist, especially if you stick to tourist trap areas like Temple Bar - I still like the city and the country in general. Ireland will be my first destination once COVID is finally over.
I was considering visiting from the U.S. What would you recommend? I figured a day or two in Dublin to pay homage to Guinness but had no real plans after that.
Tim Medlock I would recommend Kilkenny. I live here it is beautiful and there is plenty of sightseeing to do.
@@deirdrephelan6775 Thank you. I will definitely add that to the list. I always try and stay off the tourist path and hang out with the locals, if possible.
When I went to Stonehenge, the road was quiet and not an issue at all. Brits rarely beep their horns, especially on smooth roads like that.
I didnt even notice this road hes referring to. It was very peaceful experience. No vehicles were insite
I drive by Stonehenge a lot. Even when the road is crazy busy and people are taking pictures from there car I've never heard anyone beep their horn. Or yell from there car. Do people actually do that outside of movies?
@@clairecoulter5162 I live near D.C. Our highway called I-95 is the worst in the country. Happens all of the time. Personally, my favorite experience was when the person in front of me kept flipping off everyone who passed him for absolutely no reason at all. Us Americans are quite a lovely bunch. :/
frudlemax Of course, you’re speaking for yourself. I’ve traveled to more than 70 countries around the world. No place is perfect and most are far less perfect. I’m so glad to have served to keep you safe in such a horrible country. How very woke of you.
@@ChrisHyde537 we can be horrible. Don't let it get you so uptight. You took a job. I took a job. Every job serves. Geeeez
The Iceland one is so overstated it’s ridiculous. I’ve been to Iceland twice, if you go in the off season it is virtually empty. We had times where we drove 3+ without seeing a single soul. Iceland is literally the most spectacular place I’ve ever been to. Considering 80% of tourists stick to Reykjavik, golden circle and the south coast, that leaves the majority of the island open to exploring. Westfjords, highlands and east fjords are all super remote and unimaginably beautiful
Sean Potts not only that. Iceland is the size of the UK and over 90% of the tourists just visit the southwest part so the rest of the country is virtually unexploited
Even in the south off-season you can be alone if you don't esp. visit the most known attractions at noon.
Me and our small kids are totally in love with Iceland and will go back as soon as we can afford it.
I went in July a few years ago and honestly it wasnt that bad for tourists!!
We went in end of May just before the start of the summer holidays and enjoyed lots of day light, relatively few tourists, reasonably priced accommodation. We drove the entire Ring Road and it was awesome!! But the South has the most attractions within short driving distances from each other.
Iceland is soooo boring, it makes Donald Trump look intersting
As a German I can tell you: you have to visit Dresden, it's beautiful! The 'soulless housing blocks' are just at the outskirts of the city, downtown is filled with beautiful historic buildings!
As a German I have to say that Dresden is indeed mindnumbingly ugly. There are so many other places in Germany that are much more beautiful (and have friendly inhabitants).
My bf's dad used to be stationed in Germany, and he wants to take me on a Germany tour to see all the castles that he loves. But his favorites aren't the ones on most tourist lists, so not expecting to see many crowds. I looked some of them up, and I can't see how they're not more popular! Such a beautiful country
@@KamikazeKatze666 I can understand the opinions of both you and @kinto4135. The outskirts are indeed ugly, but the center has much worth seeing. The Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) alone is well worth the visit.
The crazy thing about stonehenge is how hard and expensive it is to go see it as a visitor, but there are over 900 stone circles across the UK and another 400 across Ireland and Brittany, the majority of which are free and easily accessable.
Weird, I took a tour bus and I don't remember it being more than a few pounds.
I thought Las Vegas was rather overrated. I knew it would be tacky, but I expected it to be more fun - like Disneyland for adults. Instead it is just a sad, plastic tourist trap designed to wring as much money out of visitors as possible - like Disneyland for adults.
TheRealUnconnected I went with my wife, and she’s not really into that ;)
Go for Halloween, it's insane! Most fun I've ever had on a vacation and I dont drink, smoke, or gamble
unknot That could be fun. If I do ever go back, I’ll plan it around something like that. But I’d say the most fun vacation spot I’ve been to was Cancun. We’d go see cool Mayan temples, swim in cenotes and lie on spectacular beaches during the day, then go to crazy clubs like Coco Bongo at night. While the resort area is one big tourist trap, there was real things to go see and do. Honestly, my favourite day in Vegas was the day we rented a convertible and drove out to the Grand Canyon with the top down. I was just sick of the cheesy plastic fakery of Vegas and needed something real.
Vegas is fun for 3 or 4 days. Since it is blatantly obvious that every single thing about that city is set up to extract as much money from you as possible, it loses its charm quickly regardless of whether you gamble or not.
Totally agree, a vile souless money grabbing place
I've been to a couple of these and have to agree. Although, Disney World was not that bad, driving there from Texas and back with nine people (including two very hyper kids) in a minivan with no murders was an extreme accomplishment!
jaspr1999 agreed, disney is great, plus i like epcot, it has its own charm
Big dundee I lived in Florida just 45 min from Disney for 10 years. Every one who came to visit wanted to go to Disney. I got so tired of that place you couldn't pay me to go again. Universal studios is more fun and less exhausting imho.
@anette
Last time I visited Orlando (2013), I found Disney and Universal were ripping off tourists by over-charging them for 2 or 3 day passes. After checking online, I see that they haven't changed. Local residents get a discount, but the prices for the family and myself visiting from Ireland are extortionate
Teh Goat Absolutely agree.
jaspr1999
Just getting across Texas driving is an accomplishment!! As a Texan, I've driven across country several times and it is definitely an adventure!!
I went for a dip in mother Ganges in 1988. It was really refreshing (on a 45 C day) until my hand sunk into a lightly charred and overripe dead person
🤣🤣
At that moment, a copious amount of vomit would have been deposited in the Ganges
Suoer gross
And that is why you became an angry possum.
8:16 I spent way too much time and effort trying to see what that split second pop up was, only to realize it was just an editing error where the topic title popped back up...
Thank you because trying to catch it on mobile is nigh impossible
@@GigaFluxx When paused you can use the , and . keys to move one frame at a time.
Me too. I had to slow the video to .25 speed. I hate it when content creators do that, but I always want to see what it is.
@@jceess thanks for the tip. Learned something new. Now what button (besides the left mouse button) is it to activate the SKIP ads button pop?
Same here and had to do it on mobile ugh
My family got stuck in the "Small World" ride at Disney World for 2 hours---a dark, hot, humid tunnel surrounded by dead-eyed robot people singing the "Small World" song over and over and over...I still have nightmares
We went there in 1991. I still can sing the song. -_-
Liza Tanzawa -
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small, small world...
It's a world of...
You poor thing. I feel for you. I really do.
Anna Davidi That sounds like a true horror movie and I have been to the small world ride several times
At least you know what our robot future is.
I am an unadventurous drunk! Take me to the Maldives!
Bren i have done the Maldives last year he is very correct about it unless you stay in a guest house which does not offer alcohol a resort stay needs you to insanity reach or sell one of your body organs to cover the expenses
Dont listen to the comment about epcot, only disney park in Florida where you can drink "around the world"
I know, sounds ideal.
He had me at drunk 😆
@@stickywicketg literally why it's my favorite, go to Mexico get two frozen margaritas, pour them into a tumbler and walk around the world in style (p.s. you are not supposed to do this, don't get caught) ;)
Been to Disney a bunch when I was a kid in Orlando literally the only thing I liked was Epcot lol
Animal kingdom is great too
The way he described the Ganges river sounds a lot like how Terry Pratchett wrote about the river "flowing" through Ank-Morpork in his Discworld novels.
Was thinking the exact same thing.
I was going to say it sounds like the River Ankh!
Disneyland is literally 2 hours of waiting in line for a 5 minute ride.
No, no more small world rides. Im spending my time with 4 hour lines for a 30 second ride
Disney World is even worse. Especially since it's in Florida
I had the joy of visiting Disney world and Disneyland within a couple months of each other, so I was able to make some direct comparisons...
Disney world is very spread out, but you don't go there for one day, you go for a week. A park a day, (4 hours in Epcot to get drunk should be enough for there) repeat those you want to see again. The staff was friendly, and since it was winter after Thanksgiving, before Christmas break, it wasn't too busy, which helped. Too cold for the locals at 65F (15c?) But shorts for us northerners who left a blizzard, and -20F (-30c?) degree weather...
Disneyland on the other hand, was full of rude people, rude staff, broken rides, long lines (end of February), and no Mr Toads Wild Ride. Why even bother with that missing?
Current social distancing measures aside, if you are waiting 2 hours to get on a Magic Kingdom ride you are doing it WRONG. It costs no more to plan your trip correctly, just some time.
I have been to Florida many times but have avoided Disney. The reports of friends that have been there tell me that most of the time is spent waiting in line or getting from one feature to another. And the place is crowded! Not my idea of a fun vacation.
And there are Balkans(I don't want to exclude countries) beautiful, cheap, full of culture and natural beauty!
Plus bad infrastructure, crime, "post"-conflict societies, poverty, religious and ethnic tensions, etc.
shitholes
I just came from there, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia where so beautiful! I want to go back!
Ssssh, don'll tell anyone
Croatia, omg never seen a country as beautiful as this one.
I loved Dresden - went there three times and each time found some very cool places.
Yeah, I don't think Simon has been to Dresden.
@@thehammer7766 he can’t even pronounce it properly
Iceland is spectacular and was not overcrowded if you rent a car and really explore. Loved it all.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is also quite bad, we had to physically push the pick pockets and scammers off our coach
You dont travel a lot now do you ? Every iconic place on this planet have that same problem and note I'm no Italian guy.
@Sharon Melendes usually African immigrants..i live here in Italy, they're everywhere..trying to sell you crap.
Yeah, this one guy kept following me trying to sell me a watch. I showed him I had one but he said I should have 2 and kept following me and when I finally got him off my back there was another person there instantly trying to sell me something else. I thought I was in downtown Tijuana.
On behalf of the Icelandic people, thank you.
I’m so sad that so many tourists plague your city. I live in a city that has been plagued by hoards of tourists thanks to Instagram. And it’s disheartening to see things get destroyed and closed down and constantly congested from all the visitors.
TennilleF1 what is ur country?
Barcelona?
paos63 I live in he USA. My state has been blissfully NOT on people’s minds until social media. And now my city is overrun by tourists and some of my beloved places around here have been closed down now. Because people have vandalized and ruined nature.
Hmm.... Montana? Can't be Colorado, that's too popular. Now I'm curious. I live in NH and we get absolutely overrun by Mass every summer lol. One small city in the mountains becomes about impossible to drive through from June until September..... then there's the leaf peepers. It helps the economy. Or so I'm told.
I personally like Epcot over all the rest, it doesn't have a zillion kids running around screaming I want, I want. I it's an adult area to enjoy all sorts of delectable foods and wines, observe other cultures, and relax.
Exactly 😍
Orlando is also hot and humid most of the year, and the few times it does get cold, it's also a packed mad house.
Stonehenge, the real problem is all the deadbeats pretending to be druids, hogging the space on the Solstice.
DB Cooper and the idiots who slow down on a fast main road to try and take a picture, this causing horrific tail backs for zero reason!
@Wee Mac More trouble over old rubble ;)
I did a double take when I saw your pic because I didn't remember commenting on this video before.
Simon's points about the Maldives are correct if you stay on a resort island... but you don't have to stay on those islands. You can stay on a local island, with a Maldivian family, in very nice rooms with all the comforts of a 4 star resort for 10% of the price. The resort islands don't want people to know a local variant exists, so most people haven't heard about it.
and maldive is a perfect democraty....or not!
Olivier B Who cares about that? People go to places like Thailand every year and those are just as repressive.
But what's the problem? What's so awful about being "trapped" somewhere with nothing to do but swim, sunbathe, talk, read, eat, drink and think? If you can't handle the fact that it's the SAME place for your entire nightmare sojourn........ You didn't do your planning right.
How would you find these families? Airbnb?
what about traveling between islands? I'm sure there has to be a cheaper way than a $800 plane.
As magical as Cholera, my favorite line in this video.
Don't go to the Disney World, esp during the hot, muggy summer.) Go to Disney Land in always lovely California.
@@tereseshaw7650 California sucks.
I preferred 11:22.
@@A_Black_Sheep94 True. But still tons better than Florida.
Does anyone else get the sense the Disney World part of this video was written by someone who has NEVER been to Disney World or even knows anything at all about it? I got that feeling right away when it was called "Disney World" in general without mentioning that it's actually 4 individual parks with different themes and attractions. You can choose to visit all 4 or just your favorite(s). I get that Disney parks aren't everyone's favorite cup of tea but at least do a little research and talk about the various other details that makes it not the best place to visit (context for the cost, lines, food, etc.). But they clearly don't know what they're talking about.
Like who goes to Disney World to visit "Epcot center"? LMAO!
This guy obviously doesn’t have children. Went to Disney with our daughters last year and they had a weeklong perma-smile!
I'm guessing he hasn't actually visited most of the places he's bashing in this video.
@@alexdaley7616 right but at least the other ones on the list are given real factually evident reasons for why they’re not ideal places to visit. Since Disney World is such a famous and well traveled/documented tourist destination, it’s not that difficult to find real understandable reasons for why it’s not such a great place for everyone. Instead we’re given a vague ‘Disney World is so large’ without mentioning/knowing that it’s made up of 4 individual parks and that “Epcot Center” lines was laughably uninformed.
@@johnnyjoey I’ll admit that I am a big Disney World fan but I understand why others do not enjoy it. There are so many resources that list pros and con to it that this inclusion and the reasons given just seem really lazily put together.
I understand taking a small child there once, but this obsession over Disney World is bizarre to me. For the same amount of money, you could take a trip to the French Riviera, sailing trips on the Mediterranean, explore old colonial cities and see amazing jungle wildlife in South America or see the amazing Adriatic coast of Italy. And your children will be seeing amazing sites, meeting people from across the world and learning while loving it. Just getting out and exploring new things is a lot more fun for people of any age.
Dresdin looks horrible...but we won't show you pictures or anything.
Exactly, I've been to Dresden 3 years ago and admittedly I saw mostly the central part of the city but as far as the eye could see there were still historic streets in the outer parts mixed with the reconstructions. Anyway, who goes to a city to visit its suburbs? You go for the culture, museum, palace and churches that take pride of place in a historic city's centre. I feel this video is just a through away bit of clickbait.
@@NonSequitur404 They literally opened the video by stating that it's opinion and therefore highly biased. If you where just gonna get butthurt about the places they picked, why'd you even click?
Maybe they did not show more photos because it is just that bad.
Its actually pretty hard to find photos of modern dresden commieblocks because nobody wants to take photos of em dam things! Even when i search up modern dresden and dresden commieblocks nothing showing those soul destroying blocks in dresden come up. The best way to find them without being in dresden is trough google earth or street view.
Dresden is gorgeous.
My gf lived there for a year so I'd visit pretty often, then I lived there for about three months.
Epcot is literally the best theme park at Disney. What you on about mate?
Sure if you love lots and lots of expensive tacky gift shops. Disney turned Epcot into a mall of gift shops.
Guy Tech have you been? There are not tons of tacky gift shops lol if you mean that in Each country they have items from said country or that represents it? It’s incredible and you should probably visit it again.
Thank you
Agreed
I really enjoy Epcot too.
I remember a college friend being astonished that I'd been to Disneyland but not Disneyworld.
It hadn't occurred to her that some people are actually *from* California.
That Romanian castle with the touristy stalls is just like what I saw with the Sphinx outside of Cairo.
I'm literally on holiday in the Maldives watching this, and you're not wrong. Drunken sunbathing with a view just about coveres it all
Sounds perfect. A place where you don't have to do a single thing for days on end. My kind of place.
Pisa should be on this list. It's basically just the tower surrounded by tons of tourists taking pictures of themselves holding holding it up. You go a couple steps away from the tower and you're bombarded by migrants trying to sell you cheap trinkets.
This!! I was amazed on how much it sucked. The cathedral-tower area is on a side of the town, and packed with tourist and really expensive! 15€ to get inside the buildings back in 2010. Aside from walking around the grounds, there's nothing else to do. Many other little Tuscan towns are at least charming, even without a world-famous landmark, like Lucca or Siena, but the rest of Pisa is quite standard.
So true. Especially compared to the gazillions of amazing places in italy!
If you're a student its an amazing city - over 50% of the population are students and if you get away from the obvious tourist trap that is the Tower you'll find people talking, partying, playing music, and just being young just about any time of day. I went to the Tower around 1am with a friend and ended up celebrating a student's birthday in the piazza there - then the cops guarding the tower decided to drink some wine and eat some food with us while we all celebrated - I think thats an experience you won't find in Rome or Florence. Also, the food in Pisa is ridiculously cheap when compared to other parts of Tuscany, and fresh seafood can be easily transported up the river from Livorno. I thought Pisa was extremely underrated but yes, if you're an older tourist who sticks to the crowds, you'll be disappointed. Still prefer Pisa over Florence though! Even better yet, try checking out Siena next time you're in Italy - its essentially a prettier Pisa.
If you just use it as a hotel spot and venture out on trains to the more enjoyable towns it can be quite charming, I mean cheap. Same thing right?
Guagadu Sounds not that different from Rome.
Watching in 2021 and literally would go any of these places if I was feckin allowed to
I agreeee
I disagree with your first three, I’ve enjoyed my visits to Dresden, Dublin and Iceland, and I don’t think Iceland was overcrowded.
Dublin is super fun
Depends when you went to Iceland. We went in January, no problem.
I've been to Dublin many times. I didn't think it was that expensive.
@@greneellen8 I live in Dublin. Its not...... unless you want to talk about rent.
Dublin is not the place to go to experience Irish culture. Kilkenny, Cork, Kerry or basically anywhere else in Ireland are the places to go. I say this as an Irish person. The description of Dublin is so accurate 🤣
I've always wanted to go to ireland, but never really had a desire to go to Dublin. Thanks for the suggestions.
If I was in Ireland today I’m sure everybody would call me a “yank” but My families ancestry comes from Cork and Tipperary Ireland holds a special place in my heart because that’s where my ancestry comes from
Joe there are honestly some really beautiful parts of Dublin but tbh they’re prettier in London and the unique parts are better in other Irish city’s. Definitely a great city but other parts of Ireland and the UK are better.
Tourists go to temple bar and pay 9 euro for a pint of piss when there are more authentic places around the corner selling a pint and a stew for a fiver
I was going to comment “go to Cork!!” Lol
Hey, I liked Epcot. 😩
trevor aboussafy me too. But he’s right about Universal.
Same here, but I was there back in the 80s when it was still possible - barely - to visit everything in the park in one day.
@@mastick5106 yea same here, like '86. epcott blew my simple mind
I love the whole Disney World. What a pompous Brit!
Me too! Hate Dublin, tho...
Disneyland has nothing on Disney world...can’t believe you put Disney world at #1 lol
because that bald dude has no clue, disneyland is nice, i love it, but i like disney world more, 4 theme parks instead of 2, much more variety, and to top it all, i shows that he has probaly never been there because he still calls EPCOT, epcot center... and calls universal "superior" what a chum
I had a blast in iceland. I did notice tourists when I was tourist spots, but when I wasn't at a major attraction it was very sparse for other people. The country is beautiful. Around every curve in the road, I saw another site that was worth the trip.
Same for me! Blue Lagoon of course had a bunch of tourists, but like a local grocery store, we didn’t see any tourists really so it was pretty sparse save for the attractions meant for tourists to be lol
Iceland has been covered in many books as being one of the happiest places to live in the world. So, of course millions of tourists pour in, demanding happiness and peace...ruining the original native vibe.
christine paris Iceland has been covered in many books?
Sounds apocalypyic. Did anyone survive?
Still, sounds like a relaxing place afterwards
It is so happy that suicide rate is one of the highest in the world, alcoholism rate the same and antidepressant consumption is THE highest in the world.
Thanasis Kai Oxi Vasilis
Iceland is in 65th place out of a list of 183 countries in suicides.
I didn't bother checking out your other "facts".
Þú ert fífl (research that)
65th is low for the "Happiest country" in the world? lol Well, at least in not Greenland who is the first in the world. Who knows maybe Iceland has better antidepressants...
Kristjan Jonsson
I read a lot, and three or four recent books and articles talked about Iceland being a new mecca for tourists as a great place to work and live because of the beauty, the government support of artists and students and the great natural beauty of it. I wasn't writing a article that I planned to fact check, it was just a comment. I'm sorry you're so angry or feel that I tried to fool you. I can delete my comment if you feel strongly about it.
You definitely missed the "Great wall of China" which has been hamfistedly restored as well and it's choke-full of people.
It's possible to find unrenovated parts which are excellent and easy to visit. But the section most tours take you to is as you describe.
The Great Wall is thousands of km long. If you went to Badaling, you saw the very worst, most touristy spot because it’s the closest to Beijing.
well it was pre 2020 lol
and has literal pirates not yo ho ones as in drug dealer arms dealer people selling pirates stationed in old forts along its north west more remote parts
Well Simon, thanks for the heads up. Your descriptions beat any travel brochures 👍. I guess I know where I’m not going to visit 😂. Thanks again for your show.
You gotta be the hardest working man on TH-cam. I feel like I see you everywhere. Well done.
As a German: Partial agreement on Dresden. Yes, the outskirts are soviet concrete horror, but the rebuilt city center is actually really beautiful and since the city is quite rich, it currently makes some huge efforts to make Dresden live up to its reputation outside of that.
UltimateVegetto dont forget that surrounding areas are absolutely stunning such as the Bastei + Saxon Switzerland, and the little towns dotted around
no it does not, it is a huge concrete block that is it from the core to the outskirts, go to bamberg
Can't see anything of that. DOn't know Dresden but from Google Street View looks great, city center or otherwise. No concrete block. Show me a concrete block part.
Douglas
The historic "Altstadt" on the southern bank of the Elbe was burnt in the bomb raid and the ensuing firestorm which in total killed 30000 people.
They did rebuild the imposing "Canaletto view" buildings just along the river at a huge cost - but have a look at how the very central "Prager Straße" (near the central Station) was rebuilt - it looks like from a 1960s postcard. Ironically this area is still called the Altstadt - although it just is not the Old Town any more.
However, I disagree with the statement that Dresden as a whole sucks - while most of the oldest part was destroyed and poorly rebuilt, the Neustadt (much of which dated from around 1900) remained mostly intact and was beautifully restored after reunification and Dresden has beautiful suburbs like Loschwitz with lovely Art Nouveau villas.
I would still heartily recommend Dresden Christmas Market, specially during Stollenfest. The medievil market is ace. You soon look beyond the communist era tower blocks, but even they have their place in historical architecture. Enjoy all of it for what it is. Even in the UK we had many abominations built in the 60s and 70s
Recently did my first backpacking trip through Spain and Portugal. True to my curious and “head in the clouds” nature, id arrive at a new place and then set out to get lost. Stumbled on some amazing spots and things I didn’t realize existed until right in front of it. A few times I’d return to bed, look up the places I went, and realize how “important” it was. Only one thing I regret not seeing after looking up the “tourist” sites but it just means I’ll have to return. I highly recommend the “get lost” method if you’re able to do it.
Hello
You forgot Hawaii (Oahu). It is definitely not the “paradise” everyone thinks it is. Beautiful landscape for sure! But, overrun with people.
It's true, used to live in Honolulu, and Waikiki Beach is impossible to enjoy on-season cause it's just choked with people. The North Shore was nice then, this was 89-91' or so, but surfing popularity has destroyed it. The island is very stunningly gorgeous tho. Diamond Head is still marvelous to look at.
"Call someplace paradise
Kiss it goodbye".
- Don Henley
MKR RKM “Random quote” -Random Person
Not if you drive and explore on your own and especially if you go to the interior.
I Lived in Hawaii. ‘Waikiki’ is horrible, over run, fake yada yada. Some of the island is absolutely stunning though if you explore & leave the ‘Vegas’ of Hawaii (Waikiki). Hikes, hidden swimming holes, pipeline. Soooo much. Granted Kauai is by far the most beautiful of the Hawaii islands though.
As someone from Devon I must say it is quite nice to get to see Stonehenge every time I am travelling up to London
“Great for unadventurous drunks”
Me: I have to book a trip!!!!!
Will Crago Lol!
Dublin is probably the least Irish place in Ireland. If you want a pretty Irish experience, go to Cork. Plenty of History, sights and normal prices
NO the prices are not better outside of Dublin (excluding the North), but there is more to see
The reason Ireland does not sink is because it has a Cork in the bottom.
Yes the prices are better. Dublin is jacked up for the clueless tourists who flock there annually from Hotel rooms to a can of coke. Ireland is by no means cheap, but there are improvements the further you get from west Britain.
I loved visiting Ireland. We landed in and spent a day in Dublin...finally on the last day the cab driver taking us to the train to leave Dublin was Irish. Also enjoyed the Irish....once we met some.
I knew if Dublin was mentioned, Cork would be brought up in the comments. 😂
Thank you for the heads up on the Maldives. I've always been inexplicably suspicious of those pictures. Now I know why.
A friend who went there told me that duty free is confiscated because of Islamic rules forbidding alcohol. Alcohol that you can then buy locally with a steep mark up. Hard pass.
thank you for that list, really enjoyed this 😃
i live in new mexico. i could walk days in any direction and just find sand
I hate sand.. its coarse and rough, it gets everywhere...
I live in New Mexico. Your assessment is spot on.
@@cherylschaeffer6268 I've been to New Mexico. Perhaps you should visit areas of that state other than the southwest? You will find low mountains lovely forests, lakes streams, and rain.
Don't laugh, but of the whole of this nation I want to visit New Mexico the most.
@Neurolicious I'd like to visit Tallinn. In the summer though. Bad idea?
When my brother and I were kids, our parents asked us if we'd like to go to Disneyworld for a summer holiday. My brother and I answered as one: "No". I think we must be the only kids to not be interested. Disneyworld always struck me as more than a little creepy. We weren't big fans of their saccharine cartoons, either.
Getting as many tour groups together as possible until they kill each other Mad Max style- I would pay to see that.
This came up in my recommendations. Been to Castle Bran and it is lovely and there's as many "tat" stalls as you can see in the picture. Would 100% recommend. Plus who goes to Castle Dracula and doesn't want tat?
"ten gallon hats and teXans attitude towards gun safety" hey, i resemble that remark.
Funny!
I was actually going to comment that not all us Texans own 10 gallon hats😎
Yeah, in Texas you can tell who the tourists from out of state are by who's wearing ten-gallon hats since no actual Texan would be caught dead with one. The gun remark, on the other hand....
10 gallon hats are a Kentucky thing!!!!
@@ladyi7609 lol imagine people actually visiting texas ewww stay out of Colorado yah flatlanders
@@nakedzebra67 Texas also has mountains, hills, valleys. It's a geographically diverse state.
As for Dublin, it may be an expensive place to live, but it is very cheap to get to. After all, tourists don't have to worry about renting an apartment, which is why Dublin is so expensive. Further, if you stay out of Temple Bar, Dublin is a lot cheaper to visit.
Agreed. If you don't fall for the toursit traps, and, for instance, buy your food at the same place as the locals do, it's not especially expensive.
I lived in Dublin for 2yrs from 2011 and I was a bit of a party animal
Temple bar has spots that aren't too expensive but also because me and my friend were very familiar with the place, we'd show tourists around and they'd buy us drinks!😂💃
Loved your description of "Germany's Romantic Road". Hilarious descriptions on it's entirety! Thanks for posting.
Epcot was actually quite fun. So was Universal Studios. They’re both interesting & fun places. All tourist destinations have certain unpleasant aspects, just try to deal with it in a positive way & focus on the reason you’re there, which is experiencing something different & unique that you don’t see everyday.
amen to all that!! ☺️
What you said about Dresden can be said about pretty much any European city nowadays. Some nice old buildings in the centre but soulless concrete abominations throughout the city. That's modern architecture for you.
Especially those countries & cities that lived under Communist or Soviet rule for decades
It's a real shame that New York seem to go this way too. Like why on earth did they tear down a lot of those beautiful Victorian buildings in Manhattan? Tearing down Penn Station was a crime against humanity.
Iceland is awesome, incredibly awesome, I highly recommend a visit. Tourist income actually really help their economy a lot. Btw, New Zealand has the exact same problem. It's not the tourist, it is poor planning. It will get better, so don't worry so much. Also, the Maldives are amazing once you get away from the tourist district. Also if you have a pilot's license and you can fly seaplanes, it significantly cheaper to travel around the islands. Finally, Epcot is actually awesome, Disney and Universal, not so much. Have a nice day.
If you have a pilot's license while in the Maldives.. what a very Marie Antoinette thing to say.
@@indiegrungepunk She was very well known for her piloting after all.
I suspect renting a seaplane in the Maldives to self-pilot is neither easy or inexpensive.
As a New Zealander I can confirm we have too many tourists.
@@eopujvrswg well, not at the moment 😂🤣
One thing about the Ganges you didn't say:
Varanasi is a holy city, a lot of people from a long way away travel there to hold funerals for their loved ones and bury the body there, after they get there they realise it costs 3000 usd to have the ceremony so they dump the body in the river instead or just leave it somewhere in the city.
The Maldives still look amazing. Nothing to do? You’d never get me out of the water!
I agree! Cheers!
IDK I enjoyed Epcot, the night show was super awesome
Dublin (the entirety of Ireland, for that matter) is where I spent the best vacation I’ve ever had. Paris was terrifying right off the train. Someone tried to walk away with my son. When I ran after them, they stole a bag-RIGHT OFF THE TRAIN.
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Conclusion? Too many people
Too manky cooks will spoil the broth, it's true.
- people who don’t want to travel and see the world are stupid ignorant people!
Later:
- Ahh!! Too many tourists!
Dresden is worth a visit if you take the time to stop by the art galleries and the opera and to take in the details of the restauration of the "Frauenkirche" which is amazing. I think it has ist charm when you arrive on the river Elbe and see the skyline. However, it's small and can be seen in a day or two. Germany has many scenic routes - which may have been invented by tourism agencies, but they stop by scenic or historic places and all have their charm.
Very fair assessment. Yup, all those routes were invented by travel agents / tourism boards. Of course they were, why on earth would anyone suspect otherwise. They are nothing but recommended routes that lead you through some nice scenery and past some interesting sights, which I think is fair enough...
I loved Dresden and have been visiting for four days. Was well worth it.
If you are into history and art and you want to get deeper into the most awesome collections of paintings, sculptures, precious stones, gold jewelry and huge golden (jewel encrusted) artifacts, you could spend a lot longer than a couple of days. Unfortunately, I was only there for a day and couldn't take it all in as much as I would have wanted but I bought the books and I have the memory of those spectacular exhibits.
Chrissie Nicely I lived in Dresden for approximately 10 years. Dresden is beautiful and very interesting with the mix of old (rebuilt) buildings and buildings from the east Germany period. And Neustadt on the northern side of Elbe has a special atmosphere, large number of nice bars and restaurants. I love Dresden and I revisit 1 - 2 times every year, as I still have friends living there.
How differently places can be perceived! ;-)
I lived for 5 years in Würzburg ..for me it is a beautiful city, although yes, small and with a lot of tourists. The best there (for me) are the wine fests, particularly those organised directly in the gardens of the Residenz palace and in the Weinberg am Stein (the wineyards overlooking the city). Autumn is really pretty (with much less tourists), and it is lovely particularly in the Federweisser and Zwiebelküchen season. I understand it might be a bit disappointing if you were to travel from the other side of the world ONLY to visit it, but I would definitely recommend to spend at least a day there if you are already in the area (it's a nice mid-point between Frankfurt airport and Nürnberg or Bamberg, for instance)
I’ll be reviewing this video the next time I decide I wanna take a vacation. Which won’t be for a while.
Yeah, and Stonehenge is tiny. All the photos make it a look like huge monoliths, where in fact you could pick it all up and move it with a decent front end loader in 24 hours.
Ray Watson that's probably how it got there too
German here: Never heard of the romantic road. :D
das hat nix mit der Weinstraße zu tun? Oder?
Well have you heard of the loneliest road in America? Highway 50 from Reno, Nevada to Ely, Nevada. Ran into a buy in some weird looking RV from Austria. Yes also invented by promoters.
Das ist so ein Amerikaner-Japaner Trampelpfad. Meine Schueler lieben das.
Hey man! Didn't expect to see you here!
How's the chemistry going?
I've got a lot of interests :) As stupid as it sounds, my newly bought camcorder is broken (the tripod did tip over...) and is hopefully going to be finally repaired in two weeks... I'm only doing experiments as preparation for other experiments I'm going to film, when the camcorder is back. I had a lot of bad luck in the last three months and I didn't want to upload videos every two weeks about why there are no new videos. So I decided to wait until I can finally get back to business, even though it is annoying me every day that I can't do real experiments...
I am from Dresden and must say that even though nowadays it is probably not on par with its former beauty, there are still very many beautiful buildings that were reconstructed. Furthermore, it is a rather green city with the Großer Garten allowing for extended walks close to the City centre. So please don't let Simon scare you away :D
I agree, it's one of the best places I went in Germany
Our family loved Dresden, during our German holiday. Also has the BEST Christmas Market.
Honestly the most beautiful German city I have been to (I am German, but moved to the U.S. when I was 20 years old). I had no idea before I went to visit Dresden, tbh, but it really is beautiful. I stopped watching the video after that segment being first. 🤦🏼♀️😂
100 percent agree. We were there during Christmas. A special city
Dresden is beautiful and should not be in this list.
I went to disneyworld when I was a kid. I absolutely loved it and epcot was my favorite park.
EPCOT Center was actually my favorite (I must have more problems than previously realized)
How did Paris avoid this list? It's the tourist city that least wants to be a tourist city.
kraiZor - ehehe Must agree. Standing in the queue to get tickets for the Eiffel tower. The excursion bus driver approach and announce loud and clear.
"The bus will leave at 17PM with or without it´s passengers"!!! What the ffff! So with 45 minutes left. Some of us where still able to get the tickets, go up to visit the tower and run back to the bus. A bit unpleasant.
Either case the really funny was the reactions. I´m Portuguese so we kept things relatively discrete, comments with nearby persons, a couple from Netherlands and a lady, I believe from Spain, that´s pretty much it no big fuzz.
An Italian couple slightly down the queue made comments also. But in a quite loud tone, shouting with the driver.
But another couple, Americans further up in the queue won the cup. The guy shout to the driver, not as loud as the Italian... "we´re Americans you can´t leave us here".
The entire group in the vicinity laughed. Honestly to this day I still crack laughing when I recall this episode. LOL
The joys of traveling! :-)
Cheers
Because it's totally worth it.
Paris only "sucks" if you have only a day or two and want to "do" the "must" sights. Then it's all queues, stress, hefty entrance fees and naff tourist restaurants. If you take your time and go off the beaten track, it's still not cheap - but you experience the charm of the place.
I studied there for a year, took my time and walked around a lot - am very grateful for this time and look forward to every time I can revisit.
That makes it better. touristy cities suck
it's Frasier's favorite city - but that's coz he's a snob and has never been there, and it's fiction.
Kinder joy eggs was the commercial for this video 😂 I find it funny
The descriptions on these made my dayyyyyyy 😂😂😂😂😂
I haven't been there in over a decade but EPCOT Center was always my favorite park. Minus the world showcase, but now that I'm older, I might enjoy that more.
I used to feel the same but now as an adult I LOVE the world showcase. Especially during the food and wine festival. 😍
I went to Ireland years ago to play in a soccer tourney. Dublin was awesome. I loved it.
If you steer clear of Temple Bar it's not so bad.. Too full of franchises and chain stores these days though. We are losing the city's unique traits bit by bit sadly.
Love this show, Biographics, and Geographics 🤘
If the beer is cold and the locals enjoy a laugh. Any place can be amazing.
This. The more I travel, the more I realize what makes a place is the attitude of the locals.
Writing this from Croatia. Like Dracula's castle, Game of Thrones has ruined Dubrovnik.
That's got to be so annoying.
Wasn't that city heavily devastated during the Yugoslav Civil War of the early 1990's?
There's lots to love though in Croatia and I love it and Serbia. I have many friends in both.
Do you mean BRAN Castle Dracula, or POENARI ?
I heard that too >_> too bad!
Should add Jamaica to the list, vendors are not problem only in Romania
If you are visiting Jamaica through a resort or by ship, and only doing the trips that each of those plan for you, then yeah there will be a bunch of vendors. They only take you to the really touristy places, but if you choose small bed and breakfasts or airbnbs and explore outside of those select few spots there is a whole lot more to see, and a lot less hounding from vendors.
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Yeah, Jamaica is packed with violent crime. I would NOT walk around without a guide.
What’s up Dayton, Ohio.
Vancouver B.C Canada here. I love all of his channels. Such great work.
Man! Am I ever glad I "did" Europe in the '60's!
want a cookie? jokes youre really lucky
*I want that Dracula Coffee Mug.*
Me too!
Me three
Well you know where to get it.
I'm surprised Paris isn't on here.
not politically correct to put Paris on the list..
There are some carribbean countries I'd put on this list before Disney.
Dominican Republic definitely should be on the list.
Great video. Had no idea that half of these were considered to be beautiful places.
Cairo, Egypt should have made # 1. with skilled con artist competing for your money, starving animals everywhere, and, my favorite, the smell of rotting dead horse carcass in the Nile.
I went in 2005 and loved it, I guess it went downhill. Rome was the one place that left me unimpressed. Actually, Italy in general with the exception of ice cream and hot chocolate. Italian food was also not the enjoyment I was promised and I was shocked how much pizza sucked. I have a feeling though since John Paul II had just died, that might have killed the experience, but I genuinely did not like the food. Could be because I come from a country with Arabic and Indian influences.
I live in Ireland and can confirm that Dublin is super expensive. Its even more expensive if you hang out in the tourist areas, they’re even worse. And no Irish person drinks in the oh-so-traditional Irish pubs in Temple Bar. They just exist to rip tourists off.
John Volken temple bar is the least Irish place in Ireland. There is a great little Mexican place that I like to go to for tacos there, but Mexican isn’t exactly Irish haha
Just visited Dublin 2 months ago. I found it just as expensive as Fargo ND. Never went near tourist traps tho.
Total shithole, crap architecture except for what the British built.
Ghost of Luck the truth often offends, own it.
the varanasi one was spot on. Worst place i've ever been to. One person in my travel group died because of food poisoning there
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Universal staff - Rude and unhelpful. Disney world cast - smiling and genuinely friendly and helpful.
I can only speak as an American, but vacation time is hard to come by if you get any at all and travel is expensive for most people. The reason everybody crams into the same areas to see the same landmarks is that they only have enough time and money for this one shot so they go where the " well traveled" people say is the best. If travel were less of a luxury, more tourists would risk it off the beaten path.
@Evi1M4chine Visiting the old world is complicated by the fact we have these things called the Atlantic and Pacific oceans cutting us off from it. Whereas Europe and Asia is a continuous landmass.
I noticed my Facebook friend from France, Sandra has a lot of adventure in her life. I figured it has to do with vacation time. I'm 30 and have never even flown much less seen another country.
Yep vacation time sucks. Job security is worse too and most people should be trying to transition into some form of self employment. But also don't be lazy and only research the popular spots to travel. Get into travel communities lie Couchsurfing forums and go to music festivals, meetup with other travelers, road trip, camp and allow for other cultures to include you and show you around. Also look at Expat communities, and airbnb gatherings.
Consider moving to a first world country.
Come to England, bring the wife and kids I'll show you around and even put you up. Might be a spare room and a camp bed but it'll be free ;-)
Travelling is expensive because "we" dont have the contacts in far away lands... break down those barriers and the world opens up.