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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone else kind of wish Europe would switch back to individual currencies and border controls for each country? Purely selfish reasons. It’s far too crowded in many parts these days and I feel like this would clear out the travellers who aren’t willing or capable of dealing with a bit of bureaucracy and maths or planning in advance. [/quote]

I'm an American who went to Europe 3 times as a kid in the 1970s and 1980s.

At that time, my mom was disappointed because we didn't get many neat stamps for our passports from border controls.  Dealing with different currencies was not an obstacle to travel.  And things did get very crowded back in the day.  I remember going through Versailles in 1982 with a huge crowd.  Part of which was made up of multiple bus loads of Japanese tourists.  I remember it so well because I was a short middle schooler and I mostly only got to see ceilings.

I do not think the following changes can be or should be unwound:

-credit cards that work internationally
-smartphones
-internet hotel booking

I find that if you skip the major museums and attractions, things seem pretty normal.

I also agree with making tourists pay more than locals.[/quote]

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