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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's you that changed.  I'm not even interested in Paris, Rome, London.  But when I was young I was thrilled to do the most trivial things in these places.  Even getting a cup of coffee or walking down a street![/quote]

THIS. nothing is ever the same as it was, but it may offer something new the next time you go. You're too hung up on what was.[/quote]

Crowds are undeniably worse, in every single remotely popular tourist destination. And its not accounted for simply by population increase. Its more than that. And it does really diminish the experience. Its not a faulty memory or getting old. [/quote]

Agree.  It’s not just perception from experience/getting older. I recently went somewhere that I visited often as a young person that has truly remained relatively undiscovered, and it was as good as (and maybe even better than) I remembered. There was another place nearby that had been “discovered” and it was a mess.

I have no problem admitting that I’m a snob about this. We’d all have a better experience if travel were more expensive and people traveled less often. How many people on here boast about how they travel abroad 3-4 times a year on a some improbably small budget? [b] It wouldn’t hurt them to go once or twice a year instead and have the experience be better for everyone. [/b]

My kids are out of the house and we plan to try to do some traveling off peak and see if it’s better, but if it’s not, we’ll just stick to a few undiscovered places we know and let the masses have the more “famous” destinations. [/quote]

This is so hilarious, I can't stop laughing. Your trip is fine, you aren't making places crowded. It's just all the other people.[/quote]

Math is apparently not your strong suit. [/quote]

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