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    In reality they are all overpriced, look for another destination.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen View Post
    Too much mass tourism?
    That, plus the fact they're the modern day Sodoma and Gomorrah. I think I don't need to explain what happens there, it's downright disgusting at times.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeno View Post
    That, plus the fact they're the modern day Sodoma and Gomorrah. I think I don't need to explain what happens there, it's downright disgusting at times.
    I quite liked Santorini to be honest, however it is indeed very touristy during the peak season.

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    Los Angeles.
    I’ve also heard Hawaii as a whole is quite over-rated (I’ve never been there myself so can’t say) but from what I’ve heard it’s extremely over-priced and there are beaches just as beautiful in neighboring countries.
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    All I can think of is the Belém Tower. Although I recommend that everyone get an outside glimpse of the iconic architecture of Manuel I'd reign when in Lisbon, I don't recommend waiting in long lines and paying six euros to visit the interior, as there's practically nothing inside.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hithaeglir View Post
    I quite liked Santorini to be honest, however it is indeed very touristy during the peak season.
    I was mainly referring to Mykonos.

    Santorini is quite beautiful, though compared to my (now thorough) experience with Kefalonia, it pales in comparison. Santorini is quite arid, and not as interesting, especially off-season. Kefalonia however is pretty nice, even in the winter, for being an island, and in fact in the lesser known of the two big groups of islands of Greece.

    (Please don't flock to the island with cruise ships, it already is getting full with tourists there)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeno View Post
    I was mainly referring to Mykonos.

    Santorini is quite beautiful, though compared to my (now thorough) experience with Kefalonia, it pales in comparison. Santorini is quite arid, and not as interesting, especially off-season. Kefalonia however is pretty nice, even in the winter, for being an island, and in fact in the lesser known of the two big groups of islands of Greece.

    (Please don't flock to the island with cruise ships, it already is getting full with tourists there)
    Yeah the Cyclades can look quite arid compared to the Ionian Islands. I still think Santorini is more beautiful than Kefalonia though.

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    All attractions in NZ are hyped for tourist dollars. None are truly worth it and most have similar, if not better and cheaper equivalents overseas. And stay away from brown fellas. Statistics show they're not the friendly Polynesian you think they are. The friendly folk are, and you surely guessed it, the NZ Europeans.
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    I don't know, maybe Zagreb Advent Market. It's not so bad, but overhyped and pretentiously declared as "the best in the world". Maybe Brijuni too, although I haven't been there yet. But they have such a vibe.

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    Prince's Street, Edinburgh. Has the potential to be one the worlds best. But no vision, no planning, sad considering.

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