As an avid traveler, I quickly realized that it’s no less addictive than any other illegal substance. Don’t get me wrong, but just the thought of planning my next trip sends adrenaline rushing through my veins, but not all things on my to-do list turn out to be rosy.
Some activities are just tourist traps disguised as daydreams, and I am sure I am not the only one who did them for the hype. When Reddit user ihave22nicetoes asked, “What's one tourist activity you did out of FOMO that you regretted?” The number of people who responded is quite staggering!
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#21
Bali.
In general.
Been to three dozen countries, wish I would have gone anywhere else in Indonesia. What a touristy, littered, stew pot. Maybe my least favorite place I’ve ever traveled.
In general.
Been to three dozen countries, wish I would have gone anywhere else in Indonesia. What a touristy, littered, stew pot. Maybe my least favorite place I’ve ever traveled.
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21points
#22
Visited South Beach one day during an otherwise great trip to the Keys and Everglades etc. It was like the nasty stepchild of LA and Vegas and I hated every moment of it. .
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21points
#23
Did a food tour and ate fermented shark in Iceland. The rest of the tour was great but the bit of shark that tasted like it was left on a dirty restroom floor for a week was not the highlight of said tour.
19points
#24
Mount Rushmore is legitimately so disappointing. I don’t understand how they keep tricking people to go see it.
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18points
#25
Not that I regret it but I didn’t need to go to the Red Light District in Amsterdam.
14points
#26
Takeshita Street in Harajuku. Just sandwiched in with people on a narrow street.
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13points
#28
Normally any excessively busy place I go to, I regret it. Unless it's really something special.
For example i still really enjoyed Machu Pichu, because that place is amazing, and at least they limit daily visitors.
Recently I went to Kyoto and I went to the signature places - awful.
For example i still really enjoyed Machu Pichu, because that place is amazing, and at least they limit daily visitors.
Recently I went to Kyoto and I went to the signature places - awful.
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10points
#29
Driving the loop around Maui. We were staying in Wailea and having a good time there - there was plenty to do and I was mostly there for the beach. We somehow were convinced that we had to do the road trip around the island. We hired a car for it and most of it was pretty boring. It took a very long time and there were some extremely treacherous and scary sections. It took almost a whole day. I would have preferred to have skipped the loop really. .
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9points
#31
We went to Universal Studios in Osaka, for Nintendo Land. It was maybe the worst day of our holiday. None of the food or drink places opened until three hours after the park did, and there were no where near enough places for people to sit, so the walk ways around the park were just full of people just sitting on the ground.
And in Nintendoland itself, there were maybe three times as many people as there was space. And we couldn’t really do any of the attractions.
The whole park had the vibes of somewhere that had just opened and had no idea how to deal with so many people.
And in Nintendoland itself, there were maybe three times as many people as there was space. And we couldn’t really do any of the attractions.
The whole park had the vibes of somewhere that had just opened and had no idea how to deal with so many people.
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6points