This week: These spots in France are overloved. Here's where to go instead.
Reconsider where you go in France
France made a stunning announcement this past week: a new tourism campaign will ask people to reconsider trips to its most famous tourist sites.
It’s not that France doesn’t want you to come visit. The government is trying to draw attention to the fact that 80% of visitors go to just 20% of the country, causing congestion and spots to be “overloved” during peak season.
And there are so many other places to see in France beyond Paris and other hot spots (in my experience, fairly easily given there are many air + rail packages available).
Vivian Song writes for us this week about the campaign, highlighting the spots that are most overcrowded, and offers amazing alternatives where you can get the same vibe but away from the hordes.
Things I can’t believe I have to say: Don’t carve your name into the Colosseum
Italy is searching for the tourist who, in what could be one of the more stupid, selfish and thoughtless gestures, carved two names into the ancient stone of the Roman Colosseum. Don’t do that – or any of these other things that can get you in trouble in Italy.
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How London’s famed zero waste chef eats while traveling
Known for his radical sustainability, Silo’s Douglas McMaster shares with us his favorite restaurants from around the globe as well as his strategy for picking places to eat when he travels.
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