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Australia's ABC reports on a growing backlash against the level of tourism in Europe, including in Spain where AirBnB rentals have driven up rental housing prices to levels where many locals cannot now afford to live there, and Dubrovnik where Game-of-Thrones tours are driving the locals nuts.
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(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 13 2017, @08:59AM (5 children)
Been following news regarding Iceland for some time now, and it amazes me about things that tourists do there.
Here a short selection:
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/08/09/giant_penis_drawn_into_an_iceland_crater/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/07/22/tourists_charged_with_animal_abuse/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/07/12/group_of_boy_scouts_visiting_iceland_swim_at_danger/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/07/10/tourists_on_icelandic_highlands_ill_prepared_as_a_r/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/06/27/moss_graffiti_in_iceland_fixed/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/06/21/tourists_knock_on_residents_doors_looking_for_a_pla/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/07/24/seljalandsfoss_completely_trashed/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is]
Damaging nature? Check. Killing local live stock? Check. Jeopardizing your own life (requiring S&R services)? Check. Being a rude guest? Check.
And then there is this:
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/07/23/oh_is_iceland_an_island/ [icelandmonitor.mbl.is] (More or less explains most of the above.)
(Score: 4, Funny) by kaszz on Sunday August 13 2017, @09:57AM
I love this one:
Well make sure to close all the doors and then bring out the silicon tube and apply plentiful around the door frames. Don't forget the LOX tank for yourself and the motor. Take the direction using a compass and drive. It might be muddy and there are no road signs for a long while. You might see fishes, but absolutely don't open the doors....
*facepalm*
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Sunday August 13 2017, @12:11PM (1 child)
Obviously this person has never witnessed Australian tourists at play in Bali. Or British tourists in Turkey. Or Germans in Majorca. Or American frat boys in Cancun. Or Japanese businessmen in the Philippines. Or...
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 13 2017, @01:29PM
Or turkish migrant workers in Germany. Or muslims in Sweden or Britain. Or syrian immigrants in Europe.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 13 2017, @03:19PM
Lol! Wow. Holy cow. On second thought, I take the lol back. That is plain sad, and I can't even, especially given that it is $current_year.
But it makes sense. Only people that fucking stupid could elect Trump, even if the alternative was a lizard person.
(Score: 2) by aliks on Sunday August 13 2017, @09:28PM
I love Iceland, but not the "entitled" attitude of icelanders. Just because it gets a bit cold in Winter doesnt mean you can:
say ripping off tourists is OK - we need the money more than they do ( and yes I heard someone say that)
say that ripping off banking deposits from UK deposit holders is OK ( and yes using anti-terrorist legislation to stop Iceland repatriating cash was OK)
say that tourist money is welcome but we don't want to clean up behind you.
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