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Does the destination live up to expectations?

In the glossy brochure or on the photoshopped blog, the destination is a dream come true. You and your loved one will lie alone on a fabulous beach and look out over an emerald green sea while the occasional sailboat glides silently by.

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In fact, it's so crowded you can barely fit a towel between the other tourists, the water is murky, and the ball-throwing kids are so loud you can't even hear what you're thinking. Do you recognise it?

Are the pictures telling the truth?

I'm writing this post because I saw this photo report on the Travel Expectations Vs Reality on Bored Panda. So very accurate! It's great to dream away with the help of (zoomed and photoshopped) travel photos, but if they don't match reality ... won't you be disappointed when you travel to one of the places?

Spontaneously it feels like you want an honest picture of a destination ... but at the same time you want to dream away to perfect sunsets. Or what do you say?

Did you think you would be alone in the national park?

How to avoid disappointment?

Whether we like it or not, we will continue to be inundated with photos from destinations where the weather is perfect, where there are no other tourists in the picture, and where the colours may be... little stronger than they are in reality. So maybe we have to learn to deal with that. How do you do that? Here are some suggestions:

  • If possible, choose the low season and avoid visiting attractions on public holidays.
  • Buy skip the line tickets in advance for popular attractions.
  • Ignore the most famous destinations and find your own beach that no one has written about!
  • Take the opportunity to visit interesting museums when it rains.
  • Have realistic expectations
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If the attraction is known, it is likely that more people have found it ...

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