When planning a vacation trip, most travelers fancy putting Europe on the list and no wonder, as the continent has everything on the menu, from sandy beaches in the Mediterranean, breathtaking scenery and landscapes in the Alps and historical and cultural sites scattered all across Europe. Europe also tops the charts with being home to more than 400 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, for those keen on indulging and tapping into the culture and history of the destinations they visit. So, we are well aware by now that Europe host a high number of “must see” places, but in reality some of those “must see” places are a bit overhyped, whiles some don’t get nearly as much attention, as they should and without further ado here are some of the most overrated and underappreciated destinations in Europe.
Paris, France – Overrated
Paris is widely renowned as the most romantic city in the world, with a hefty amount of class, culture and history behind it. So I’m sure that has you wondering why this city is overrated with such prestige backing up its name. Well Paris tends to get flooded with tourist, especially during peak season, resulting in visitors wasting their time spending in line. The summer months in Paris can also be excruciating, as the city is overpopulated and there is not enough greeneries to counter the hot sun and heavy humidity.
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Overrated
Amsterdam is one of the most unique cities in the whole of Europe, having diverse culture, mix of architecture and being considered as the ultimate urban metropolis. For that reason alone Amsterdam tends to attract a certain type of visitors, who preferably spend their time in the Red Light District and the progressive cafes, giving the city a somewhat unappealing reputation, adding to the unpredictable weather and long lines at every major attraction in the city.
Ljubljana, Slovenia – Underrated
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, it recent years it earned the prestige of being Europe’s greenest city and today many see Ljubljana as the prettiest Eastern European capital to travel to. Ljubljana has a rich culture and tradition, featuring some of the most beautiful architecture and is also a home to a number of medieval ruins for visitors to explore. Ljubljana is a heavily overlooked European metropolis, with traffic in the center of the city restricted, making it even more pleasant for tourists to get around and enjoy the city and everything it has to offer.
Tallinn, Estonia – Underrated
Estonia is a tremendously overlooked European destinations and its capital Tallinn is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Tallinn is a fairly unknown destination for most people due to poor marketing, but on the upside, Estonia along with Latvia and Lithuania recently started remerging in the tourist circles again. The architecture in the city is diverse, with the old traditional buildings pleasantly blending in with the modern skyscrapers, the city is also located on the Baltic coast, being home to a number of beaches, making the city a wonderful year around destination for tourists to visit.
We all know that solo travel can sound like a pretty scary thing, right? This is especially the case with those who are just starting out as world travelers. While any type of travel can seem pretty scary for beginners, there is just something special about solo travel – something that really makes it stand out. It is pretty much safe to say that one of the main reasons why solo travel can be such a scary thing sometimes is because you are in charge of just about everything – from planning and preparation to the actual trip. But there is a small difference between traveling the world as a man and traveling the world as a woman. While it is true that everyone needs to be very careful when traveling the world, it is women who need to pay some extra attention to their safety. But this doesn’t mean that women are afraid to travel alone. In fact, solo female travel has grown so much in the past few years, that it is not nearly as uncommon as it was before.
Today, the world is filled with ladies who love the idea of traveling the world alone, and they don’t do solo travel trips because they can’t find someone willing to go with them – they do it because they love it. With this in mind, solo travel provides you with a great opportunity to meet other like-minded ladies who have the same travel goals that you do. Pretty much the only thing that you need to have right now is the courage to take the leap into the exciting world of solo female travel. Also, did you know that nearly two thirds of today’s travelers are actually not men, but women? That’s right – that’s how much solo female travel has grown over the past few years!
Thessaloniki, or Slonica, may feel like Athens little sister but should definitely not be underestimated.
Those looking for indoor activities will not be disappointed by the cities countless museums and churches or find themselves drawn into one of the many shops selling local arts and craft work.
Is it hope or fear? Or maybe it is just excitement? There is absolutely no doubt that traveling for the first time can really provide you with all sorts of emotions. The reason for this is because when you leave your home to travel the world for the first time ever, you just don’t know what to expect. You don’t have any travel experience under your belt and you are as green as you can possibly be. Has anyone you know ever done this kind of stuff? This will probably be one of the first questions that you will have once you hit the road. And since you are so young and inexperienced when it comes to traveling, making some rookie mistakes shouldn’t throw you off your game too much. After all, you will probably have no idea what you are doing anyway, right? That being said, here are three things that we would tell a new traveler. We really hope you find all of these things useful!
Don’t Rush
And just in case you can’t really calculate all this stuff right now, we want you to track your expenses for a period of 14 days and then come back to us with the results. Once you are done with all this math, tell us what you got. But wait just a second, we are pretty sure that we already know the result! The result is a large amount of money, isn’t it? But does this have anything to do with travel? Of course it does! You see, one of the main reasons why so many people out there don’t travel very often is because they think that they don’t have enough money to do it. While most of us have expenses that we just can’t cut, we all definitely have some expenses that we can get rid of pretty easily – only if we had the will to do it. That being said, here are some things that you should stop spending money on every single day!