If you read about that perfect, secluded, off the beaten track destination on a guidebook remember there are thousand and thousand more that like you read and are going to read that same page.
Finding destinations not yet full of tourists, and as a consequence with a still original culture and cheap prices (remember Flashpacking is not only about having a big budget) is getting more and more difficult. Internet if you avoid LonelyPlanet and similar websites can be very helpful. Here’s how Escapework.net sees it. India (Goa in particular), Thailand and the Caribbean are no longer the realm of the itinerant traveler.
Arrive at Angkor Wat expecting to find a serene of calm and you are likely to be trampled by ten-of-thousands of Western (especially French) tourists.
If Prague was the new Paris, Tallinn became the new Prague, then did Riga, Krakow and Budapest…..Kyiv, Sofia and Belgrade are next in line.
Sounds familiar? Well then you might want to consider the Hotlist (in no particular order).
1. Kyiv – a beautiful city that is full of history: Looking to the west whilst retaining the prices of Eastern Europe.
2. South Korea: a country virtually untouched by travelers, yet offer so much. The author visited here in 2004 and was still viewed as a curiosity.
3. Nicaragua: Now thankfully devoid of the political turmoil’s of the 1990’s, Nicaragua is a top surfing destination.
4. Colombia: Shedding off its dangerous tag, Colombia offers everything South America has in a nutshell, with some of the most hospitable people on the planet.
5. Rwanda: Forget your preconceptions of this place; it is not what you think. Africa’s first wireless nation is being bankrolled and cherry picked by some of the World’s corporate giants. Go now before it is overrun. THE place to see Mountain Gorilla’s in the wild.
6. Northern Ireland: Again, forget your preconceptions. Northern Ireland is one of the most beautiful parts of the UK and Belfast has a thriving nightlife…the only problem is the lack of hotels!
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