52 Shocking Travel Destinations That Failed to Impress Even the Most Eager Tourists
I traveled to Paris in December, not my first time in Paris but my first time guiding myself. Paris is dense with worthwhile. Keep in mind that I have lived in cities like Denver, D.C., and NYC and have traveled to a handful of other major capitals in Europe so this isn’t necessarily some scared, naive travelers take.
Parisians are gross. It is the only major city I’ve ever seen so covered in dog feces, because people don’t pick up after their dogs nor do they guide them out of the walks; lots of people walk around with it on their shoes evidently because it is often stepped in.
Paris also smelt a lot like NY in the summertime with the scent of p**s wafting up in the evenings, but somehow it was just as pungent in the cold of December as NY’s is in July.
And a lot of Parisians, not most by any means but more than you would expect in most western cities, smelt of trailing body odor.
It is also the only place I’ve ever had to exit multiple Ubers because the cars were filthy and 2 out of 3 times smelt like cigarette ash. All but two of the rides we took didn’t smell of cigarettes in some way, but some were so bad I couldn’t breathe.
You are constantly reminded of pickpockets in Paris, especially when traveling. No doubt there is a reason for this and there are always sketchy people standing around the major tourist areas.
I kept my hands jammed in my pocket completely by the end of the trip, constantly making sure I still had everything with it. It wasn’t fun, it was honestly exhausting.
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