……And I just learned a new word…..this is a relatively new term….it popped up about a decade ago…..to highlight the spiraling numbers of visitors taking a toll on cities….landmarks and landscapes…..as tourist numbers worldwide….returned towards pre-pandemic levels…..cities that depend on tourists have no problem with them…..because of the income they bring…..but a lot of the major tourist spots are now imposing bans, fines, taxes and time-slot systems…..some are even launching campaigns of discouragement…..in a bid to curb tourist numbers…..overtourism is basically…..too many people in one place…..there isn’t a number stipulating the number of visitors allowed…..but the numbers are creeping up….and it is having wide reaching effects….the Great Barrier Reef and Maya Bay in Thailand…..are being degraded from visitors snorkeling, diving and touching corals…..as well as tourist boats anchoring in the waters….by 2030….transport-emissions from tourism are expected to grow 25% from 2016 levels…..that’s an increase from 5% to 5.3%…..of all man-made emissions…..according to the United Nations World Tourism Org. (UNWTO)…..and these issues are affecting the locals…..some are being evicted by landlords in favor of turning properties into holiday lets…..and housing prices are escalating as a result…..skyrocketing prices, crowded beaches, excessive queues, exorbitant noise levels, damage to historical sites……a French start up…..Murmuration monitors the environmental impact of tourism by using satellite date…..80% of travelers visit just 10% of the worlds tourist destinations…..therefore, there are bigger crowds in fewer spots….of the 800 residents in the UNESCO listed village of Hallstatt…..100 show their displeasure and pushed for a cap on daily visitors and a curfew on tour bus arrivals….Venice fought for a ban on cruise ships…..and will charge day-tripper fees starting in 2024…..Orkney, Scotland aren’t happy with the amount of ships docking on its shores…..Barcelona increased its nightly levy in 2023…..Amsterdam’s city council voted to ban cruise ships…..in Rome, popular sites like the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain have been restricted by authorities…..Kenya’s Maasai Mara….the Narok County governor has introduced on-the-spot fines for off-roading…..and plans to double nightly park fees in peak seasons……Alaska’s capitol plans to limit cruise ship tourists….one Japanese town put up an eight-foot fence to disrupt the view of Mount Fiji because some tourists cannot respect the rules…..Barcelona protestors sprayed tourists with water guns and screamed “Tourist go home!”….. one resident said,….. “I have nothing against tourism but here in Barcelona…..we are suffering from an excess of tourism that had made our city unlivable.”….I agree with the citizens…..I’ve seen tourists trash their towns like it was the most normal thing to do.
4-MONTH-OLD BABY DIES AFTER TEMPS SOARED TO 120 DEGREES ON JULY 4th TRIP…..You see….some people should never be allowed to have children….what parent….would have their children…..at a lake…..in Arizona….in 120 degree heat….you can fry bacon on the sidewalk in that heat….they should be arrested for stupidity…..and their other child should be taken away from them by Child Services.
BEST ARTICLE I’VE READ TODAY……A United Nation human rights expert said….. “Systemic racism still permeates society in the United States…..even as racial injustice issues gain increasing attention in the nation.”…..and then this happened……
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR’S…..bodyguard shoots a carjacking suspect….outside of her home.
AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE SHOT, 17 FATALLY, DURING VIOLENT FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO…..And this was up 27%….from last year’s holiday…..happy Independence Day folks.
NASA PRAISES BOEING’S STRANDED STARLINER FOR MANAGING NOT TO EXPLODE WHILE DOCKED TO SPACE STATION…..Yeah, I’m sure the crew in the International Space Station……are quite happy also….Boeing’s spaceship could possibly blow-up…..doors flying off their airplanes…..not the most popular company now days.
HALF OF USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS LGBTQ…..And Caitlin Clark ain’t playing with them in the Paris Olympic games….so what?…..half the players and two coaches are gay….so what?….who cares if this will be the “gayest” team…..so what’…..women ballers are ballin’…..I watch the WNBA more than the NBA…..because they’re not crybabies like the men.
AMERICANS SPLIT ON WHETHER TRUMP SHOULD GO TO PRISON FOR FELONY CONVICTION…..If it were anyone else….this would not even be a question….I’m not split on it….send his ass to prison…..and he can think about his actions….while he’s pressing license plates.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HIT AS RUSSIAN STRIKES KILL 24 IN UKRAINE…..Ukraine still hasn’t figured out how to fight this war…..all the new toys they received from other countries to help them fight the war….and they still haven’t figured it out…..send those new toys into Moscow….and see exactly how fast the war will change…..remember…. “All’s fair in love….and war.