Jetsetters Share Their Favorite Destinations That Totally Lived Up To The Hype
[rebelmouse-image 18345289 is_animated_gif=The travel and tourism business is one of the worlds largest industries with a global economic contribution of over $7.6 trillion in just 2016. Most people have a bucket list of the places they'd like to go, but some end up disappointed when they get there.
So Reddit user Ohmygodashoppinglist asked:
"Travelers of Reddit, what place DID live up to the hype?"
Here are their recommendations.
Ireland
[rebelmouse-image 18351845 is_animated_gif=Ireland. People were beyond friendly and it was like a jolly pub celebration complete with trad every night.
Canada
[rebelmouse-image 18351848 is_animated_gif=The Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Greece
[rebelmouse-image 18351849 is_animated_gif=Did live up to the hype: The Greek islands.
Did not live up to the hype: Athens.
United States
[rebelmouse-image 18351850 is_animated_gif=Yosemite National Park in California. Everything was super sized and beautiful. Hiking in a normal local park, even if it has mountains and waterfalls, just feels small now.
Czech Republic
[rebelmouse-image 18351851 is_animated_gif=Prague. It was like a metropolitan medieval town.
South Korea
[rebelmouse-image 18351852 is_animated_gif=Lotteworld (Seoul, South Korea) the largest indoor/outdoor amusement park.
United States
[rebelmouse-image 18351853 is_animated_gif=Kauai, Hawaii.
Scotland
[rebelmouse-image 18351854 is_animated_gif=Edinburgh in the Christmas season. It was magical.
New Zealand
[rebelmouse-image 18351855 is_animated_gif=I went there this July so in the middle of their winter and it was autumnal. I walked up to Roy's Peak and went hiking on a glacier and if it was summer I could have gone surfing in the same day.
Austria
[rebelmouse-image 18351856 is_animated_gif=I felt like no matter which direction I looked it was like a picture from a postcard. I felt like no matter which direction I looked it was like a picture from a postcard.
Canada
[rebelmouse-image 18351857 is_animated_gif=The Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It's a temperate rainforest with huge trees that are hundreds of years old.
Iceland
[rebelmouse-image 18351858 is_animated_gif=The coolest thing I've done on any trip.
Ireland
[rebelmouse-image 18351859 is_animated_gif=The Cliffs of Moher.
United States
[rebelmouse-image 18351860 is_animated_gif=The $4.00 go-carts on the main drag at the Wisconsin Dells. Super cheap and you get to go for like 10 minutes.
Scotland
[rebelmouse-image 18351861 is_animated_gif=Arthur's seat in Edinburgh Scotland. Incredible climb for an incredible view of the country.
Japan
[rebelmouse-image 18351862 is_animated_gif=The Inari Gates in Kyoto, Japan.
South Africa
[rebelmouse-image 18351863 is_animated_gif=The view from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. It was like a vision of eternity. No photograph could possibly show how how beautiful that view is.
Canada
[rebelmouse-image 18351864 is_animated_gif=Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.The most beautiful place Ive ever visited.
Norway
[rebelmouse-image 18351865 is_animated_gif=Endless nature, giant pretty mountains, drinkable see-through water, so many rocks to jump on, very few people in sight.
Japan
[rebelmouse-image 18351866 is_animated_gif=The Akihabara arcade district in Tokyo.
Canada
[rebelmouse-image 18351867 is_animated_gif=Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada.