Travel to the nightmare: You should avoid these goals!
Travel to the nightmare: You should avoid these goals!
The travel season is just around the corner, but a trend on social media raises questions about the willingness to travel: Tikok travel warnings advise you to stay at home. The city describes a comment from a locals in St. Pölten as not very attractive. The influencer Kilian Kroh has published various travel warnings on Tikkok, which have a strong influence on numerous users.
The opinions about popular travel destinations are negative. For example, users report on Jesolo, whose beach is described as "ugly" and the sea is described as stinking. Rimini has left a traumatized user, while Bibione is negatively noticeable through expensive food and many Austrian and German tourists. Paris is also criticized as "ranted high 10" and with a rat problem. In Lisbon, high hills ensure strenuous footpaths, while Gran Canaria is dried up and perceived brown. Weather and geography are also a topic in Madeira where daily rain and tight roads spoil the fun. Users also express stomach problems because of the Bulgarian cuisine and reports from unfriendly people as well as bad food in Rhodes. A particularly drastic report comes from Australia, where a user was injured by a kangaroo and had to go to the emergency room.
The flood of social media and its risks
In parallel to these travel warnings, the number of influencers that also take dangerous trips for clicks and likes increases drastically. One example is the Youtuber Mykhailo Polyakov, who traveled to the forbidden Indian island of North Sentinel to contact an isolated trunk. He left a cola can as a "gift", which was criticized by human rights organizations like Survival International as ruthless. Caroline Pearce said that Polyakov potentially endangered the life of the tribe.also Joshua Allgeier, a German travel blogger, got into a dangerous situation in Nigeria when a gear tried to kidnap him. In addition to Allgeier, Marinus Obermair is another German influencer who wandered through the Darién Gap in Central America without money. This region is considered extremely dangerous.
adventure or staging?
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs urgently advises against travel to Nigeria and North Korea, where many influencers also generate content. Some European influencers took part in the Pyongyang Marathon, which illustrates the risks of such trips. Victorias Rose Waldrip even staged a danger situation in Nigeria to get attention, while Addison Pierre Maalouf was kidnapped in Haiti during an interview. The influencer Ben Frier also experienced an exceptional situation in Afghanistan after taking the Taliban.
The influence of extreme content in today's content flood is highlighted by the Kingfluencer agency. However, she explains that such content generate more attention, but warns that many of these adventures are well staged or manipulated and that the safety precautions are often hidden. In view of the multitude of negative experiences and dangerous adventures, many users seem to come to the final consideration: it would be better to leave the suitcases at home.
The press reports about the current discussions about the traveling, while 20 minutes The risks and trends at influencer trips.
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