Unfortunately, the reality hit me the next morning. I slept past the chirping of birds, but was woken up by loud voices crossing my window every now and then. When I went to the kitchen to make myself some tea, a couple of tourists were peeping in through the glass door. Day trippers! The old-world charm of this village, with only 305 residents, was drowned by the callousness of visitors who only seemed to care about their photos and getting drunk, almost running over the locals in their rental cars, never realizing that they were intruding into someoneās sleepy neighbourhood and life. My hosts assured me that the number of day trippers now was not nearly as bad as in the peak summer season, and joked about how the village residents, their homes and their kitchens must be curious, unfamiliar sights for tourists. If youāre on the same page, youāre probably thinking that an easy solution is that travel bloggers like me should never write about their āoffbeatā finds. But as my social media followers often remind me, isnāt it part of my job to disclose the exact location of my stories and photos, so others can choose to experience my finds over ātourist trapsā? Iāve dwelt on this dilemma for a long time. But walking on those cobblestoned streets in Istria (mostly at sunrise and late at night), it occurred to me that no, perhaps that isnāt the role a travel blogger is supposed to play. The way I see it now, my work as a travel blogger should inspire my readers to think of travel differently ā to reconsider their travel choices, to seek local encounters, to carve out their own journey. Itās the reason I never have, and never will, give you a three day itinerary to ādoā a destination. Thatās not how I aspire for my readers to experience somewhere Iāve been and loved.
What hampered the old world charm of the village mentioned in the passage?
New cafes, restaurants and night life.
Drinking of the day trippers.
Intrusion by the tourists.
Insensitivity of the day tripper.
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