This is no surprise i think

Las Vegas casinos are some of the most unpleasant places I've ever been, loud, disorienting, joyless, and full of zombies. Back when I was last there, some years ago now, it was also difficult for anyone with mobility issues. I've given it a hard pass since.

You mean there are no celebrities in line waiting to greet you??? Noooo!!!! My life is a lie

mass tourism is rarely beneficial :/

I was there in -99, so a lot has probably changed since then, but I enjoyed Bejing - so many fascinating, historical sites. There were a lot of scammers back then too, but no armed security, so maybe it wasn't as bad. And people kept handing us their babies and taking pictures of us holding them, which was odd, but not in a bad way. No pointing and laughing, even though we were both white (and one had curly hair), but then we didn't go on the subway (didn't know they had one - maybe it's new)

Okay, I read toxic atmosphere and thought it to be a satirical post on when Pompeï still was a blast these many centuries ago.. 😅

It hasn't even been 2,000 years. Too soon, dude...

It's a bit worse for wear, and all the restaurants are closed.

This is satire, FFS

Should have been there about 2K years ago. The place was rockin'

While this is obviously tongue-in-cheek, I really loved Pompeii when I visited. It was a looooong time ago (1995 ish) and a ton of stuff hadn't been discovered yet. However, I think there were maybe 20 visitors there the entire day. We were allowed to basically have the run of the place, walk around by ourselves, get up close and personal with everything. The only thing that was behind glass was one of the petrified bodies they'd found. Everything else was open. You could touch the frescos (I did not), get up close and peer into the ovens (I did), and we were able got to watch archeologists working and chat a little. There were no ropes or barriers and no one acted like a destructive idiot. I miss the days before digital-everything. I know there were still jerks then but without the "do it for the 'gram" crap, I feel like we were more able to have nice stuff.

Some of the oldest residents have very fixed attitudes and are petrified of strangers.

:D xD

This is the kind of spot where if you don't have any culture, you don't have any fun. I has a blast, because I sent off any tourism spots. I was literally analysing every square inch for the things I knew of the roman culture and imagining what daily life on a culture so far away in time, and yet so similar to us, was like. Again, you have to be cultured to enjoy it.

But... PINK FLOYD!!!!

Great place interesting to visit as well.

That's too bad! I've heard so much about the place, in history, art history, and geology classes/reading, I'd love to see it.

Pompei was absolutely amazing. I don’t know where you were but definitely not in the beautiful ruins

Totally disagree. I was on a quit afternoon, learned a lot and loved the visit

ocus.

Loved Pompeii. Thought it was one of the greatest plac

... and the food was burned I suppose...?

You cant view that like this, showing you are obviously undeucated. This is a world class ancient heritage preserved like nothing in the world. So only taking “atmosphere” into experience is so ungrateful and childish. Maby read some books before commentinf such bullshit

This review is hilarious. It reminds me of when I overheard other Americans in Greece complaining about all the "broken rocks and old statues."

I love sarcasm.

I loved Pompeii.

I don't agree at all. Fascinating place to visit with a 14 year old latin student. Your family was thrilled. Great possibly to understand culture.

I think Pompeii should be removed from this list as this is satirical post. I've taken many people there over the years and while in the past it was a bit grubby and there were lots of stray dogs (lovely tho) it is totally magical and there are ongoing excavations.

I loved Pompeii (& nearby Herculaneum)!!! How can looking for hidden flying penises in the walls & floors of the site be toxic!?!

You go there to observe and learn, not be entertained. Go to Ercolano next time.

Meant to be funny. Pompeii was an amazing experience. We had a guide and I am sure that helped. Ruts in the stone road from Roman carts, paintings on the wall of early brothels, tiny houses, larger home of a rich person, fountains for village water, a bakery with stone oven. A thriving community stopped in its tracks by a volcanic eruption.

Very interesting to visit.

Better hope ot stays quiet....

actually you just can't enjoy being able to walk on the streets built centuries ago, and imagine how life was there back then. there is nothing wrong with the atmosphere.

If you have a decent guide Pompeii is fascinating!

When you go there, take a guided tour, makes it way more interesting.

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I loved it. So many interesting things to see. I had a spectacular tour guide. Maybe that helped. But it was very interesting!

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I went 30+ years ago while it was still being excavated. Sad if it has deteriorated since then.

Pompei is unfortunately not taken care of by those who should (Culture Heritage), and has been severely abused by tourists for all these many years. That is the sad story of way too many cultural sites in Italy.

When my friend and I were in Rome we asked the concierge the way to get to Pompey, which train, etc. He said "don't go. It is dangerous, you would have to stay in Naples but Naples, he said, was too dangerous, it was totally controlled by the "Mafia" and no one was safe. We subsequently found out that when you stay in the hotels in Naples they warn you about going out at night, they loan you very cheap watches so you won't wear your own, they tell you not to wear any jewelry, not to have an expensive clothing, back packs or purses and NEVER stop and talk to anyone on the street. And that pick pockets were a fact of life to the point that you might as well just give them what you have. We didn't go.

What did the person expect? Pompeji is one of the most stunning places to visit.