Metro iconMetroJul 28, 2026 ~1 min source read

I’m a travel writer — these are the 7 places I regret visiting

Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock) Dana Kaplan has an unpopular opinion: she regrets visiting some of the most iconic places on Earth. The travel writer, 52, ruffled feathers with a viral Instagram post about destinations that she says are just 'famous for being famous'.

I’m a travel writer — these are the 7 places I regret visiting

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Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock) Dana Kaplan has an unpopular opinion: she regrets visiting some of the most iconic places on Earth.

The travel writer, 52, ruffled feathers with a viral Instagram post about destinations that she says are just 'famous for being famous'.

These 'over-hyped' locations include Rome, Mykonos, Cannes, and the Grand Canyon, along with Miami, Bourbon Street in New Orleans and Paris' most storied museum: the Louvre.

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Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock) Dana Kaplan has an unpopular opinion: she regrets visiting some of the most iconic places on Earth. The travel writer, 52, ruffled feathers with a viral Instagram post about destinations that she says are just 'famous for being famous'. These 'over-hyped' locations include Rome, Mykonos, Cannes, and the Grand Canyon, along with Miami, Bourbon Street in New Orleans and Paris' most storied museum: the Louvre.

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  • As far as she's concerned, Dana would 'rather spend an afternoon in a town nobody's heard of than race through a checklist of landmarks'.
  • For travellers looking for lesser-visited places that aren't totally off the beaten track, she has suggestions.

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