tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post114966101071824407..comments2023-10-24T03:00:48.744-07:00Comments on Rock Stars Envy Me: The Great, or at Least Pretty Good WallNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03353753779754012872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post-1152235216065393282006-07-06T18:20:00.000-07:002006-07-06T18:20:00.000-07:00It's true--Beijing is a long way from making Conde...It's true--Beijing is a long way from making Conde Nast's top 10 honeymoon destinations list. Probably no one will ever have their trip there ruined by rowdy spring breakers. That's the upside to not being "gaijin-ready," as John likes to say. No tourist hordes.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353753779754012872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post-1149702127051065872006-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:002006-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:00The interesting question in all travel is, when do...The interesting question in all travel is, when does something worth seeing get ruined because everyone knows it's worth seeing? To a certain extent it's a question of scale: the Eifel Tower is never going to be overwhelmed with viewers (although the line to go up certainly can be). And some things, like St. Peter's Basilica, are astonishing even with hordes of people. But I have overheard too many American tourists talking about the Cinque Terra and the Amalfi Coast to know that they have become the next San Gimignanos: great from a distance, souvenir stops up close. It sounds like Beijing is safely out of danger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com