Residents of a tiny private village on the Spanish island of Menorca are publicly shaming tourists who trespass on their property, climb their walls, and block their front doors, all for the sake of a selfie. Binibeca Vell, a whitewashed coastal enclave of 165 homes in southwest Menorca, posted a blunt message on its official […] The post Menorca residents fight back against 800,000 tourists who treat their private homes like a photo set appeared first on American Almanac .
Residents of a tiny private village on the Spanish island of Menorca are publicly shaming tourists who trespass on their property, climb their walls, and block their front doors, all for the sake of a selfie. Binibeca Vell, a whitewashed coastal enclave of 165 homes in southwest Menorca, posted a blunt message on its official Instagram account that opened with four words: "TOURISTS, GO HOME." The full statement, reported by the Daily Mail , went on to clarify that the community welcomes visitors, but not the ones who treat private residences like amusement-park scenery. More than 800,000 people now flood through the village every year. The community has roughly 200 residents. That ratio, about 4,000 tourists for every person who actually…Open
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Tourists posing for photos on rocks at a popular Thai waterfall were swept downstream by a sudden flash flood on August 15, seconds after park officers blew a whistle ordering them out of the water. The group of foreign visitors had waded into a restricted zone at Mae Sa Waterfall in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, […] The post Flash flood sweeps selfie-taking tourists off rocks at Thailand waterfall after they ignored warnings appeared first on American Almanac .
Tourists posing for photos on rocks at a popular Thai waterfall were swept downstream by a sudden flash flood on August 15, seconds after park officers blew a whistle ordering them out of the water. The group of foreign visitors had waded into a restricted zone at Mae Sa Waterfall in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, near the northern city of Chiang Mai, when a wall of muddy water surged down the mountain at roughly 4:20 p.m. local time. Video footage captured by onlooker Arttie Martin shows the river rising in seconds, knocking several tourists off their feet and dragging them downstream as others screamed for help. One long-haired tourist can be seen trying to crawl across the torrent on hands and knees. Park rangers stationed at multiple…Open
