How to avoid crowds of tourists: The great escape

By Ben Groundwater
Updated August 16 2015 - 1:21am, first published 12:15am
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
The Vertigo Restaurant in Bangkok. Photo: Christina Pfeiffer
The Vertigo Restaurant in Bangkok. Photo: Christina Pfeiffer
The London Eye with Houses of Parliament in the background. Photo: David Sutherland
The London Eye with Houses of Parliament in the background. Photo: David Sutherland
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
A neon abounds in Times Square, New York.
A neon abounds in Times Square, New York.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.
Autumn in Hampstead Heath.

Sometimes, it can seem like they're everywhere. They're eating in every café, drinking in every bar, they're lining up outside every museum, gawking at every monument, bumbling through every metro station, and complaining at every restaurant. They're tourists, and they're taking over the place.

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