A map of ATMs designed to scam tourists in Europe
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#4Not best approach, some places are empty outside of narrow tourist season.
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#5Google Street View? A few years ago I saw a social media shared pic of sunrise at Angkor Wat. It was beautiful, these splendid, isolated ruins, peaceful in the sunrise.
Being curious about the area, I found the exact spot in Street View. Sunrise even. But then turned around 180 degrees. To find an absolute wall of photographers all capturing the same scene. I can't find that scene now though.
But frequently these social media brags are very carefully chosen angles - why not, I do the same thing, minus the social media posting - and in Street View all you have to do is change view angle slightly to see the busy street, the commercial clutter etc.
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#6Tourism if anything needs a way to point more people towards the long tail, not to crowd at the top.
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#7Google Street View? A few years ago I saw a social media shared pic of sunrise at Angkor Wat. It was beautiful, these splendid, isolated ruins, peaceful in the sunrise. Being curious about the area, I found the exact spot in Street View. Sunrise even. But then turned around 180 degrees. To find an absolute wall of photographers all capturing the same scene. I can't find that scene now though. But frequently these soc…
Everyone takes the same photo there. the temples with the reflection in still water. all the tour guides take you the same place for the sun rise.
angkor wat isnt some off the beaten path temple though. its like the only thing to do in siem reap, its gotta be cambodias biggest tourist attraction besides misery tourism in phnom penh.
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#8Does the proximity of a Hard Rock Cafe count?
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#9These ATMs are plenty useful for contributing to the local money laundering industry. More signals are unlisted prices, fading storefronts, fluorescent lights. Read more about what’s happening in London https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/oxford-street-candy-sho...
It’s not about scamming tourists at its core, it’s about avoiding electronic banking networks and pulling cash back into the system.
Disclaimer: Amsterdammer…
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#10Does it have a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum?