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A closer look at Timișoara, Romania: an easy, underrated alternative to bigger European cities like Bucharest, Belgrade, or Budapest.

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Wide view of Union Square in Timișoara with colourful historic buildings lining the square, outdoor café seating in front of pastel façades, a central fountain in the foreground, and a white Baroque-style building with a statue to the right under a blue sky. Below the image is the article title “Timișoara as an Alternative to Europe’s Bigger Cities” with the date January 26, 2026.
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Looking for an alternative to Berlin? Try Leipzig! Same creative energy and music scene, but cheaper, less touristy, and not completely saturated yet.
Screenshot of a destination card for Berlin, Germany. Large header image shows central Berlin with the River Spree, bridges, historic buildings, and the Fernsehturm TV tower in the background. A blue badge in the top right reads “7.4 Overall.” Below the image, a highlighted card lists Leipzig as the top alternative, with a small thumbnail image, three thumbs-up votes, and zero thumbs-down votes. Text below states “3 alternatives suggested.” At the bottom are a blue “Suggest an Alternative” button and a link reading “View all alternatives.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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12 USA National Parks @altnps.bsky.social are now listed on alternativedestinations.com. Got a favourite? Or a recommendation?
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Olympic National Park in Washington State gets described as “three parks in one” so often it sounds like marketing.

It turns out to be one of the rare cases where that claim actually holds up. Find out more: alternativedestinations.com/news/olympic...
Link preview showing a moss-covered rainforest in Olympic National Park, with thick green moss hanging from trees and ferns covering the forest floor. Below the image is the article title “Olympic National Park: Why It’s Worth Visiting” and the publication date, January 17, 2026.
January 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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Kyoto and Over-tourism | 京都とオーバーツーリズム
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Crowded street in Kyoto with dense foot traffic between traditional buildings. Overlaid text reads “Why Kyoto Is Starting to Feel Harder to Enjoy” with the date “January 14, 2026” beneath it.
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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The world's most visited city 🇹🇭! But it’s feeling increasingly overcrowded (and expensive!). What do you think of Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur, or Ho Chi Minh City as an alternative?
Screenshot of a travel website card for Bangkok, Thailand, showing a city skyline at sunset with high-rise buildings along a river. The city is labelled “Overcrowded.” Below, Chiang Mai is highlighted as the top alternative with thumbs-up and thumbs-down vote icons, a note saying “3 alternatives suggested,” and buttons to “Suggest an Alternative” or “View all alternatives.
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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Looking for an alternative to crowded Kyoto? 🇯🇵 Try Kanazawa! 🗾
It’s a former samurai city, not an imperial one, so the history feels quieter and more lived-in. Fewer temples, more everyday streets, beautiful gardens, and way less pressure to rush around.
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Screenshot of a travel website card featuring Kyoto, Japan. The main image shows a narrow historic street at dusk with traditional wooden buildings and a pagoda in the background, while two people in kimonos walk down the street. A blue badge in the corner reads “⭐ 7.9 Overall.” Below the image, Kanazawa is highlighted as the top alternative with 3 likes and 0 dislikes, along with text noting “3 alternatives suggested” and buttons to suggest or view alternatives.
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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Looking for an alternative to Rome, Italy? 🇮🇹 Why not Florence or Pompeii? Or eating non-stop in Bologna? Or a little hidden gem like Siena?
Screenshot of the Alternative Destinations website showing a grid of Italian city cards, Pompeii, Florence, Bologna, and Siena, each with a large landscape photo, location tag, thumbs-up votes, recommendation percentages, and comment counts.
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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New post on Alternative Destinations! Where Should you celebrate Carnival in Brazil? #carnaval alternativedestinations.com/news/carniva...
Screenshot of a website article preview showing a large Carnival parade photo at the top, with performers in colourful costumes and flags in a crowded stadium at night. Below the image is the headline “Carnival is coming. Rio is not the only place worth going."
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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New post on Alternative Destinations! Where Should I Go Instead of Bali? 🔗⬇️
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A busy beachfront pool in Bali at sunset, filled with tourists socialising in the water and along the pool’s edge, with palm trees, string lights, and a crowded beach stretching along the shoreline behind them.
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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Crowds in Barcelona? Try Valencia! #Overtourism
“Screenshot of a travel website showing an aerial view of Barcelona, Spain, with the Sagrada Família at the centre of a dense city grid. A red label reads ‘Overcrowded’. Below the image, Valencia is listed as the top alternative, showing 7 upvotes and 1 downvote. Text indicates ‘3 alternatives suggested’, with buttons labelled ‘Suggest an Alternative’ and ‘View all alternatives’.”
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Travel recommendations tend to focus on the same places again and again. This account supports Alternative Destinations, a crowdsourced site for sharing and discovering less-traveled places. 🌍

Contributions are welcome! 💚
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM