Comments on: Can hype kill famous landmarks… like Angkor Wat?

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:11:17 +0000

In reply to Paulo Tan@Travel Bugs. @Paulo: Good advice! Too bad you weren't there to give it to me before I took my trip. ;)

By: Paulo Tan@Travel Bugs

Paulo Tan@Travel Bugs — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:17:53 +0000

Manage your expectation before visiting a destination. Then you will not be “out-expected”. The photographs you see in media are always “touched up” and may mislead you. Angkor Wat is beautiful because of it’s history and the pride it brings to the Cambodian. But please do not visit a place just because somebody say so. Do your own research and decide for yourself. But when you decide to go, do not curse and swear when the place is not what you perceived. You are responsible for your decision 🙂

By: Nelson Mochilero

Nelson Mochilero — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:18:05 +0000

Great review Christine. I agree with your article about inflated expectations. They can be disappointing sometimes.
How do you felt Angkor wat compared to Ayutthaya?

pd. Tomr Rider rules !

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:36:27 +0000

In reply to spider. @Spider: Anyone who calls a person a moron for owning a personal opinion is a worse moron. duh!

By: spider

spider — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:03:37 +0000

If you can’t understand or appreciate Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples regardless of what you read,or had preconceived notions about… you are a moron!!!

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:24:59 +0000

In reply to DomHyo. @DomHyo: Agreed, pessimism is good sometimes. The one good thing about hype is that if you want an original experience, it pushes you to be more creative in your visit. =-) What was one of your over or under hyped places?

By: DomHyo

DomHyo — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:19:51 +0000

Hype can ruin many things that’s why I love your list. Everyone is different and sometimes hype can totally ruin something…even movies for myself. Maybe pessimism is good sometimes?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:48:47 +0000

Another way to escape they hype is to visit during the off peak season. I have been to the Colosseum and Louvre for example, in early spring and mid summer, and had two very different experiences. In early spring there were tourists about, but it wasn’t packed, there weren’t lines, and it was great. When I went in the summer, it was just annoying, and really sad given that there was no way that the introspective experience I had when it was more “mine” was going to be had with all of those crowds around.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:39:43 +0000

In reply to Kathryn. @Kathryn: Thanks and I think it's awesome that you haven't experienced that yet! Had I read travel blogs on it, I might've been better prepared. When I went, I was going mostly off of others' verbal enthusiasm.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:18:09 +0000

Since I’ve been blogging and reading a lot of other blogs I’ve started to get the feeling that I will be disappointed when I visit some of these over hyped places. It hasn’t happened yet though!
Also, some of the places that were top of my list have dropped down the list as I see yet another blog writing about them. Your lovely photos have reignited my interest in visiting Angkor Wat. Thank you!