Sentences with phrase «than a tourist town»

Even today, La Rochelle is principally a port city, rather than a tourist town, with a fishing port, a commercial port, a sailing marina and a ferry port.

The mountains are gorgeous of course but there are better places to experience them than tourist town Kruja and Mount Dajti.

Not exact matches

I made more money than anyone I knew, working 6 days a week in a tourist town as a server, and I liked to go to the Kootenay Co-op (the mother of all organic whole food markets) and spend my wealth on dips, sauces, and dressings to pour over my brown rice and vegetables.

With stunning views of the Sierra Madre mountains from the Pacific ocean, this area consists of the picturesque town of Zihuatanejo, which has the feel of a traditional Mexican fishing village, and Ixtapa, a modern tourist resort strip with big hotels and a marina with more than 600 slips

The designs draw more than 100,000 tourists annually to Inakadate, a town of 9,000 where rice production is the dominant industry.

Do you ever feel like tourists know more about your home town or city than you do?

7) Be a tourist in your own town and scout out the free things to do We're all guilty of staying in our own neighbourhoods and going to the places close to home rather than exploring our city like a tourist would.

That is until the 300th anniversary of Blithe's curse, courtesy of a witch, natch, turns out to be more than a myth that drives the town's tourist trade.

Around town, there is more than enough torque to move around smartly and weave between the tourists who obviously aren't under any type of schedule.

They offered delicious food that weren't geared toward tourists, hidden gems, UNESCO sites that are must - sees, and hotels that offer larger rooms than what you would find in Rome or Florence but with small town budgets.

The town itself is little more than a farmer's hub, but it is a pleasing, rice - filled valley where, unlike Pai, the main crop remains rice rather than tourists.

It's smaller than the intriguing town of Bhaktapur and not overrun with tourists.

More of a bus rest stop than a destination, Boun Neua is a small town more memorable as being the site of the airport for Phongsali rather than any tourist activity.

The Palazzo offers a luxurious yet authentic Italian experience where guests can enjoy palatial comfort just steps from an exciting town in which the visitor will feel like a friend or neighbor rather than a tourist.

Mount Isa City is much more than just a mining town with its immense history and newly completed Outback at Isa tourist complex that includes the underground mine tour.

The Hotel stands at the eastern end of the picturesque city's Waterfront, a five minute walk to the town center with its many souvenir shops and cafes, the busy tourists dock and less than ten minutes away from the Airport.

It has a more alternative vibe than other Bali beach towns, with delicious vegetarian - friendly food and more expats than tourists.

It's becoming more popular with visitors, especially the many digital nomads and expats who have made Chiang Mai their temporary home, but there are far fewer tourists than in the old town.

The gas station closest to town where everyone fills up are ripping tourists off with an old scam: ensure the attendant resets the pump before filling your tank or you end up paying a lot more than you should.

Less than 10 % of the tourists choose to stop in this little town that is «hidden in plain sight».

While Girona attracts far fewer tourists than Barcelona or some towns along the Costa Brava, its streets are lined with interesting boutiques and an array of intriguing museums.

If you're keen to explore Costa Rica's beautiful coastline you may want to consider spending a few days in a small coastal town as you'll have more opportunities to spot wildlife than if you visit an area that is overpopulated with tourists.

Hurghada - A «happening» Red Sea tourist town on the Egyptian mainland, Hurghada offers daytrip diving to more than 40 sites, including a local marine park.

Phuket Town's nightlife is quite unique on the island because it is mostly geared more for locals than it is tourists.

There are fewer tourists, calmer towns, and an overall more relaxing experience than most cruise routes.

They were 180 % more likely than before and 160 % more likely that than standard online population to search for «oceans» — I guess the town does rely upon the ocean for attracting thousands of tourists every year, so it needs a clean ocean to keep the town thriving.

And while you'll find it quieter and more relaxed than most Tropical North Queensland tourist towns, it's not short on things to do.

Often, a town or village less than an hour bus ride away is nearly tourist free.

Puerto Morelos, Q.R. — Puerto Morelos remains a favorite destination with tourists as the town's hotel occupancy continues to average more than 90 percent.

The town is home to less than a 1,00 people but has become one of the most popular tourist destinations.

The high lasted for all of ten minutes, approximately the time it took me to wander into «town» and realized that I'd landed squarely in a backpacker tourist trap that looked more like a South Florida strip mall than the adventure capital of Australia.

I've somehow managed to visit the original site (the modern town of Bergama, which is worth more than the day trip it's typically allocated on tourist trails down the Aegean coast), but not the considerably closer Pergamon Museum in Berlin, where the spectacular sculptures are normally housed.

Tourists, commuters, students, and a whole lot of other people from urban areas of Canada and the U.S. come through the close streets of this town every day, and the resulting traffic risk ratings mean lots of local families will pay more for their Niagara Falls insurance bills than they would out in the Catskills.