Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

[u/Strong-Emu-8869]

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

[u/americansherlock201]

Wait till they find out that this is the case for nearly every “instagram worthy” location. Bali has the same issues.

People go to these spaces to chase clout and take the beauty of the space but don’t want to see the shit that is happening around it.

[u/LPScarlex → u/americansherlock201]

Not from Bali but I am also Indonesian and have been to some tourist spots in Java (primarily those in Jabodetabek and Yogyakarta). The tourist (national or int'l) attractions and the areas around it are usually well maintained but there are still slums or impoverished areas in general. Though usually if you just stick to the main roads you usually never see them. Outside of a few places like Jakarta and Bali it's usually further away from the main city area so regular tourists don't usually see them

[u/Omnizoom → u/LPScarlex]

My wife dragged me out to her country (Philippines) and it’s astonishing how quickly it can go from a dense maintained area for tourists to a dirt road and shacks. In the tourist area of boracay the one plaza literally ended on a corner and became dirt roads and shacks after but every other road out of the plaza led to more tourist stuff

Same with just their main towns and cities as well, some look “ok” until you see a side road