Suresh Subudhi

I couldn't get to the steps.

Thousands and thousands of people all around.

Have you felt the same way when you reach your dream destination?

You feel as if it has been overrun.

You feel as if it has become a selfie cue.

I had the same feeling.

And this is not an isolated incident.

I had the same exact experience in Tokyo when I went there during the cherry blossom season.

Tourists crowd every park in the city to get the glimpse of the famous Sakura.

I asked a resident, how does he feel seeing so many tourists all around?

He told me that he doesn't bring his family anymore for a picnic under the Sakura.

That response broke my heart.

We are loving our favorite destinations to death.

We are overrunning them.

And residents are pushing back because it's impacting their livability.

Their cost of living is increasing.

Congestion on the road, rental prices, food prices.

They're pushing back.

And they're pushing back like in Barcelona with the graffiti asking tourists to go home.

In Barcelona, in Italy, in Portugal, residents are pushing back.