Everyone loves Instagram. It is an amazing app for you to share your life’s moments with the rest of the world. It used to be an app where you would share photos of your birthdays, hang out with friends, at weddings, or parties. Now, however, the social media platform has transformed into a mass contest of ‘who has the best photos?’.
When you’re traveling, you’ll obviously come across many photograph-worthy places. But, is this what tourism is all about?
Thanh Tran/Pexels | Why has tourism become ‘Instagram-ing’ your life, not enjoying it?
The World Of Social Media
Social media, most importantly Instagram, has been actively contributing to increasing the number of tourists at the world’s most famous outdoor sites. For example, let’s talk about Turkey, a country that shares borders with Asia and Europe. In just a few years, it has seen a great increase in visitors coming in to explore the country’s culture, history, and landmarks. Whether it is new places or national parks within the country, everyone can agree that the concept of Insta-worthy photos is definitely damaging - not just for your mental health but also your financial well-being.
Kerde Severin/Pexels | You end up spending a lot of money going to places just for pictures
How To Avoid Becoming The Problem?
When people start visiting places because of Instagram, you’ve got a problem at hand. So how do you go on about solving it? Do you delete your Instagram account and pretend like it never existed? No, you can’t do that. But, you can take a different approach to it. Rather than going to well-known places, explore the world for the sake of exploring. Change your mindset from impressing people to impressing yourself.
Gabriela Palai/Pexels | The world has so much to offer
You can go into your backyard and take a photo of your dog doing tricks or you can take photos of your drive back home from work. Once you start appreciating the little moments in life, you will no longer feel the need to do something under pressure. You can visit places that aren’t mainstream, do not put the location tag, and don’t tell anyone about it either. The world is waiting for you.
It’s time to make your path.
