“This is literal manual labor, not vacation.”
That’s what the TikToker Lexi Jordan captioned her video about arriving in Italy’s Amalfi Coast. “It’s impossible to get here,” she said. She also complained about carrying her luggage on a ferry and up some stairs.
"you have to fly to naples then take a train to sorrento then wait on a ferry" ...... what did you think was going to happen when you booked a plane ticket then a train ticket then a ferry ticket???????????? https://t.co/buPyP8YeEe
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) July 12, 2023
Lexi’s video faced instant pushback, with seasoned travelers rightly pointing out that remote destinations require more specific travel.
“Warning,” @KaneFoxxx joked. “Traveling may involve traveling.”
This…is just…traveling??? It’s how you get places????
— Lucy Huber (@clhubes) July 12, 2023
Who doesn’t research the details of the place/plans they’re going to beforehand? I do that locally
— Urban Legend • ሽፍታ (@edengofficial) July 12, 2023
If these places were easy to access, they'd be destroyed by big $ building huge resorts. The things she described are exactly what makes those rocky Italian coastal towns amazing.
— B-squad leader (@AlwaysErked) July 13, 2023
The video comes at a time when an increasing number of American tourists are claiming that Europe isn’t the desirable travel destination it was always thought to be. On Wednesday we covered a viral video of an American tourist trashing Paris, and travel TikTokers have been complaining about Europe’s non-complimentary water and its lack of air conditioning for years.
But Lexi Jordan’s video struck a different nerve, especially after she revealed that her boyfriend and the concierge carried her luggage up the stairs for her.
Traveling to a beautiful new location is one of life’s greatest pleasures. So what if you have to take the road less traveled to get there?
To get to Capri we flew JFK- FCO red eye, 3 hr layover, FCO- NAP, cab to ferry, clusterfk to get on ferry, clusterfk to get cab from ferry terminal. Yeah I was tired and sweaty and I didn’t once think “this wasn’t worth it” bc this is where I had lunch 18 hrs after lvng JFK pic.twitter.com/9xpqgLXFeL
— K O (@kate10010) July 12, 2023
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