Barcelona used to be my favorite getaway place 2 decades ago, before it was everyone's favorite. Now, I don't go there for vacay at all. It imho **has** gotten out of hand.

But if this means that the entirety of Spain becomes hard to visit, I think that that's a bad outcome.

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The new nomads are getting caught in the war on tourism

Agree. A lot of those places (Bali and Thailand) I'd love to visit with the family but having second thoughts because of the tax grab. It's not like we want to go to the tourist areas. We prefer something more quiet and get more of an organic experience.

I remember seeing graffiti in Barcelona in 2020 for tourists to get out. Maybe they can get away it, but tourist economies like Thailand and Bali might be shooting themselves in the foot.