Being a fan of dark tourism (Auschwitz for a birthday treat, anyone?), I couldn’t resist an opportunity to visit Chernobyl, site of the worst nuclear disaster in history. If you’re interested too, read on to find out what’s in store when visiting Chernobyl. Here are some things that are creepy: clowns hiding under bridges. A…
It was a glorious day of bright sunshine and fluffy blue clouds, and I was headed to the Killing Fields of Cambodia. Locals relaxed inside their shaded moped tuk-tuks or stood smiling beside carts of ice-cold water and Coke; tourists meandered around the streets, cameras swinging around their necks; even the man in the hostel…
You may have heard the term in a few places, but what is dark tourism? Dark tourism involves going to places associated with death and tragedy, like former prisons, sites of natural disaster, or Walmart on Black Friday. It’s not a new thing – gladiator games in ancient Rome, public executions, etc. – but the…