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Some people may foresee a dismal tourism future for Greece, with pharaonic hotel facilities developed at the expense of the natural environment, and throngs of tourists descending on the islands, which gradually lose their special character - but they are jumping the gun. The modern traveler has changed. They have other desires, other priorities, far from the model of mass tourism.

With traveler confidence taking yet another hit amid the rising cost of living across Europe, Turkey will emerge as the destination of choice for budget-conscious travelers this year, according to GlobalData.

In the second quarter of 2019, 1,219.8 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release. The majority of them (75.7%), traveled only in the country, 19.1% - only abroad, and 5.2% traveled both in the country and abroad.

For the Swedish orientalist and Greek philologist Jakob Jonas Bjornstahl - the first known Scandinavian traveler to visit Greece, in 1779 - Thessaly and the Vale of Tempe in the winter felt just like home. And in 1878, Finnish architect, writer and artist Jac Ahrenberg was surprised to find that Athens reminded him of cities back in his own country in many ways.

What is inspiring and giving examples to others?

A Bulgarian traveler crossed the Amazon Jungle alone.

According to Philip Lhamsuren such an adventure is not as much connected with finance as with desire and spirit.

According to the biggest travel guide publisher, the natural appeal of the Julian Alps offers "mountain bliss in an overlooked corner of Europe".

The UK issue of National Geographic Traveler gives travelers around the world 11 reasons to visit Greece in its May issue whose cover story is titled "Return to Greece".

"In the historic Land of Maramures, the hills are alive with ways long forgotten elsewhere in Europe," says the latest issue of US-based travel magazine National Geographic Traveler.