为什么要去世界上游客最少的国家?
为什么要去世界上游客最少的国家?
Parisian bridges are weighted down with copycat "love locks," while visitors crowd cheek-to-jowl into Barcelona churches and Dubrovnik's historic center.
巴黎的桥梁上堆满了一致的“爱情锁”，游客们在巴塞罗那教堂和杜布罗夫尼克的历史中心挤在一起。
As a glut of anxious headlines document overtourism, it's easy to think that the planet is simply full.
由于大量令人焦虑的头条报道了过度旅游，人们很容易认为地球已经饱和了。
But stray from the well-worn tourist trails, and you'll discover another travel story entirely. In much of the world, there are places that are eager to welcome tourists -- and when practiced sustainably, where tourism can even help alleviate poverty.
但是，如果你离开那些老掉牙的旅游路线，你会发现另一个完全不同的旅游故事。在世界上的许多地方，都有渴望欢迎游客的地方——如果能持续地发展，旅游业甚至可以帮助缓解贫困。
The contrast between the most- and least-visited places is stark. In 2017, nearly 87 million international tourists arrived in France. That same year, a mere 2,000 international tourists visited the South Pacific country of Tuvalu, where it's easy to find a beach -- or even an entire island -- to yourself.
游客最多和最少的地方形成了鲜明的对比。2017年，近8700万国际游客抵达法国。同一年，只有2000名国际游客访问了南太平洋国家图瓦卢，在那里你很容易就能找到海滩，甚至整个岛屿。
1. Tuvalu
图瓦卢
With more than 100 tiny islands scattered across the South Pacific, the country of Tuvalu is among the world's most isolated nations. Only the main island, Funafuti, has an airport. From there, travelers continue to the outlying communities by passenger ferry. Free from the crowds that fill beaches in popular destinations like Fiji, these islands are an untouristed haven where you can watch flying fish skim the water, spend a lazy afternoon in a hammock or snorkel candy-hued coral reefs.
图瓦卢是世界上最孤立的国家之一，南太平洋上分布着100多个小岛。只有主岛富纳富蒂有机场。从那里，游客继续乘坐客运渡轮前往边远社区。远离斐济等热门景点海滩上拥挤的人群，这些岛屿没有旅游景点，在这里你可以看到飞鱼掠过水面，在吊床上慵懒地度过一个下午，或者浮在糖果色的珊瑚礁上。
2. Kiribati
基里巴斯
Scatter-shot atolls and lagoons barely peek above the central Pacific waters in Kiribati, whose islands and atolls cluster into three groups: the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands. Neighboring Fiji is relatively close at 1,394 miles away -- and few travelers make the journey here. Those that do, however, will be treated to a rich tradition of hospitality. While not every visitor will secure an invitation to a traditional feast, or botaki, many have.
在基里巴斯，分散的环状珊瑚岛和泻湖几乎看不到太平洋中部水域，基里巴斯的岛屿和环状珊瑚岛分为三组:吉尔伯特岛、凤凰岛和莱恩岛。邻国斐济离这里相对较近，距离1394英里——很少有游客来这里旅游。然而，那些来旅游的人将会享受到丰富的款待。虽然并不是每位游客都能受邀参加传统的botaki盛宴，但很多人都参加了。
If you're lucky enough to attend, you might see dancers in pandanus skirts, listen to drums beating out a traditional rhythm then dine on breadfruit, taro and sprouted coconut.
如果你有幸参加，你可能会看到穿着熊猫裙的舞者，听着敲出传统节奏的鼓声，然后享用面包果、芋头和发芽的椰子。
3. Marshall Islands
马绍尔群岛
Bombs and bathing suits put these Pacific isles on the world's radar -- bikinis were named for the United States' nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands' Bikini Atoll. Decades later the island is still radioactive, as is the test site at Enewetak Atoll, but the waters surrounding Bikini Atoll have become one of the world's most spectacular scuba diving sites.
炸弹和泳衣让这些太平洋岛屿成为全世界关注的焦点——比基尼得名于美国在马绍尔群岛比基尼环礁上进行的核试验。几十年后，该岛仍然具有放射性，就像Enewetak环礁的试验场一样，但比基尼环礁周围的水域已经成为世界上最壮观的水肺潜水场所之一。
