Travel enthusiast Andre Neveling has ventured to 40 different countries all around the world. He explains in Business Insider how the reality of seeing the Eiffel Tower - the capital's 1,083ft landmark - fell flat. The traveller faced long queues, hordes of crowds and security checks to get close to the attraction. Chiang Mai, in Thailand, also left Andre 'underwhelmed' when he ventured to the city back in 2023. Thailand's Chiang Mai wasn't exciting for Andre eitherFor Andre, Hollywood didn't quite live up to the movies and the iconic sign proved difficult to photograph tooAs for Hollywood, Andre found it was nothing like what he has seen in the movies.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2026 05:57 UTC