Getting travel visas approved is more expensive and less straightforward, Russian air carriers have been banned from flying over or into the EU, and Russian oligarchs can no longer land their jets in some places.
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it has become much harder for Russians to travel to popular holiday destinations in the European Union. In the summer months, Russian arrivals in the French capital – one of the most visited cities in Europe – are expected to increase by less than 1 percent. So far this year, “ Paris had 95.8% fewer Russian tourists arriving by air between January and May ,” said a spokesperson from the Paris tourist board. In another tourist hotspot on the opposite side of the world, the figures tell a different story. In January 2023 alone, visitor numbers from Russia jumped to 22,500, according to Indonesian government data, making Russians the second-largest visitor group after Australians. But last year the Indian Ocean island began to see an increase in a certain kind of traveller: some 58,000 Russians had travelled to Bali by the end of the year. Known for its combination of tropical beaches, lush rice paddies and volcanic mountains, Bali is a renowned tourist haven that attracts visitors from all over the world. When you're ready to reenter society, catch the passenger ferry to Ocracoke and set up shop with fried oysters and hush puppies on the roof deck of Howard's Pub, open seasonally. On a clear evening, you're in for the starriest night of your life. Look for shells and sea snails, get hypnotized by the powerful Atlantic waves, or pitch a tent right on the sand. Natural dunes sling low over wide-open, empty, and amazingly pristine beaches. Sand paths wind past grassy salt marshes, wispy evergreen shrubs, and sky-blue inlets. Beyond the village, miles of pure coastal wilderness await. Visitors dock in Portsmouth village, a once-thriving seafaring port dating to the 1700s, now a ghost town with a cluster of historic buildings - the post office-slash-general store and a one-room schoolhouse - to check out as you please. The Outer Banks is a major vacation destination, yet one of its islands is so secluded, even many North Carolinians have never heard of it: Portsmouth, only accessible by ferry or private boat.
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