Originally Posted by
dieuwer2
I always thought that I wanted to go the New Zealand someday, but after watching a travel program on TV the country now seems extremely boring to me. As a result, I scrapped it from my bucket list.
In contrast, the same travel program also showed an episode in New South Wales (Australia) which looked very appealing to me. I am now much more interested in going to Australia.
I never knew that travel program could be that influential, at least in my perception.
Do you have the same experience?
No, I wouldn't choose, or not choose, a destination simply because of one show (or book, article, etc).
Usually those shows tend to paint a very rosy picture of a place though, sometimes overselling it.
What was it about the things it covered in NZ that turned you off? And what about NZ caused you to have initially placed it on your bucket list?