"The City Different"] is the exception, but there is no place to play outdoors except in the Plaza for tourists, and once a month at the Farmers Market for the locals.
Snow-capped peaks, glaciers, ravines, gorges, turquoise lakes, geysers, hot springs, waterfalls, snow leopards, bears, the endangered Marco Polo sheep … Tajikistan has it all, except for other tourists.
The streets are full of West African shops and no frills eateries, but non-West Africans rarely go except for the tourists who found it in a guidebook or the occasional intrepid foodie.
In fact, it is an old cry: as long ago as 1967 Marshall McLuhan declared, "The city no longer exists, except as a cultural ghost for tourists".
There is little for tourists to do here except express their sentiments.
And anyway, there's nothing for tourists to see there except high rise towers".
Desalination of water is limited, except for private resorts and boats mainly for tourists.
The center of Detroit was deserted, except for the area of Greek Town, which houses luxury hotels, restaurants and shopping for tourists.
Weekends were for tourists.
