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off the beaten track
USUK
far from the places that most tourists visit
Usually positive about quiet, unspoilt places. American English also says 'off the beaten path'.
In context
We stayed in a village off the beaten track, two hours from the nearest town.
Ha Giang is beautiful, but the best places are a little off the beaten track.
More idioms about travel
- get itchy feetto start wanting to travel or move somewhere new after staying in one place
- hit the roadto leave a place and start a journey
- like a fish out of wateruncomfortable because you are in a place or situation that is new or strange to you
- live out of a suitcaseto travel so much that you never fully unpack or settle in one place
- when in Romewhen you are in a foreign place, you should follow the local customs