sightseeing

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Someone estimated costs at $1,000 per day per person — staying at 4- or 5-star hotels, using private transportation and avoiding lines for sightseeing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

As the pair do some sightseeing, share meals and otherwise fill their days with prosaic acts, more than 30 minutes of screen time elapses in what amounts to stage-setting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Most recently, it has also been used to ferry fans around Barry Island as part of the official Gavin and Stacy sightseeing tours, which last three-and-a-half hours.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

For him, backcountry flying is just another mode of sightseeing, like hiking through Yosemite or boating beneath Niagara Falls.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

There have been, of late, journeys of weeks or even months, to France and Germany and Greece, filled with more studying than sightseeing.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern