Back when I was playing nomad for a few years, I stayed in great places. I had just started a 3-week stay in a small town calls Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic six years ago this week. It was a moody beautiful little town that swarmed with daytrippers until 5 then emptied out for the evenings until noon.
Don’t just day trip. Stay the night in such places. It changes when everyone gets back on the tour bus.
@Snarkysteff I stayed there when cycling around the Czech Republic back in 1994. While it used to get a lot of German tourists at that time there were very few people around when I was there. Stayed in a place inside the loop right on the river. Enjoyed visiting the Egon Schiele art place (His mother was from the town and he had lived there for a spell). Magical town.