Woman goes on holiday to party in Spain but is startled when she gets there

Daily Record

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A holidaymaker who often shares videos of her travels with her followers online has shared her experience of one Spanish hotspot. She admitted she went there to party, but it didn't exactly go to plan
Scores of holidaymakers jet off to unwind and let their hair down. Besides sunbathing on the golden sands, many travellers relish a refreshing drink as the evening sun sets and like to explore local bars.
Yet, one female traveller pursuing just that was left underwhelmed during her holiday to the Spanish city of Valencia. Chelsie, who flaunts her travel lifestyle to over 12,500 followers on Instagram as @chelsieelf, recently shared a video that captured her bewildered reaction to Valencia's surprisingly tame nightlife scene. Her reel's caption stated: "When you didn't read the news and go to Valencia expecting amazing nightlife and late-open bars."
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Partway through her video, a news headline appears that reads: "Spanish seaside city to close bars early and remove terraces in huge tourism crackdown."
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Chelsie then elaborated in her post's caption with insights she gained while in Valencia.
She revealed: "Because of too much noise from people partying in bars and clubs, recently police enforced closing times of 1am, many places closed at 12. I still found a bar that closed at 3 on a weekday though."
In addition, she commented on her further observations of Valencia, stating the cuisine is "relatively cheaper than other parts of Spain that tourists visit". She expressed admiration for the city's "interesting architecture" and pointed out that the prime beaches were 'at least an hour South or North'.
Commenting in the section below, a savvy individual pointed out: "Tourism was killing the city, this is a way to crack down on it. Most of the locals now go out outside of the city centre, since the city centre is basically now all Airbnbs."
Many people also highlighted last year's devastating floods in Valencia which claimed numerous lives.
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One commenter remarked: "Yeah there was also a massive flood that killed a lot of people and Valencia is still recovering from it. It never hurts to learn a bit before traveling."
Another chimed in saying: "I'm in Valencia, 7 months ago we had a massive flood, lots of people died and others lost their homes and cars and businesses... so yeah maybe partying is on our minds.."
A third contributed: "There was a huge flood that people are trying to recover from so people are still mourning."
One Valencian resident also made an appeal writing: "As a Valencian, please keep coming but being respectful of the culture, nature and residents."