off the beaten track

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To a place or places not commonly visited

The search for authenticity arguably motivates backpackers to travel off the beaten track in search of areas not yet contaminated by tourists or other backpackers.

In a place or places not commonly visited

From Nikko northwards my route was altogether off the beaten track, and had never been traversed in its entirety by any European. I lived among the Japanese, and saw their mode of living in regions unaffected by European contact.

(deyim) In or into an isolated place
off the track
away from the path; not on the right course; mistaken
off the beaten track
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