>It was a place off the beaten track when we got there for the first 
 
>time. There was nothing but {} old, {slightly} run-down huts, cows, 
 
>{and} farmlands. There was some kind of charm in it: fresh air, twittering 
 
>birds, {and still calmness}. 
 
>Five years later, someone put that place on the map by turning it over 
 
>into a modern resort. It wasn't home from home anymore. The village 
 
>became a vibrant, picture-postcard place. Moreover, the main road 
 
>gained its notoriety as being nothing other than a black spot. When we 
 
>were there {the} last time, we decided to hit the road and never come back 
 
>to that spoilt tourist trap.