Are You An Overseas Traveler? Never Do These Things

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Hitchhiking

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We do know that adventure and passion are what drive backpackers world travel lovers to tour the world like Ibn Battuta. Yet, sometimes, restricting your wild sense of adventure can be a healthy decision.

Hitchhiking is an interesting part of wild travelers’ experience, yet, it is dangerous. Don’t just ignore your gut and throw caution into the wind. Psychopaths are everywhere, seizing every opportunity they get, especially when they encounter a stranger hitchhiking on the road side of a deserted place.

Perhaps, it is safer to hitchhike and get a ride in your home country, but things change when you go off the national borders. A foreign tourist alone in a foreign county, where he knows nobody, is a really good and easy catch. Avoid going to deserted sites, especially when you travel solo.

Getting in trouble with the locals

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It is always safer to think twice before taking action or saying something. People can get easily irritated and offended by any idea you express as a foreigner. It may be also an exposition of a racist mindset, so be careful with what you say and do.

Stay away from getting in trouble of any kind with the locals in your destination. Don’t push your luck; otherwise, you may end up in a local jail cell instead of your hotel room’s warm bad.

People may start fights over silly things like a lemon water bottle or fiber filled snacks in the local supermarket. Don’t expose any sudden, aggressive reactions.

Try to stay calm as much as possible. Now, this is hard if the person who is trying to provoke you is high or drunk. Still, try to avoid engaging in any ridiculous quarrels.

Skipping Travel Insurance

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Your travel planning starts by trying to find cheap air deals and luxury vacation rentals, yet it does not end there. It is not enough to just get discount business class flights because travel insurance should be a part of your travel plans as well.

The very common mistake that many travelers make is skipping something as important as travel insurance. Buying travel insurance is like ensuring safety. Extra expenses may pop up unexpectedly in the course of your vacation.

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