What To Avoid When Traveling To Asia

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Last Updated on February 6, 2021

3. Going Without A Travel Insurance

This is one of the most important things you should avoid when traveling to Asia: not getting travel insurance. Most people don’t see many benefits on that until they need it. A quick search about Asian countries will show how they drive – especially taxi drivers – and… well, let’s just say that travel insurance is extremely important. More than that, travel insurance will protect your belongings, yourself, and some of them even include an evacuation policy in case something very serious happens to you.

4. Letting Everyone Know You’re A Tourist

You can say that you’re completely different from that country’s inhabitants, and everyone will know you’re not from here. But one thing is looking different, another thing is looking like a target! Any Asian city will be highly populated, and this is the right place for burglars, scammers, thieves, and other bad people to completely walk almost unnoticed. Don’t carry huge backpacks still with luggage tag hanging, try not to look extremely overwhelmed with everything you’re seeing, don’t walk around with an expensive camera on your shoulder. Try your best to be as discreet as possible, as this can save you from a lot of trouble.

5. Always Eat At Sit Down Restaurants

If you’re planning to always eat at restaurants, you’ll be facing 2 different problems. One, you’ll waste a lot of money on food; two, you’ll miss out on what street food has to offer you. And trust me, Asian street food it’s one of the best! Unless you’re that kind of person with a very peculiar taste, you should try all the food, some of it “weird,” that street food markets are preparing in loco. Nevertheless, there are some things that you really should avoid, especially raw and very greasy food, as it may get you very sick.

6. Not Paying Attention To Local Culture

When you’re traveling to Asia, especially more southeast countries and cities, you need to know that some of them are very religious. And Buddhism has some strict rules that people follow unconditionally and expect that any foreign person respects them as well. This also works for political values, and speaking about their government may be seen as disrespectful. So, to help you, these are some things you should really avoid, either due to religious or political matters:
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