Comments on: 7 Activities That Could Get You Jailed (or Killed) While Traveling

By: Ignorance abroad can lead to costly and deadly legal outcomesThe Unhindered Traveler

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:35:15 +0000

[...] a well done piece by Turner Wright for the blog “Vagabondish”, he enumerates some taboos that I have to admit even took me by [...]

By: Faz

Faz — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:55:43 +0000

I was working in Indonesia the last time. I normally drive from my work place to where I reside. One morning as I woke up, I found that there’s so many people outside my home. And so, I went out to check it out. A biker knocked onto my car and died there. I was questioned why I parked my car there. I said it’s the parking lot for my home here. I was brought to court because if I didn’t parked my car there the biker would not have died. I was like ‘Huh’?? I was fine Rp 1,000,000 for that which is about $200 Singapore dollars. Damn it!!

By: Eileen/Possibly Pinay

Eileen/Possibly Pinay — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:13:11 +0000

Generally, being a foreigner in the Philippines is a good thing. People will bend over backwards at the sight of a foreigner.

Sure there are dirty cops and evil cab drivers that will try to suck the life out of you but generally, foreign tourists, travelers and residents are somewhat king… playing dumb is a vvvveeeeerrrrry good card to play.

By: wanderlust74

wanderlust74 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:03:03 +0000

South Korea is definitely off my list. I’ve heard too many stories about psychotic locals treating foreigners like crap.

By: Mak

Mak — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:42:23 +0000

Being a foriener can help, being in thailand for sometime I owned a modified motorbike, which was about 50db over the limmit, Must have been pulled up by the dirty corrupt piggers 5 times and got away completly free by playing stupid, there are some other times I had to pay the standard 100 baht bribe about ($3) But I’ve had some stupid friends scamed out of big bucks due to their lack of street sence, and getting bullied by corrupt piggers, filthy creatures…

By: tokyocityblues

tokyocityblues — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:25:22 +0000

I’d love to disagree with the alarmist feel of your article but my experience tends to support it

Though about Japan, my own experience has been that yes you do need your ID on you at all times and yes they will take you to a police station if you can contact someone who can bring your ID to the station they’ll let you out. It’s not great, but i’d hardly call it incommunicado or indefinite detention.

By: 7 Stupid Things To Do While Traveling « Random Thoughts « Once A Traveler

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:20:19 +0000

[...] step on an image of the King of Thailand? Eat during Ramadan? Don’t be a fool; read up on the local laws of countries to which you plan to travel. Just because you have a Canadian flag on your backpack doesn’t [...]

By: David Webb

David Webb — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Southeast Asia’s penalties for drug possession may seem extreme, and they are extreme, but those countries make it abundantly clear from the moment you enter their borders what the penalties for drug possession are. I recall visiting Indonesia last May and a huge, bright red “Drug Smugglers Are Put To Death” sign was the first thing I saw when I deplaned. Thailand similar. So… no one can really claim ignorance of that law…

By: William K Wallace

William K Wallace — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:20:09 +0000

I think Korea sounds like a safer bet for my next holiday than Texas.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:43:27 +0000

Interesting stuff! I’m about to be traveling for a while, and while I definitely don’t plan on most of those things (carrying drugs in Asia, no thanks!)… I’ll be more wary about complaining to the police now.