The Simple Rules Every Tourist Should Follow

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I want to bring to light recent events that highlight the damage tourists and stupidity causes. There was a Russian tourist who is meant to be an “Instagram star” who recently travelled to my favourite country, Iceland. He decided to use his rental car to drive off-road in an attempt to make it to a volcano, all for an Instagram picture. Instead, he ended up getting stuck in the soil, still took a picture for Instagram, and was fined a hefty amount by the police.

In Iceland, it is illegal to drive off-road due to the fragile landscape and lasting damage that can be caused. Understandably, the local Icelandic people were angry and so were many of his followers. The lack of respect shown by people for different countries rules and cultures has inspired me to write this article.

Research the Rules/Laws of the Country Before You Go

Stating the obvious, every country is different. Things that might seem normal to you back at home could be illegal in another country. The story I mentioned above, could have been avoided if that person had researched the laws of Iceland and if he had a brain cell. It may seem like a boring task when you’re excited about a trip, to have to research laws, but it takes 10…