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Chiang Mai, ThailandSafety

A tuk-tuk or city tour that is absurdly cheap is usually cheap because you are being delivered to shoppers’ traps: how to use this local-spend move in Chiang Mai, Thailand

A tuk-tuk or city tour that is absurdly cheap is usually cheap because you are being delivered to shoppers’ traps. A tuk-tuk or city tour that is absurdly cheap is usually cheap because you are being delivered to shoppers’ traps. commission tours are a documented Thailand scam.

Palawan, PhilippinesSafety

Do not let random "helpers" insert themselves into booking, ticketing, or transport if you did not ask for help: how to use this local-spend move in Palawan, Philippines

Do not let random "helpers" insert themselves into booking, ticketing, or transport if you did not ask for help. Between tourism-booking fraud, fare manipulation, and unofficial transport, unwanted "assistance" is often just commission wearing a fake mustache. A small verification step here usual...

Ayutthaya, ThailandSafety

Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies: how to use this local-spend move in Ayutthaya, Thailand

Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies. Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies. the money ask is the center...