Simon Calder: In the Travel Stocks
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Travel expert Simon Calder is back and this week he has some essential tips which will help you keep out of trouble while you are holidaying abroad.
By Simon Calder
There are three near-certainties about trouble with the law abroad:
- If it's illegal here, it's illegal there.
- Even if it isn't illegal here, it may well be illegal there; Britain is an uncommonly liberal and tolerant nation, on everything from nude bathing to alcohol consumption.
- There is no such thing as "touristic immunity". As soon as you venture overseas you become subject to the laws of that country, just as foreigners coming to the UK make themselves liable for our legal system. A plea of "but I'm British" is unlikely to be taken as a plea of insanity.
I've talked about some specific issues in the film, but as a general rule you should always be wary of your host country's sensitivities.
The temptation is to let go and lose control when you're on holiday - but the reality is that it's the time when you really need to become more circumspect and conservative about your behaviour.
I don't want to be a wet blanket - but I do want you to enjoy your holiday without attracting the attention of the law.
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