I know you responsible travelers are on-board with the very eco-friendly concept of treating your own drinking water when traveling. When water-bourne viruses are not a risk, I personally like to use good old iodine tablets as a quick and easy way to make my own drinking water and …

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Three sure-fire ways to broadcast to the world that you are an American tourist:

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1. Wear bermuda shorts, knee high socks and a stars-and-stripes emblazoned t-shirt

2. Speak loudly in a thick Yankee accent to try and overcompensate for the language gap

3. Overtip

In a recent …

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