Can I use Western Union as a tourist in Japan? I’m going to Japan (from Ireland) in a few days but just lost my debit card and had to freeze it. The replacement card won’t arrive before I’m leaving, so I will have to go without a physical card. Can I send myself money via Western Union and pick it up at Western Union location in Tokyo as a foreigner? Thanks submitted by /u/digitalnoma…

Tourist visa for Nigerian Passport I’m American (F29) my partner is Nigerian (M29) My partner and I have lived in Vietnam and Malaysia together. Now we’re both in Nigeria visiting family. Over a month ago we applied for visas to return to Vietnam together. My tourist visa was approved in almost a week. His visa is through his company and it’s taking longer than expected. He used…

Tourist travel to South Africa Help with travel/tourist stuff. I’ve done lots of searches, but get mixed answeres. TIA for any input – excited to see SA! Going on a tour of South Africa in March with these cities: Capetown, Hluhluwe, Mbabane, Hazyview and Johannesburg with two reserves, Kruger and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi. 1. Are ‘dark clothes” are ok? I understand it’s summer and d…

What are some tourist traps that are actually worth visiting? Tourist traps and popular attractions tend to gather some negative opinions from travellers and locals, but what are some popular sights that are totally worth the long queues and the huge crowds, in your opinion? For me, it was definitely the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. I was completely in awe by the building. submitted by /u/S…

Tourist vs Traveler Posturing I didn’t even know this was a thing until a few years ago when I read that a lot of tourists consider themselves travelers and not tourists. I think it’s rather pretentious and is mainly due to people not wanting to admit that traveling as a tourist is just kind of frivilous and fun, so referring to themselves as travelers and not tourists gives…

Is there a way to be a respectful tourist in Hawaii? Hello! Long dream of mine has been to visit Hawaii – learn their culture, taste their foods and the main thing go on some amazing walks and hikes. But recently i have been seeing Hawaiians speaking out about how they dislike tourists visiting, so is there any way i could still go, but be respectful? If they really don’t like foreigners coming to…

Korea B2 Tourist in Transit I am an Indian citizen with F1 visa in the U.S. Planning the following itinerary: 1. India -> SK (4 days) -> Japan (2 weeks) -> US to continue studying As per the official website, Home country -> Korea -> Third country -> US is allowed for B2 visa on arrival, but unsure whether Indian airport or Korean airport will consider this since my U.S. i…

Tourist Traps Warning: Viator Tours My Dad who’s native language isn’t English booked a guided tour of Pearl Harbor on Viator for our Family for – $69 per person x 3 = $207. Today, I looked at some of the reviews of the same tour on Viator and found out the paid “tour”in question was actually just shuttle ride to Pearl Harbor offloaded to a third-party tour operated by the Nationa…

Worst tourist trap? What is the worst tourist trap you guys have ever experienced and where was it? submitted by /u/Upstairs_Bison_1339

Like how not pronouncing “Houston Street” as “How-sten” flags you as a tourist in NYC, what flags you as a tourist to the locals in other major cities? I guess another notable example in ANY major city is by holding a map of that area. But that’s getting to be an outdated way to tell someone’s a tourist because we have Google / Apple Maps on our phones now, or we could download maps of specific areas to our phones as well. But what ways that are still pretty common, can you tell whether someone…

On Not “Looking Like a Tourist” I keep seeing all of these questions online about how to not look like a tourist while traveling to wherever they’re traveling to and I just feel like I need to blast this out there… You’re going to look like a tourist no matter what clothes you wear, period. Sorry. No one is going to give you points for wearing what the locals wear. As soon as …