TouristTrap

I’ll start with mine. Landed in Lisbon around 10pm, completely wiped. Grabbed a taxi from the official stand, meter running, everything looked legit. Halfway through the ride he asks if it’s my first time in Portugal. I say yes. About ten minutes later, right before we arrive,...

Just a heads-up for anyone traveling through Athens. A group of women were selling roses one got pushy and started pressing flowers against my wife’s arm while dropping her “price” fast. Turned out she’d unzipped my wife’s crossbody purse during the distraction. Luckily nothing...

Heads up for anyone in Venice, especially solo travelers. Two nights in a row I saw the same woman outside Santa Lucia station young, blonde, says her phone died and she needs cash to get home to her daughter. Talks fast, seems panicked, promises to pay you back later. I almost...

At the Valley of the Kings a guy tried to sell me a warm can of Coke for $15. I laughed it off, but he pulled out a Stanley knife and started waving it around. All that over a Coke. I just walked away while he yelled behind me.

On a recent trip to Vegas, I nearly choked on my overpriced breakfast, not from the food, but the Bellagio’s $25 charge just to use plates. Apparently, this isn’t a joke. A Daily Mail reporter uncovered the fee during an undercover stay, and honestly, I’m not even shocked...