Traveling is one of the best things you can do to expand your world view, but that doesn't mean every experience will be enjoyable.
In a recent /r/AskReddit thread, world travelers were asked "What did you choose not to say about a country you visited to keep the story positive?" The entire thread is filled with stories ranging from the bizarre to the harrowing.
Keep reading to see some of the responses from people who traveled everywhere from Paris, France, to Waikiki, Hawaii.
"I was scammed at a nightclub in Istanbul."
"I met some other travellers and I joined their private table for most of the night. At the end, I was left with a $4,000 USD bill. In reality, the cost should have been in the $400 USD range.
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"When the bill came, the place cleared out and I was escorted to the ATM machine. My life threatened along the way. The ATM denied me so I was forced to call my credit card company. They denied raising my credit limit to pay the club.
"At the end of the day, I convinced them I had another credit card at my hotel. They escorted me to the hotel, I told the front desk what was up and they locked the doors and called the cops. Turns out the group that had me was recently busted with large amounts of money, drugs, and weapons." - HereIsYourBankersBox
"I got pick-pocketed in Barcelona. My first day there, lost nearly half my money."
- messrmo
"There's a lot of stray dogs in Peru."
"I've heard that stray dogs are kind of the norm in Latin American countries, and most of the ones I encountered didn't want anything to do with anyone passing by.
"However, there was one stray that I passed frequently while walking to a project I was working at and he was extremely aggressive, to the point that I started carrying rocks in my bag in case he chased me. He would follow me for blocks, remaining hidden in a yard until I passed by. He'd bare his teeth and growl, he also slobbered a lot.
"I didn't think it was rabies, but I'm also not 100% convinced it's not rabies." - honeynut-queerios
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