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| Subject: Weird things you can get arrested for overseas Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:01 pm | |
| taying within the law can be tricky enough in Australia – who hasn't done a few clicks over the speed limit? But when going overseas, there's a whole new set of legal minefields to negotiate. Every country has different laws and some of them are, quite frankly, weird. And a few seemingly innocuous things could get you into rather a lot of trouble…
Climbing on monuments
In the zealous quest for cool-looking selfies, German tourist Andrej Ciesielski managed to get himself into a lot of bother earlier this year. Climbing to the top of the Cheops pyramid, just outside Cairo, the 18-year-old got some excellent Instagram shots. But he also got some quality time with the Egyptian police, then banned from the country for the rest of his life.
Similar rules can apply elsewhere, although the problem is that it's applied very, very inconsistently. For example, in Mexico, you're allow to go clamber on the massive main building at Ek Balam – but try the same at Chichén Itzá and you'll have burly guards all over you within seconds. If in any doubt, check first.
Read more: http://www.traveller.com.au/weird-things-you-can-get-arrested-for-overseas-gms4fr#ixzz400drqQd9 |
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