You’ve got your travel insurance, spent countless hours at work reading travel blogs, and are counting down the days until you embark on your next world adventure. If you’ve read up on everything there is to know about medical insurance, airlines in different countries, customs and what kinds of food to avoid, you might be wondering which are legitimate. Here, we’ve investigated the truth of some of the more quirky and strange myths and urban legends from around the globe.
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-There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
False. According to our calculations, it’s actually closer to one slot machine per 3.3 inhabitants. Still a heck of a lot of slot machines… Think twice about getting married in Vegas too (300 weddings happen in Vegas every day!). It costs $35 for a marriage license, while it costs $450 to file for divorce.
False. According to our calculations, it’s actually closer to one slot machine per 3.3 inhabitants. Still a heck of a lot of slot machines… Think twice about getting married in Vegas too (300 weddings happen in Vegas every day!). It costs $35 for a marriage license, while it costs $450 to file for divorce.
-Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
False. You won’t offend anybody by leaving some extra change on the table after dinner, but the price of things in Iceland is typically considered to include the full service, and tipping is not a common practice.
False. You won’t offend anybody by leaving some extra change on the table after dinner, but the price of things in Iceland is typically considered to include the full service, and tipping is not a common practice.
-It’s illegal to put coins in your ears in Hawaii.
Supposedly true. Some say it’s because some of Hawaii’s coins are so rare. Either way, we could think of a few better places to stash your cash. A wallet perhaps?
-Mt. Everest is still growing.
True – The world’s highest mountain is still growing at around 4mm every year, according to Lonely Planet. The two tectonic plates which formed the mountain in the first place are still moving towards each other, pushing the mountain up even higher.
-The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure to be seen from space.
False. Despite being over 6,000 km long, the Great Wall of China is no more visible than any other man-made structure. Not only that, but you’d need binoculars or some other sort of magnifying device to see anything clearly from space.
Before booking your international flights, make sure to debunk some travel myths on your own. Otherwise you’ll find yourself apologising unnecessarily for giving someone some coins, or getting arrested for having money in your ears…
Supposedly true. Some say it’s because some of Hawaii’s coins are so rare. Either way, we could think of a few better places to stash your cash. A wallet perhaps?
-Mt. Everest is still growing.
True – The world’s highest mountain is still growing at around 4mm every year, according to Lonely Planet. The two tectonic plates which formed the mountain in the first place are still moving towards each other, pushing the mountain up even higher.
-The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure to be seen from space.
False. Despite being over 6,000 km long, the Great Wall of China is no more visible than any other man-made structure. Not only that, but you’d need binoculars or some other sort of magnifying device to see anything clearly from space.
Before booking your international flights, make sure to debunk some travel myths on your own. Otherwise you’ll find yourself apologising unnecessarily for giving someone some coins, or getting arrested for having money in your ears…
Hope you enjoyed reading this post!
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I knew about the Great wall of china myth, and the Mt everest one. Wish tipping in India were insulting too. :P
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought of asking these questions .. why would anyone want to know abut slot machines in vegas ...
ReplyDeletebut a few of the points Thank you i did not know :)
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Interesting post Mags...didn't know about the tipping myth that existed for Iceland. I must say, I'm glad that it's not compulsory to tip here in Aus and in other countries as it is in the US
ReplyDeleteI knew those two too (alliteration not intended!)
ReplyDeleteI found the rest during research!
Thanks. It's not compulsory to tip in Aus? I didn't know that. The tip is such an unnecessary burden most of the time. I don't mind tipping the waiter in a humbler restaurant, but I don't really feel like tipping waiters or bellboys in very fancy places, aren't we paying enough for the meal/room already?
ReplyDeleteDo Aussie restaurants have the service tax included in the bill or something?
good one!!
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ReplyDeletegreat post :)
ReplyDeleteWell, all bills here include GST (goods and services tax) so I'm guessing it
ReplyDeletecovers it. Not sure though