Eight things you should never do while travelling abroad

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Watch your wallet, don’t buy fake designer goods and skip the ice cubes if you’re in the tropics – most people are aware of these issues when going abroad. But there are more travel taboos than you may know. Bear these eight tips in mind on what not to do in order to be sure and enjoy your trip. 1. Trusting the hotel safe You may be used to stowing your passport, money, tickets and other valuable items in the hotel safe, to avoid losing them when you are out and about, or getting robbed. How safe are hotel safes, though? Not particularly – some very old models can be opened if the power supply…