Don't fight it, accept it! Travelling is one of the most popular things any alt kid can do right now, but don't let anyone tell you that you should do things in a certain way. Any backpacker can visit temples and beaches during the day and get drunk on vodka at night, but it takes true bravery to completely let go of your dignity. Some of the best fun I've had has been goofing around in playgrounds, ordering giant icecreams, or running around the zoo like a madwoman because I was so excited that they'd let me pat the animals.
Unless you're the suavest man in existence, you're going to make an idiot of yourself regardless. After all, you most likely don't speak the language. Trying to mime “bathroom” to waiters in cafes in never grand. So just let go. Run around like a fool. Be a nerd. Geek out because you're at the same place as they made Tomb Raider/Mission Impossible/Babel. Charge up the sides of cliffs and let your fear of heights kick in on the way down. Who's going to recognise you anyway?
Just remember to keep an eye out for cameras. No one wants to be an unwitting YouTube star.
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