The Expat Files

On Backpackers and Cheapskates, a Reality Check (especially you ladies) - Part 1: - Why backpacking through LA is not just a slightly more rustic version of last year’s hike through the south of France (and will never be). - Watch out! Those obliging locals are NOT what they seem. - The backpacker’s code of honor, and the universal ethics of skinflint 1st world travellers. - How to test the honesty of your hotel staff (you should do this BEFORE you get robbed, not after). - A near surefire way to prevent your valuables (money, passport, plastic) from theft, and even if you do get robbed, you actually won't! (you let em’ have the decoy).