I was reading an article the other day on Business week which quoted a recent report by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. According to FCO’s British Behaviour Abroad report, around 600 Britons are rescued from drowning in Australia every year. Citing various other countries where Britons get arrested while traveling, the report also claims that most of the freak accidents are either alcohol or drugs induced. That reminds me of a Mandrake’s vintage comic strip which I had read a while ago.
Tourists go abroad to get away from their regular mundane lives. Holidays are usually associated with letting yourself go and having a good time. This leads to over indulgent habits. Everyone is out to seek the fountain of (hic) of youth…only if they took enough care to ensure that they don’t wreak havoc in the host country!!!