In the mid 2000s, I visited (white American) with my then-fiancé (a foreign-born native), and it was absolutely incredible to travel with her and her still-living-there extended family.
Saw so many incredible places and was welcomed everywhere with open arms (except a coed day spa that allowed foreigners — that was difficult). When her native uncle and I got drunk at a karaoke bar, we were tolerated as tip-friendly locals.
I greatly-respected the open hostility to foreigners — to protect their culture — and would never travel again without a local guide.
Sorry to hear it's going to shit. What keeps you there?
Saw so many incredible places and was welcomed everywhere with open arms (except a coed day spa that allowed foreigners — that was difficult). When her native uncle and I got drunk at a karaoke bar, we were tolerated as tip-friendly locals.
I greatly-respected the open hostility to foreigners — to protect their culture — and would never travel again without a local guide.
Sorry to hear it's going to shit. What keeps you there?