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Tourist traps in South-east Asia
Fake orphanages, dodgy rides and floating-market scams - here is how you can avoid the travel pitfalls in the region
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Ronan O'Connell
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South-east Asia is blessed with a host of spectacular attractions, but also cursed by many tourist traps.
On the surface, some sites look enticing but, in reality, they are hollow experiences, uninspiring locations or straight-up scams, all designed to empty the wallets of tourists.
