Bali’s governor has announced a ban on tourist activities on its mountains with “immediate effect,” in a bid to preserve its sacred peaks following a rise in violations by misbehaving tourists.
For some reason I’m always surprised at how badly tourists behave in foreign countries, particularly to sights considered sacred to the locals. Uluru is a good example, where the local tribes continuously asked tourists not to climb all over it, but no one gave a shit until the government finally outlawed it.
Seems like it’s just a human thing to be tempted to do when you’re far from home and don’t think there will be consequences to your actions. There’s graffiti from ancient Greeks and Romans in Egypt and Viking runes carved into the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
For some reason I’m always surprised at how badly tourists behave in foreign countries, particularly to sights considered sacred to the locals. Uluru is a good example, where the local tribes continuously asked tourists not to climb all over it, but no one gave a shit until the government finally outlawed it.
Seems like it’s just a human thing to be tempted to do when you’re far from home and don’t think there will be consequences to your actions. There’s graffiti from ancient Greeks and Romans in Egypt and Viking runes carved into the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.