10 Of The Worst Things Tourists Did In 2017
Kenneth Coo
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01/05/2018
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Nothing better than sheer stupidity to sum up the year.
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Tourists damaged an 800-year-old museum artifact just so they could take a photo of their kid. One family in the UK disregarded museum rules (and common sense) when they placed their baby inside of an ancient artifact for a photo-op. The incident took place at Prittlewell Priory outside of London. According to the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, the family placed the child inside of an 800-year-old sandstone coffin, which caused it to fall off its stand. -
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A woman shattered a piece of art worth $800,000 while taking a selfie — and made the exhibit shut down for three days. Artist Yayoi Kusama's mind-bending exhibit, "Infinity Mirrors," is undoubtedly photo-worthy. However, one tourist in Washington, D.C., took a selfie too far, and severely damaged a piece of art in the exhibition. The exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum was closed for three days after a visitor broke a glass pumpkin, causing an estimated $800,000 worth of damage. -
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A woman shopping in a jewelry store in southwestern China was in for an expensive surprise when she accidentally broke a jade bracelet priced at $44,000 when converted to USD. The woman tried on the bracelet but quickly started taking it off after she was told of the item's hefty price tag. She subsequently dropped the bracelet, breaking it in half. Even though the shop's staff tried to calm the woman, she fainted in response to the incident, according to the BBC. The shopper and the jewelry store owners were negotiating for an appropriate compensation, but had not come to an agreement. -
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A woman in Los Angeles destroyed $200,000 worth of art while taking a selfie. This cringe-worthy video of a selfie gone wrong, captured on a security camera, has racked up nearly seven million views on YouTube. The incident took place at an installation by artist Simon Birch at the 14th Factory in Los Angeles. The installation, called "Hypercaine," featured a display of delicate crowns on pedestals. The video captures a woman crouching down to take a selfie in front of the art, and subsequently knocking over an entire column of pedestals, apparently causing $200,000 worth of damage. -
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Many people are superstitious when they fly, although most superstitions don't involve damaging the airplane they're about to board. A passenger flying from Shanghai to Guangzhou, China, caused her flight to be delayed after she threw coins into the plane's engine for good luck. Mechanics recovered nine coins from the area, including one inside the engine. While the coins did not seriously damage the plane, they could have been detrimental if they'd been sucked in by the engine. -
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Tourists on a beach in southern Spain were responsible for the death of a baby dolphin this past August, after many were seen taking photos with the animal and taking it out of the water. Marine rescue crews arrived on the scene about 15 minutes after it was first spotted, although it was too late to save the dolphin. Tourists were seen blocking the dolphin's blowhole in photos, which could have contributed to its death. Equinac, an animal rescue organization, posted on Facebook about the incident, saying that crowding around animals causes shock and respiratory failure. -
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Two tourists from the US were arrested in Thailand after taking nude photos at the Wat Arun temple in Bangkok. The men traveled around the world posting nude photos on their now-deleted Instagram account, "Traveling Butts," including at the historic temple in Bangkok. After posting the photo, the tourists were detained, fined for public indecency, and blacklisted from returning to the country. -
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A man purposely kicked and destroyed thousands-of-years-old stalagmite in a cave in China. A man traveling in China's Guizhou province was in a group of tourists taking photos of a cave in Songtao county when he kicked a nearly 20-inch stalagmite several times. A video posted on YouTube shows the man deliberately kicking the rock formation until it falls over, destroying something that likely took thousands of years to form naturally. -
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A woman visiting the Colosseum in Rome was charged after she carved her name into the 2000-year old structure. She was caught using a coin to carve the words “Sabrina 2017” into the walls of the amphitheatre. She faced charges for “aggravated damage to a building of historical and artistic interest” according to police. We should mention tourists from Brazil who tried to climb The Colosseum to void paying for entrance; one of them fell and suffered fractured pelvis. -
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Traveling can be frustrating, but there's no excuse for getting violent with airline staff. However, a passenger on an AirFrance flight flying from Wuhan, China, to Paris, France, was captured on a security camera slapping a gate agent after learning that she had missed check in for her flight back in June. The passenger told airline staff that she had an important conference to attend. She was subsequently arrested and blacklisted from future AirFrance flights.
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