Great reality travelog! The first world always has this misconception that everything is the same everywhere. Much of the fault goes to international marketing machines that always endlessly flood the casting airways with loads of misinformation to sell tickets or any other product or service. Of course then there is us, the consumers who fall for many of the pitches, from lies like cheap cruise ships or flights to anywhere, completely avoiding any talk about fees and duties everywhere, not to mention exchange rates anywhere. Yeah, government chambers of commerce make some of the most excellent liars regarding travel, with their endless sins of omissions.