Your friend just returned from the trip of a lifetime - traveling around remote regions, being invited into homes of locals, feasting on ethnic spreads, and immersing in centuries old cultures.

Seething with travel envy, you sign up for your own life changing trip, only to arrive there and find your reception quite different from that of your friend's.

You're not readily welcomed with open arms and you're constantly being gawked at. At that moment, no one can understand the level of dejection you're feeling.

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