How can you know whom to trust when traveling or living abroad, when it's bad enough at home? In this case, Seth Godin questions whom we can trust, when we are constantly confronted with fraudulent scams in the comfort of our own homes? Fraudsters, who are just waiting to steal your credit card number and personal details on the Internet or via email. Such scams can put your personal privacy and financial privacy at risk.
I found myself telling MIT's Philip Greenspun to watch his back when he recently asked for tips about traveling to Mexico City. Although he is a seasoned traveler, I thought it was my duty to warn about the unscrupulous taxi drivers in Mexico.
He was wise to ask tips from people who had visited his travel destination and not to rely merely on the run-of-the-mill guidebooks. If you are planning to go and live abroad then professional advice is even more essential. Also, try to learn more about the culture and the circumstances in which people live overseas. That can be eye-opening as impressions are sometimes deceiving for a foreigner (US viewers please read alien).
