Hey Concho, I new someone would jump on that one. LOL.
I have been off the beaten path and further off than you could ever imagine. I dislike Cancun and places like it after a few hours. Don’t laugh but the Americans I traveled with were sailors. Other than that when I have been to foriegn countries I try to make contacts in advance and tour with locals, many times I have lived with relatives of friends here, until I hooked up with some kind woman usually, well, in a few instances.LOL.(That was before I got married JG). I had an architect in urban planning take me out in Buenos Aires for two weeks. Anyway I concede. There are Schmucks everywhere and we can all indulge in a little schmuckery sometimes.
Best wishes