28 Things Seen By Tour Guides That Definitely Weren’t What They Signed Up For

The existence of the term “touron” (a portmanteau of tourist and moron) is proof enough that traveling renders people stupid. Whether they’re visiting another state or trekking across the world, plenty of tourists have committed acts of stupidity so astounding that you wonder how they’ve managed to get through daily life otherwise unscathed. For instance, what do you say to the woman who told a tour guide that she packed bikinis and shorts when visiting Alaska “because the Weather Channel shows Hawaii and Alaska next to each other”? Clearly her parents, the school system and basic common sense have eluded her, and she ended up freezing on vacation because of it. 

Reddit’s most exasperated guides have retraced the map to locate the dumbest tourists on Earth, and boy will you think twice before asking a question on an excursion.