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Tourists as targets: could this happen to you?

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John Childs was in a group of four Westerners kidnapped by Muslim guerrillas in the Kashmiri Himalayas. Childs, who went hiking in the mountains despite reports of trouble between the Indian military and Muslim extremists, escaped from his captors after a few days.

Author: Frank, Peter
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1995
Personal narratives, Travel industry, Hostages, Kashmir (Region), Childs, John

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Why this perfume is high street robbery: London's fast talking salesmen target tourists

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Fake imitations of perfumes such as Chanel No.5 and and Calvin Klein proliferate in Oxford Street storefronts and usually victimize tourists. Their containers look like the original and has a barcode but the perfume itself has a different and nasty scent.

Author: Roche, Matthew
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1998
London, England, Perfumes industry

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Cannibals on the main street

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A man talks about meeting the Asmat people of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. He learns that the Asmats are head-hunters and cannibals whose men are bisexual. He also recounts their welcoming ceremony upon his arrival in their village.

Author: Fanning, David
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1996
Irian Jaya, Indonesia

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