How Not to Be a Terrible Tourist: What Europeans Want Travelers to Know

The locals would like tourists to be more courteous and respectful.

These manufactured souvenirs will never beat a locally made item. BearFotos/Shutterstock

By Laura King From Los Angeles Times

AMSTERDAM—Travel can be exhilarating or awful, and like it or not, we all leave footprints. Of course, some tourists tread more heavily than others, leaving residents swearing, slack-jawed or just shaking their heads.