One of the best things about traveling to foreign countries is that you have a huge stock of travel stories to tell when you get back to your base. This is perfectly understandable because the country you have visited is likely to have a different culture from yours. Now, you should not express too much culture shock when you encounter a different society. Just keep your ears and eyes open. Learn from the experience and you can tell wonderful travel stories when you return. Below are some interesting travel stories from around the world.
Camel Wrestling
If you ever visit Turkey, you just might watch a camel wrestling match. In this era of animal rights, many people frown at sports that expose animals to injury or even a danger of death. This is why cock-fighting and bull-fighting have been banned in many countries. However, camel wrestling is perfectly legal in some parts of Turkey. The promoters of this sport defend camel wrestling on the grounds that the camels do not hurt each other when they wrestle.
Traditional Fulani Marriage
If you visit northern Nigeria, you just might be fortunate enough to witness a traditional Fulani marriage. The Fulani people are nomadic and they wander from one place to another with their cattle. They are reputed to be tough people and this is evident in at least one traditional marriage rite. Before handing over his daughter to a Fulani groom, the groom-to-be is flogged by male members of the bride’s family. The groom is supposed to take the punishment without flinching as a sign of bravery and love for his bride.
Wife Beating
Kenya is popular for safari and big game hunting and millions of people flock to this country annually. However, many tourists may not know that wife beating is a culture here. Among certain Kenyan tribes, the man who beats his wife loves her and this is why he expresses his love for her by beating and correcting her when she goes wrong. And the most amazing thing is that the women accept this tradition and are happy with it. In fact, there are instances where local Kenyan women have reported their husbands to their mother-in-law for not beating them.
Final Word
Now, these are great travel stories right here. Travel to Kenya, Turkey and Nigeria and you just might witness these things live. You can even put these stories down and market them to travel websites as “Exotic Travel Stories“.
