Travellers Are Leaving Their Inhibitions At The Boarding Gate

Aussie travellers are leaving their inhibitions at the boarding gate, with over a third admitting to doing things on holiday that they would never do at home. Shedding light on the shenanigans Aussies get up to, research conducted by Southern Cross Travel Insurance shows 39 per cent of travellers took their tastebuds for a whirl, munching on bugs and insects, while over a third got their adrenalin pumping with cliff jumping, river tubing and bungy jumping. Other wildcard behaviour included skipping the sun lounger for stripclubs, gambling, and late night swims. Some travellers even brought home a special souvenir in the form of a new tattoo or piercing. RELATED: [https://au.be.yahoo.com/travel/a/32921061/travellers-reveal-how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-their-hometowns/#page1|Travellers reveal how to avoid looking like a tourist in their hometowns] RELATED: [https://au.be.yahoo.com/travel/a/32892269/sick-after-a-flight-dont-blame-the-plane-air/#page1|Sick after a flight? Don t blame the plane air] Be spoke to tourism behaviour expert, Jennie Small to find out a bit more about why we let loose far from home. â€Å"Holidays are a time travellers naturally let their guard down† she said. â€Å"Away from their day-to-day reality, many travellers adopt a ‘here for a good time, not a long time’ motto – often thinking that because they are away for a short period the chance of anything happening to them is minimal.† It turns out that it