While it’s nice to listen to street musicians, you may want to skip your first attempt at being one when in Belgium. It’s illegal to play off-key or terribly as a street musician there.

Ski slopes are pretty much sacred in Switzerland. If you need proof, there’s a law against reciting poetry while skiing.

Australia has a lot of bizarre and random laws. The strangest we have discovered is the one against wearing pink hot pants on Sunday afternoons.

Always flush the toilet after using a public bathroom in Indonesia. Not flushing is illegal, and yes, the police do random checks.

Leave the gum at home if you are visiting Singapore. Chewing gum can result in punishment, including public caning.

They take clean streets seriously.

You might just want to put away the camera while in Hungary. Before taking a picture, you are required to get the permission of everyone who may be in it. Imagine trying to do that at a popular tourist location.

There are some rather odd old laws on the books in Russia. One prohibits anyone from brushing their teeth more than twice per day.

Make sure a bar has been issued a permit for dancing before you do anything other than standing or sitting. The owner of the establishment could face serious consequences for your amazing dance floor moves.

Skip the beer while in Iran. It’s illegal to possess or consume alcohol. When it is available, it’s often poisonous due to questionable bootleg production methods.

There’s no just hopping in the car and taking off in Denmark. To avoid breaking the law, you need to lean down and check under the vehicle for children first.

Kite flying seems like a harmless sport. However, in India, it’s very serious and requires a license. Kites have been considered to be aircraft there ever since 1934.

The Philippines has an unjust vexation law. In short, that means it’s actually illegal to annoy someone.

If you need to dispose of an ice cream cone, do not put it in a mailbox. Apparently, the problem was so bad that Japan had to make a law about it.

If you smoke, you might want to skip that trip to the Ukraine that you were planning. It’s illegal to smoke anywhere in public.

If you are accustomed to the right to call politicians every name in the book, you may want to be extra careful about what you say while in Thailand. Insulting the king will result in jail time.

Guilty by association takes on a whole new meaning in Morocco. If you are hanging out with someone with drugs in their pocket, even if you had no idea those drugs existed, you can still go to jail for having been near that person.

Mexico has a blacklist of names that you absolutely cannot give your baby if they are born there. The list includes names like Rambo and Rolling Stone.

If you are visiting Turkey, you might just want to make it a tech-free holiday. The country has blocked access to more than 100,000 web pages.

If you are female and visiting Saudi Arabia, you may not be able to plan as many activities as you like. It’s still illegal for women to compete in sports or visit swimming pools.

Never remove a bandage in public in Canada, even if you’re healed or the injury was minor. You’ll be breaking the law.

Italy might be getting a little tired of the trouble that tourists cause. They have made it illegal to eat in public and sit on the Spanish Steps in Rome. You might want to skip those particular lunch plans.

If you need medical attention in China, you will need to get a state hospital-issued ticket first. The process can take up to two weeks.

Cleaning your car is a choice in most countries. However, in the UAE, it’s the law. A dirty car can result in towing and fines.

Skip on hunting trips while in Brazil unless you will be shooting the animals with your camera. All hunting has been outlawed since 1967.

The US makes the list, even for tourists who are from the country. Because there are so many laws and because they vary from state to state, the average American may be committing felony crimes every day without realizing it.

Did you know it’s illegal to ride a horse faster than ten miles per hour in Indiana?

Spain loves dog. However, they only love dogs in moderation. It is illegal to walk more than eight dogs at one time.

Finding a sale in France may be harder than you think. Sales are regulated by law and are only permitted in January and July.

Germany’s Autobahn Is a highway with no speed limits. It does, however, still have laws. It is illegal to stop on the Autobahn for any reason at all. That includes if your car breaks down.

Bike riding is common in Vietnam. However, if more than two people are riding on the same bike, it’s illegal.

There are a lot of laws regarding public indecency in Malaysia. While a bikini on the beach is probably okay, wearing one anywhere else may land you in jail.

Definitely check the laws before going to South Africa. Kids on the beach are required to sit at least twelve inches apart from each other.

The only people authorized to give tattoos in Korea are doctors. If you get a tattoo in Korea from anyone else, the chances are that it’s illegal.

It is illegal to pee while swimming in the ocean in Portugal. We don’t know how they enforce this law, but it’s probably not worth finding out the hard way.

If you’re going to cheat, don’t do it while visiting abroad. In Taiwan, adultery is still an imprisonable offense.

While same-sex relationships are not illegal in Egypt, there are some aspects that still are. Something as simple as holding hands in public could result in an arrest.

While in Poland, skip any conversations about the Holocaust. You could face three years in prison if you accuse Poland of complicity in it.

If you want to get married somewhere special, skip the Netherlands. Unless one of you is a citizen of the country, it’s not going to happen.

Do not attempt to name your newborn “Messi” if you happen to give birth while staying in this country.

While Lionel Messi may be one of the best soccer players to come from the country, the courts have decided that it’s illegal to name a child after him.

You can’t just buy a television and walk out of the store with it in the UK. You will need to purchase a license to go along with it.

If you bring a dog to Austria, avoid tying them up, even for a minute. It is illegal to do so. Dogs there have the right to unrestricted mobility.

It’s often easier to just avoid the topic of religion if you want to keep the conversation light. In Ireland, it’s also the law. It has been illegal to insult religion since 2009.

Sure, those high heels might look good with your sundress, but don’t wear them if you are visiting any archaeological sites in Greece. You will end up with a fine or worse.

Avoid crossing the age line, even by a couple of months. The age of sexual consent is eighteen. If an eighteen-year-old goes on vacation and gets involved with a seventeen-year-old, they could end up in jail.

Tunisia has had problems with artifacts being stolen, so they have tightened their laws.

When in Tunisia, avoid purchasing antiques unless they come with the proper documentation. If you do not declare them at customs on the way out of the country, you may end up owing a lot of money in fines.

Avoid being challenged to a fistfight to the death. If you are challenged to one, there is still a law on the books saying that the only way out of it is to give the other person four deer.

Luckily, this is one law that hasn’t bee applied in quite some time.

Leave your car’s headlights on at all times when driving in winter in Czechia. It’s illegal to drive with them off, even if the sun is shining.

Make sure you have everything you need in the trunk before heading out on a trip through Bulgaria. The law requires everyone to have a fire extinguisher and spare tire in their vehicle. Sunscreen won’t be enough preparation for this trip.

Don’t take a snooze on a public bench in Croatia. Not only is it illegal, but the fine doubles if you are caught snoring.

Macao is full of casinos and resembles Las Vegas in a lot of ways. However, alcohol is illegal in the country. You’ll have to gamble while entirely sober.

While this probably won’t impact your vacation any, it’s important to know that you cannot fire a cannon within 200 meters of another house in Hong Kong. Hey, it must have been an issue at some point in the past!