How feeding pigeons or carrying nasal sprays can send you to the slammer

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ANI New York
Last Updated : Aug 28 2013 | 3:50 PM IST

When you travel abroad you have to be careful of certain laws or customs, which may sound although peculiar, that the country they are visiting have implemented.

British Foreign Office has warned travellers that seemingly harmless acts could result in arrest, the New York Post reported.

In Venice it's against the law to feed pigeons.

While in Japan it's illegal to carry commonly available nasal sprays that have pseudoephedrine in them into the country.

In Barcelona it is against the law to don a bikini, swimming trunks or go bare-chested away from the beach front area of the city.

It is an offence to dress in camouflage clothing in Barbados.

Whereas in Nigeria, it's illegal to carry mineral water into the country.

In Fiji, sunbathing while being topless is prohibited.

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First Published: Aug 28 2013 | 3:41 PM IST

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