Travel Hack #1,563

Tired of being in some fabulous new city and, despite your best efforts, you get laughed at because of your unavoidable tourist tendencies? Next time, try this: bring a dog. If you have a dog on a leash, everyone will think you're a local. No tourist has a dog.

Don't have a dog? Borrow one. I'm sure you know someone with a pooch he or she can part with for a bit. Steal your neighbor's dog. I don't care.

Try this. It just can't fail.