> they talk about how much the tuktuk drivers hassle any white person trying to walk around.

That wasn't my experience when I traveled there 3 years ago, and I walked around quite a bit.

My biggest complaint was the lack of good local restaurants, even in big cities. The juice bars were pretty great though. Still miss wood apple.

Another issue was the insanely reckless driving and incessant honking. Even with the plentiful metal bars and hand straps, trying to stand on a crowded bus while they fly around mountain curves is a total body workout.