The hardships are the joys, at least that is the way I read it. There is obviously a threshold, and getting robbed and having to work to get out of a country is

The hardships are the joys, at least that is the way I read it. There is obviously a threshold, and getting robbed and having to work to get out of a country is unpleasant I'm sure, but the intrigue and friction in navigating a new culture is what makes traveling such a pleasurable activity.