No matter where you go -- whether across the globe or across your state/province -- you need to keep eyes open & wits about you. We discuss destinations, measures, techniques -- anything that will help you get back home safe & sound!
Most of Europe safe to travel despite the conflict in Ukraine
Whenever a situation like the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine arises, some folks - and this is true especially in the USA - get skittish about travel anywhere within a thousand miles of the trouble. And in fact flight bookings have plummeted especially to surrounding countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland, by 30 to 50 percent. But the website SchengenVisaInfo.com recently published a reminder that most of Europe - with the obvious exception of the countries involved - Russia and…
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Hi Bob -- it was Peter Moss, 59, a British writer known especially for his travel pieces for The Jewish Chronicle.
That horrific incident aimed at tourists, plus the concern about travel safety in the aftermath of bin Laden's killing, means this is an especially good time to start thinking about these issues -- even though, as I alluded to below, what most travelers grapple with is really more the day-to-day crime found in many places.
Say, I have a question: has anyone here been to a destination that they would flatly advise against visiting because of lack of security, high crime, etc?
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Last week's terrorist bombing of a Marrakesh café -- in which, I might add, one of our travel writer colleagues died -- demonstrates more than ever that people have to take greater care when traveling. In that case, of course, there's no way they could've known to avoid being at the wrong place at the wrong time, but most of the safety/security issues most travelers face can be greatly ameliorated by preparation and awareness.