http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/08/13/is-dangerous-travel-for-you/ Sharing stories about the world and travel Sat, 25 May 2013 23:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/08/13/is-dangerous-travel-for-you/#comment-21 David Stanley Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:25:15 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=109#comment-21 Jayne Clark's article illustrates the danger of trusting official government travel advisories. Quite often, only a small part of a country will be dangerous but the travel advisory will warn you not to visit the country at all. I've found the advisories always err on the side of extreme caution. It's understandable that consular officials don't wish to be bothered rescuing travelers in trouble, but they put out a lot of misleading information in the process. In my experience, the local government won't allow you into a certain area if it's really dangerous. The biggest threats to travelers are usually thieves and corrupt officials not terrorists or freedom fighters. Jayne Clark’s article illustrates the danger of trusting official government travel advisories. Quite often, only a small part of a country will be dangerous but the travel advisory will warn you not to visit the country at all. I’ve found the advisories always err on the side of extreme caution. It’s understandable that consular officials don’t wish to be bothered rescuing travelers in trouble, but they put out a lot of misleading information in the process. In my experience, the local government won’t allow you into a certain area if it’s really dangerous. The biggest threats to travelers are usually thieves and corrupt officials not terrorists or freedom fighters.

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