archives: Travel Safety
7 Ways To Tame Your Fear Of Flying
9 Comments
Tips, comforting statistics, and helpful safety practices that could turn you from a murmuring terrified mess into a functional human being on flights More »
Tales From The Frontier Of Expat Life: Tension In South Korea
9 Comments
An expat in South Korea feels the threat of North Korean aggression. More »
What Makes a Place Dangerous for Expats?
Popular
12 Comments
Everywhere I went, I saw uniformed, stone faced men holding large guns, and during the Danish cartoonist riots I saw Army Rangers and riot squads patr More »
How Female Travelers Can Deal With Sexual Harassment and Assault Overseas
Popular
19 Comments
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Are you aware of how to deal with assault and harassment when traveling? More »
Extreme Weather Shuts Down Machu Picchu
3 Comments
Landslides trapped as many as 2,500 people in the town of Aguas Calientes, the base for trips to Machu Picchu. More »
China Executes Brit, Provokes Outrage
Popular
25 Comments
No matter how loudly Britain howled, the Chinese were never going to bend the rules for a drug smuggler. More »
How To Travel To Dangerous Places
Popular
11 Comments
Traveling potentially dangerous routes should not mean courting disaster for its own sake. More »
Should You Listen To Travel Warnings About Honduras?
Popular
12 Comments
Western governments recently warned travelers to steer clear of Honduras, but is there really a good reason to listen? More »
Who Defines Dangerous: Should Travelers Pay the Cost of Their Rescues?
5 Comments
The French government has introduced a bill which would force tourists to pay for their rescues abroad, begging the question: when are travelers takin More »
Mexico’s Women-Only Pink Taxis: Pink Machismo or Progressive Change?
8 Comments
Is creating a fleet of candy-pink cars with makeup mirrors really a step forward for women's rights, or is it simply reinforcing the same macho attitu More »
Busted in Nicaragua: A Drug Charge, Jail, and a Narrow Escape from Hell
Popular
42 Comments
Never had I imagined that I was going to end up in a third world jail. More »
Sleeping Rough: Essential Advice for Budget Travelers
Popular
19 Comments
I once awoke on an overnight bus in the U.S. to find my male neighbor attempting a ‘massage’ of my upper thigh area. More »
Should People of Color Go To Russia?
Popular
56 Comments
A graduate student who studied in Moscow addresses the risks for people of color traveling to Russia. More »
Outrageous Attempts To Outwit Airport Security
Popular
10 Comments
Vodka, monkeys, and bullets, oh my! More »

























