• New Travel-Risk Maps - Some Surprises

    From 68g.1509@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 18 01:00:16 2024
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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-13087743/avoid-dangerous-travel-vacation-destinations-map.html

    Eye-opening map reveals MANY destinations around the world
    where Americans are urged NOT to travel - after two women
    claimed they were raped in the Bahamas after being left
    unaware of safety warnings

    The US Government issues travel advisories based on various
    risk indicators

    . . .

    Very handy map :

    https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/17/11/81330545-13087743-image-a-7_1708170395194.jpg

    Note that a LOT of the world is now "level 4" ... which
    means "DON'T GO THERE !". Sometimes its due to terrorism,
    but often crime levels or totalitarian govts that'll find
    some excuse to fuck you over.

    Oddly, boring old Sweden is no longer at the lowest risk
    rank ... too many Islamists there now. Africa is almost
    all bad news - except Zambia and Botswana for some reason.

    South America is slipping with especial warnings about
    Venezuela. Even Uruguay is now level-2, although Argentina
    and Paraguay still warant level-1 "safe" ranks, though
    who knows for how long as the politics are always weird.

    The article does have rather detailed listings of WHY
    the rankings are as they are. Note that holiday spots
    like the Bahamas and Jamaica are no longer level-1
    safe as crime and, Jamaica esp, social dissolution
    have set in.

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