BengalBacker Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/militants-kill-9-foreign-tourists-1-pakistani-083351537.html and I think to myself, what a wonderful world -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Not that I wouldn't want to travel to Pakistan but seriously ? How much would you or anyone else for that matter want to travel to a country that has a travel warning in place on it ? I wouldn't. five Ukrainians, three Chinese and one Russian http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html Travel Warnings are issued when long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable lead the State Department to recommend that Americans avoid or consider the risk of travel to that country. A Travel Warning is also issued when the U.S. Government's ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of its staff. The countries listed below meet those criteria. Somalia 06/21/2013 Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 06/19/2013 Honduras 06/17/2013 Niger 06/14/2013 Chad 06/11/2013 Libya 06/07/2013 Nigeria 06/03/2013 Iran 05/24/2013 Mauritania 05/21/2013 Cote d'Ivoire 05/16/2013 Eritrea 05/10/2013 Central African Republic 05/10/2013 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 04/24/2013 Burundi 04/22/2013 Sudan 04/16/2013 Colombia 04/11/2013 Pakistan 04/09/2013 Lebanon 04/01/2013 Republic of South Sudan 03/29/2013 Mali 03/22/2013 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 03/14/2013 Guinea 03/14/2013 Tunisia 03/13/2013 Syria 03/01/2013 Iraq 02/25/2013 Algeria 02/19/2013 Philippines 01/30/2013 Afghanistan 01/29/2013 El Salvador 01/23/2013 Kenya 01/14/2013 Haiti 12/28/2012 Eritrea 11/29/2012 Mexico 11/20/2012 Yemen 11/19/2012 Saudi Arabia 11/19/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Surprised to see Israel and Mexico on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 what's wrong with eritrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Surprised to see Israel and Mexico on that list. Even back in the 80's and early 90's when I went to Israel it was dangerous. While in Haifa there was a suicide bombing and a building blown up. The security in other places (West Wall, etc...) was ridiculously overbearing. Before family went to Mexico they were briefed on where to go and where not to go. Numerous kidnappings and beheading in the street happening at the timeframe. . what's wrong with Eritrea A quick check will tell you what's wrong with Eritrea. Besides the 30 year war with Ethiopia which resulted in an uneasy truce there is also a Very High rate of infectious diseases. They have been at war with Yemen and others since also. Other than THAT it seems to be an interesting country which has never been on my schedule. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 The US State Department's Travel Warning List is my go-to guide for travel planning. Less Americans almost always = better travel experience. Let's see...I'd say the Philippines look ripe for a visit! And do yourselves a favor and go to Colombia before they take it off the list. (I'm also surprised Chicago isn't on there, as it's easily more unsafe than 90% of those places). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 The US State Department's Travel Warning List is my go-to guide for travel planning. Less Americans almost always = better travel experience. Let's see...I'd say the Philippines look ripe for a visit! And do yourselves a favor and go to Colombia before they take it off the list. (I'm also surprised Chicago isn't on there, as it's easily more unsafe than 90% of those places). Chicago itself in the main part of the city is not bad but drift to the southern outskirts it turns day into night. Tends to drive figures in the opposite direction from the rest of the city. Night time could be tricky if you don't know your way around. http://crimeinchicago.blogspot.com/ NUMBER OF HOMICIDES IN CHICAGO IN 2011 441 NUMBER OF HOMICIDES IN CHICAGO IN 2012 535 NUMBER OF HOMICIDES IN CHICAGO AS OF June 23, 2013 186 NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOT IN CHICAGO IN 2011 2,217 NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOT IN CHICAGO AS IN 2012 2,670 NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOT IN CHICAGO AS OF June 16, 2013 925 Mexico has been averaging almost 9000 deaths each year since 2006 and that's only related to drug related deaths. or... If one is to believe the Mexican census then that figure might be as high as 12000 per year. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/world/americas/mexico-updates-drug-war-death-toll-but-critics-dispute-data.html?_r=0 January 11, 2012 paraphrased 47,515 people had been killed in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderón began a military assault on criminal cartels in late 2006. By comparison, in the United States (in 2010) there was 12,996 murders (drug, etc... all lumped into one total). Britain had (in 2010) 638 murders (equivalent to 3,095 US murders) http://www.juancole.com/2012/07/58-murders-a-year-by-firearms-in-britain-8775-in-us.html Note: US drug related deaths is approximately 1120 per year (between 2006-2010) http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2012/03/drug-war-related-homicides-us-average-least-1100-year Note: Mexico total murder rate is 24 per 100,000 people or a little over 27,000 per year (population is over 113 million). Note: For total murders in every country go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate you'll also see all the countries that are listed in the travel warnings on there. Last Note: FWIW, the Americas maintain 8 of the top 10 countries with the highest murder rate in the entire world. However, the US is not ranked in the top 10, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, etc... have less murder rate than the US. In other words, the travel warning are not always concerned with the murder rate but also things like disease and or kidnappings, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 The US State Department's Travel Warning List is my go-to guide for travel planning. Less Americans almost always = better travel experience. Let's see...I'd say the Philippines look ripe for a visit! And do yourselves a favor and go to Colombia before they take it off the list. (I'm also surprised Chicago isn't on there, as it's easily more unsafe than 90% of those places). No kidding. And while not on the list, if you want to avoid Americans while traveling go to Japan. An added bonus is that I felt safer there than any other country to which I've traveled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 And do yourselves a favor and go to Colombia before they take it off the list. Agreed. Beautiful place. I recommend Cartagena and Santa Marta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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