3.peruse web forums
as with any web search, you need to be selective about what's reputable and what's not. Try www.traveldocs.com an online visa and passport service that lists countries alphabetically and links to sources of information-newspaper websites, the State Department, web forums-about safety and a slew of other topics. Another big adventure forum is Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree (www.lonelyplanet.com)。
In a nutshell: you can get information forums that may help you evaluate, but you can't reliably get the whole picture here.
4. Get travel insurance
most policies will cover some costs associated with canceling a trip, but vacations in a potentially dangerous place-or for a traveler with healthy problems-may warrant evacuation insurance as well, says insurance broker chairman Robin Ingle. Bear in mind that the plan may not cover you if your destination is under a warning before you buy a policy, Ingle says. Evacuation insurance can save you big bucks in a medical crisis abroad. Prices go up for more extensive coverage and more expensive trips.
5. use common sense
if you do decide to go ahead with your plans, pay attention. Don't take flashy jewelry, don't get drunk, and don't hang out in dangerous places at night that you wouldn't frequent at home.
Make copies of your passport and other important documents, leave them with someone at home, and scan them so that digital images can be accessed from anywhere. Plan ahead to call relatives or friends at home on specific days, so they'll know if you re not available when you should be.
Word
Reputable (adj) able to be trusted
In a nutshell (idiom) using as few words as possible
Evacuation (n) the process of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
Bear in mind (idiom) to remember a piece of information when you are thinking about a matter
Frequent
as with any web search, you need to be selective about what's reputable and what's not. Try www.traveldocs.com an online visa and passport service that lists countries alphabetically and links to sources of information-newspaper websites, the State Department, web forums-about safety and a slew of other topics. Another big adventure forum is Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree (www.lonelyplanet.com)。
In a nutshell: you can get information forums that may help you evaluate, but you can't reliably get the whole picture here.
4. Get travel insurance
most policies will cover some costs associated with canceling a trip, but vacations in a potentially dangerous place-or for a traveler with healthy problems-may warrant evacuation insurance as well, says insurance broker chairman Robin Ingle. Bear in mind that the plan may not cover you if your destination is under a warning before you buy a policy, Ingle says. Evacuation insurance can save you big bucks in a medical crisis abroad. Prices go up for more extensive coverage and more expensive trips.
5. use common sense
if you do decide to go ahead with your plans, pay attention. Don't take flashy jewelry, don't get drunk, and don't hang out in dangerous places at night that you wouldn't frequent at home.
Make copies of your passport and other important documents, leave them with someone at home, and scan them so that digital images can be accessed from anywhere. Plan ahead to call relatives or friends at home on specific days, so they'll know if you re not available when you should be.
Word
Reputable (adj) able to be trusted
In a nutshell (idiom) using as few words as possible
Evacuation (n) the process of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
Bear in mind (idiom) to remember a piece of information when you are thinking about a matter
Frequent