Unfortunately, not everyone gets along in the world today and thus it isn't necessarily safe to travel to certain places.
Security conditions can change rapidly in different regions and countries, and this underscores the importance of monitoring country-specific
travel advisories.
Every government issues their own travel advisories hoping to warn and protect their citizens abroad. It is important to
listen to these travel warnings as you don't want to find yourself stuck in the middle of some civil war and have no way to get yourself
out... especially if your government has already warned about being there in the first place!
The general threat of terrorism against Western interests overseas remains high - accordingly, travelers overseas should keep themselves
informed of developments that could affect their safety. Terrorists are prepared to strike indiscriminately and unpredictably; actions could
involve kidnappings, hijackings, bombings, suicide operations or other acts of violence.
Given the heightened potential for terrorist activity and
civil unrest in the Middle East, travelers are urged to register their contact details with the embassy of each country visited in the area.
Here are some of the latest advisories issued by the US State Department... while aimed at informing Americans of dangerous activities abroad,
any traveler can heed, and probably should, the advice given here.
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Things
You Should Know Before You Go Abroad
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General
Advice for Australians |
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Shipping
and Ports Travel Advisories
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| Travel
Warnings |
| Nepal - May 07, 2008 |
| Burma (Myanmar) - May 05, 2008 |
| Chad - April 30, 2008 |
| Haiti - April 30, 2008 |
| China - April 25, 2008 |
| Burundi - April 22, 2008 |
| Lebanon - April 21, 2008 |
| Syria - April 15, 2008 |
| Yemen - April 07, 2008 |
| Mexico - April 14, 2008 |
| Zimbabwe - April 11, 2008 |
| Comoros - April 7, 2008 |
| Eritrea - March 26, 2008 |
| Algeria - March 26, 2008 |
| Central African Republic - March 25, 2008 |
| Kenya - March 21, 2008 |
| Israel, the West Bank and Gaza - March 19, 2008 |
| Sudan - March 14, 2008 |
| Tunisia - March 13, 2008 |
| Guyana - February 26, 2008 |
| Timor-Leste - February 15, 2008 |
| Philippines - February 13, 2008 |
| Mali - February 12, 2008 |
| Sri Lanka - February 08, 2008 |
| Afghanistan - February 06, 2008 |
| Colombia - February 05, 2008 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the - January 08, 2008 |
| Iran - January 03, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia - December 19, 2007 |
| Côte d'Ivoire - December 5, 2007 |
| Somalia - November 13, 2007 |
| Nigeria - October 30, 2007 |
| Uzbekistan - October 25, 2007 |
| Indonesia - October 05, 2007 |
| Pakistan - September 21, 2007 |
| Iraq - July 23, 2007 |
Here are some links to other travel warning pages:
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