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Travel Safety in a Crisis:  Past incidents of bombing and random attacks raise questions about travel during times of unrest. Since my teenaged years, I have found myself at times arriving in foreign cities in the midst of political upheavals, low-grade civil wars and epidemics....

Here are our new 5 Single Traveler Tips on Safety-Hotel Fires. A prior New Year’s Eve fire in Dubai’s 5-star hotel, the Address Downtown Dubai, demonstrates that even modern, elegant buildings at times, can hold such dangers. More recently, the Mandarin Oriental in...

Here are our 10 Single Traveler Trips for Staying Safe on Cruises While Abroad. January 2, 2016 press accounts disclosed results of an inquiry into the June 1, 2015, sinking of the Eastern Star in China’s Yangtze River. There were only 12 survivors while 442 on board lost their...

Many travelers are concerned about personal safety in light of terrorist threats. Here are  highlights of an interview by a safety expert and our 10 safety tips for solo travelers. We welcome your comments. Safety Tips for Solo Travelers: Tip 1: 1.  Stay away from the largest,...

6 Updated Tips on Travel Safety In today’s world, sadly travelers may spend some time concerned about terrorist attacks. In reality, the dangers on travel are very much like those at home.  Car wrecks, accidents and illnesses occur more often than either natural or man-made...

Safety Tips for Bear Encounters: Some time ago after the death of a Rutgers University student in New Jersey, we published this blog to help hikers and solo travelers with some tips for surviving such a rare bear encounter.  In that case, the five hikers who were unaware of how...

20 Travel Tips for Saving without Sacrificing Quality: Use the extra savings to see sights and take additional extended tours. Now that summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere, scores of travelers are heading out for vacations. Travel costs are an issue for most...

Staying Healthy Abroad: Watch out for wild animals! I found that out in Africa. A board broke under me so I started falling into the river. It was snack time for hungry crocs! At the last second, I was pulled over the side of a boat! That was my only close call in 66 countries!...

10 Tips on How to Travel Safer Now: Travel to destinations with political unrest or high crime calls for more careful pre-departure plans and  being aware while there. I have: navigated low grade African civil wars, dodged swine flu in Asia, fended off a band of robbers in Europe...

7 Travel Insurance Tips for Your Next Solo Travel: The need for insurance has grown with concerns as to political issues around the world and terrorist attacks. It also is important in case of petty theft or accidents. I was glad I had it when I was robbed at noon in a top...