Travel Safety
GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot I feel like I'm less of a target now than in my 20s (although that may change when I'm much older and… https://t.co/oQeiX2xpXc
RTWBarefoot
RT @masalaboxtravel: @GenXTraveler A1 #GenXTravel hey guys, joining from India. safety yes, would check for political unrest or recent nat…
TheTrawheeler
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki A1: Safety of place is not something that bothers me when traveling. If it's something to happen it w… https://t.co/NPxnlDC2Mj
VoyagerVicki
#GenXTravel RECAP in progress: Be our stars! [recaps by @Travoscape] #TravelBlog #TravelBloggers… https://t.co/6SI0IrigVj
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RetireGenX @RetireGenX @GenXTraveler What are the main safety concerns in the Caymen Islands? Theft? Other? #GenXTravel
masalaboxtravel
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki A2 #GenXTravel I will read recent news and blogs. sometimes discuss in Travel forums or FB groups. M… https://t.co/o5UjmCqVoy
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki I tend to look obviously foreign. But I think being tall helps. I have a long stride, and I always lo… https://t.co/Nvc68bshcI
ChinaMatt
A3 I read the government warnings, but don't care because they're usually vague. Here's how I handled the last one:… https://t.co/Ijq08a9u6y
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot Yes, for physical safety, warnings may be stating the obvious. #GenXTravel
ChinaMatt
replying to @TheTrawheeler @TheTrawheeler @VoyagerVicki I've probably been in more danger walking around NYC after a few drinks at 3 am. #genxtravel
travelingrammy
A1: I don’t really question safety too much when I travel, but I do research on areas I’m interested and learn more… https://t.co/pcyCPBgik0
RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: @RTWBarefoot Yes, for physical safety, warnings may be stating the obvious. #GenXTravel
GenXTraveler
replying to @RetireGenX @RetireGenX Cayman Islands sounds wonderful on this icy morning, #GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
What a question! I've seen armed soldiers as security forces in places. But, not criminals with guns (luckily!).… https://t.co/NN6IDa61sx
VoyagerVicki
Q4: Government advisories can warn of everything from counterfeit currency to cartel violence. How severe would the… https://t.co/KL0QzdvIUf
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki Yes. It's the yellow 'only travel here if you need to' areas that intrigue me more. As often it's bec… https://t.co/JAmZrEBwRj
TheTrawheeler
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki A3: Not really. So far it wasn't necessary #GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
replying to @masalaboxtravel @masalaboxtravel @GenXTraveler Hi and welcome to #GenXTravel chat!
GenXTraveler
replying to @masalaboxtravel @masalaboxtravel Welcome. Glad you could join us. Is this your first time with us? #GenXTravel
ChinaMatt
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki Had a Vietnamese guard with a big gun yell at me for taking a photo of a b… https://t.co/si8d3gFzAw
masalaboxtravel
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki A3 #GenXTravel I usually follow for the weather updates. nothing else.
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki #GenXTravel Tbf it was directed at me specifically & I have this awkward feeling ppl on twitter have… https://t.co/hQU7C6qA0b
GenXTraveler
Q4: Government advisories can warn of everything from counterfeit currency to cartel violence. How severe would the… https://t.co/SwEfbWb2fp
masalaboxtravel
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler #GenXTravel I guess so. but I was tagged to be reminded off 😀
GenXTraveler
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki Yes, you see them there. I asked because random people with guns are an American thing.… https://t.co/wTQzCvPHvK
RTWBarefoot
replying to @ChinaMatt @ChinaMatt @GenXTraveler @VoyagerVicki best policy. I had a gun pointed at me once, by a UN soldier. tbf I was in a… https://t.co/bXQElRVzVg
hijinksandhalos
A1. Absolutely, yes. Not only am I concerned with social unrest, but safety as a female #solotravel-er. I am all a… https://t.co/Rlsea0ZwCx
GenXTraveler
A4. Pickpockets and sexual harrassment (not talking about assault) wont deter me but significant violence might dep… https://t.co/W0lbcBygKv
W_WorldTravels
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki A3: Now that I have kids, I check travel advisories. They are good to know. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler @VoyagerVicki Oddly, while I've travelled across the USA quite a few times, I've never felt unsafe th… https://t.co/qkYr5zHiCI
sl2016_sl
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler Q1. Quite important as it’s just normally me and my best friend or my sister travelling and don’t thi… https://t.co/iMNU36EZTR
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @GenXTraveler Me too. US Greyhound bus stations can be quite sketchy--esp. late at night. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel A4: .... it depends what the warning was about. I once went to a country that had just had a revolution… https://t.co/42Lzn7y51s
hijinksandhalos
A2. I'm actually surprized so many do not check newsfeeds of the places they will be visiting to find out about any… https://t.co/PQjrVRr3NZ
VoyagerVicki
Q5: If you review travel advisories, is this in the very early stages of planning or later when you’ve narrowed dow… https://t.co/OT70UH52uG
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki @GenXTraveler Most bus stations around the world are like that. Especially in small-to-mid-sized town… https://t.co/RXXBDUr01F
GenXTraveler
replying to @hijinksandhalos @hijinksandhalos Definitely. I call this being aware of your surroundings in like you said, trusting your gut. #GenXTravel
hijinksandhalos
A3. Absolutely. And If I am going to a place that has experienced unrest that may be "calm" at the time of my arr… https://t.co/nB9tqEe5CZ
VoyagerVicki
A5: I would review warnings during the planning stages to decide where to go and avoid. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel A5: because I tend to plan things so last minute, it's all the same thing to me. It's partly *why* I pl… https://t.co/kuJYInLL1d
sl2016_sl
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler A4. Outbreak of extreme violence definitely a deterrent! Also if there was a health epidemic in a c… https://t.co/fe4GKJOY3E
masalaboxtravel
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler A4 #GenXTravel I don't pay heed. Cos I ve seen travel advisories written about #India, like it is som… https://t.co/XXTDILg6wZ
GenXTraveler
Q5: If you review travel advisories, is this in the very early stages of planning or later when you’ve narrowed dow… https://t.co/ZbGqzH5EeG
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot (Depending on how small the war was, I might still go anyway. I am nothing if not bloodyminded!) #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @masalaboxtravel: @GenXTraveler A4 #GenXTravel I don't pay heed. Cos I ve seen travel advisories written about #India, like it is some d…
GenXTraveler
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki @RetireGenX I was just in Puerto Penasco which is north. I really enjoyed it and didn't feel unsafe b… https://t.co/ik0agxwzY6