s/o What places are just too dangerous for Americans to travel?

[Anonymous]

Anwyhere in the Middle East, Some parts of Africa and N Korea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anwyhere in the Middle East, Some parts of Africa and N Korea.

How is saying 'some parts of Africa' in any way helpful? YOu know it is a massive continent right? That's kind of like saying 'some places in the world'.

[Anonymous]

I am a total dork that loves travelling off the beaten path and this is my current absolute no-go list for tourism (I am a white female fwiw):
Afghanistan
Syria
Somalia
Libya
Iraq (but ok for the north)
N. Korea
Nigeria (but ok for the south)
NW/tribal areas of Pakistan
My list is not totally exhaustive; there are some situation where I would not want
to leave a city (Mali, Niger come to mind).
I actually would go to Iran through a sanctioned tour, but I prefer to cross my fingers and wait that one day I will be able to visit there without jumping through hoops.

[Anonymous]

Iran is actually safe for a no-ties American. They love Americans.

[Anonymous]

What happened recently in Williamsburg?

[Anonymous]

No way I would set foot in North Korea, Syria, Libya or Afghanistan.

[Anonymous]

Some parts of L.A. County, Washington D.C. and Detroit for most all people.

Some parts of the Texas and Florida if you're any race other than white.

[Anonymous]

My list would be- Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, North Korea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Iran is actually safe for a no-ties American. They love Americans.

Believe it or not, this is true.

[Anonymous]

Yemen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Iran is actually safe for a no-ties American. They love Americans.

Believe it or not, this is true.

Yes, both of you are right. Also it is safe for those with ties. I have seen plenty of friends and acquaintances visit family there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:N. Korea...can't imagine why any westerner would want to go there. You might not come back.

Anywhere in the middle east. Parts of Africa...Sudan, Libya, Egypt outside the main tourist areas, Syria, Somalia etc.

Parts of South America...parts of Colombia and Ecuador.

I'm planning an around the world trip and have read up on some of this.

Have you ever been to Sudan? I have. It's not too dangerous for Americans. There are just parts in general that are dangerous for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:N. Korea...can't imagine why any westerner would want to go there. You might not come back.

Anywhere in the middle east. Parts of Africa...Sudan, Libya, Egypt outside the main tourist areas, Syria, Somalia etc.

Parts of South America...parts of Colombia and Ecuador.

I'm planning an around the world trip and have read up on some of this.

Sounds like you're doing some poor planning....I can't imagine going on an around the world trip and skipping the entire Middle East.

[Anonymous]

I do not believe Yemen is a safe travel destination for Jewish-Americans anymore.

[Anonymous]

Venezuela used to be a safe place for Americans to visit.

I don't plan to return there in the near future though.

No longer safe.