Is Ho Chi Minh City dangerous? Coming from Seoul, the capital of South Korea, HCMC looks a bit sketchy, but it’s just the first impresison. Even putting in all the cunningness of an experienced gossip journalist of a morning talk…
Is Jordan dangerous? that’s a good question. After all, we still are in the Middle East and this area of the world is certainly not the most stable on Earth, plus all around the small state of Jordan a lot…
In this article, I would like to try to answer the question “Is Medellin dangerous?” Short, but not too short, premise. In recent years my travel choices have focused on South America (Quito and Ecuador, Bogotà and Colombia but also…
Excited to be going to Bangkok? Scared of the purported dangers? You’re not alone. I wrote more than one time about cities that are considered dangerous, especially in the south American continent. You can find my blog post on Lima,…
In this post I try to answer a question that, since my return from the magical Peruvian lands in September 2021, has been asked to me several times. Is Lima dangerous for a tourist? A quick comparation During my Peruvian…
That’s a good question for all the pyramid lovers out there. In uncertain times, where it is no longer known whether to fear viruses, Isis, old-fashioned terrorists, robberies and kidnappings, or a simple road accidents, I will try to answer…
Is Bogotá dangerous or safe for a tourist? In this post I will give you my second impression on the sprawling capital of Colombia,. Yes, you read correctly, second impression not first. Second impressions because it is a return to…
In this new episode of the Netflix series “Borders” we will try to answer the question is Nicaragua dangerous for a tourist? No, sorry, we’re not on Netflix, sometimes I make these mistakes. But who’s the person that hasn’t had…
In the last post I talked a little bit about Quito and the circumstances of my arrival in the Ecuadorian capital (with a “troubled” first night but…better to forget all that). Now I take a walk with the objective of…
Is Colombia safe for tourists? or dangerous? that’s a question that is asked frequently when you talk about this South American country. Is traveling there a risky business? what about guerrilla fighters? and Narcos? plastic surgery? And then, my friend,…
I draw inspiration from the delay of about ten hours of the plane that was supposed to take us from Marsa Alam to Milan to return to a topic that always arouses discussion: travel insurance (curious? I already talk about…