Travel in Dangerous Places – Episode 192 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

When I was backpacking in my late twenties, I thought about this topic much less than I do now: would I visit places people considered dangerous? But there are so many questions that come with this now – are they really dangerous? How do we know?

I really enjoyed putting together this episode of the podcast, because it reminds us that we shouldn’t assume that what we hear about is true, and especially not presume that it gives us the whole picture – it’s always important to dig deeper when we’re making our travel decisions.

Show notes: Episode 192 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Travel in Dangerous Places

Ever travelled to somewhere that other people told you was dangerous? Or decided not to go, for precisely that reason? Episode 192 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast contemplates the idea of dangerous places, whether we should travel to them and how we can make a considered decision.

My first guest is Tracey Croke who has a great theory on this topic – she calls it her “pie chart of reality” and it’s a very sensible way to look at the information we can gather when we’re trying to decide whether or not a destination is too dangerous to travel to. Having been to places like Afghanistan, I think Tracey is a good person to listen to on this topic.

Next up I chat with Michael Barticel about his approach to fear – as a signal that we need to be careful, but that usually shouldn’t stop you, and he describes his example of visiting Cali in Colombia.

Lastly I speak with Hungarian traveller Ferenc Elekes who has a timely story to tell about an experience he and his friends had breaking down late at night on a dirt road in Tajikistan, near the Afghan border.

Links:

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• Tracey Croke
• Michael Barticel – Today Dreamer
• Ferenc Elekes – Overland Site 
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