Nov 5th, 2009 at 2:00PM: "You're going where?!" my father asked when I told him of my plans to go to Colombia. The Colombia he knows of, the one from the 1980's, is filled with cocaine, street violence, and Pablo Escobar's thugs. The country's days as a dangerous destination are gone, but its stigma still remains.
Colombia isn't the only now-safe country still considered by the masses to be too dangerous to visit. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 2:00PM: "You're going where?!" my father asked when I told him of my plans to go to Colombia. The Colombia he knows of, the one from the 1980's, is filled with cocaine, street violence, and Pablo Escobar's thugs. The country's days as a dangerous destination are gone, but its stigma still remains.
Colombia isn't the only now-safe country still considered by the masses to be too dangerous to visit. ...Five crazy Parisians
Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:30PM: You never know what you'll see when you hit the streets of Paris. From performers to beggars to local strange, there's an endless supply of color. Everyone has a Paris story, I'm sure, involving the bizarre. So, definitely add yours to the comments below. I'll kick the process off with five of my favorite crazy Parisians.
1. The "Bosnians" If you've been to any major attractions in Paris, you've ...Talking travel with Patricia Schultz, author of "1000 Places to See" (plus book giveaway)
Jun 25th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Patricia Schultz is a well-traveled woman. She single-handedly launched the mini-industry of travel list books with her 2003 #1 New York Times bestseller, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Workman), which has sold more than 2.8 million copies and translated into 28 languages. Since then, she's written a sequel, 1,000 Places to see in the USA and Canada Before You Die, ...
