Planning a trip starts with two questions: where, and when. One you may have answered already. The other takes a little more work. Here is...

Research is useful up to a point. Past that point it becomes a reason not to go. The goal of research is to arrive knowing...

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Practical security advice for independent travelers: how to protect your passport, credit cards, and smartphone on the road, how to prepare before you leave home,...

That steel box in the wardrobe looks reassuring. Here is why it is not.