Dangerous Choice of Cities to Holiday-In

By Shania Brendon


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A dream vacation in foreign climes is every leisure seekers fantasy. Enticing brochures and irresistible holiday offers promoting gorgeous vacation spots are galore and many a time unknowing travellers find themselves in rather ‘sticky’ situations, due to unstable situations surrounding some of the world’s most exotic cities. We have narrowed down the 10 most dangerous, read on and learn.

1. Barquisimeto-Venezuela

Once a major tourist hub, the city has a little over a million inhabitants, unfortunately Barquisimeto records at least one murder a day. Home to many universities and faculties of higher education Barquisimeto is now sadly one of Venezuela’s most dangerous cities, avoided by many tourists.

2. Peshawar-Pakistan

Pakistan on its own is a rather dangerous destination to travel to, with tribal wars and tussles of supremacy. Peshawar has seen lots of violence with suicide bombings and attacks on security forces. Definitely not safe for tourists Peshawar sadly, boasts impressive landmarks and gorgeous parks.

3. Sana’a-Yemen

Deemed as one of the world’s most dangerous cities Sanaa is also one of the most beautiful. Unluckily located in a politically unstable country, the old city of Sana’a is resplendent with gorgeous architecture from a bygone era.

4. Acapulco-Mexico

A beautiful port-city Acapulco was once a tourist hub. However the gorgeous beaches are now deserted owing to drug-lords running the city, and dead bodies turning up almost daily. Not a pleasant experience when on vacation.

5. Distrito Central-Honduras

Beautiful Distrito-Central is made up of three small cities unfortunately Distrito-Central exceeds the standard crime rate, with a maximum murder rate worldwide. Crime and violence are attributed to strong Mafia presence, poverty and corrupt government. Only the toughest travellers visit this city.

6. Maceio-Brazil

Tropical Brazil is home to 14 of the world’s most violent cities. Site of the mighty Amazon Jungle Brazil cannot guarantee your safety in many of its cities. Maceio is by far the worst with roughly 135 murders for every 100,000 residents! Not even the slums of Rio de Janeiro are this bad.

7. Mogadishu-Somalia

The Shabaab Militants of Somalia have been plaguing Mogadishu for over a decade. Residents and tourists alike are in danger here. Despite military advice from the United States since 2013, Mogadishu is still a high risk city for its residents.

8. Nairobi-Kenya

Beautiful Kenya sadly cannot guarantee tourist safety. Just one, of Nairobi’s conflicted cities Kenya especially is unsafe for women. Walking in the streets at night is high-risk. Al Shabaab Militants add to the danger. Not surprisingly Nairobi is not top priority on most tourists list of must visit cities.

9. Chihuahua-Mexico

Drug cartel problems plague most Mexican cities and Chihuahua is unfortunately located on the main Mexico-U.S cocaine smuggling route. Almost daily exchange of fire on the streets is not conducive to a relaxing holiday, no matter how gorgeous the tropical surroundings are.

10. Cali-Colombia

Once again the drug cartels have spoilt another Latin American city. Reporting over 80 homicides on average the city is no popular tourist hub. In fact it is a risk to live here.
So there you have it, beautiful cities, great sightseeing and the highest risk of danger to tourists. Unless drastic changes take place these exotic destinations are best avoided. Remember, no holiday destination is worth risking your life.

Ten Sneaky Little Airline Secrets Revealed

By Shania Brendon

The Huffington Post has managed the tedious task of interviewing a number of pilots and flight attendants who have very generously ‘spilled the beans’ on a number of quirky little airline secrets. So here goes:

1. You Don’t Always Have to Suffer Economy Class:

Once the flight takes-off the crew can decide if you are worthy of an upgrade to Business or First class! No, it’s not done often, reports need to filed on why you were upgraded and also there should be a meal allocated to you, after all who needs first class travel without a meal! The crew have a very simple criteria for selecting the lucky passenger. You have to be very nice, extremely good looking, well dressed or very tall! Sorry, no slobs are up-graded.

2. In-Flight the Captain Has Sole Authority:

That’s right! Once the flight takes off the captain is in charge. This interesting tit bit reveals the captain can take the will of a dying passenger and write fines. While he legally cannot ‘arrest’ passengers anyone being unruly can be detained and handed over to the authorities. Who will be waiting at the required destination on the captains orders.

3. Stolen Naps are Common Amongst Pilots:

Over 40%-50% of pilots surveyed from countries like UK, Norway and Sweden admitted to taking a nap mid-flight. Not as alarming as it sounds. Pilots are allocated rest periods in-between long flights where the co-pilot takes over. However some did admit to some un-scheduled napping!

4. Hey! Those Lavatories are Not so Private:

Don’t ever think of barricading yourself in the lavatory mid-flight. There’s a lock on the outside of the lavatory door! On most planes it’s hidden under the No-Smoking sign. Simply move the sign and slide the latch to open, oops!

5. Someone Else Has Used Your Blanket:

It’s true, the blankets and pillows are not always fresh. They were with the initial flight of the day. However on corresponding flights they are simply re-bagged and put in the bin. This fact is not as shocking as the revelation that the food tray only gets wiped down once a day! That’s right never place your food directly on the tray which most likely had a used diaper sitting on it before.

6. Quench Your Thirst:

Half a glass of cola is just not enough to quench your parched throat? Go ahead ask the flight attendant for the whole can of soda, in most cases they will be happy to oblige. Probably saves them the task of refilling your glass.

7. Only Water from a Bottle, Please!

A rather disturbing fact, Wall Street Journal conducted a test in 2002, in which the on-board water of over 14 various airlines was tested and found to have bacteria levels way over the US Government standards. This shocking revelation is partly attributed to the fact that some airlines have the lavatory disposal valve and fresh water valves close to each other and are sometimes serviced by the same person.

Stick to only bottled water please!

8. Pilots Don’t Eat the Same Meals:

Although it’s not regulation most airlines practice the policy of serving the pilots two different meals. This is in case one causes food poisoning, so no sharing please. This is quite a comforting fact to know that both pilots are not going to be taken down by one hard-core meal!

9. Only 15 minutes of Oxygen, folks!

Once that oxygen mask drops down you have just 15 minutes of air. Don’t panic, because that’s all the time the pilot needs to get the aircraft to a lower altitude where the air is breathable. Regulations stipulate that as soon as the mask comes down the pilot must descend to lower altitudes and generally 10 to 20 minutes is all it takes depending on the planes altitude and depressurising.

10. Hey, Sleepy-Head No Meals for You!

A rather sneaky revelation, some flight attendants admitted to holding-off meal services until some passengers have fallen asleep. The simple reason being, that they then have less running around during meal times.

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