Safety – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com Find what's worthy. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:07:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://worthygo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-Worthy-Go-GLOBE-ONLY-FULL-SIZE-1-32x32.png Safety – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com 32 32 Question from a reader: staying safe in South America https://worthygo.com/question-from-reader-staying-safe-in-south-america/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:09:00 +0000 https://worthygo.com/question-from-reader-staying-safe-in/ A friend and reader I’ll call T.D. writes in: I’ve read some almost unbelievable stories on those Quito and Cuenca FB groups regarding what seems to be rampant petty crime, and more. You’re an extensive traveler and I know you’re savvy (and you’ve just been in Colombia) but they make it sound like a person […]

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]]> How we’ve solved 34 common travel problems as we’ve traveled the world https://worthygo.com/how-weve-solved-34-common-travel-problems-as-weve-traveled-the-world/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:03:26 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2016/08/03/how-weve-solved-34-common-travel-problems-as-weve-traveled-the-world/ Three thousand days. Over eight years. That’s how long I’ve been traveling. Here’s how we’ve solved some of our travel problems. Packing Is your suitcase messy? Packing cubes are great, but I’m a huge fan of small, cloth, colorful bags. I picked up several of these in Ecuador and Peru — and these are the perfect size for […]

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]]> 3 rules to reduce your chance of violence while traveling by 99% https://worthygo.com/3-rules-to-reduce-your-chance-of-violence-while-traveling-by-99/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:00:21 +0000 http://worthygo.home.blog/2016/06/01/3-rules-to-reduce-your-chance-of-violence-while-traveling-by-99/ Yep, that’s a bold claim. Only 3 rules? You’re got to be kidding me. So we were at a hostel in Puno, Peru chatting with some other travelers talking about how they’d been scammed. As they were talking, I found myself wondering if there were specific things I did or rules I followed, even unconsciously. Eventually, […]

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]]> That US Department of State ‘worldwide travel alert’ is ridiculous. Here’s why I laughed at that. https://worthygo.com/that-us-department-of-state-worldwide-travel-alert-is-ridiculous-heres-why-i-laughed-at-that/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:36:13 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2015/11/24/that-us-department-of-state-worldwide-travel-alert-is-ridiculous-heres-why-i-laughed-at-that/ You probably read the news yesterday — The US Department of State has basically said it’s not safe to travel anywhere in the world. As someone that has made travel a lifelong interest (and who makes money from writing about travel), this sort of announcement is hilarious. On one level, traveling the world is made out to […]

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]]> An open letter to the first-time international traveler https://worthygo.com/an-open-letter-to-the-first-time-international-traveler/ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:00:22 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2015/01/16/an-open-letter-to-the-first-time-international-traveler/ Dear first-time international traveler, Sit down and grab a beer, coffee, or tea. No, seriously, if you’re not reading this letter with a beverage of choice in hand, stop reading and go get one. There. That’s better. You might be feeling nervous about traveling internationally because you’ve read some horror story online, or your friends […]

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