The frenetic summer travel season is a fading memory. The pandemic lockdowns and masking requirements are history. So is it finally – finally – safe to get out there and travel?
Maybe, maybe not. Experts say travel is still fraught with danger, and you could quickly find yourself in trouble.
There are still threats, including an uptick in Covid cases and several geopolitical dustups. But the biggest threat is – well, you.
“The mistake travelers make is believing the biggest security risk is some external force,” said Adam Bardwell, a former U.S. Army Green Beret and a security operations supervisor at Global Rescue. “In reality, the biggest security risk travelers face is their poor planning, lack of knowledge about the location and ignoring indications of danger.”
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You don’t have to look far for recent examples. Just last month, a British tourist died after trying to climb the Stairway to Heaven in Dachstein, Austria. It’s a 131-foot ladder suspended in mid-air over a deep gorge. I grew up near Austria’s Alps, and if there’s one thing I know about those mountains, it’s that you can’t be too careful.
Earlier this summer, another British man (I’m sure that’s a coincidence) died after trying to drink every…
