When you get ready for your trip abroad, you should consider registering with the U.S. State Department. When you provide the State Depart. with your itinerary and your contact info, you give them a tool they can use to”assist” you should an emergency happen in the country in which you are visiting. I say “assist” [...] Read more »
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Drug War Violence Hits Tourists in Acapulco
June 8, 2009 shooting, travel » Add the first comment.
Tourists had to be evacuated as Mexican soldiers and drug cartel outlaws had a major shootout in Acapulco, one of Mexico’s most popular tourist spots.
Decide now to fight for your family
October 6, 2007 mindset, self-defense, travel » Add the first comment.
It was incredibly uncomfortable as she recounted her tale to us, because you could see her reliving the fear. Her young teenaged son nervously looked down and shuffled his feet as we listened. A woman came into Bruce Gunderson’s school with her son, who was a former karate student, to ask for our advice on [...] Read more »
70-year-old uses choke to kill robber
February 23, 2007 travel » Add the first comment.
Details are sketchy at this point, but it appears that a 70-year-old ex-Marine was a main force in foiling a robbery of American tourists in Costa Rica Feb. 21 by killing one of the robbers. And it appears he did it with some sort of choke hold. According to the Associated Press, three men in [...] Read more »
Jetliner protected against missiles
January 17, 2007 terrorism, travel » Add the first comment.
Associated PressJan. 17, 2007 12:00 AM LOS ANGELES – An MD-10 cargo jet equipped with an anti-missile system designed to eventually protect passenger aircraft from a terrorist attack took off Tuesday from Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight. The system’s designer, Northrop Grumman Corp., said the FedEx flight marked the start of operational [...] Read more »
Transportation Safety Tips When Traveling
December 6, 2006 travel » Add the first comment.
Avoid looking like a tourist as much as possible; Don’t rent cars that brand you as a visitor. Ask that all rental identification marks be removed; Ask for a rental car with air-conditioning so you can keep the windows up while driving; Avoid sleeping at bus or train stations. Don’t accept food [...] Read more »
Safety Biggest Travel Concern
October 4, 2006 travel » Add the first comment.
A new poll by the Associated Press and AOL shows that people consider safety to be the most important concern when planning a vacation — ahead of relaxation, cost and meeting family and friends. Air travel safety remains a concern for more than half in this country — 55 percent say they have at least [...] Read more »
Passengers in “Barfight” to Save Plane
April 24, 2006 self-defense, travel » Add the first comment.
One passenger described it as like a barfight as passengers and three Secret Service agents restrained a passenger trying to crash a United Airlines flight traveling from Chicago to Sacramento. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver after a passenger attempted to bring the plane down by opening one of the [...] Read more »
Airlines Charge for Alcohol, Air Rage Incidents Drop
January 17, 2006 travel » Add the first comment.
A move by many of the major airlines to stop serving free alcohol on flights looks like it is having a two-fold effect: saving the beleaguered air carriers money and cutting down on the incidents of air rage. The Association of Flight Attendants has been pushing hard for tighter rules on rowdy and dangerous passengers [...] Read more »
Confidence in Air Marshals Increased
December 8, 2005 travel » Add the first comment.
Don’t expect any critical after-action reports from this blog after two federal air marshals aboard an airliner at Miami International Airport shot and killed a passenger who claimed he had a bomb in his backpack. According to most early news accounts, the air marshals shot the man after witnesses say he said he had [...] Read more »