Comments on: The Cheapest Places to Travel http://travel.booklocker.com/2009/02/13/the-cheapest-places-to-travel/ Bargain destinations and the cheapest places to travel Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:56:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tim http://travel.booklocker.com/2009/02/13/the-cheapest-places-to-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-146293 tim Sun, 10 May 2009 15:22:34 +0000 http://travel.booklocker.com/?p=803#comment-146293 "were safe pre-9/11, but dangerous now" Where---Pakistan? Iraq? No, those aren't in the book. For almost anywhere else that's not a war zone, the world is no more dangerous now than it was eight years ago, despite what the 24-hour news channels highlight to get ratings. Plus you're more likely to be a victim of crime in Italy or the U.S. than you are in most developing countries. America is #1 by a mile when it comes to deadly homicides, unfortunately. “were safe pre-9/11, but dangerous now”

Where—Pakistan? Iraq?

No, those aren’t in the book. For almost anywhere else that’s not a war zone, the world is no more dangerous now than it was eight years ago, despite what the 24-hour news channels highlight to get ratings. Plus you’re more likely to be a victim of crime in Italy or the U.S. than you are in most developing countries. America is #1 by a mile when it comes to deadly homicides, unfortunately.

]]> By: Earl J. http://travel.booklocker.com/2009/02/13/the-cheapest-places-to-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-146112 Earl J. Fri, 08 May 2009 01:16:22 +0000 http://travel.booklocker.com/?p=803#comment-146112 I bought this book a couple months ago when it came out and just want to say...thanks! I am leaving on a trip around the world this summer and I think you saved me a couple grand. This really helped me figure out which places were really the most affordable. I bought this book a couple months ago when it came out and just want to say…thanks! I am leaving on a trip around the world this summer and I think you saved me a couple grand. This really helped me figure out which places were really the most affordable.

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