TLDR: Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe. Avoid things that are fundamentally unsafe, but move in the direction of your discomfort.When I think about my early years of world travel, there are a few times where I genuinely felt unsafe.
Those aren’t memories I care to relive, and overall I feel very fortunate to have been to all sorts of places that most travelers avoid: Libya, Syria, Somaliland, Afghanistan, and so on.Most of the time—by an enormous margin—I felt safe everywhere I went.
I was almost always treated well and helped by total strangers.So when it comes to physical safety, very rarely have I felt truly unsafe.When I think about feeling uncomfortable while traveling, however, well—I felt that way all the time!.
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