re: "Two American Tourists Kidnapped In Egypt"

Ace at Aces of Spades HQ noted the misadventure that can befall tourists in dangerous places.

Money quote(s):

"I hate to cast any aspersions on any victims of barbarity, but please, Americans, do not travel to politically unstable parts of the world." (Emphasis in original text. - CAA.)

Any American who's not a regular, experienced international traveler (and those who are, as well) would do well always and often by visiting, and reading, about their destinations before booking their reservations.

You see, the State Department and its minions abroad take great pains to prepare these exhaustive compilations of Country Specific Information for every country in the world. (And then they make sure to update them at least once a year!)

So do yourself a favor. An informed traveler is less likely to be one of our emergency customers abroad.

"2010 was a record year for tourism in Egypt. This year it's down half. And this incident won't help."

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