To ask where you’d love to visit but are too scared to visit.

[Gawwwd]

Mine is Haiti. Such a fascinating place and such an interesting (and predictably oppressed) history. I would so love to go there, but even if things improved there I’d likely still be far too chicken shit, truth be told.

Iran

I've never felt unsafe in Mexico. We've driven our camper down through California to Tijuana every summer for nearly 10 yrs. Lovely people great food and some of the most beautiful camping spots I've ever stayed in.

Iran. Such a fabulous culture but not safe to visit now

Would love to visit Jordan and Egypt. Maybe in the future.

I've got a couple of friends headed off there in a couple of days. Supposed to be lovely.

I had a Syrian friend when I was at school in the mid 1980s.

I cant believe i turned down the chance to go and stay with them in Damascus one year.

Iraq , Syria, Egypt

would love to go to Colombia when the kids are grown up

This would be wonderful.

I would desperately love to go to Ukraine.

I would go despite everything if I didn’t have children - I’m a single parent at that.

I can’t think why I didn’t go before the invasion now, as it sounds wonderful.

You can definitely go to Colombia. I've been to Bogotá, just like any other capital city and Villa de Leyva, fascinating and two brilliant dinosaur museums. No problem at all. Cartagena on the Caribbean coast is next on my list.
Cuba is great too, I loved Havana

India. Looks fascinating but the chaos and crowds in cities, endless curries and poverty put me off.

I’m Asian and have been to Croatia numerous times. It’s absolutely fine. People were very friendly

Iran - friends who have gone said it's the best holiday they've ever had. I had the chance to go in 2017 but didn't and really regret it.

Afghanistan - really interesting history.

Libya, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, mostly for the history. I just love so much of the Middle East, it's so sad.

Mali. Always fancied seeing Timbuktu!
Ethiopia.

I've been fortunate enough to go to Israel (wouldn't go now) and Russia several times (not too interested in returning tbh).

I'd have said Albania and Colombia but friends went there recently and said they were amazing!

Genuine question but why are you afraid to go to Croatia?

Albania is very different now to what it was 20+ years ago. The first time I went to Tirana it was extremely run down and looked nothing like a European city.

Nowadays it is far more modern and less of a culture shock. The rural areas still feel like you’ve stepped back in time.

I guess its relative. It was actually 1998 we visited, we stayed with a friends family in Tehran who helped us with travel arrangements to Shiraz and Isfahan. But safer than today.

I’ve been to India loads of times (including on my own) and love it, but there are a couple of places there I find fascinating but a bit scary and haven’t visited: Kashmir and Varanasi.

In terms of countries: Madagascar and Iran.

Morocco is fine. I went there with my preschooler recently and we didn't get any hassle. Everyone was really kind to us. I was nervous beforehand but my view was extremely outdated.

I’ve been to nearly 100 countries so naturally that includes some dodgy ones. No country or region scares me as such although I am of course always aware of current affairs and global conflicts when travelling. If you’re well
prepared then most situations are very manageable.

I would love to have the opportunity to do a Michael Palin style trip around the world without flying. I’d plan a route that covered as many of places I haven’t visited before.

Sadly I doubt I’ll ever get the chance now as I’d need a year free to do it.

The only place I saw snake charmers in Morocco was the main square in Marrakech. It was very easy to give them a wide berth - my DC saw them and didn't like them so we just stayed away as we walked through to the souk. We avoided the very sad chained monkeys too.

What a great thread idea! Mine is Australia, purely for the fear of enormous spiders. It's really appealing otherwise

I’ve always been interested in history and in the beginnings of civilization in the Near East in particular. Trouble is the Near East is now a hell hole especially for women. So anywhere there really. I do not want to be just on the ‘beaten paths’ or guarded gate enclaves for tourists, I actually want to see what these places are like so I’m not even too confident in the idea of visiting Egypt or Turkey, and Jordan, Iran or Iraq have long been off my list. Syria and Yemen are war zones of course. Many of the Silk Road Towns are also in very very questionable countries.

It makes you wonder about humans, more specifically men, that this is how those of us responsible for producing the future can expect to be treated. There is not much hope from men. I am glad the birth rate is falling.

Well i had been planning to go to Israel in the near future before it all kicked off again.. also, mongolia

I've been to Russia twice (last time 6 years ago), Israel, Morocco, South Africa and Colombia. The only ones I wouldn't return to right now are Russia and Israel because of the wars. I really think you'd be fine with the others, just taking the right precautions. I last went to Colombia in Easter with my baby and had a great time. I'd highly recommend it.

Russia, Israel, Egypt. I feel like I’ve missed out and won’t ever get the chance now.