Both Egypt and China were on my bucket list of travel destinations. China will never be added back on but I do hope that I can add Egypt back on some day.

We were in Paris when the Air India plane blew up in 1985. We went to sleep in peace and woke up to the French police and militia patrolling the streets. We then were travelling to London to do some touring of Britain and the Britain that I had known was a sad place.

I've been to Turkey (Istanbul), but it was pre-Erdogan so didn't feel dangerous at all, except for how fast the cab drivers went. I'd welcome going back to Israel at some point, but certainly not these days; I was there in 2012 when things were very calm.

Ireland, as both my parents were born there.

I did not realize that Ireland was still dangerous. I met Irish tourists in British Columbia, and they seemed to convey the idea that it was okay to visit Ireland.

Australia but my body would not allow it now. Too late for me.

I always thought of Turkey as dangerous too, ut whenni worked with the British a lot, many if them traveled there frequently and raved about it. This was in 2000-2015 or around those years.

I dont think Ireland is considered dangerous right now, except perhaps caution in certain areas, I dont know. We visited in 2019 and felt completely safe.

I have no desire to visit any real danger areas except perhaps Egypt. I have been to Israel and would like to go back, but it isnt high on my list. China has never been on my list, nor have any of the Russian states.

Thanks, Bookwoman. I did try to make my question clearer by offering examples of places that were dangerous in terms of war and terrorism, as opposed to the dangers of Covid, which make almost all international travel dangerous. Certainly the only danger with Australia and Norway would be Covid!

I do have British friends who have traveled to Turkey and loved it, but I'm still leery.

My point was to try to discover places which I thought might be politically dangerous, but which instead might be safe.

Perhaps some countries in Africa, and also in South & Central America, where people are kidnapped for ransom.

Israel.

But it seems everywhere IS dangerous right now, because of COVID. I would really love to visit Australia 😟

We had flights booked for Turkey the next day a bomb exploded in a McDonalds parking lot so we went to Morroco instead. My son was off traveling for a year and sent me a video of a political squirmish in Istanbul, tanks in the streets, riots, guns everywhere, I though he was joking and trying to scare me but nope, he was there. I would love to go to Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Russia. I have an Iranian friend who would take me to Iran, but unless I dyed my hair black, got a dark tan, and wore a niqab, I wouldn't feel safe. Oh wait, I would need to wear brown contacts also. I long for a world where I didn't have to check for travel warnings before visiting.

Africa & dive The Red Sea. Cuba. I don't plan on visiting either. My sister went to Turkey, 30 years ago, rug shopping.

Turkey for sure, also probably Egypt. Not much interest in the 'Stans, Brazil or the rest of the Middle East. (I have been to China in the distant past, before '97, as well as Israel over 20 years ago). Actually, I have a cruise booked in 2022 that ends with stops in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and that's about all the time I want there - a few hours to see some of the art and architecture. I would never make a full vacation trip there, so that will work out (assuming the cruise line hasn't gone out of business by then).

I would love to see Egypt but will probably never go. I have been to Turkey, in the Air Force, but wouldn't go now. I had an exchange student from there and his city looked beautiful as were some of the other places our unit took trips to on the weekends. The Turkish people we came into contact with were very nice and so was my student, but not sure I would feel safe traveling there as not everyone is happy with Americans right now.

Other than Egypt I can't think of any dangerous places I would want to go. Maybe it's just because I know they are so dangerous.

A number of places in the Middle East, but as a woman, i realize its not the best choice.

Any place I can be imprisoned and charged if a man assaults me… that’s my idea of what your former president termed a “shoot” hole country. I’d rather stay away.

"A number of places in the Middle East, but as a woman, i realize its not the best choice."

To me, that falls under the "dangerous" category of the original question.

Israel

I've been to both Turkey and Egypt, but in better times. I wouldn't go back to either in their current situation. I'd love to get back to India, which is (mostly) safe except for Covid of course. Right now though, given the restrictions on Australians being allowed to travel, the only place I could go is New Zealand. We're not allowed out except to the bubble. Mind you, I've never been to the South Island and it's definitely worth a trip. And safe as houses (except for earthquakes).

I traveled to China dozens of time for work. All over China, not just one location.

China is very safe. It's a Communist country and people know their place. I never felt unsafe walking around. The Chinese military has a presence, but if you're not doing something you shouldn't be, or something illegal, it doesn't matter. I didn't like traveling there but that's another topic. I never felt unsafe there.

The Republic of Ireland has been a safe place to travel to for a very long time, decades and decades. Maybe even bordering on boring, very sedate and with very nice and friendly people. Half or more of whom seem to have relatives in the United States, Catholic priests I've met and have spoken to included.

Having worked with several wonderful Filipino peers, I thought I might like to visit there - but perhaps not with their current government. I would love to return to Israel, and visit Jordan, but not now.

We were going to stop in Istanbul for a few days on our planned trip last year. I was a little nervous about it, to be honest; although there wasn't much indication that there would be issues, it is just the general trend of the Erdogan regime that feels insecure. But, I would love to visit the historic sites in that country.

I'd love to travel in Iran -- Tehran, Persepolis, Qom. Also in Armenia, Jordan, and see the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts of Turkey. UCLA offers a fascinating Volga river cruise between St Petersberg and Moscow -- with stays in both cities -- and stops at historical and World Heritage Sites near the river.

My sister traveled a lot in China with her husband when he was doing research for the U.S. government on the biological control of weeds (He is an entomologist and studies beneficial insects). She felt safe there, until she was given a used (and washed) wooden chop stick to eat with that made her sick. I just do not like what I see Beijing doing in Hong Kong, and while China may be safe, I don't think I would be comfortable traveling there. I used to be fascinated with China when I was a child, but not anymore. Also, I do not speak Chinese.

I do speak some Russian and could get around in Russia easily enough, but I don't think I would feel comfortable traveling there either. We had a major client at work from Russia, but my boss was designing a house for him in the south of France, but some people at work did have to go to Moscow meet with him. I designed some furniture for the house and would have liked to have gone to France to see it, but I was not part of the installation team.

"but if you're not doing something you shouldn't be, or something illegal, it doesn't matter."

Not true -- what's true is if they think you're not doing something you shouldn't be, then it doesn't matter. Or if you're not in the wrong place, nearby someone who has done something, and are swept up in the crowd. Or if you're not there when China wants a political prisoner of sorts, in a fight with the US.....China has said to the White House they may arrest US citizens in China if the US prosecuted members of the Chinese military in the US who lied on their visa applications (also, China arrested 2 Canadians in retaliation for Canada arresting a Huawei exec over 2 years ago, and they're still there).

As the US State department says "“the Chinese legal system can be opaque and enforcement of local laws arbitrary,” and that the country’s judiciary “does not enjoy independence from political influence.”"

There are several cities in the US that I would not feel safe visiting right now with crime rates soaring. As far as overseas travel, I'm not really interested at all. I traveled extensively early in my career while working for UPS when they were rapidly expanding internationally. I've had my fill of traveling and now enjoy my time off relaxing at the lake.

I've been to quite a few places that were outside my comfort zone.

The one I would never go back to is Venezuela. We spent 4 days at a beach front resort in Caracas. Getting out of the airport was terrifying - people tried to grab us and take our stuff. The guy picking us up (from the hotel) was in an older unmarked van, we thought we were being kidnapped. He turned out to be a good guy and explained that he and we would be in danger if their were any signs on the vehicle that he was carrying foreigners. Our hotel was ringed in barb wire and there was a wall of plexiglass between us and the beach, with armed guards at both entrances. This was pre Chavez, so I can only imagine what it must be like now.

I've been to mainland China five times, and I am quite comfortable there, although I am not a fan of their government and always kept my wits about me. I've also been to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Macau. I would go back to all of them except Indonesia.

I have also been to and enjoyed Turkey. The people there were very kind to us. Egypt was scarier than I thought. As a woman, I couldn't be more than an arms length from my husband without being accosted. Guns were everywhere and that took getting used to. I would go again (so many amazing things to see), but would be very careful in where I stayed and book all private tours.

South Africa was also scarier than I expected. We drove ourselves between wildlife camps and it is common to not stop at stop signs or red lights outside the city and their were signs requesting we not come to a complete stop due to 'high kidnap risk'. The camps themselves were safe and well run. I'd love to go back to Africa, but would do Tanzania next time.

Russia was interesting to see, but also very sad. Tourists are only taken to the nicer parts of town, even so, they looked really run down. Once was enough for me.

I think you can have a dangerous experience anywhere. The only place we have been robbed or attempted to be robbed was in the US (Las Vegas and New Orleans). Our scariest travel experience thus far was on a remote private island in Fiji when a former US serviceman on his honeymoon had a PTSD episode and attacked his wife with a knife. The locals had never seen anything like it and had no idea what to do. We sheltered his wife and barricaded ourselves in our unit until the threat had passed. He was very apologetic the next morning, but still we were glad to be checking out and often wondered what happened to her.

When I was in Fiji and was buying cannibal clubs, the seller insisted on giving me instructions on how to use them. I really did not need this information, as I planned to hang them on walls. I did not buy any cannibal forks. There haven't been any cannibals in Fiji for the past 150 years or so, but Fiji used to be called the cannibal isles. I felt very safe there, although the Indian cab drivers were annoying and gave false information.

I got a ticket in Los Angeles for not coming to a full and complete stop while driving through a dangerous neighborhood at night in my open-back mini SUV. I did not want to stop long enough for someone to jump in my car, and there was no traffic anyway, but the police were probably there to protect me, in case someone did jump into my car. Since no one did and the police had nothing better to do, they stopped me and gave me a ticket. I had to go to traffic school at The Comedy Store on Sunset after that so that the ticket would not go on my record.

The only place in the U.S. where I feared for my life was in Texas, where so many people are armed and dangerous. I've had guns pointed at me there. Also, the police there can be very corrupt, or at least they were in the 1970s, and they would harass people that they simply did not like. I stay away now.