For many years I have actually worked in these parts of the world and various other choice places that have since calmed down a fair bit.
I for one, do not push my luck.
If I am travelling ( not working ) I do make a conscious decision to avoid trouble spots and I keep up to date on any situations happening near where I am going to be.....and not all these problems are in far flung parts of the globe, some problems are getting nearer to home daily.
I am sure the world is full of nice, decent people who just want to get on with life etc etc...but it is also full of not so nice people...meeting the better of the two can often be a case of luck that another traveller might well not get.
I might be paranoid, but that has kept all my body parts attached for the last 40 years..so it can not be all bad.
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