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10 Sep 2010 DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime
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DO NOT GO – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime

Do not go there!

 

Polution, crime and long lines. A new guide book made by Peter Greenberg guides you away from the worst travel destinations on the earth.

 

 

 

Places you very well can avoid is listed up by Mr. Greenberg, and also lists up the airports you should avoid and at what times it is wise to visit sights around the world. A handy little guide, with some other perspective than other travel guides available to you.

 

Go there in the winter: According to Greenberg the lines at the Eiffeil tower in Paris is worst in the summer (big surprise?). He recommends of course to visit the sights in Paris in November and December months.

 

 

The internet is full of travel tips sites and guides that tells you were to go and what to see. An example of a travel guide is TripAdvisor

 

However, now there is a guide book available to you that tell you where you should not travel and make sure travelers stay away from these places.

The author calls his guide book; «Don’t go there!» And is listing up places not to go to and should avoid and at times you should avoid some places.

 

Here you will find a good overview of travel destinations that at first glance looks exotic and exiting, but be aware that some of these places can have surprises you would like to stay away from.

The guide book lists up the worst airports in the world and common tourist traps in addition to cover topics like pollution, crime and the worst environmental sinners.

Stinking beaches and hazardous roads have also been covered by the investigative traveler.


Several cruise ships are mentioned as not having acceptable sanitary conditions, lack of food hygiene and falsification of discharge logs.

You will in addition to advices get anecdotes about places you should avoid visiting.

For example the increased pollution in Delhi in India is caused by the increasing care sales amongst the normal people since a Indian car like Nano is sold for around 2500 USD which more people can afford in today’s India. The paradox is that some of the new cars pollute more than the older models according to what is written in the book.

The air in Calcutta is so bad that the police has to carry oxygen tanks with them., so you would not like to go for a walk and sightseeing there, unless you are a heavy smoker and do not mind to get some extra chemicals down your throat.

New York is a splendid city to visit, but be aware that statistically there will be a hurricane in the Big Apple soon. According to the guide book from Greenberg, the geography tells that the east coast of U.S.A is vulnerable to hurricanes and big storms, and big storms come on a regular basis to these areas through the last 100 years. The last big event was back in 1938, so watch out now.

 

In Pattaya polluted sanitary water is dumped into the ocean from large apartment complexes. The authorities made a law that complexes larger than 60 units should clean up their waste water before dumping it into the ocean. However, the entrepreneurs just found out to save costs they build complexes with 59 units in them and can therefore continue to dump sewage into the beach waters.

In the U.S.A you can visit the garlic capital called Gilroy in California, which is Americas arm pit. Battle Mountain in Nevada and the largest hand made well in Greensburg in Kansas, or maybe not.

First of all, this is a guide book for the normal tourist, which needs some guidance to avoid the tourist traps, and not avoid places were your health is at risk.

Here is a summary of destinations that Greenberg categorize as the worst candidates within their category.

Worst airports

Sheremetevo in Moscow – corruption, lines, lousy service, dirty and depressive. Make sure you have dollars and toilet paper with you before you arrive here. There are no alternatives as the other 3 airports in Moscow are equally bad.

Ninoy Aquino in Manila – taxi-mafia, corruption and general incompetence, but there is an alternative in Clark International which is newer.

Leopold in Dakar –Do not spend to long time here, it’s dangerous as criminals rule the area in and around the airport and usually luggage gets lost here. There are no alternatives.

Charles de Gaulle in Paris – smell, arrogance, and long lines combined with lack of logistics which is deemed to be the worst. Alternatives would be Paris-Orly or Paris-Beauvais
Congonhas in São Paulo – is one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to safety of flights due to short runway and the state of it. There are no real alternatives as Guarulhos is to busy.

Pollution

Tianying, China – an industrial city with lots of lead and heavy metals in the food. • Chongqing, China – crowded coal and steel city with an invisible sky line.

Cairo, Egypt – 2,1 percent of the deaths are caused by air pollution and the city is full of industry.

Delhi, India –the second largest polluted city in the world due to lots of traffic and lots of cheap cars which pollutes lots.

Calcutta, India – 70 percent of the people there has asthmatic problems or lounge problems in one way or another. And the police use oxygen tanks.

 Windsor, Canada – is called North Americas most polluted city due to wind carried polluted air from Detroit.

Mexico City, Mexico – lies in a pot with lots of ozone and particles in the air. The city is encapsulated by smog at all time.

 
Polluted waters

Pattaya, Thailand – once it was a beautiful beach, but now the growing population pumps out pure sewage into the beach waters.

Aral lake, Uzbekistan – dehydration causing death of fishes, salt and pure drinking water causes lots of diseases.

King-river, Australia – dumping ground for copper mines, and all animal life is gone in parts of the river.

Bangladesh – salt water destroys the drinking water and agriculture along the coast line pollutes a lot. There is a high content of arsenic in the water further inland.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The large drinking water source is polluted due to large activity of chemical treatment of textiles in the area.

Sarno-elva, Italy – Heavy metal pollution which pollutes rivers running into the Naples bay.

Toxins and radio activity

Bhopal, India – A big accident in 1984 which still brings heavy smell close to the old factory there.

Tsjernobyl, Ukraine – A known history of tragedy which is now used for extreme tourism as guided tours are given there. Do not risk this, stay away from there. • Dzerzjinsk, Russia – Fabrication of chemical weapons during the cold war and lots of remnants can be found in the region still.

Kabwe, Zambia – lead exploitation up till 1994 and we can still find dangerous metals in the earth and waters.

La Oroya, Peru – This place is full of heavy metals due to the industry in this area. • Linfen, China – is amongst the worst places in China and that tells you the most you need to know. Bring oxygen and water before you enter this area of the world.

Smelling places

Taean, South-Korea – oil spill in 2007 makes the place smell terrible even today. • Rotorua, New Zealand – Geothermal activity makes the whole city smell sulfur, so do not plan to dress up in your finest clothes or taste good food and wine here.

Naples, Italy – Very bad handling of garbage makes the trip to Vesuvius and the ruins not the trip.

Dharavi-slum, Mumbai, India –a rapid growing slum with open sewage and terrible sanitary conditions.

 
Most tourist traffic

New York – worst before Christmas and new years eve as well as during Thanksgiving.  Expensive hotels and crowded city makes it a nightmare for most of us. Its best there between January and March or when the locals have long weekends in the summer and escape the city.

Disney World, Florida – endless lines in school holidays, Christmas, easter, spring break and 4th of July. An advice is to go there on a Tuesday and first go to Magic Kingdom, then Epcot followed by Hollywood Studios and last Animal Kingdom.

Grand Canyon – worst to visit during the normal weekdays since excursions and tours makes up most of the traffic and are found to be on these days. Its best to go there in October or early in the spring.

Eiffel tower, Paris – very bad in the period between May and September and longest lines in the summer months. Its best to go there in November and December as lines are better at that time. Try to go there in the weeks following Thanksgiving and New-year.

Louvre, Paris –weekends are worst, especially in the summer and in vacations. It is best to go there in the middle of the week or late on Fridays, after 20:00 as its open till 22:00 in Fridays.

Ayers Rock, Australia – Populated on the look out points at sun rise and sunset. Its best to go there in February, April or December.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – 1,8 million of visitors per year by boat, semi-subs or helicopters. Its best not to visit at all, rather try Lord Howe Island or Dunk Island which is more or less identical and much less people.
Pyramides in Giza, Egypt – most popular between October and April months and when its not hot. You should go there as early in the morning as possible at around 5:00 o clock and look at the pyramids in the sunrise. It makes the objects much more photogenic and less people around you as well. Rent a driver that collects you and ride into the sunrise in the morning.

• The Chinese Wall – Big crowds year around and the tourists comes around 09:00, come there before this, and you can be almost alone on the wall, and enjoy this architecture alone.

Crime and dangers

Yemen – has a bad reputation with kidnapping of westerners, and do not ever drive a car there.

Tijuana, Mexico – drug cartels dealing with kidnapping and shootouts; take care of your money.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – violence and corruption combined with dangers of being robbed and shot at.
Johannesburg, South-Africa –not as bad as its reputation, but still lots of violence, robberies and rapes in the streets.

Kingston, Jamaica – increasing crime in areas outside the tourist hotels.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – kidnapping and other types of crimes are common here. Foreign airliners personnel never leave the airport when they have to stay here.

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

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10 Sep 2010 Travel Tips for Beijing Traveler
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Travel Tips for Beijing Traveler

Beijing, the capital of People’s Republic of China would be your ideal tourist destination if you are a real travel freak. It is a beautiful place with many tourist attractions. But what is essential, is a little research and a correct schedule. A little planning and some good travel tips would definitely make your trip to Beijing an unforgettable experience. While planning your trip, you must decide upon the ideal traveling time to avoid any disturbances in your tour. You can plan your trip in the autumn season as the weather is gorgeous with fewer tourists in the town. In fact, autumn is described as the season when the sky is high and the air is fresh. It is characterized by clear skies and breezy days, which are ideal for traveling around the city. You can also plan your trip around summers i.e. June to August which sees major tourists thronging to this place. Summers are considered as the peak season for tourism related activities. It is an ideal time if you wish to see the Great Wall with air breezing past you. Another good time for a Beijing trip is around the Chinese New Year i.e. in January or February to get the best out of your trip and see the city at its best.

While visiting Beijing you must also experience the exotic Chinese cuisine in the well known food joints. Select from any of the best food joints like 1001 Nights for tasty middle eastern, Alameda for Brazilian, Bookworm which is an international cafe, Chuan for Chinese cuisine and many other food places which are world renowned for their Chinese delicacies. Enjoy the delicate and healthy sea food in China, exotically prepared by the best chefs who are experienced at preparing the most delicious sea food. Another major tip that you may need is the best of tourist attractions in Beijing. Check out the must visited places like 798 Art District, the Ancient Observatory, the Beihai Park, world famous Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, the Beijing Aquarium, the well known Beijing Botanical Gardens, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall and many other places that must be visited. The city of Beijing is well known for its market that offers the best shopping experience to all and at the best , too.

While visiting Beijing, you may also not worry for the money problems. Traveler cheques are the most trusted financial instruments in Beijing. Another good thing about Beijing is ample number of ATMs located around the place. You can also rely on credit cards with all the main cards being accepted like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB and Diners Club. You can use your credit cards in hotels, department stores and for transportation costs, too. Moreover, you can also exchange your cash as the whole process is relatively easy. Beijing is truly a world class city and you wouldn’t face any major problems there. People here are very helpful and welcome tourists from all over the world with open arms.

We offer cheap airfares in USA. On every cheap flights to Beijing we give discount. our site and check our ticket prices.

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10 Sep 2010 Travel Tips for Beijing Traveler
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Tips for Beijing

Beijing, the capital of People’s Republic of China would be your ideal tourist destination if you are a real travel freak. It is a beautiful place with many tourist attractions. But what is essential, is a little research and a correct schedule. A little planning and some good travel tips would definitely make your trip to Beijing an unforgettable experience. While planning your trip, you must decide upon the ideal traveling time to avoid any disturbances in your tour. You can plan your trip in the autumn season as the weather is gorgeous with fewer tourists in the town. In fact, autumn is described as the season when the sky is high and the air is fresh. It is characterized by clear skies and breezy days, which are ideal for traveling around the city. You can also plan your trip around summers i.e. from June to August which sees major tourists thronging to this place. Summers are considered as the peak season for tourism related activities. It is an ideal time if you wish to see the Great Wall with air breezing past you. Another good time for a Beijing trip is around the Chinese New Year i.e. in January or February to get the best out of your trip and see the city at its best.

While visiting Beijing you must also experience the exotic Chinese cuisine in the well known food joints. Select from any of the best food joints like 1001 Nights for tasty middle eastern, Alameda for Brazilian, Bookworm which is an international cafe, Chuan for Chinese cuisine and many other food places which are world renowned for their Chinese delicacies. Enjoy the delicate and healthy sea food in China, exotically prepared by the best chefs who are experienced at preparing the most delicious sea food. Another major tip that you may need is the best of tourist attractions in Beijing. Check out the must visited places like 798 Art District, the Ancient Observatory, the Beihai Park, world famous Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, the Beijing Aquarium, the well known Beijing Botanical Gardens, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall and many other places that must be visited. The city of Beijing is well known for its market that offers the best shopping experience to all and at the best prices, too.

While visiting Beijing, you may also not worry for the money problems. Traveler cheques are the most trusted financial instruments in Beijing. Another good thing about Beijing is ample number of ATMs located around the place. You can also rely on credit cards with all the main cards being accepted like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB and Diners Club. You can use your credit cards in hotels, department stores and for transportation costs, too. Moreover, you can also exchange your cash as the whole process is relatively easy. Beijing is truly a world class city and you wouldn’t face any major problems . People here are very helpful and welcome tourists from all over the world with open arms.

We offer cheap airfares in USA. On every cheap flights to Beijing we give discount. Visit our site and check our ticket prices.

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10 Sep 2010 DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime
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DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime

Do not go there!

 

Polution, crime and long lines. A new guide book made by Peter Greenberg guides you away from the worst travel destinations on the earth.

 

 

 

Places you very well can avoid is listed up by Mr. Greenberg, and also lists up the airports you should avoid and at what times it is wise to sights around the world. A handy little guide, with other perspective than other travel guides available to you.

 

Go there in the winter: According to Greenberg the lines at the Eiffeil tower in Paris is worst in the summer (big surprise?). He recommends of course to visit the sights in Paris in November and December months.

 

 

The internet is full of travel tips sites and guides that tells you were to go and what to see. An example of a travel guide is TripAdvisor

 

However, now there is a guide book available to you that tell you where you should not travel and make sure travelers stay away from these places.

The author calls his guide book; «Don’t go there!» And is listing up places not to go to and should avoid and at times you should avoid some places.

 

Here you will find a good overview of travel destinations that at first glance looks exotic and exiting, but be aware that some of these places can have surprises you would like to stay away from.

The guide book lists up the worst airports in the world and common tourist traps in addition to cover topics like pollution, crime and the worst environmental sinners.

Stinking beaches and hazardous roads have also been covered by the investigative .


Several cruise ships are mentioned as not having acceptable sanitary conditions, lack of food hygiene and falsification of discharge logs.

You will in addition to advices get anecdotes about places you should avoid visiting.

For example the increased pollution in Delhi in India is caused by the increasing care sales amongst the normal people since a Indian car like Nano is sold for around 2500 USD which more people can afford in today’s India. The paradox is that some of the new cars pollute more than the older models according to what is written in the book.

The air in Calcutta is so bad that the police has to carry oxygen tanks with them., so you would not like to go for a walk and sightseeing there, unless you are a heavy smoker and do not mind to get some extra chemicals down your throat.

New York is a splendid city to visit, but be aware that statistically there will be a hurricane in the Big Apple soon. According to the guide book from Greenberg, the geography tells that the east coast of U.S.A is vulnerable to hurricanes and big storms, and big storms come on a regular basis to these areas through the last 100 years. The last big event was back in 1938, so watch out now.

 

In Pattaya polluted sanitary water is dumped into the ocean from large apartment complexes. The authorities made a law that complexes larger than 60 units should clean up their waste water before dumping it into the ocean. However, the entrepreneurs just found out to save costs they build complexes with 59 units in them and can therefore continue to dump sewage into the beach waters.

In the U.S.A you can visit the garlic capital called Gilroy in California, which is Americas arm pit. Battle Mountain in Nevada and the largest hand made well in Greensburg in Kansas, or maybe not.

First of all, this is a guide book for the normal tourist, which needs some guidance to avoid the tourist traps, and not avoid places were your health is at risk.

Here is a summary of destinations that Greenberg categorize as the worst candidates within their category.

Worst airports

Sheremetevo in Moscow – corruption, lines, lousy service, dirty and depressive. Make sure you have dollars and toilet paper with you before you arrive here. There are no alternatives as the other 3 airports in Moscow are equally bad.

Ninoy Aquino in Manila – taxi-mafia, corruption and general incompetence, but there is an alternative in Clark International which is newer.

Leopold in Dakar –Do not spend to long time here, it’s dangerous as criminals rule the area in and around the airport and usually luggage gets lost here. There are no alternatives.

Charles de Gaulle in Paris – smell, arrogance, and long lines combined with lack of logistics which is deemed to be the worst. Alternatives would be Paris-Orly or Paris-Beauvais
Congonhas in São Paulo – is one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to safety of flights due to short runway and the state of it. There are no real alternatives as Guarulhos is to busy.

Pollution

Tianying, China – an industrial city with lots of lead and heavy metals in the food. • Chongqing, China – crowded coal and steel city with an invisible sky line.

Cairo, Egypt – 2,1 percent of the deaths are caused by air pollution and the city is full of industry.

Delhi, India –the second largest polluted city in the world due to lots of traffic and lots of cars which pollutes lots.

Calcutta, India – 70 percent of the people there has asthmatic problems or lounge problems in one way or another. And the police use oxygen tanks.

 Windsor, Canada – is called North Americas most polluted city due to wind carried polluted air from Detroit.

Mexico City, Mexico – lies in a pot with lots of ozone and particles in the air. The city is encapsulated by smog at all time.

 
Polluted waters

Pattaya, Thailand – once it was a beautiful beach, but now the growing population pumps out pure sewage into the beach waters.

Aral lake, Uzbekistan – dehydration causing death of fishes, salt and pure drinking water causes lots of diseases.

King-river, Australia – dumping ground for copper mines, and all animal life is gone in parts of the river.

Bangladesh – salt water destroys the drinking water and agriculture along the coast line pollutes a lot. There is a high content of arsenic in the water further inland.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The large drinking water source is polluted due to large activity of chemical treatment of textiles in the area.

Sarno-elva, Italy – Heavy metal pollution which pollutes rivers running into the Naples bay.

Toxins and radio activity

Bhopal, India – A big accident in 1984 which still brings heavy smell close to the old factory there.

Tsjernobyl, Ukraine – A known history of tragedy which is now used for extreme tourism as guided tours are given there. Do not risk this, stay away from there. • Dzerzjinsk, Russia – Fabrication of chemical weapons during the cold war and lots of remnants can be found in the region still.

Kabwe, Zambia – lead exploitation up till 1994 and we can still find dangerous metals in the earth and waters.

La Oroya, Peru – This place is full of heavy metals due to the industry in this area. • Linfen, China – is amongst the worst places in China and that tells you the most you need to know. Bring oxygen and water before you enter this area of the world.

Smelling places

Taean, South-Korea – oil spill in 2007 makes the place smell terrible even today. • Rotorua, New Zealand – Geothermal activity makes the whole city smell sulfur, so do not plan to dress up in your finest clothes or taste good food and wine here.

Naples, Italy – Very bad handling of garbage makes the trip to Vesuvius and the ruins not worth the trip.

Dharavi-slum, Mumbai, India –a rapid growing slum with open sewage and terrible sanitary conditions.

 
Most tourist traffic

New York – worst before Christmas and new years eve as well as during Thanksgiving.  Expensive hotels and crowded city makes it a nightmare for most of us. Its best going there between January and March or when the locals have long weekends in the summer and escape the city.

Disney World, Florida – endless lines in school holidays, Christmas, easter, spring break and 4th of July. An advice is to go there on a Tuesday and first go to Magic Kingdom, then Epcot followed by Hollywood Studios and last Animal Kingdom.

Grand Canyon – worst to visit during the normal weekdays since excursions and tours makes up most of the traffic and are found to be on these days. Its best to go there in October or early in the spring.

Eiffel tower, Paris – very bad in the period between May and September and longest lines in the summer months. Its best to go there in November and December as lines are better at that time. Try to go there in the weeks following Thanksgiving and New-year.

Louvre, Paris –weekends are worst, especially in the summer and in vacations. It is best to go there in the middle of the week or late on Fridays, after 20:00 as its open till 22:00 in Fridays.

Ayers Rock, Australia – Populated on the look out points at sun rise and sunset. Its best to go there in February, April or December.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – 1,8 million of visitors per year by boat, semi-subs or helicopters. Its best not to visit at all, rather try Lord Howe Island or Dunk Island which is more or less identical and much less people.
Pyramides in Giza, Egypt – most popular between October and April months and when its not hot. You should go there as early in the morning as possible at around 5:00 o clock and look at the pyramids in the sunrise. It makes the objects much more photogenic and less people around you as well. Rent a driver that collects you and ride into the sunrise in the morning.

• The Chinese Wall – Big crowds year around and the tourists comes around 09:00, come there before this, and you can be almost alone on the wall, and enjoy this architecture alone.

Crime and dangers

Yemen – has a bad reputation with kidnapping of westerners, and do not ever drive a car there.

Tijuana, Mexico – drug cartels dealing with kidnapping and shootouts; take care of your money.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – violence and corruption combined with dangers of being robbed and shot at.
Johannesburg, South-Africa –not as bad as its reputation, but still lots of violence, robberies and rapes in the streets.

Kingston, Jamaica – increasing crime in areas outside the tourist hotels.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – kidnapping and other types of crimes are common here. Foreign airliners personnel never leave the airport when they have to stay here.

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

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09 Sep 2010 Are these countries generally safe for travel (Russia, Brazil, Portugal)?
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Question by Mike: Are these generally safe for travel (Russia, Brazil, Portugal)?
I really would like to go to each of these countries, but I’m a little concerned of the safety as I have overheard some bad stories. Could some of these cities be any more dangerous than say New York or Los Angelese? I’m considering going to Rio, Sao , Salvador, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Lisbon, Faro, and Lagos. Any personal experiences would be great. I know some Portuguese, and a little Russian. I definitely couldn’t get by in Russia without someone though, but I hear that those two cities are amazing!

Best answer:

Answer by Lauren
Russia is pretty dangerous. I had a friend from Russia and I told her I wanted to go to Moscow and she told me not to go by myself because i was too pretty and would be kidnapped and sold, seriously, and this was a friend FROM Russia. I haven’t heard too many bad things Brazil and Portugal though.

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09 Sep 2010 Which large city in the Western Hemisphere would you travel? Mexico City or Sao Paulo?
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Question by Ethan (Red Time Force Ranger): Which large in the would you travel? Mexico City or Sao Paulo?
Why?

Best answer:

Answer by Goomba Durr (Uncensored Version)
Sao Paulo. No record of swine flu there as far as I know

When flu season starts this Fall the sh*t may hit that proverbial influenza fan

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09 Sep 2010 DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime
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DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to to, due to pollution, dangers, crime

Do not go there!

 

Polution, crime and long lines. A new guide book made by Peter Greenberg guides you away from the worst travel destinations on the earth.

 

 

 

Places you very can avoid is listed up by Mr. Greenberg, and also lists up the airports you should avoid and at what times it is wise to visit sights around the world. A handy little guide, with some other perspective than other travel guides available to you.

 

Go there in the winter: According to Greenberg the lines at the Eiffeil tower in Paris is worst in the summer (big surprise?). He recommends of course to visit the sights in Paris in November and December months.

 

 

The internet is full of travel tips sites and guides that tells you were to go and what to see. An example of a travel guide is TripAdvisor

 

However, now there is a guide book available to you that tell you where you should not travel and make sure travelers stay away from these places.

The author calls his guide book; «Don’t go there!» And is listing up places not to go to and should avoid and at times you should avoid some places.

 

Here you will a good overview of travel destinations that at first glance looks exotic and exiting, but be aware that some of these places can have surprises you like to stay away from.

The guide book lists up the worst airports in the world and common tourist traps in addition to cover topics like pollution, crime and the worst environmental sinners.

Stinking beaches and hazardous roads have also been covered by the investigative traveler.


Several cruise ships are mentioned as not having acceptable sanitary conditions, lack of food hygiene and falsification of discharge logs.

You will in addition to advices get anecdotes about places you should avoid visiting.

For example the increased pollution in Delhi in India is caused by the increasing care sales amongst the normal people since a Indian car like Nano is sold for around 2500 USD which more people can afford in today’s India. The paradox is that some of the new cars pollute more than the older models according to what is written in the book.

The air in Calcutta is so bad that the police has to carry oxygen tanks with them., so you would not like to go for a walk and sightseeing there, unless you are a heavy smoker and do not mind to get some extra chemicals down your throat.

New York is a splendid city to visit, but be aware that statistically there will be a hurricane in the Big Apple soon. According to the guide book from Greenberg, the geography tells that the east coast of U.S.A is vulnerable to hurricanes and big storms, and big storms come on a regular basis to these areas through the last 100 years. The last big event was back in 1938, so watch out now.

 

In Pattaya polluted sanitary water is dumped into the ocean from large apartment complexes. The authorities made a law that complexes larger than 60 units should clean up their waste water before dumping it into the ocean. However, the entrepreneurs just found out to save costs they build complexes with 59 units in them and can therefore continue to dump sewage into the beach waters.

In the U.S.A you can visit the garlic capital called Gilroy in California, which is Americas arm pit. Battle Mountain in Nevada and the largest hand made well in Greensburg in Kansas, or maybe not.

First of all, this is a guide book for the normal tourist, which needs some guidance to avoid the tourist traps, and not avoid places were your health is at risk.

Here is a summary of destinations that Greenberg categorize as the worst candidates within their category.

Worst airports

Sheremetevo in Moscow – corruption, lines, lousy service, dirty and depressive. Make sure you have dollars and toilet paper with you before you arrive here. There are no alternatives as the other 3 airports in Moscow are equally bad.

Ninoy Aquino in Manila – taxi-mafia, corruption and general incompetence, but there is an alternative in Clark International which is newer.

Leopold in Dakar –Do not spend to long time here, it’s dangerous as criminals rule the area in and around the airport and usually luggage gets lost here. There are no alternatives.

Charles de Gaulle in Paris – smell, arrogance, and long lines combined with lack of logistics which is deemed to be the worst. Alternatives would be Paris-Orly or Paris-Beauvais
Congonhas in São Paulo – is one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to safety of flights due to short runway and the state of it. There are no real alternatives as Guarulhos is to busy.

Pollution

Tianying, China – an industrial city with lots of lead and heavy metals in the food. • Chongqing, China – crowded coal and steel city with an invisible sky line.

Cairo, Egypt – 2,1 percent of the deaths are caused by air pollution and the city is full of industry.

Delhi, India –the second largest polluted city in the world due to lots of traffic and lots of cheap cars which pollutes lots.

Calcutta, India – 70 percent of the people there has asthmatic problems or lounge problems in one way or another. And the police use oxygen tanks.

 Windsor, Canada – is called North Americas most polluted city due to wind carried polluted air from Detroit.

Mexico City, Mexico – lies in a pot with lots of ozone and particles in the air. The city is encapsulated by smog at all time.

 
Polluted waters

Pattaya, Thailand – once it was a beautiful beach, but now the growing population pumps out pure sewage into the beach waters.

Aral lake, Uzbekistan – dehydration causing death of fishes, salt and pure drinking water causes lots of diseases.

King-river, Australia – dumping ground for copper mines, and all animal life is gone in parts of the river.

Bangladesh – salt water destroys the drinking water and agriculture along the coast line pollutes a lot. There is a high content of arsenic in the water further inland.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The large drinking water source is polluted due to large activity of chemical treatment of textiles in the area.

Sarno-elva, Italy – Heavy metal pollution which pollutes rivers running into the Naples bay.

Toxins and radio activity

Bhopal, India – A big accident in 1984 which still brings heavy smell close to the old factory there.

Tsjernobyl, Ukraine – A known history of tragedy which is now used for extreme tourism as guided tours are given there. Do not risk this, stay away from there. • Dzerzjinsk, Russia – Fabrication of chemical weapons during the cold war and lots of remnants can be found in the region still.

Kabwe, Zambia – lead exploitation up till 1994 and we can still find dangerous metals in the earth and waters.

La Oroya, Peru – This place is full of heavy metals due to the industry in this area. • Linfen, China – is amongst the worst places in China and that tells you the most you need to know. Bring oxygen and water before you enter this area of the world.

Smelling places

Taean, South-Korea – oil spill in 2007 makes the place smell terrible even today. • Rotorua, New Zealand – Geothermal activity makes the whole city smell sulfur, so do not plan to dress up in your finest clothes or taste good food and wine here.

Naples, Italy – Very bad handling of garbage makes the trip to Vesuvius and the ruins not worth the trip.

Dharavi-slum, Mumbai, India –a rapid growing slum with open sewage and terrible sanitary conditions.

 
Most tourist traffic

New York – worst before Christmas and new years eve as well as during Thanksgiving.  Expensive hotels and crowded city makes it a nightmare for most of us. Its best going there between January and March or when the locals have long weekends in the summer and escape the city.

Disney World, Florida – endless lines in school holidays, Christmas, easter, spring break and 4th of July. An advice is to go there on a Tuesday and first go to Magic Kingdom, then Epcot followed by Hollywood Studios and last Animal Kingdom.

Grand Canyon – worst to visit during the normal weekdays since excursions and tours makes up most of the traffic and are found to be on these days. Its best to go there in October or early in the spring.

Eiffel tower, Paris – very bad in the period between May and September and longest lines in the summer months. Its best to go there in November and December as lines are better at that time. Try to go there in the weeks following Thanksgiving and New-year.

Louvre, Paris –weekends are worst, especially in the summer and in vacations. It is best to go there in the middle of the week or late on Fridays, after 20:00 as its open till 22:00 in Fridays.

Ayers Rock, Australia – Populated on the look out points at sun rise and sunset. Its best to go there in February, April or December.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – 1,8 million of visitors per year by boat, semi-subs or helicopters. Its best not to visit at all, rather try Lord Howe Island or Dunk Island which is more or less identical and much less people.
Pyramides in Giza, Egypt – most popular between October and April months and when its not hot. You should go there as early in the morning as possible at around 5:00 o clock and look at the pyramids in the sunrise. It makes the objects much more photogenic and less people around you as well. Rent a driver that collects you and ride into the sunrise in the morning.

• The Chinese Wall – Big crowds year around and the tourists comes around 09:00, come there before this, and you can be almost alone on the wall, and enjoy this architecture alone.

Crime and dangers

Yemen – has a bad reputation with kidnapping of westerners, and do not ever drive a car there.

Tijuana, Mexico – drug cartels dealing with kidnapping and shootouts; take care of your money.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – violence and corruption combined with dangers of being robbed and shot at.
Johannesburg, South-Africa –not as bad as its reputation, but still lots of violence, robberies and rapes in the streets.

Kingston, Jamaica – increasing crime in areas outside the tourist hotels.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – kidnapping and other types of crimes are common here. Foreign airliners personnel never leave the airport when they have to stay here.

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

Um dos primeiros videos que fiz apresentando o hotel IBIS PAULISTA – mostrando o quarto, banheiro, conexão de Internet, enfim, tudo que se encontra por lá. Como todos os hotéis da rede são semelhantes no mundo todo, acredito que este filme poderá ajudar alguém a decidir-se pela hospedagem lá (ou não). Um ponto fundamental pra mim é a conexão de Internet, e no IBIS você pode ter – através de um cartão que dá direito a 7 dias de conexão banda larga e boa qualidade – seja wireless ou a cabo. O cartão para 7 dias custa 49 Reais, é fácil de instalar e funciona legal. Se você esquecer o cabo, eles têm disponível na portaria. PS: esta é a minha primeira tentativa de enviar um arquivo no formato ASF. Noto que ao converter os formatos os videos vão perdendo qualidade. Este não sofreu edição alguma. This is one of the firsts videos that I made showing IBIS PAULISTA hotel in São Paulo. In this movie you can see the bedroom, the bathrom, internet conection, and all the things that perhaps can help you to decide between IBIS or other hotel. I didn’t find one video in which would be possible to see the cables of Internet connection. You can have wireless or cable connection, only using a card that for 7 days costs 49 Reais. Gente, minha primeira tentativa de enviar um arquivo no formato ASF. Noto que ao converter os formatos os videos vão perdendo qualidade. Este não sofreu edição alguma. PS: my first trying to send a file using ASF format, not converted before.

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08 Sep 2010 Travel to Brazil, the Tourists Heaven!
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Travel to , the Tourists !

Brazil is one of the best destination choices when you fly south of America. Although it is a naturally filled land but its attractions are diverse as well as plentiful. It is the one of the strongest economic power in the world. Every city within Brazil has a number of attractions in itself. If you your flights to Brazil it will never let you getting bored whichever is the city you are touring. As it is a big country going to most of the exotic places in Brazil can be very challenging. One must be taking great care while touring the Brazil. Corcovado: This is a mountain in Rio de Janeiro. The most important attraction of Corcovado is the statue of Christ the Redeeme, which is the symbol of Rio de Janeiro. Visitors flights to Brazil from UK to visit memorial. They frequently reserve their cheap flights with leading travel operator of UK like flights to brazil This site is listed as one of the seven wonders of natural world. This statue is towering above the marvelous city with open arms for, giving it forever a permanent hug. This is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most widely recognized landmarks. Pantanal: It is the world’s largest wetland of any kind. It is a Conservation Complex with a cluster of four protected areas with a total area of 187,818 ha. Its national park and wild life centers are very popular among local as well as those taking flights to Brazil. Its national park is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Pantanal is one of the world’s largest freshwater wetland ecosystems. The abundance and diversity of its vegetation and animal life are spectacular and are main attractors of Brazil flights. Copacabana: It is a 4 KM long beach, which is one of the world’s most famous beaches. After taking a tour to the whole city visitors who have taken cheap Brazil flights come here to relax, play some water sports or simply enjoy the calmness. It is also one of the liveliest beaches in the world with thousands of visitors flocking here. Lake Janauari Ecological Park: This Park is providing visitors Amazon experience with its 9,000 acres of dry land forests, lowlands and flooded forest. Visitors also love to see the many animals and birds that have made this their habitat. Now what you need to do is to reserve cheap flights to Brazil from UK or any other destination you are residing with http://www.flightstobrazil.org.uk/

As I came to know Brazil. I just loved to fly to this amazing country, and shared my views its visit. If you also want to visit click on flights to brazil from UK

Tom Boxer ft. Fly Project – Brasil Driving in Romania with Roxana, the music is: Tom Boxer ft. Fly Project – Brasil. My current favourite holiday song.

07 Sep 2010 DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime
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DO NOT GO THERE – Places not to travel to, due to pollution, dangers, crime

Do not go there!

 

Polution, crime and long lines. A new guide book made by Peter Greenberg guides you away from the worst travel destinations on the earth.

 

 

 

Places you very well can avoid is listed up by Mr. Greenberg, and also lists up the airports you should avoid and at what times it is wise to visit sights around the world. A handy little guide, with some other perspective than other travel guides available to you.

 

Go there in the winter: According to Greenberg the lines at the Eiffeil tower in Paris is worst in the summer (big surprise?). He recommends of course to visit the sights in Paris in November and December months.

 

 

The internet is full of travel tips sites and guides that tells you were to go and what to see. An example of a travel guide is TripAdvisor

 

However, now there is a guide book available to you that tell you where you should not travel and make sure travelers stay away from these places.

The author calls his guide book; «Don’t go there!» And is listing up places not to go to and should avoid and at times you should avoid some places.

 

Here you will find a good overview of travel destinations that at first glance looks exotic and exiting, but be aware that some of these places can have surprises you would like to stay away from.

The guide book lists up the worst airports in the world and common tourist traps in addition to cover topics like pollution, crime and the worst environmental sinners.

Stinking beaches and hazardous roads have also been covered by the investigative traveler.


Several cruise ships are mentioned as not having acceptable sanitary conditions, lack of food hygiene and falsification of discharge logs.

You will in addition to advices get anecdotes about places you should avoid visiting.

For example the increased pollution in Delhi in India is caused by the increasing care sales amongst the normal people since a Indian car like Nano is sold for around 2500 USD which more people can afford in today’s India. The paradox is that some of the new cars pollute more than the older models according to what is written in the book.

The air in Calcutta is so bad that the police has to carry oxygen tanks with them., so you would not like to go for a walk and sightseeing there, unless you are a heavy smoker and do not mind to get some extra chemicals down your throat.

New is a splendid city to visit, but be aware that statistically there will be a hurricane in the Big Apple soon. According to the guide book from Greenberg, the geography tells that the east coast of U.S.A is vulnerable to hurricanes and big storms, and big storms come on a regular basis to these areas through the last 100 years. The last big event was back in 1938, so watch out now.

 

In Pattaya polluted sanitary water is dumped into the ocean from large apartment complexes. The authorities made a law that complexes larger than 60 units should clean up their waste water before dumping it into the ocean. However, the entrepreneurs just found out to save costs they build complexes with 59 units in them and can therefore continue to dump sewage into the beach waters.

In the U.S.A you can visit the garlic capital called Gilroy in California, which is Americas arm pit. Battle Mountain in Nevada and the largest hand made well in Greensburg in Kansas, or maybe not.

First of all, this is a guide book for the normal tourist, which needs some guidance to avoid the tourist traps, and not avoid places were your health is at risk.

Here is a summary of destinations that Greenberg categorize as the worst candidates within their category.

Worst airports

Sheremetevo in Moscow – corruption, lines, lousy service, dirty and depressive. Make sure you have dollars and toilet paper with you before you arrive here. There are no alternatives as the other 3 airports in Moscow are equally bad.

Ninoy Aquino in Manila – taxi-mafia, corruption and general incompetence, but there is an alternative in Clark International which is newer.

Leopold in Dakar –Do not spend to long time here, it’s dangerous as criminals rule the area in and around the airport and usually luggage gets lost here. There are no alternatives.

Charles de Gaulle in Paris – smell, arrogance, and long lines combined with lack of logistics which is deemed to be the worst. Alternatives would be Paris-Orly or Paris-Beauvais
Congonhas in São Paulo – is one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to safety of flights due to short runway and the state of it. There are no real alternatives as Guarulhos is to busy.

Pollution

Tianying, China – an industrial city with lots of lead and heavy metals in the food. • Chongqing, China – crowded coal and steel city with an invisible sky line.

Cairo, Egypt – 2,1 percent of the deaths are caused by air pollution and the city is full of industry.

Delhi, India –the second largest polluted city in the world due to lots of traffic and lots of cars which pollutes lots.

Calcutta, India – 70 percent of the people there has asthmatic problems or lounge problems in one way or another. And the police use oxygen tanks.

 Windsor, Canada – is called North Americas most polluted city due to wind carried polluted air from Detroit.

Mexico City, Mexico – lies in a pot with lots of ozone and particles in the air. The city is encapsulated by smog at all time.

 
Polluted waters

Pattaya, Thailand – once it was a beautiful beach, but now the growing population pumps out pure sewage into the beach waters.

Aral lake, Uzbekistan – dehydration causing death of fishes, salt and pure drinking water causes lots of diseases.

King-river, Australia – dumping ground for copper mines, and all animal life is gone in parts of the river.

Bangladesh – salt water destroys the drinking water and agriculture along the coast line pollutes a lot. There is a high content of arsenic in the water further inland.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The large drinking water source is polluted due to large activity of chemical treatment of textiles in the area.

Sarno-elva, Italy – Heavy metal pollution which pollutes rivers running into the Naples bay.

Toxins and radio activity

Bhopal, India – A big accident in 1984 which still brings heavy smell close to the old factory there.

Tsjernobyl, Ukraine – A known history of tragedy which is now used for extreme tourism as guided tours are given there. Do not risk this, stay away from there. • Dzerzjinsk, Russia – Fabrication of chemical weapons during the cold war and lots of remnants can be found in the region still.

Kabwe, Zambia – lead exploitation up till 1994 and we can still find dangerous metals in the earth and waters.

La Oroya, Peru – This place is full of heavy metals due to the industry in this area. • Linfen, China – is amongst the worst places in China and that tells you the most you need to know. Bring oxygen and water before you enter this area of the world.

Smelling places

Taean, South-Korea – oil spill in 2007 makes the place smell terrible even today. • Rotorua, New Zealand – Geothermal activity makes the whole city smell sulfur, so do not plan to dress up in your finest clothes or taste good food and wine here.

Naples, Italy – Very bad handling of garbage makes the trip to Vesuvius and the ruins not worth the trip.

Dharavi-slum, Mumbai, India –a rapid growing slum with open sewage and terrible sanitary conditions.

 
Most tourist traffic

New York – worst before Christmas and new years eve as well as during Thanksgiving.  Expensive hotels and crowded city makes it a nightmare for most of us. Its best going there between January and March or when the locals have long weekends in the summer and escape the city.

Disney World, Florida – endless lines in school holidays, Christmas, easter, spring break and 4th of July. An advice is to go there on a Tuesday and first go to Magic Kingdom, then Epcot followed by Hollywood Studios and last Animal Kingdom.

Grand Canyon – worst to visit during the normal weekdays since excursions and tours makes up most of the traffic and are found to be on these days. Its best to go there in October or early in the spring.

Eiffel tower, Paris – very bad in the period between May and September and longest lines in the summer months. Its best to go there in November and December as lines are at that time. Try to go there in the weeks following Thanksgiving and New-year.

Louvre, Paris –weekends are worst, especially in the summer and in vacations. It is best to go there in the middle of the week or late on Fridays, after 20:00 as its open till 22:00 in Fridays.

Ayers Rock, Australia – Populated on the look out points at sun rise and sunset. Its best to go there in February, April or December.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – 1,8 million of visitors per year by boat, semi-subs or helicopters. Its best not to visit at all, rather try Lord Howe Island or Dunk Island which is more or less identical and much less people.
Pyramides in Giza, Egypt – most popular between October and April months and when its not hot. You should go there as early in the morning as possible at around 5:00 o clock and look at the pyramids in the sunrise. It makes the objects much more photogenic and less people around you as well. Rent a driver that collects you and ride into the sunrise in the morning.

• The Chinese Wall – Big crowds year around and the tourists comes around 09:00, come there before this, and you can be almost alone on the wall, and enjoy this architecture alone.

Crime and dangers

Yemen – has a bad reputation with kidnapping of westerners, and do not ever drive a car there.

Tijuana, Mexico – drug cartels dealing with kidnapping and shootouts; take care of your money.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – violence and corruption combined with dangers of being robbed and shot at.
Johannesburg, South-Africa –not as bad as its reputation, but still lots of violence, robberies and rapes in the streets.

Kingston, Jamaica – increasing crime in areas outside the tourist hotels.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – kidnapping and other types of crimes are common here. Foreign airliners personnel never leave the airport when they have to stay here.

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

Pessoal no pra ver o Nightwish antes de eles irem embora pra Belo Horizonte, MG.

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05 Sep 2010 Parque Lage In Rio De Janeiro Is A Hidden Gem Well Worth Dropping In One Sunny Day Of Your Vacation By Dehouche Travel

Parque Lage In Rio De Is A Hidden Gem Well Worth Dropping In One Day Of Your Vacation By Dehouche Travel

When thermometers rise in Rio and shady spots are sought out, it’s important to where to go to escape both the heat and the crowds. Leafy Jardim Botânico is certainly enticing, but local luxury travel experts Dehouche recommend bypassing the hordes pouring in here and heading instead to its slightly younger sister, Parque Lage, lying just a little further down the street.

 Ask a Carioca when they last went to ‘Sugarloaf’ and they’ll reply that it was several years ago when their cousin last visited from São Paulo. Ask them when they last went to ‘Parque Lage’ and the more likely response is that they have never actually been. Dehouche suggest taking advantage of this heinous oversight.

 Parque Lage lies at the foot of Corcovado, far enough away from the traffic roaring down ‘Rua Jardim Botânico’ that it’s easy to forget the hustle of the city. Backed by acres of Atlantic rainforest and with the lagoon just in front, it benefits from a more agreeable temperature than many other parts of the city.

The park’s life began back in the early 19th century when English landscape architect John Tyndale was commissioned to design the gardens, imprinting upon the landscape the romantic style so popular in his home country at that time. In the mid 18th century the land was acquired by the Lage family in whose hands it stayed until 1913.

After a brief spell in possession of another, the park was re-appropriated by Henrique Lage in 1920, who in the same decade invited Italian architect Mario Vodret, to redesign both the gardens and impressive colonial mansion which today stands at their forefront. The eclectic style he brought with him was greatly appreciated by Henrique’s wife, Italian singer Gabriela Bezanzoni, at that time a prominent figure on the Carioca party circuit and known for hosting lavish events. Sadly, Parque Lage’s heyday was short lived and Henrique was later forced to sell the property to pay his debts. Fortunately however, the park was saved by the state, receiving protection as part of the city’s cultural heritage and opening to the public in the 1960s.

 Climb the steps to the mansion and inside discover the scene which pleased Gabriela so much; an incandescent green swimming pool encircled by a courtyard, the imposing architecture of the mansion reflected in its still waters. Take a seat under the arches, where the comfortable low tables of the café are adorned generously with cushions and interspersed with displays of artwork from the art school housed here today. Order one of the delicious home made quiches before they are swiped from the kitchen window by the monkeys from the park behind.

 Dehouche particularly recommend stopping by for the weekend buffet breakfast, when the courtyard fills with live music, as the perfect way to start the day on your honeymoon. If you manage to resist the temptation to overindulge, linger long enough to explore the rambling park behind; if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, it’s possible to hike through the subtropical rainforest to the summit of Corcovado itself.

Let Dehouche arrange your luxury boutique hotel and enjoy a whole host of insider tips on where to truly escape from it all on your honeymoon.

 

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Leblon,

Rio de Janeiro ,

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www.dehouche.com