Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise increased caution in Algeria due to terrorism and kidnapping. Do not travel to: Areas near the eastern and southern borders due to terrorism and kidnapping. Areas in the Sahara Desert due to terrorism and kidnapping. Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Algeria. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning and have…
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Do not travel to Somalia due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health issues, kidnapping, and piracy. Country Summary: Violent crime, such as kidnapping and murder, is common throughout Somalia, including Puntland and the Somaliland region. Illegal roadblocks are widespread. Some schools and other facilities acting as “cultural rehabilitation” centers are operating…
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to: Borno, Yobe, and northern Adamawa states due to terrorism and kidnapping Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Zamfara states due to kidnapping Coastal…
Luxury cruising is designed to wow. Think visually stunning ships with museum-worthy art collections and all-suite accommodations swathed in an abundance of marble. Think silken sheets by European designers and other high-end decor. The crew-to-passenger ratio can be one- or two-to-one, so you rarely need to look for service or stand in a queue. On top of all that,…
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise increased caution in Mozambique due to health issues, crime and terrorism. Some areas have greater risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Certain districts in Cabo Delgado Province due to terrorism. Reconsider Travel To: Pemba, the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado, due to threat of terrorism. Country Summary: Violent crime,…
You can really boil hotel stays down into two distinct categories. There are stays in which the hotel is the focal point and a big part of the draw of visiting a particular destination. Then there are stays where the hotel is merely a convenient place to lay your head at night. The latter reason is what brought me…
It’s not often that hotel companies come along and offer something that truly breaks the mold. It’s even more rare when the same company does it twice. CitizenM is a hotel chain focused on offering affordable places to work, stay and relax in popular cities around the world without paying for extras that people aren’t likely to use. Earlier…
Want to truly immerse yourself in the vastness of the USA? There’s no better way than to take a scenic cross-country train trip. During these long-distance train rides, the journey is just as exciting as the destination itself. Relaxing in your seat as you watch the U.S. landscape out your train car window slowly change from cities to farmlands…
