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Top 20 worst vacation spots in the world

A list composed by UK and US government organizations and NGOs

Newsroom June 23 03:49

Time to play your summer holidays. You’re looking at prices, plans, accommodations and transportation options. But sometimes, vacations can turn into a nightmare. Thus, state organizations and NGOs in the UK and the US put together a catalogue with the most dangerous vacation spots on the planet. Visit them if you will, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.

 

  1. Afghanistan – The reasons are obvious

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  1. Mt. Everest – Every climber’s dream, but this year’s earthquakes make it even more dangerous and deadly than it already is

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  1. Honduras – High crime rate and diseases

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  1. Iraq – Threat of ISIS and various other terrorist organizations

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  1. Egypt – Political instability and fundamentalism on the rise

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  1. India – Extremely high rates of rape

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  1. Mali – A civil war plagues this Saharan country

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  1. Detroit, USA – The ghost of the American Dream. High crime rates

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  1. Somalia – Pirates, disease

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  1. North Korea – Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian dictatorship and everything it entails

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  1. Syria – Civil war, ISIS, violence, terrorism

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  1. Antarctica – A beautiful place but the most inhospitable in terms of natural phenomena and dangers

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  1. Caracas, Venezuela – Extremely high murder rate (22,692 murders in 2012 alone) and a high chance to be abducted

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  1. Myanmar – Military dictatorship

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  1. Southern Sudan – The youngest country in the world is plagued by extreme civil wars

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  1. Central African Republic – Disease, hunger, misery, crime rate. A very troubled place

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  1. Guatemala – Exotic, but not for women. Rape, drugs are commonplace

 nt17

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  1. Eritrea’s Danakil Desert – Extreme heat is the least of your worries. “Civil war” on the border to Ethiopia

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  1. Nigeria – Wars, and more wars. A place for war correspondents only

 nt19

  1. Eastern Ukraine – Geopolitical bubbling cauldron.

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