Comments on: Is South Africa Safe for Tourists? https://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-africa/south-africa-safe-tourist/ Seeing the World One Step at a Time Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:14:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Michael Zullo https://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-africa/south-africa-safe-tourist/#comment-19878 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.davestravelcorner.com/?p=66662#comment-19878 Very good article, Anthea. Also, the steps you mention for tourists and travelers when visiting South Africa are right on the mark. Additionally, as you mention in your article folks should take the same steps when touring Asia and Europe – I’ll add South America, North America and Australia. Another step for Americans would be to enroll in the “Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP),” a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy to receive:

1. Important information from the Embassy about safety conditions in your destination country, helping you make informed decisions about your travel plans.

2. Help the U.S. Embassy contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency.

3. Help family and friends get in touch with you in an emergency.

My wife and I were in Istanbul and avoided a violent demonstration held at Taksim Square when Turkish riot police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The U.S. Embassy sent us a warning not to go near Taksim Gezi Park – less than a half mile from where we were renting an apartment for30-days.

U.S. State department link to register foreign travel = https://step.state.gov/step/

M&G
NYC

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