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Sunday, 15 January, 2012 - 22:12

The ethical question of tourism in Burma has been addressed by me before, however during 2011 and into the start of 2012 the fundamentals on which our previous advice had been based, changed.

Our advice has always been based on guidance issued by the only legitimately elected leader of the Burmese people, Aung San Suu Kyi. She had previously asked tourists to stay...

Monday, 19 September, 2011 - 21:44

Travel SafetyThe short answer to this question is an unequivocal NO; the vast majority of travel passes without any serious incident.

To put it into perspective, think about what happens in London on a daily basis, no one would answer the question ‘is London too dangerous to visit?’ with a ‘yes’.

However when we think about travel to...

Friday, 16 September, 2011 - 20:00

The travel safety advice and opinion of the experts at Safe Gap Year are sought after by many individuals, organisations and the media.

The Daily Express journalist Adrian Lee contacted Peter Mayhew the Director of Safe Gap Year to discuss travel safety issues in the wake of the tragic murder of David Tebbutt and kidnap of his wife Judith Tebbutt by suspected...

Friday, 5 August, 2011 - 20:00

Attacks by Polar Bears are rare, but not unheard of and those living, working and travelling in their habitat know to give them a very wide berth and to put measures in place to protect themselves.

The tragic incident in which Horatio Chapple lost his life and 4 others in the group sustained serious injuries serves as the worst kind of warning to everyone that when you wander...

Sunday, 12 June, 2011 - 17:38

Travel safety tipsThere is one question I get asked on a daily basis, ‘what can I do to avoid danger on my trip’ or a variant there of. If I could answer this in one or two paragraphs, I would copyright it tomorrow and retire…

The challenges which face travellers to almost any part of the world are so diverse, that even during...