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Photo courtesy of Flickr/NIH Image Gallery From the moment I decided to embark on a three-month journey around the Caribbean and Central America, I knew Zika was a possibility. It was impossible not to ignore the headlines. Caused by a bite from the Aedes mosquito, Zika is affecting dozens of countries and territories in Asia,…
While U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have both reported locally acquired Zika cases, the mosquito is yet to have reached the United States. Unfortunately, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, now reports that — thanks to warming temperatures — the disease-carrying mosquito will make its…
Police officers in Istanbul; Flickr/Niels van Reijmersdal Over the last year, there have been scores of horrific terror attacks around the world — including in popular international tourist destinations. Many travelers who have been considering trips — or already booked them — are now wondering: Is traveling to Europe still safe? Is traveling to Egypt,…
We travel to relax, explore, and experience the beauty of the world. Except the world isn’t always beautiful and traveling isn’t always “relaxing,” to say the least. What would it take for you to stop traveling? A mugging, kidnapping, or say, bombs? I’ve traveled extensively for the last eight years, sometimes with friends and sometimes…
Black Scorpion, Photo by Kenneth Moore via Flickr
Image by Vs Heidelberg Photos via Flickr If you haven’t noticed, travel safety advice comes from everywhere. Everyone’s armed with a trick or two up his or her sleeve, or maybe even a personal tale of caution. The thing is, like with most horrible things we don’t like to think about, we tend to assume…
Vacationers and wild animals have an uneasy relationship. From stampeding manatees to thieving monkeys, here are some videos that will surprise you — and hopefully make you think twice before encroaching too much on a wild animal’s personal space — and some tips for better close encounters in the animal kingdom.
It’s not all luxury suites and overwater bungalows here at Oyster.com; we’ve seen the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. From claustrophobia-inducing spaces to dirty and drab budget hotels, some rooms have haunted us long after checkout. Take a look at these 10 nightmare-inducing hotel rooms we visited (so you don’t have to).
The Bill of Rights, as we’re sure most of you already already know, is the name given to the first 10 amendments of the Unites States Constitution. The amendments are primarily in place to safeguard the concept of democracy; they give specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, and also outline the limitations on the…
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul Traveling to exotic locales can seem intimidating — and a foremost concern in the minds of many is safety. Even accessible and familiar destinations can be more dangerous than we realize, as we showed recently when we shared 9 popular tourist destinations with surprisingly high murder rates. But we were also…