Though a lot of countries are totally ok to travel to, when planning an international trip, you should know if any location imposes health or safety risks.
If it is a new destination, I personally go on the US travel advisories website. Anything that needs to be warned or stated is on that website. I personally don’t like to skip this off of my list because you just never know.
I have seen travelers go to countries like Iraq where it is incredibly dangerous. Personally would never take such a risk.
Maybe those travelers don’t mind the risks, or maybe they simply think it wont ever happen to them. Who knows but I try to be mindful of my safety when picking a location.
For health risks I go on Center of Disease Control before anywhere else. Simply put in your destination and it will populate in the search.
It is a little bizarre how often I hear so many travelers not having proper vaccines.
Plan ahead for planning an international trip, protect yourself. Go to the doctor if you are not sure, they will always help and tell you what vaccines you need incase immunity is low or you’ve never received any vaccines.
The last thing anyone wants is to get sick on a trip, having the proper vaccinations helps you stay a step ahead incase you do get exposed to anything.
Simply put, health and safety is important if we want to continue to travel. 🙂