travelling and can tell you if certain countries are blocked due to fraud and abuse. Carry a non-toll-free number for your bank or credit card company. 1-800...

tourists contemplating shorter stays should take extensive precautions. Filter or treat your own water, use bottled water, checking to make sure lid is...

Niger (there is a Koranic proverb to that effect), so be careful not to abuse the hospitality you will be shown. For the most part, try to accept all...

Thailand. It's common for well-paid expatriates to hire maids, nannies, and helpers, and the cost of living is more or less affordable. Working and living...

not uncommon for police to impose harsh punishments on any form racial abuse – physical or verbal. Current legislation prohibits hate speech as well...

has a relatively high crime rate, particularly sexual abuse, general violence after alcohol abuse, and theft. Be careful on or right after pay day, the...

This critically acclaimed film deals with the horrific fallout of child abuse, rampant in Boston during the 1970s. Exploring where people's loyalties...

around the parks and abbey - you may see them drinking lager and shouting abuse, which can surprise many first-time visitors. However, they're not pushy...

an aggravating factor in prosecution. Homosexuals are often targets of abuse and physical violence, often actively encouraged by religious leaders. LGBT...

destination. Road rage is extremely common and universally prevalent. Verbal abuse among drivers and road users is a given and is considered normal. Road rage...

independence fighters called the Mau Mau and the British, with horrendous abuses of human rights on both sides. Kenyan nationalist Jomo Kenyatta was arrested...

life management or housing matters related to mental health or substance abuse. Emergency Social Services are available around the clock : ☏ +358 9 3104-4222...

young, but in the last decades high standards of living and stories about abuse have had a deterring effect. The highway between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg...

using taxis (at least departing from the Otogar) since they usually tend to abuse their monopolistic position by refusing to go to closer destinations, behaving...

cities, London has a variety of social problems, especially begging, drug abuse and theft; mobile phones are a favourite target, often snatched by fast-moving...

Euro per hour (normally paid by taxpayer money, but you do not want to abuse the system). Location might be best told as ETRS89/WGS84 coordinates (check...

is common for courts to impose harsh punishments on any form of racial abuse, physical or verbal. Current legislation prohibits hate speech as well as...

visibly Jewish (e.g. wearing a kippah) can attract unwanted attention, verbal abuse or even violence even in some neighborhoods of major first world cities...

encounter any problems at all. If you do experience racial abuse then you can call on the police to help, although realistically if no other offense has been...

people are sometimes subjected to abuse and discrimination. The average tourist is unlikely to experience racist abuse in any way, shape, or form, and violent...