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 bohemianwonderwoman Felix Cemmell Post Count: 34 Msg: #1 536 days ago, June 7th 2008 | I'm planning a trip to some dive sites on the East coast of Sri Lanka next month. I'll have to travel by train or car from Colombo to the East coast. Does anyone know if there's any likelyhood of targetting tourists on route? | I'm also planning to do some voluntary work in Karachi later in the year for 1 month. Is there a likelikood of targetting westerners in the city or on route from India by train? Would love to hear anyone's experiences on either...  nishantha076 Nishantha Post Count: 5 Msg: #2 147 days ago, July 1st 2009 | Hi, | Even though there were problems for last 25 years or more but tourists have never been a target for them. Nishantha  Mell Mell Post Count: 13894 Msg: #3 147 days ago, July 1st 2009 | I am not sure Pakistan is safe for anybody at the moment. The situation there seems to be unpredictable. | Pakistan at war? Is it still safe to travel there? But, you have probably been there by now Felix? If so, how was it? Did you feel safe? Mel [Edited: 07:25 - Mell ]  vaibhav 81 vaibhav malhotra Post Count: 22 Msg: #4 139 days ago, July 8th 2009 | Hi , | I do not intend to sound anti-pakistan...but current situation in NORTH WESTERN AREAS bordering AFghanistan are highly unstable......Pakistan has many islamist groups who do not see favourably to women folks ...But I have heard the punjabi dominated areas like Islamabad ..Lahore are better than rest of the country. regards, Vaibhav Sooriyajeevan Sooriyajeevan Post Count: 2 Msg: #5 133 days ago, July 15th 2009 | Sri Lanka is not safeDespite the end of civil war, military checkpoints are all over the place. You risk being get caught in cross fire. Besides, the government now has evidence to believe banned journalists and foreign government agents pretend as tourists to enter the country. Therefore, there is a high level of suspicion on foreigners. Journalists, human rights activists and foreign government agents are particularly interested in the East Cost regions and Northern region of Sri Lanka. Unless you are interested in a government sponsored tour or event you may want to avoid Sri Lanka at this time. Sooriyajeevan Ish Ishanth Post Count: 3 Msg: #6 133 days ago, July 15th 2009 | [Edited: 08:01 - Ish ] bohemianwonderwoman Felix Cemmell Post Count: 34 Msg: #7 133 days ago, July 15th 2009 | I certainly won't be going over in the near future...even if there looks to be peace it's not going to be overnight... | bohemianwonderwoman Felix Cemmell Post Count: 34 Msg: #8 133 days ago, July 15th 2009 | I haven't got to Pakistan yet...I was going to go last january, but with all the commotion with the Mumbai attacks being linked to Pakistani militants etc...I decided not to risk it...I'm thinking to give it another go this coming January if it's all calmed down...we'll see. I'm back in the UK at the moment saving my pennies til then...what are your plans Mell? | Mell Mell Post Count: 13894 Msg: #9 133 days ago, July 15th 2009 | I am off to Brazil and Uruguay in November, Felix. I have a list of 'want to go tos' for next year, but I have to wait until after Christmas before I buy the flight tickets. I wish I could just buy the tickets now, because more and more keeps going on the list and deciding is getting harder and harder. And everytime I think I have decided, somebody here on TravelBlog will start talking about a great destination and that gets added to my list too. | I just read a blog by somebody who just travelled through Pakistan with Oz bus. They had a lot of armed guards with them all the time. She was also in Iran during the riots. From the blog she wrote it seems like it was a scary experience. Here is a link to her profile page. Turkishdelight samaranayake K Samaranayake Post Count: 1 Msg: #10 132 days ago, July 16th 2009 | Sri Lanka - strictly danger zone1. Check US travel warnning, June 2009 http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_3011.html http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/warden_information.html 2. 170 people died for deadly Dengu Fever in a month (July, 2009 - including travellers) 3. SL is worst place for election violances in the world. Elections months are comming up in SL. Better be aware of them. 4. There is no saftey law's in Sri Lanka for tourist. Even a valid insurance would give you nothing as per Sri Lankan law. [Edited: 16:03 - samaranayake - update] daveMr david moore Post Count: 1 Msg: #11 129 days ago, July 19th 2009 | I have travelled to Sri Lanka recently (including India/Maldives/Indonesia). Once I landed in Sri Lanka, I really felt why Sri Lanka was a tourist place... | It was one of the worst places I have seen as a tourist. Allmost all the hotels and tour operators are lieng as much as possible. Everybody want to make some money out of it. For me, it is not a relaxing place. Most of the time I spent to safeguard me instead of enjoying tourism. Never Again in my Life Time !!! Oceanboy Sunny King Post Count: 7 Msg: #12 127 days ago, July 20th 2009 | Returned from Sri Lanka three weeks ago. Had a restful time. Avoided the North and East - even though the guns have been silenced in that part (after 30 years), I thought it best to stay away on this trip. Had a great time on the beaches. Mount Lavinia beach (West) has great restuarants. Must confess that I spent a bit to make sure I got the best - avoid the cheap deals - its well worth it. Plan on going back in a few months to have another go at the lobster and perhaps take a trip to Trincomalee (East) - things shouda died down even further by then and the seas would be calmer (avoid the Monsoon season?). Good luck! | [Edited: 18:18 - Oceanboy - forgot to add Monsoon season info] Number of Users: 9 | Number of Posts: 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
