Take care when you travel, the world can be ugly

US State Department advisory map (static version, follow link  for current map).

While I generally like to accentuate the positive, it has to be conceded that travel is not without its dangers.

I was reminded of this by a bizarre and frightening story from Mexico, about people in a popular resort town being beaten, stripped naked and tied to lamposts. 

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