1、Travel precautions外出旅游安全为上！以下几种方法让你远离危险。Youve saved for years to visit Africa. And now, just weeks before your departure date, violence breaks out after the Kenyan elections. Should you take the risk of going or not? Even travelers who think theyre going to a safe place should stay alert (警惕的).Here
2、are ways to make an informed (明智的) decision, keep yourself safe and possibly keep your savings intact (完好无损的) if the worst happens.1. Find on-the-ground reportsObviously the most effective way to really know whats happening is talking to people who are there. The key here is geography.Tourism bureau
3、s can be useful. While its in their interest to attract visitors, its also in their interest to make sure tourists arent traveling into harms way. For more elaborate (精心计划的) trips, do the research before you book.2. Check government warningsThe first source to try is travel.state.gov, the U.S. State
4、 Departments website. Travel alerts tell you about short-term problems. Travel warnings are for ongoing danger.3. Peruse (浏览 ) web forumsAs with any web search, you need to be selective about whats reliable and whats not. Try , an online visa and passport service that lists countries alphabetically
5、and links to sources of information newspaper websites, the State Department, web forums about safety and a large number of other topics. You can get information from forums that may help you evaluate, but you cant reliably get the whole picture here.4. Get travel insuranceMost policies (保险单) will c
6、over some costs associated with canceling a trip, but vacations in a potentially dangerous place may need evacuation (撤出) insurance as well. Remember that the plan may not cover you if your destination is under a warning before you buy a policy.5. Use common senseIf you do decide to go ahead with yo
7、ur plans, pay attention. Dont take flashy jewelry, dont get drunk, and dont hang out in dangerous places at night.Make copies of your passport and other important documents, and leave them with someone at home.Plan ahead to call relatives or friends at home on specific days, so that theyll know if youre not available when you should be.选自 空中英语教室Help 1:State Department: （美国）国务院Help 2: departure n. an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey 出发，离开evaluate v. to judge how good, useful, or successful something is 评估
