Is It Safe to Travel to France?

Lcoffeerequired on 28/04/2016 - 12:34
Last edited 28/04/2016 - 12:54 by 1 other user

Hi everyone

Some advice would be most appreciated. We have a trip coming up in about 6 weeks and in between the main destination, seeing that Europe is so cheap to travel in between, on my bucket list is Paris, France for 3 days, then off to Sicily, Italy for 6 or so.

The problem, this whole terror threat garbage. Reading the news basically said in France, that was a warm up and to expect more attacks in 2016. State of emergency until May 26 (we are going in June - even worse?). With possible attacks just being announced in Stockholm and even Rome, Italy a bit of a target.

Honestly I feel safest at home thinking about it, but the world is an amazing place with so many things to see.

I'm thinking of cancelling my flights to France/Italy (about $2000 so mega depressing, who knows if I'll get anything back at all) and going to Croatia which has a much safer rating atm and not much in the news in regards to attacks.

What do you recommend? Go and have fun, it's not that bad and the media is hyping it up? I don't my bucket list to… well you know… end with a bang.

Avoid the area and do you have recommendations of a different location? - This missus picked Croatia as the beaches etc look amazing.

What do you think? Thank you :)

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    Yes - Go and have fun?
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  • poppit88 on 30/04/2016 - 23:58

    Not sure…. but were you scarpering around Westfield Bankstown on Friday.

    Seriously, no where is safe. When your time's up. It's up.

    Paris and the North of France particularly resonate with me. The country is absolutely spectacular.

    Go for it.

  • SitarBoy on 01/05/2016 - 02:54
    +1

    Just went 2 days ago! There is absolutely no issue going right now! I do realise that there is a bit of a terror issue going on in Europe but my experience in France was no altered in anyway because of this thought. It isn't worth waisting $2000 trust me on that

  • Donaldhump on 01/05/2016 - 03:18

    For the record the bus I needed to Palestine was blown up the day before…. I still got it.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 21:56

      Which station did you leave from? I assume you were in Israel.

      • Donaldhump on 08/05/2016 - 05:44

        Jerusalem

        • [Deactivated] on 09/05/2016 - 18:05

          Where in Jerusalem?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 16:25

    Having been to Syria I say never avoid an otherwise relatively safe place because of random attacks. That will happen in EVERY country.
    Unless you want to live in Iceland or Aus/NZ exclusively you have to accept the risk.

    Have fun!

  • anawth on 01/05/2016 - 21:56

    Don't let it bother you. You won't regret going.

  • spychiatrist on 01/05/2016 - 22:37

    If you don't go to France you let the terrorists win

  • YTW on 02/05/2016 - 01:04

    If it makes you and your partner feel better, why not look at a few webcams of Paris to see if that helps settle your nerves. Maybe it would help to see people going about their everyday business as normal.

  • Xcom on 02/05/2016 - 15:42

    I just got home from France (was in country for around 2 weeks) and had no issues at all. Don't be worried and just enjoy your holiday :)

  • spacemansam on 04/05/2016 - 23:47

    I was in Istanbul 4 days after the recent bombings. I thought of cancelling but am so glad we went ahead with the trip. I think the thing that kept me at ease was knowing that the chances of a terrorist attack happening at the exact moment and at the exact place that I happen to be at that time are very slim.

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