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[Note: the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 early this morning happened subsequent to the publication time of this article].
Terror strikes infrequently and randomly, and that's the essence of its horror. There's no predicting when or where a psychopathic individual will attack, and every incident becomes a cause for worry. Different folks, of course, respond differently.
But I'm not going to stop traveling! Traveling and travel photography are the passions of my life, and I always proceed with the assumption that "lightening doesn't strike twice." Terror depends on unpredictability. Once it's hit a certain place, I believe that place becomes the safest place in the world for quite awhile, as the authorities there are on full alert while the terrorists go back into hiding.
Travel Weekly contains an insightful article by Richard Turen. He cites some interesting statistics about terrorism, starting with the fact that (in 2011) only 17 U.S. citizens were killed by terrorist acts (and that figure includes civilian deaths in war zones). Here's his [abridged] list of the statistics about how unlikely an individual is to die from a terror incident. Statistically, you're...
Travel the world ... and Discover More!
P.S. — the artwork at the top of this article was created and copyrighted by Sarah Morgan Shepherd.
Terror strikes infrequently and randomly, and that's the essence of its horror. There's no predicting when or where a psychopathic individual will attack, and every incident becomes a cause for worry. Different folks, of course, respond differently.
But I'm not going to stop traveling! Traveling and travel photography are the passions of my life, and I always proceed with the assumption that "lightening doesn't strike twice." Terror depends on unpredictability. Once it's hit a certain place, I believe that place becomes the safest place in the world for quite awhile, as the authorities there are on full alert while the terrorists go back into hiding.
Travel Weekly contains an insightful article by Richard Turen. He cites some interesting statistics about terrorism, starting with the fact that (in 2011) only 17 U.S. citizens were killed by terrorist acts (and that figure includes civilian deaths in war zones). Here's his [abridged] list of the statistics about how unlikely an individual is to die from a terror incident. Statistically, you're...
6 times more likely to die from hot weatherBut here's an even more important reason to keep on traveling and doing the things we love. We have, in the words of Mary Oliver's poem, one wild and precious life to live. We go around just one time on this magical experience called life. If you wait until all risk is gone, you ensure only one thing: that you'll never make it to Paris, London, Bora Bora, or any of the other places on your bucket list!
8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer
404 times more likely to die from a fall
1,048 times more likely to die in a car accident
23,528 times more likely to die from obesity
Travel the world ... and Discover More!
P.S. — the artwork at the top of this article was created and copyrighted by Sarah Morgan Shepherd.
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