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In reply to the discussion: If you travel to Europe this summer, beware of this: [View all]Quemado
(1,262 posts)My wife and I were in Quito for a few days and Manta for a few days in 2013 as part of a retirement locations scouting trip. We probably weren't in Quito long enough to get a good understanding of the safety situation. We were, however, warned by gringos in Quito to not carry backpacks as that is a sign to thieves that you are a tourist and you have something of value in that backpack. Manta was safer than Quito. Manta probably doesn't get as many tourists and ex-pats as Quito gets.
When I was in the Army, I lived in Germany from 1978 to 1980. Back then, things were relatively safe in Germany, though we were warned about certain places to avoid and things we shouldn't do.
I understand that people want to visit a foreign country because they see commercials on TV that show the foreign country to be a great place for a vacation. Almost nobody warns about potential bad things that can happen.