/* eslint-disable */ // Safety Basics — first-trip-abroad L3 hub. Mirrors the three-day template's // editorial vocabulary (cream/teal/tan, Playfair + DM Sans/Mono, numbered sections, // hero masthead). Voice: experienced friend, calm, opinionated. Not alarmist. const { useState: useSBState } = React; /* ---------- HERO ---------- */ const SBHero = () => (
); /* ---------- I · TWELVE TOPICS ---------- */ const SBPlaces = () => { const [region, setRegion] = useSBState("All"); const regions = ["All", "Awareness", "Solo", "Women alone", "Night", "Logistics", "Emergency"]; const filtered = SB_PLACES.filter(p => region === "All" || p.region === region); return (
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Twelve safety topics,before you leave.

The questions worth thinking through once, calmly, before the flight. Each card opens a hand-built brief by the desk — practical, opinionated, never alarmist.

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II

Field notes.The signal vs. the noise.

The opening pages of the desk's house brief on first-trip safety — what the data says, what travelers actually email about, and the small set of things that make the real difference.

Read the seed essay
"Solo travel safety comes down to three things: research before you go, trust your instincts while you're there, and always have backup plans. Most travelers never encounter serious problems, but preparation makes the difference between a story you tell and a story that ends a trip. The work isn't fear; it's specific."

The most common mistake on a first trip is being scared of the wrong things. The crowded plaza looks dangerous; the back of the unmarked taxi at midnight is dangerous. The street vendor with a smile feels suspicious; the friendly stranger at the bar who offers to walk you home is the actual concern. Most countries are safer than their headlines. The work of a first-time traveler is learning which neighborhoods, which hours, which apps — not which countries.

What you protect, on a first trip abroad, is the same thing every good traveler protects: enough margin that the trip can surprise you. Two cards in two pockets. The ride home booked before you leave the hotel. A photograph of your passport in cloud storage. Then forget it all and walk somewhere new.

— Iris Mendoza, Planning Desk · House brief Nº 11

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III

Eight situations,by country.

Country-specific safety briefs from correspondents who actually went. Not the worst-case lists — the day-to-day texture: the apps that work in Medellín, the dress code in Aswan, the scooter rule in Hanoi.

All country briefs
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IV

The first-tripsafety matrix.

Six trip shapes, six different briefs. Pick the row that matches the trip you're actually taking, not the worst-case version someone at dinner warned you about.

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V

Eight reads,by depth.

The pieces sitting one click below this page. The first is the seed essay; the rest are country briefs and category-specific reads, hand-built. Read in order or skip to the trip you're already planning.

All Safety essays
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VI

The Planning desk.Three editors on safety.

Safety is the topic the desk argues about most — what's a real risk, what's a paper one, what's worth packing for, what's worth ignoring. These are the people writing it.

Desk masthead
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VII

The brief.Eight tips, in order of importance.

The non-obvious things. Tested on the road, ordered by how much they matter on a first trip abroad. Read once. Forget on purpose. Walk somewhere new.

Full safety guide
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VIII

The questionsreaders send in.

Lightly edited reader letters about safety on a first trip abroad. If yours isn't here, the planning desk reads every email.

Ask the desk →
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TWO CARDS · TWO POCKETS · ONE PHOTOGRAPHED PASSPORT

Take the tripthat already feels safe.

Pick the brief that matches your trip. Pre-book the ride home. Photograph the passport. Then forget all of it and go walk somewhere new.

Read the seed essay → ↑ Back to First Trip Abroad
SAFETY BASICS · FORM Nº 11 · UPDATED 06.05.2026
FIELD DESK Nº 118
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