/* eslint-disable */ // Safety Basics — first-trip-abroad L3 hub data. // Twelve safety topics anyone abroad should think through, eight country-specific // situations, the desk's reading list, the brief, and the questions readers send in. const SB_META = { count: 40, newThisSeason: 6, authors: 4, topAge: "24 – 42", updated: "May 2026", }; // I — TWELVE SAFETY TOPICS. // Practical, full-spectrum: situational awareness, money, scams, women alone, // taxis, night, lost passport. Each card opens a real Iris article. const SB_PLACES = [ { id: "foreign-country", rank: 1, city: "Foreign country", country: "Awareness", region: "Awareness", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Every trip", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502602898657-3e91760cbb34?w=1600&q=80", coord: "AWARENESS · 01", tag: "Editor's pick", why: "The whole brief in one read: how to think about safety abroad without spiraling. What to research before you go, what to notice once you're there, what to ignore.", best: ["First time", "Any country", "Mindset"], href: "/en/plan/trip-types/general/stay-safe-foreign-country" }, { id: "solo-female-global", rank: 2, city: "Solo female", country: "Global", region: "Women alone", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Every trip", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1488646953014-85cb44e25828?w=1200&q=80", coord: "WOMEN · 02", tag: "Most saved", why: "The honest, unhyped guide to traveling alone as a woman anywhere in the world. What changes, what doesn't, what to actually pack in your daypack.", best: ["Women", "First trip", "Calm"], href: "/en/plan/trip-types/global/solo-female-travel-safety" }, { id: "night-city", rank: 3, city: "At night", country: "New city", region: "Night", nights: "Every night", budget: "Free", season: "Year-round", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505761671935-60b3a7427bad?w=1200&q=80", coord: "NIGHT · 03", tag: null, why: "How to read a city after dark in the first 48 hours. The streets that empty too fast, the streets that don't, and the rideshare math that beats walking.", best: ["Night", "Every city", "Rideshare"], href: "/en/planning/safety/how-to-stay-safe-at-night" }, { id: "alone", rank: 4, city: "Traveling alone", country: "Anywhere", region: "Solo", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Every trip", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1530789253388-582c481c54b0?w=1200&q=80", coord: "SOLO · 04", tag: null, why: "The big one — the desk's complete brief on traveling alone. Research, accommodation, blending in, backup plans, and the rule that overrides all of them: if it feels wrong, leave.", best: ["Solo", "First time", "Method"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/safety/how-to-stay-safe-traveling-alone" }, { id: "solo-female-on-ground", rank: 5, city: "Solo female", country: "On the ground", region: "Women alone", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Year-round", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518684079-3c830dcef090?w=1200&q=80", coord: "WOMEN · 05", tag: null, why: "The day-to-day, in-country playbook for women alone. Rooming choices, café culture, the small social tools that work everywhere — and the ones that don't.", best: ["Women", "Practical", "Day-to-day"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/safety/how-to-stay-safe-solo-female" }, { id: "europe-women", rank: 6, city: "Europe", country: "Solo female", region: "Women alone", nights: "Always", budget: "$$", season: "May – Sep", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a?w=1200&q=80", coord: "EUROPE · 06", tag: "Region", why: "What's actually different about Europe — pickpockets in Barcelona, late dinners in Rome, train-station lockers in Berlin. The continent that feels easy and the small ways it isn't.", best: ["Europe", "Women", "Trains"], href: "/en/plan/trip-types/europe/solo-female-travel-europe-safety" }, { id: "sea-women", rank: 7, city: "Southeast Asia", country: "Solo female", region: "Women alone", nights: "Always", budget: "$", season: "Nov – Mar", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528181304800-259b08848526?w=1200&q=80", coord: "SEA · 07", tag: null, why: "Bali to Hanoi, what works and what to skip. Scooter rules, the right hostels, the right ferries, and how to handle the sales pressure on every island corner.", best: ["SE Asia", "Women", "Backpacker"], href: "/en/plan/trip-types/southeast-asia/solo-female-travel-safety-southeast-asia" }, { id: "south-america", rank: 8, city: "South America", country: "Backpacker", region: "Awareness", nights: "Always", budget: "$", season: "Year-round", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1531065208531-4036c0dba3ca?w=1200&q=80", coord: "S. AMERICA · 08", tag: null, why: "The continent that gets the worst press and the most rewards. Buses, borders, money belts, and which neighborhoods to walk in — by city, not by country.", best: ["S. America", "Backpacker", "Buses"], href: "/en/plan/regional-hacks/south-america/stay-safe-south-america" }, { id: "solo-curated", rank: 9, city: "Travel solo,", country: "Safely", region: "Solo", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Every trip", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1539635278303-d4002c07eae3?w=1200&q=80", coord: "SOLO · 09", tag: "Curated", why: "The curated solo-safety read — what to do before, during, and after. Shorter than the long brief, more decisive about the trade-offs.", best: ["Solo", "Quick read", "Decisive"], href: "/en/plan/trip-types/solo/travel-solo-safely" }, { id: "woman-alone", rank: 10, city: "A woman,", country: "Traveling alone", region: "Women alone", nights: "Always", budget: "Free", season: "Every trip", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521295121783-8a321d551ad2?w=1200&q=80", coord: "WOMEN · 10", tag: null, why: "The piece readers email back about most. Calm, specific, opinionated about the small lies that keep you safe and the small risks that aren't worth taking.", best: ["Women", "Honest", "Most-shared"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/stay-safe-as-a-woman-traveling-alone" }, { id: "taxi", rank: 11, city: "Taxis,", country: "Anywhere", region: "Logistics", nights: "Every arrival", budget: "Free", season: "Year-round", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1449965408869-eaa3f722e40d?w=1200&q=80", coord: "TAXI · 11", tag: null, why: "The airport-to-city ride is the most common scam point on any trip. Which apps to use where, what to ask before you get in, and the bills that should never come out of your wallet.", best: ["Taxis", "Arrival", "Apps"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/arrival/airport-to-city/taxi-safety" }, { id: "lost-passport", rank: 12, city: "Lost passport,", country: "What now", region: "Emergency", nights: "Once is enough", budget: "Embassy", season: "Whenever", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1606768666853-403c90a981ad?w=1200&q=80", coord: "EMERGENCY · 12", tag: "Worst-case", why: "The single thing every reader fears. The 24-hour playbook: what to file first, where to go, what to keep in cloud storage so this is a one-day problem instead of a one-week one.", best: ["Emergency", "Embassy", "Documents"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/safety/how-to-handle-lost-passport" }, ]; // III — EIGHT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SITUATIONS. // Real places, real desk briefings — the kind of detail you only get from someone // who's been there. const SB_ITINS = [ { ref: "SB-201", days: "—", title: "Peru,", em: "solo female.", author: "Iris", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526392060635-9d6019884377?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Andes", "Cusco", "Buses"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/peru/solo-female-travel-peru-safely" }, { ref: "SB-208", days: "—", title: "Colombia,", em: "solo female.", author: "Marcus", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568632234157-ce7aecd03d0d?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Medellín", "Cartagena", "Apps"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/colombia/stay-safe-solo-female-colombia" }, { ref: "SB-214", days: "—", title: "Egypt,", em: "solo female.", author: "Nia", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1539768942893-daf53e448371?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Cairo", "Aswan", "Dress"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/egypt/solo-female-egypt-safety" }, { ref: "SB-219", days: "—", title: "Vietnam,", em: "solo female.", author: "Marcus", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528127269322-539801943592?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Hanoi", "Hoi An", "Scooters"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/vietnam/solo-female-travel-vietnam-safety" }, { ref: "SB-225", days: "—", title: "Iran,", em: "solo female.", author: "Iris", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1576005867697-5c1f6dec1f00?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Tehran", "Esfahan", "Hijab"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/iran/solo-female-iran-safety" }, { ref: "SB-228", days: "—", title: "Jordan,", em: "solo female.", author: "Nia", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1559059699-085698eba48c?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Amman", "Petra", "Wadi Rum"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/jordan/solo-female-jordan-safety" }, { ref: "SB-233", days: "—", title: "East Africa,", em: "solo female.", author: "Nia", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1547471080-7cc2caa01a7e?w=900&q=80", tags: ["Nairobi", "Kampala", "Drivers"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/east-africa/solo-female-safety-east-africa" }, { ref: "SB-237", days: "—", title: "Costa Rica,", em: "solo, safely.", author: "Juan", price: "Field brief", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518182170546-07661fd94144?w=900&q=80", tags: ["San José", "Coast", "Buses"], href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/costa-rica/solo-travel-costa-rica-safely" }, ]; // IV — THE SITUATION MATRIX. Six rows: pick the row that matches your trip, // not the one you wish you needed. const SB_BY_STYLE = [ { len: "First time abroad", days: "—", count: 14, examples: "Foreign country · Night · Taxis · Lost passport", price: "Start here" }, { len: "Solo female", days: "—", count: 12, examples: "Global · Europe · SE Asia · Egypt", price: "Most-saved" }, { len: "Backpacker", days: "—", count: 7, examples: "S. America · SE Asia · East Africa", price: "Long trip" }, { len: "With children", days: "—", count: 5, examples: "Mexico · Tanzania · Family Edition", price: "Kid-rated" }, { len: "Higher-risk regions", days: "—", count: 6, examples: "Iran · Egypt · Colombia · East Africa", price: "Specific" }, { len: "Worst-case playbooks", days: "—", count: 4, examples: "Lost passport · Sick abroad · Theft · Lost cards", price: "Bookmark" }, ]; // V — EIGHT READS, BY DEPTH. Mix of seed essay, region briefs, country notes, // kids-safety, and an outdoor protocol. const SB_READING = [ { tag: "Method", duration: "9 min", title: "How to stay safe", em: " while traveling alone.", author: "Iris", href: "/en/planning/safety/how-to-stay-safe-solo" }, { tag: "Country", duration: "8 min", title: "Travel safely", em: " in Uganda.", author: "Nia", href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/uganda/travel-safely-in-uganda" }, { tag: "Country", duration: "9 min", title: "Travel solo", em: " in Guatemala, safely.", author: "Marcus", href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/guatemala/solo-travel-guatemala-safely" }, { tag: "Women", duration: "10 min", title: "Stay safe", em: " as a solo female in Uganda.", author: "Nia", href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/uganda/stay-safe-solo-female-uganda" }, { tag: "With kids", duration: "11 min", title: "Mexico,", em: " with children — the safety brief.", author: "Juan", href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/mexico/navigate-mexico-kids-safety" }, { tag: "First time", duration: "8 min", title: "Nairobi,", em: " safely on a first arrival.", author: "Nia", href: "/en/plan/itineraries/kenya/travel-safely-nairobi-first-time" }, { tag: "Outdoors", duration: "12 min", title: "Alpine hiking,", em: " the safety protocols.", author: "Iris", href: "/en/on-the-ground/local-life/alps/alpine-hiking-safety-protocols" }, { tag: "Budget", duration: "9 min", title: "Budget solo travel,", em: " safely.", author: "Marcus", href: "/en/budget/saving/general/budget-solo-travel-safely" }, ]; // VII — THE BRIEF. Eight tips, in order of importance for a first trip abroad. // Note: spec asked for "6Q FAQ" — brief is 8 to mirror the section spread; FAQ // stays at 6 questions per spec. const SB_PRACTICAL = [ { k: "Awareness tip", h: "Walk like you live there, even on day one.", b: "Tourists telegraph two things on arrival: a bag held in front, and a head down at a phone. Both are pickpocket signals. Walk with your phone in your pocket and your head up. If you have to check a map, step into a café and sit down to do it. Looking unsure for thirty seconds is the most expensive thing you can do in a busy plaza." }, { k: "Money tip", h: "Two cards, two pockets, one decoy bill.", b: "Keep one card and a small amount of local cash in your day pocket; keep the second card and the rest of your cash in a flat money belt or hotel safe. Carry one folded $20 in your front pocket as a 'mugger's bill' — handing it over fast ends 99% of the encounters that escalate. Never pull out your full wallet on the street." }, { k: "Scam tip", h: "If a stranger starts a conversation in English, you are the customer.", b: "The friendly approach near a tourist site is almost always the opening of a sale — a tour, a bar, a bracelet, a 'free' walking tour with a tip pressure-cooker at the end. It's not always sinister, but it's never random. The polite response is to keep walking. The right response is to keep walking sooner." }, { k: "Women's tip", h: "Lie about traveling alone when it costs you nothing.", b: "You're not obligated to be a teaching moment for every man at every bar. 'My friend's just inside,' 'meeting my husband for dinner,' 'parents waiting at the hotel' — these are tools, not betrayals of feminism. Save the honest conversations for people who've already earned them. Give yourself the wedding ring on the right hand for the bus ride." }, { k: "Taxi tip", h: "App, meter, or agreed price — in that order.", b: "At every airport, in every country: rideshare app first (Uber, Bolt, Grab, inDrive — the right one varies). If unavailable, the licensed taxi rank with a metered car. If neither, agree the full price out loud, in the local currency, before you put a bag in the trunk. Never get in a car where the driver names a price after you've started moving." }, { k: "Night tip", h: "Plan the ride home before you leave the hotel.", b: "The thing that gets people in trouble at night isn't the bar — it's the walk back at 1 a.m. through neighborhoods they read at 11. Before you go out: where will you be at midnight, and how will you get back? Save the rideshare to your hotel as a saved address. The $9 ride is always cheaper than the alternative." }, { k: "Documents tip", h: "Photograph everything before you leave home.", b: "Passport photo page, ID, both sides of every card, vaccine record, insurance policy, hotel confirmations. Email them to yourself, save them to cloud storage, and put a printed photocopy in a different bag than the original. Lost-passport day is a one-day problem with a copy and a one-week problem without." }, { k: "Mind tip", h: "Trust your gut. Don't be polite about it.", b: "If a hallway feels off, leave the hallway. If a driver feels off, get out at the next light. If a dinner invitation feels off, decline it. The cost of being wrong about a vibe is one awkward thirty seconds. The cost of being right and ignoring it is the trip. Westerners over-train themselves to be polite; the discipline of travel is unlearning that, fast." }, ]; // VIII — THE DESK. Three editors on the form. Same voices as the network's // other Plan hubs, framed for safety. const SB_VOICES = [ { name: "Iris Mendoza", role: "Senior Editor · Planning Desk", trips: 64, line: "The biggest mistake on a first trip abroad is being scared of the wrong things. The street looks dangerous; the back of the unmarked taxi is dangerous. Learn the difference and the trip opens up.", av: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330?w=200&q=80" }, { name: "Marcus Lin", role: "Field correspondent · Asia & Latin America", trips: 48, line: "Most countries are safer than the news makes them sound. The work is figuring out which streets, which hours, which apps — not which countries.", av: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1438761681033-6461ffad8d80?w=200&q=80" }, { name: "Nia Adebayo", role: "Field correspondent · Africa & Europe", trips: 39, line: "Solo female travel isn't a different category of trip. It's the same trip with two extra rules: a small lie about whether you're alone, and a ride home that's already booked.", av: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607746882042-944635dfe10e?w=200&q=80" }, ]; // IX — FAQ. Six questions, drawn from reader emails and the seed article. const SB_FAQS = [ { q: "Is it actually dangerous to travel abroad on a first trip?", a: "For most people, most places, no. Statistically, you're more likely to have a bad incident in your home city than on a normal first trip to Lisbon, Mexico City, Tokyo, or Bangkok. The exceptions are real but narrow — specific countries with travel advisories, specific neighborhoods at specific hours. The job of a first-time traveler isn't to avoid risk; it's to learn the difference between the noise and the signal." }, { q: "Should I lie about traveling alone?", a: "Sometimes, yes — and it's not weakness. Telling a stranger at a bar that your friend is inside, or that you're meeting your partner, or that your parents know which restaurant you're at, is a tool. It costs you nothing and ends most awkward situations before they escalate. Save the honest answer for the people who've already earned a real conversation." }, { q: "What's the single most overrated risk?", a: "Walking around looking obviously Western. Pickpockets in tourist plazas are real, but the average traveler radically over-rotates on this. The single underrated risk, by contrast, is the late-night unmarked taxi ride from a bar to a hotel in a neighborhood you didn't scout. Pre-book the ride. The $9 is the cheapest part of the trip." }, { q: "How do I stay safe at night as a first-time solo traveler?", a: "Plan the route home before you leave the hotel. Save your hotel as a rideshare destination so you don't have to type an address at 1 a.m. Stay in well-lit streets that still have other people on them — empty 'safe' streets are worse than busy 'sketchy' ones. And ask the bartender or hotel desk before you go out which areas to avoid; locals know in ten seconds what guidebooks paper over in ten pages." }, { q: "What if I get sick or lose my passport while alone?", a: "Get comprehensive travel insurance before you go — the kind that covers solo travelers, evacuation, and a stay-extension if you're hospitalized. Save your embassy address and phone in your phone and on a folded paper in your wallet. Photograph your passport, ID, and cards before you leave home and email them to yourself. Lost-passport day is a one-day problem with a copy and a one-week problem without one." }, { q: "Do I need a money belt? A door wedge? A doorstop alarm?", a: "A money belt is useful for long bus rides and arrival days; you don't wear it walking around dinner. A rubber door wedge for hotel doors costs $4 and fits in a sock — bring it. A doorstop alarm is overkill for a 4-star hotel and reasonable for a solo female stay in a guesthouse. The general rule: one device per category, not the survival kit. If you're packing fear, you'll travel scared." }, ]; Object.assign(window, { SB_META, SB_PLACES, SB_ITINS, SB_BY_STYLE, SB_READING, SB_FAQS, SB_PRACTICAL, SB_VOICES });