But adventures in lawless backwaters are so edgy. What could go wrong?
British kayaker Emma Kelty 'murdered' on Amazon trip
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"Speaking to BBC Surrey in February, she talked about the risks she would face in the Amazon, including "people who organ-harvest and rob and fire guns".
Asked if she was risking her life on these adventures, she said: "Oh yes, I mean that's half the challenge.
"But it's about minimising the risk. I'm going to a self-defence course which is going to be tailored to de-arming people, so if I do come across that situation at least I'm prepared for it."
"Her last tweet was on 13 September. The day before she tweeted that she saw "30 to 50 men armed with rifles and arrows in boats".
Ms Kelty, in a Facebook post on 10 September, wrote about the dangers of the area she was entering:
"So in or near Coari (100km away) I will have my boat stolen and I will be killed too. Nice."
After travelling past the town, she posted two days later: "Am in the clear. All OK".
According to another article, she posted how she met 3 nice men....one of whom confessed being complicit in her murder. A 20ga sawed off shotgun was the weapon.
I guess she won't make her planned hike around Somalia or Iran.