Posted on 05/04/2025 4:57:28 AM PDT by Libloather
The US has added two countries to its “do not travel” list.
Last month, government officials added North Korea and Burkina Faso to the list of countries Americans are advised against visiting.
The State Department has four travel advisory levels: exercise normal precautions, exercise normal precautions, reconsider travel, and do not travel.
The threat level in North Korea and Burkina Faso has been upgraded to Level 4.
It’s the highest of the US State Department’s safety ranking system.
Travel to North Korea has been discouraged due to “the continuing serious risk of arrest, long-term detention, and the threat of wrongful detention.”
Visiting Burkina Faso has been advised against because of increased “terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.”
This update has brought the total number of countries Americans should avoid traveling to 21.
Certain parts of Mexico have also been issued Level 4 warnings, although the travel advisory level for Mexico as a whole has remained at Level 2 (“Exercise increased caution”) for several years.
The announcements come amid rising global tensions and security situations in several regions.
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Well, I can rest easy as none of these places are on my itinerary.
They should do the same for American cities.
I have spent days in State Department Level 4 areas.
They are sketchy, but good people can still, sadly, live there.
The Level 4 rating prohibits US government embassy and consulate staff from going there, but has zero effect on you.
It’s OK; but I liked Upper Volta better.
I didn’t see the warnings about traveling to Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, etc...
We are just adding North Korea? It is insanity that it has not been there for years.
“And the weather in Burkina Faso is lovely… especially this time of year.”
It’s 99° with 35% humidity today, Feels like 106°
Putin has declared full support and protection for Burkina Faso... LOL.
My Sister-in-law’s husband, now deceased, fought his way across North Korea several times in 1950-1952. When relieved they got on the ship and he absolutely REFUSED to get off at any of the ports of call till the ship landed in the USA. They had quite a few stops from Korea to Asia-Europe and the USA. He stayed on board.
Hopefully, Tesla will have similar designations for US neighborhoods so your self-driving car knows to avoid level 4 south Chicago, etc.
Where the heck is Burkina Faso????
Between Terrorstan and West Latrinia.
I went to St. Petersburg Russia on a cruise in early July 2017. Beautiful palaces, art. Went to a concert in Catherine’s palace that finished at 11pm and it was still light outside.
The border agents were not exactly friendly.
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Looks like I’ll have to cancel my plans to stay at the Laico Ouaga luxury resort hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
I see what you did there.......LOL...
Shouldn’t Chicago be on the list?
Vietnam being a level 1 just blows me away. Communism abounds yet they are safer than France or the U.K..
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