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Fodor’s says this U.S. state is a ‘no go’ zone along with Myanmar and Cuba (Mizzou)
www.MarketWatch.com ^ | January 10, 2018 | Kari Paul

Posted on 01/10/2018 1:07:55 PM PST by CreviceTool

Missouri made this ignominious list for safety and social justice issues in 2017, after the NAACP issued a travel advisory there due to numerous shootings of unarmed black men.Missouri has lax gun laws compared to other states, gun control advocates say, and one of the highest rates of shooting deaths in the country.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: bluezones; fodors; missouri; naacp; stlouis; top10; travel
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To: CreviceTool

What’s the problem with the Galapagos?


41 posted on 01/10/2018 5:53:52 PM PST by Rebelbase (The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.-- H.L. Mencken)
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To: Rebelbase

TOO MANY people want to go there-——they are trying to discourage visits.

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42 posted on 01/10/2018 6:00:28 PM PST by Mears
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To: Rebelbase; Mears

Yes, the government of Ecuador tries to split the difference between maximizing tourism dollars and keeping the environment sufficiently maintained that the islands aren’t wrecked. There are strict rules for travel there.


43 posted on 01/10/2018 6:36:12 PM PST by Tax-chick ("It's the end of the world as we know it ... if the sky is falling, I don't want to be below it.")
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To: EQAndyBuzz
They forgot to add, by armed black me

That's the detail that makes it perfect!!


44 posted on 01/10/2018 6:50:52 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Remember That Diversity Is The Opposite Of Unity.)
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To: Destroyer Sailor

Don’t forget those dangerous Baldknobbers from Branson.


45 posted on 01/10/2018 10:10:54 PM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: misharu

I, of course, meant St. Louis the city. Most don’t know there’s a county and automatically think the city.


46 posted on 01/11/2018 8:15:55 AM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: representativerepublic

Don’t blame here for leaving Tampa! I’m a Florida boy transplanted to get away from that crowd.


47 posted on 01/11/2018 8:17:12 AM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: ExpatGator

Yeah, they moved to Blue Springs, which I understand is basically Kansas City.


48 posted on 01/11/2018 11:44:53 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: steve8714

LOL. Well CO has changed - not for the better. Sister in law says prices have skyrocketed for food and basics because of major influx of people seeking pot.


49 posted on 01/11/2018 11:46:21 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: representativerepublic

Then there’s East St. Louis


Well, that’s in Illinois, which is a safe place to go, because they don’t have MO’s “lax gun laws” and blacks aren’t getting shot wholesale.


50 posted on 01/11/2018 12:36:13 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: representativerepublic
Then there’s East St. Louis

"You think these guys know The Commodores?"

51 posted on 01/11/2018 12:37:20 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Sam Gamgee

Way too close to KC for me. We’re right in the middle of Nowhereville. Just exactly where we want to be.


52 posted on 01/11/2018 12:47:24 PM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: ExpatGator

Yes I would love to be in nowhereville where I live, but I think the kids would kill me.


53 posted on 01/12/2018 3:50:28 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Sam Gamgee

It’s all our kids knew from young, so it was good to them as well.


54 posted on 01/15/2018 7:51:34 AM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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