Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

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I was heading to Zimbabwe when Ebola was in West Africa and a patient was in Dallas with Ebola. My youngest brother was telling me how crazy I was to go to Africa, which he was lumping together as one country.... I explained that he was in the same country and about 1000 miles from a case of ebola and I would be 6000 miles from it with several international borders in between.

People just don't know how much they don't know

Yep had a mate that went down with malaria on a flight to Perth. He felt it coming on. (Had been feeling off for a day or so, but thought it was the hangover from his leaving party). So told the air hostess to please have an ambulance ready when they landed.
When they did no one was aloud off the plane while they looked for the mozzie!
Even with him telling them that incubation is 7 to 10 days. He spent a week in the icu. Was one very sick person.

 

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I’m guess you haven’t travelled internationally a lot, If you have I apologize.

Your worry is valid but extremely low. I just went in April and I had the same worries somewhat but found it to be very similar to other places I’ve been. Don’t go places that feel sketchy and trust your guide aka PH. Tourists bring cash and even bad guys have legit business to keep going. They don’t want to scare off people who spend big and then go away.

When we were out It was extremely obvious that we were a hunting truck and despite my best efforts I’m sure I screamed tourist hunter. I could tell all the locals knew I was.

Same vibes I have gotten in Mexico, Taiwan, and Jamaica. While a little overcharging, petty pickpocketing, or harassment happens I’ve always felt everyone from the cops to really hardcore crims known not to ruin tourist destinations. That’s not to minimize that violence can find you anywhere but I felt safer in my week in South Africa then I did in downtown LA skid row or on the US border in Texas for solo business trips.

Good assessment ^^ Pays to be aware and be smart, be it any place in Africa or some sketchy neighborhood in mid-America. Was in Hong Kong one time when the chicomms were feeling frisky. Extremely uncomfortable feeling, threatening really … and that was from military and paramilitary CCP government elements… not locals. I would rather wander around the slums of Manila than go near some areas in so-called first world urban areas like parts of LA!