Topical ....... would you go to ............... ?

[Ali]

Tunisia just after the terrorist attack there?

Eygpt just after the plane bombing?

Central Paris this week?

Belgium this week?

London soon?

[tomcat333]

1 no
2 no
3 yes
4 yes
5 no ( but that's because i hate London)

[wibble]

1. No but not because of terrorists
2. No as above
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No (I can't stand the place)

Having lived near a city when there were often bomb alerts I would never let these idiots stop my way of life, its what they want, Brussels on shut down is exactly the fear reaction they want to achieve :-(

[Deleted]

1 Our son and his family cancelled their Tunisian holiday when the massacre happened. Anne and I were very relieved. NO
2 Go to Egypt and contract an exotic disease. NO
3 Have been to Paris and found it like all capital cities too full of folk rushing around, expensive and with a dire lack of service. The Paris Métro is very good though! NO
4 Belgium is a nice country with friendly folk. YES
5 Last time I visited London was in 1968 and I vowed never to go again. Lived in Stevenage for 6 months in 1968 and visits to London were de rigueur. Like Paris, plus filthy underground system. Traffic even then was hell.Prices were horrific even for crap beer. Full of Australians! NO

The terrorist nutters wouldn't put me off. The odds are still pretty long that any of us would be involved.

[davidb5964]

To be honest if I wanted to go to any of those places I would still go. I am of the belief that when your number is up it is up!
Saying that I have no burning desire to go to any of those places. I will be going to London to see a show early 2016 but will hot foot it back asap as I find the place dirty.

[Deleted]

Not that keen on visiting Tunisia or Egypt, terrorism or not. I wouldn't let the present situation stop me going into Paris or popping off to Belgium. Not keen on London anyway, but I commuted and worked in South Kensington at the time the IRA were bombing. I missed the bomb in the litter bin in Victoria Station (and walked past it) by five minutes. Still went to work the next day though so it wouldn't put me off.

[lib]

Tunisia, probably not never really liked the place after two visits.

Been to Egypt seven times, one just after the shooting at Queen hatcheapsuits temple and went there. Once not long after a tourist bus was shot up.
But I would not go on the Cairo to Luxor sleeper again, not been safe for fifteen years, or walk the back streets of Aswan.

Went to Sharm in March, got a bus up the Sinia, got a ferry across the red sea skirting Israel, arriving in Aqaba got a bus to Petra. Probaly about as much real risk as riding the night buses in London.

Paris, been there done that lots. Would go if invited by friends. Like the restaurants in the golden triangle though.
Try to avoid transiting it on the train go via Lille when travelling south now.

Belgium no, not with their namely pamby attitude, lock down, wimps. IRA never stopped me. Mayo with chips, really!

London no problem.

Do have slight doubts about situations out of my control, especially the suicidal Pilots. There again we did have a suicidal underground train driver once.

ps Do still look right left and right again before crossing, bus not got me yet.


ops Just recalled frequent visits to Paris in the sixties, Algerie Francaise and all that, lots kicking off, CRS all over the place, never seemed to bother the people then. Many cafes targeted too. Oh and did get caught up inadvertently with one of the student riots, but the Flics just put me straight.

[Ali]

Tunisia just after the terrorist attack there?

Eygpt just after the plane bombing?

Central Paris this week?

Belgium this week?

London soon?

I wouldn't go to Tunisia again because I've been once and didn't like it at all.

I'd like to go to Egypt to see the pyramids and wouldn't think twice about going tomorrow coz as DB says, I too think when number is up it's up.

Love central Paris so would go anyday

A friend tried to get to Belgium yesterday on the TVG but it wasn't running into Belgium......... lol LIB - spot on.

London? Hopefully in the New Year.

Above all, all of this isn't going to stop me doing what I don't do anyway.

[Em]

I was considering Tunisa because I've never been, but once bombs started I put that on hold. I think planes are a slight risk, so not taking one at the moment, being a bit younger than most and having 2 children under the age of 18 still puts me off taking a risk.
Paris I would say now is the best time to go lol
London I'm not that keen so can give that a miss but would say the UK anti terrorist section is probably much better informed than their French counter parts for the moment due to more experiance and probably higher funding.....
Belgium doesn't interest me much.
I would like to do Eygpt one day but out of my price range for now.

[bisdu]

My answer to this is much different today than if you dad asked it prior to a fortnight ago.

Then I would have said yes to all of them (assuming I had an interest in being there)

Since our narrow escape at the Bataclan on the 13th, I'm very much more cautious.

Personally, I think I would probably still go, but I would try to dissuade my family from going, unless it was necessary.