On the Dangers of Travel

Is it really so strange that people are unafraid to travel, even with threats of terrorism, war, contagion and natural disaster lurking around the globe? We don’t think so, but Guy Trebay does. “[I]t is a surprise to learn how many people with the visa stamps and frequent-flier miles to qualify as bona fide global nomads still adhere to Helen Keller’s observation that ‘life is either a daring adventure or nothing,’” he writes in Sunday’s New York Times Fashion & Style section. “Trying to avoid danger may in the long run be no safer than outright exposure to danger, as Keller once famously remarked. In the aftermath of last month’s catastrophe it is startling to learn how many travelers treat Keller’s dictum as a rallying cry.” Trebay quotes several travelers on traveling to dangerous areas, including supermodel/actress Lauren Hutton. Her words of wisdom: “You never want to go into any war, and you always try to learn who’s been getting shot or hacked or whacked. You talk to everybody you can talk to, get the best maps and try to learn how to get out of wherever you got yourself in.”

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