Wheeler: You Shouldn’t Always Mind Government Travel Advisories

Travel Blog  •  Elyse Franko  •  06.17.08 | 4:47 PM ET

Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler says Iran, North Korea and other countries that appear on government travel advisories are worth the almost-guaranteed hassles. “There are plenty of reasons they’re worth the extra effort, and, furthermore, they’re generally far less risky than the rumors, horror stories, and ‘don’t go there’ warnings would have us believe,” he writes in GOOD Magazine’s travel issue.