| Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places | |
| Author: | Robert Young Pelton |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Guide book, War tourism[1] |
| Publisher: | HarperResource |
| Release Date: | 1st edition (1994) 4th edition (May 30, 2000) 5th edition (April 1, 2003) |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 1088 |
| Isbn: | 0-06-001160-2 |
| Followed By: | DP Professional Strength |
The World's Most Dangerous Places is handbook of survival tactics for high-risk regions first published in 1994, written by National Geographic Adventure columnist Robert Young Pelton and his contributors.[2] The fifth edition was published in 2003.[3]
The book is divided into three parts.
The first is a primer on the basics of staying safe in war zones and high-crime areas. This includes safety advice regarding transportation, crime, terrorism, bribery, disease, drugs, weapons, kidnappings, land mines, mercenaries, and more.
The second is essentially a chapter-by-chapter list of dangerous locales. Each nation or autonomous administrative division is assigned a rating depending on the level and type of danger.
The third section contains the authors' first-hand stories of traveling through the listed places.