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1999 Err Travel
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Security expert Terry Riley researches the world's most dangerous places so that you don't have to. Find out what the tourism industry doesn't want you to know.

Flying and Frying
Gadgets for the security-conscious

Criminals Among Us
Even security experts make good victims

Bad Advice
Careful who you listen to online

Mad Fliers Return
Dr. Riley gets inundated with reader mail -- again

Millennium Warning
Feds to travelers: This Y2K thing is for real

Raging Skies
My mailbag overflows with missives

Why I Like Airlines
They'll probably fire me for this!

Fire! Fire! Fire!
Throw evacuation management to the wind

Don't Get Burned
Here's how to survive a hotel fire

Check-in Check List
Before I get settled, I check fire safety and plan my escape

Hot Hotels
They asked about fire sprinklers, not lawn sprinklers

Retake a' Jamaica
Is all-inclusive resort the safest spot?

Rent-a-Victim
Car rental counter is a dangerous place

Where's Fido?
Look out for dognappers on vacation

Parasites in Paradise
Dr. Terry Riley mixes his own brand of "criminal repellent"

Air Rage Advice
What can you do if you find yourself five miles up with a whacked-out passenger?

Air Rage Remedies
How to handle the angry skies

Midair Mess
What's the deal with nasty passengers?

African Road Gear
Carjacking problem? Try a scorpion-dispensing headliner

Preferred Targets
Why do political terrorists prefer American targets?

Yumpin' Yemeni
You're outta your mind to visit this place

It's Crime Time
Summer is when travelers become victims

Dark Side of Disney
Which theme park is safer -- Anaheim or Orlando?

Aloha to Crime
One island helps visitors cope with the darker elements

Run Like Hell
Leave junior in the car and go

Err Jamaica
Riots and arrests, and you call this normal?

Consider the Source
Don't take travel advice from tourism officials

Read Between Lines
Safe travel can be a matter of interpretation

Calling Clousseau
TV stunt was a boneheaded move


Everything Not Y2-OK
Criminals salivate at the turn of the century

Unfair Warnings
Diplomatic mumbojumbo waters down words

Thai-Died Travel
Its roads are the deadliest in Asia

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