Quote Originally Posted by David Vincent View Post
Anyone who visits China is very brave in my book. I know a man who is nearly 80 and he just wandered around China on his own eating all that mad stuff they stick in their gobs - snakes, insects, etc. But he is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. He also liked driving on the dangerous mountain roads in Montenegro.
In my experience people exaggerate risk regarding travel to counties off the beaten track. However, I may change my mind in Autumn as I weave my way through three countries all with areas occupied bin part by hostile militia groups.