In 1998 my husband and I bought a 23 ft rv.  We wanted to drive it to his
native Guatemala, but decided against it because of the dangers of driving
in remote areas and corrupt police.  On a whim they could "suspect" that we
were drug dealers and seize the vehicle, or rip it apart and then return it
to us in pieces!
Patti
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On 10/6/07, W Peabody <w.peabody@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Interestingly, in a similar situation, my mom bought an Anglia panel truck
> from a couple of American fellows back in the early 70s. They had used it
> to
> drive across Afghanistan and other neighbouring countries. They were,
> OTOH,
> ex-Green Berets, and were also looking to smuggle hash oil... not exactly
> your typical extreme tourist. Then again, who knows? Maybe that's what
> most
> tourists are about, in driving through such places. Looking for the
> unofficial gross national product made by poppies. :s
>
> W.
>
> On 10/6/07, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Saw this recently on some listserv that someone put me on - more details
> > here:  http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/6407
> >
> >
> >
> > "As the number of kidnappings increases, as Afghanistan is returning to
> > the
> > worst days of its recent history, France's super-spies are having to
> > concern
> > themselves with "extreme tourists."
> >
> > France's intelligence services are not back yet: in April a French
> couple
> > and their three children, all aged under 10, crossed Afghanistan in a
> > Volkswagen combi. The happy family wanted to reach Uzbekistan, having
> set
> > off from the Pakistani city of Peshawar. In a country immersed in
> > instability, as again shown by the attack in which a French soldier was
> > killed 10 days ago, their journey was enough to cause serious anxiety to
> > any
> > police force. And this tragicomic anecdote is sadly far from an
> > exception."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
>