Data Sources & Acknowledgements

Subnational boundaries and administrative data provided by simplemaps.com.

World map base data from Natural Earth / geo-countries.

Site appearance and mission inspired by liveuamap.com.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial, independent, and subjective travel advisory resource. Ratings, notes, and regional breakdowns are opinion-based and represent our best assessment at the time of writing. Conditions can change quickly.

This tool is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for official government travel advisories, professional advice, or local knowledge. Travel carries inherent risks. The maintainers make no warranties about accuracy or completeness. Users assume full responsibility for their travel decisions.

Data is user-maintained and updated regularly. Always cross-check with multiple sources before travel.

Support the Project

This project is run by a small team and relies on donations to stay independent and ad-free. If you find it useful, please consider supporting us via the donation button at the top of the page. Every contribution helps keep the maps updated and the site running.

We also welcome feedback, corrections, and criticism. If something looks wrong or could be better, please let us know. This site only gets better with more eyes on it.

Note

Coverage is expanding. Some countries and regions may have limited detail, and not all nations are included yet.

You want to explore the world, but some places feel uncertain - you've heard conflicting stories, or recent events make you hesitate. This site exists to give you honest travel risk assessments.

We rate countries and regions using a strict color system:

• Blue = exceptionally safe and orderly
• Green = generally safe with normal precautions
• Yellow = caution required (noticeable issues)
• Orange = high caution required (significant risks in many areas)
• Red = genuinely high risk (avoid if possible)
• Black = avoid (unacceptably dangerous for most travelers)

Our goal is simple: maximize your chances of traveling safely and coming home in one piece. We focus on what actually affects travelers - street crime, enforcement quality, state risks, health, infrastructure, and cultural factors.

Unlike official government advisories, we do not soften problems for diplomatic reasons. For example, many Western governments still rate the UK as broadly safe - the same level as Switzerland or Japan - despite the UK raising its own terrorism threat level to severe and showing clear signs of general dysfunction. We call things as we see them, with examples where claims are strong or controversial.

Risks come in different forms: environmental (extreme weather, remote wilderness), state actions (surveillance or arbitrary detention), weak enforcement (petty crime ignored, inconsistent policing), or general poverty and disorder. Some places are blue because they are genuinely orderly and low-risk. Others are black because random violence, airstrikes, or foreigner-targeted threats make them unvisitable. Most fall in between.

We are avid travelers based in Slovenia - a small EU nation with no major global interests or entanglements. While our nation is part of the Western bloc and shares the general Western skepticism toward Russia, we aim to keep our assessments as independent and truthful as possible, without favoring allies or demonizing rivals.

This project needs donations to stay afloat. If you believe in this mission, or at least find it valuable, then please support us. There is a donation button at the top of the page, but even a simple shout-out would be greatly appreciated.

We also welcome criticism, corrections, and feedback. If something looks wrong or could be better, please let us know. This site only gets better with more eyes on it.

Thank you for visiting our site and we hope you find it useful for your travel planning.

We're actively working on improving this project with the goal of making it one of the most honest and useful independent travel resources available.

Some of the things we are planning or working toward:

• More countries - Expanding coverage to include more nations and territories.
• Deeper data for existing countries - Adding details like cost-of-living indicators, expected daily spending, and other practical traveler information.
• Multi-language support - Adding Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and others so more people can use the site comfortably.
• Offline capabilities - Allowing users to save maps and advisories for use without internet connection.
• Additional data layers - Things like health risks, natural disaster likelihood, whether your country needs a visa for the currently selected country (based on IP or self-selection), best time to travel, or other relevant factors.

If you have ideas, data, or would like to contribute in any way, we'd love to hear from you.

None of this is possible without your help. Every donation, suggestion, or correction makes a real difference.