tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post3842246134085568464..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Travel Security by: CapnRick (in Argentina)FerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-24651642574720301952010-08-27T12:53:20.945-07:002010-08-27T12:53:20.945-07:00A point I would like to add is that it is a good t...A point I would like to add is that it is a good to be powerful(power is more important than strength). Helps you sprint faster, hit harder as well as look like a harder target. Any healthy survivalist male should try to get themselves able to powerclean 1x body weight and dumbell snatch .4 or .5 bw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-52920517705188025852009-11-05T17:58:56.273-08:002009-11-05T17:58:56.273-08:00I recently stayed at a nice American hotel where h...I recently stayed at a nice American hotel where housekeeping's daily procedure was to first walk the floor, knocking on every door. They opened the door of every vacant room and propped all the doors open. Then they began cleaning the rooms, one by one. They could not see if anyone entered the other rooms - some rooms were around a corner out of sight, and the housekeepers were generally inside a room cleaning it. Every room on the floor was unlocked, unsupervised, completely accessible to any criminal who walked by. I left the DND sign on the room and scheduled times for housekeeping to clean while I was there and could lock up behind them. Hotels in the U.S. generally require every room to be cleaned at least every third day. I tipped generously and housekeeping didn't make a stink about cleaning less often. I would rather be safe than have fresh sheets (though I could always request sheets/towels and make my own bed).<br /><br />I just wanted to echo - do NOT trust that your room is safe. Hotel staff thinks in terms of making their jobs easier - not making your life safer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-81975921223594065282009-10-20T18:25:36.310-07:002009-10-20T18:25:36.310-07:00One point I would like to add to those of Capt. Ri...One point I would like to add to those of Capt. Rick concerns the peep hole in the Hotel/Motel room doors. One member of a major US TV crew recently was photographed through the peep hole of her room and had the resulting nude photos posted online. I would like to advise the use of either a short piece of tape or a card hung over the inside portion of the viewer.Ramonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893319939402195293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-19667747410104869912009-10-20T14:36:46.577-07:002009-10-20T14:36:46.577-07:00This could be a handbook. I've read it twice ...This could be a handbook. I've read it twice and there's still more... Thank you.<br /><br />A?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-90329672836096850482009-10-20T09:31:42.291-07:002009-10-20T09:31:42.291-07:00Thanks for info, CapnRick.
1) The US State Depa...Thanks for info, CapnRick. <br /><br />1) The US State Department has a web site with warnings re possible dangers to tourists in various countries but they seem to downplay things, IMO -- probably because they don't want to offend the country they are discussing and with whom they have dealings. Plus diplomats tend to live in fairly sheltered and protected surroundings in each country.<br /><br />See http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html<br /><br />2) Report for Argentina:<br />http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1130.html<br /><br /><br />3) Warnings to US citizens over past two years re dangers in Argentina<br />(dengue, H1N1,protests,etc.):<br />http://argentina.usembassy.gov/warden_messages.htmlDon Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-62512155929272275542009-10-19T19:15:09.203-07:002009-10-19T19:15:09.203-07:00Hmmmm. Sounds like these things might come in han...Hmmmm. Sounds like these things might come in handy:<br /><br />http://www.spymuseumstore.org/5714.htmlDon Williamsnoreply@blogger.com