Originally Posted by avidflyer
I have actually been in a situation of political unrest and while it is typically "business as usual" for the most part it absolutely IS unnerving. There is always a possibility that travel to and from will be restricted and that is not a place you want to be. If you have ever been through a similar situation you would know what the "sigh of relief" was all about, waranted or not.
Not to mention that sometimes things that begin on a small and peaceful scale sometimes grow rapidly out of hand... it has happened time and time again. The OP certainly had every right to be apprehensive.