Best places where they are least concerned about Covid
Apr 11, 2021, 3:12 pm
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I want to travel this summer and I don’t want to be tangled up in Covid [mod edit]. I’m thinking maybe Mexico or Costa Rica. I would like to go to the mountains. Do you have any ideas? The country that doesn’t require quarantines or anything like that.
Probably just Costa Rica or Mexico ...
Probably just Costa Rica or Mexico ...
Last edited by NewbieRunner; Apr 11, 2021 at 3:54 pm Reason: Merged consecutive posts by same member
Apr 11, 2021, 5:55 pm
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This map may help provide some additional options:
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
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Apr 11, 2021, 7:52 pm
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You could get into Sweden via some EU locations. While I wouldn't say they aren't concerned about covid, they take a more pragmatic approach and the restrictions are very mild, possibly the least restrictive in the world - no masks and almost everything open. The only annoying thing for a tourist is that restaurants close at 20:30. You could do some hiking up north during the polar day, it should be a magical experience (I plan to do it around the summer solstice).
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Apr 11, 2021, 8:51 pm
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You could get into Sweden via some EU locations. Why I wouldn't say they aren't concerned about covid, they take a more pragmatic approach and the restrictions are very mild, possibly the least restrictive in the world - no masks and almost everything open. The only annoying thing for a tourist is that restaurants close at 20:30. You could do some hiking up north during the polar day, it should be a magical experience (I plan to do it around the summer solstice).
This may may help provide some additional options:
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
Last edited by NewbieRunner; Apr 12, 2021 at 1:49 am Reason: Merge consecutive posts by same member
Apr 12, 2021, 3:25 am
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Tanzania -- in the southern hemisphere but not too far from being equitorial -- was in large part. But maybe the country did a turn in approach after the country's leader died with Covid-19 following his extensive history of downplaying the risks from Covid-19.
Apr 12, 2021, 11:25 am
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Tanzania is a little short of mountains. Except for one, of course (or two, according to Monty Python) .
Apr 12, 2021, 4:00 pm
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Did he cover the Udzungwa Mountains and the Kipengere Range, the latter known as the Livingstone Mountains? They are in Tanzania.
Apr 12, 2021, 6:40 pm
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Someone who likes mountains very well might like that big one. Note that it is purely a trek, generally no skills required and no equipment beyond cold weather gear. Occasionally you need something on the order of microspikes. You do need to be in decent shape, though.
Apr 12, 2021, 7:27 pm
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I have a friend in Bangladesh who says most people there don’t wear masks, and the media almost never report on Covid.
Apr 12, 2021, 7:49 pm
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Apr 12, 2021, 11:40 pm
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Egypt. Despite what the laws saw nobody wears masks and there's no such thing as social distancing. Everything open. I was there for a month and it was like stepping back in time to a world before Covid. Didn't even hear the word Covid in all the time I was there.
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Sweden has highest new Covid cases per person in Europe | Sweden | The Guardian
Apr 13, 2021, 7:02 am
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Sweden currently has the highest infection rate in Europe, literally ten times higher than neighbouring Finland.
Sweden has highest new Covid cases per person in Europe | Sweden | The Guardian
Sweden has highest new Covid cases per person in Europe | Sweden | The Guardian
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