10-16-2007, 06:09 PM
Sooooooo,
i am going to europe this summer for 2 months on a backpacking trip. i am going with a female friend and i a decidedly paranoid about safety. i was wondering three things
1. are there laws regarding carrying weapons for self defense across borders? (not guns, but a knife or a steel baton)
2. those of you who are/were in the military what are your opinions regarding small personal defense weapons? i know a knife can be as dangerous to an inexperienced user as it is to an enemy, but i am just looking for opinions
3. how safe is europe in general? i have heard good things, but not being able to understand the language and traveling with a rather attractive woman i am rather nervous
the countries i am visiting are
Egypt (not europe but still waaaaay cool)
Greece
Italy
France
Belgium
thanks to anyone who has an opinion or comments, and i apologize for being so far off topic, but this is the one place i know i can get a lot of informed opinions in one spot. thanks again!
i am going to europe this summer for 2 months on a backpacking trip. i am going with a female friend and i a decidedly paranoid about safety. i was wondering three things
1. are there laws regarding carrying weapons for self defense across borders? (not guns, but a knife or a steel baton)
2. those of you who are/were in the military what are your opinions regarding small personal defense weapons? i know a knife can be as dangerous to an inexperienced user as it is to an enemy, but i am just looking for opinions
3. how safe is europe in general? i have heard good things, but not being able to understand the language and traveling with a rather attractive woman i am rather nervous
the countries i am visiting are
Egypt (not europe but still waaaaay cool)
Greece
Italy
France
Belgium
thanks to anyone who has an opinion or comments, and i apologize for being so far off topic, but this is the one place i know i can get a lot of informed opinions in one spot. thanks again!












