Maybe. But I figure everyone in Europe will be self isolating when I get there so I'll have the streets to myself.5thhorseman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:37 pmI have to add, HW are you out of your mind?Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:58 pmHey, be honest, we are ALL scared to death of Per!Doyle Hargraves wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:34 amGood for you. You can’t let fear dictate your lifeHockey Widow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:24 am Well I decided I'm going on my trip! Someone has to stand up to this virus. And the Canucks are not winning the Cup this year anyway
Hey Per, I will be in Sweden!
But seriously folks, if it were me I would postpone until such time as a vaccine is available.
And that wouldn't be a decision based on fear, but rather logic...
Seriously, insurers won't pay anything unless the government declares a travel ban. So in the States Trump is banning non Americans from Schengen countries but not banning Americans from going to EU or returning home. So people are trying to cancel and the insures are saying we won't pay and tour operators say well we will give partial refunds and airlines saying we will reschedule etc. So the confusion for travellers right now is a serious one too. And yes we can say so what s a few thousand dollars when your health is at risk.
So I talked to my insurance and they said no ban on any country you are going to. Tour operator says we haven't cancelled so no refund. Airlines saying no refund but we will reschedule you. And then this Trump ban is only for 30 days my trip is 60 days out.
By the way, the ban is bogus and will do nothing. This foreign virus is already here and already wide spread. The lack of testing is keeping the numbers down. North America had 5 weeks to address this and they dropped the ball. Trump refused the offer from Germany for test kits cause it would make him look bad. Now he is blaming the Schengen zone countries for not doing enough because they have no borders. Its bullshit.
Its gonna get worse but maybe Trump is right. Lets not test it will only inflate the numbers right. Then it will run its course and he can say see I contained it. So am I going? As of today yes but I will monitor it closely and probably won't know definitively until end of April early May. It a rock and a hard place situation.
And I don't think I am any higher risk there than here. My main concern isn't getting sick and while I guess it should be my main concern is getting stranded in Europe. But if that happens I'll stay with Per. Seriously, I have friends all over EU and I've been in touch and have people I can reach out to while there if need be. But as I said I'll know more each week.
But I don't feel sorry for myself. It isn't about me. I can absorb a few financial hits and survive. I won't like it but I can survive it. I feel sorry for the thousands of people who will take a financial hit over this. If this outbreak started in Africa or the Middle East the world would have shut borders much sooner. But we are so dependent upon the Chinese economy we didn't want to disrupt that. The whole world should self quarantine for 2 weeks and be done with it!