Title – Missing… from afarSource – www.bbc.co.uk
Date – 12th May 2009
I don’t think there is a great need for much additional comment to this article, these tragic stories speak for themselves and the writer hit the nail on the head; tragedy is always difficult for friends and family, but this is exasperated when it occurs so far away from home and in countries where everything is so foreign and unknown to those affected.
The one point I would like to make is that while in these cases the reason for the anxiety is because of tragedy, there are tens of thousands of family members and friends who worry every day, not because anything terrible has happened, but simply because they don’t understand the difficulties in communicating from foreign countries sometimes and do not appreciate that part of travel is to regain some independence and have new experiences.
However this is not an issue of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, it is a case of everyone getting it right from the start to avoid these misunderstanding causing anyone to worry.
During
Our Workshop we examine ways to reduce the stress to those you leave behind. We examine the best ways to communicate effectively from around the world and the importance of this communication for your safety and for the sanity of those who are left behind; those left watching ‘world news’, which rarely carries anything but bad news, sometimes from the very destinations which you plan to visit.Date – 12th May 2009
I don’t think there is a great need for much additional comment to this article, these tragic stories speak for themselves and the writer hit the nail on the head; tragedy is always difficult for friends and family, but this is exasperated when it occurs so far away from home and in countries where everything is so foreign and unknown to those affected.
The one point I would like to make is that while in these cases the reason for the anxiety is because of tragedy, there are tens of thousands of family members and friends who worry every day, not because anything terrible has happened, but simply because they don’t understand the difficulties in communicating from foreign countries sometimes and do not appreciate that part of travel is to regain some independence and have new experiences.
However this is not an issue of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, it is a case of everyone getting it right from the start to avoid these misunderstanding causing anyone to worry.
During
The hurdles of independent travel are not just for the traveller, but also for those left behind. The feeling of isolation they feel and helplessness can be significant. Especially for parents who may well come from a different generation, one where places as familiar to travellers as Thailand and Peru seem to be from a different world altogether; one they are not familiar with, one they don’t understand and one where their son or daughter who they have been able to protect for their whole life is vulnerable and beyond their help.
We can help you to avoid adding stress to those you leave behind which inevitably leads to stress you will feel when travelling. The pressure to promise to communicate even when communication is impossible sometimes seems substantial; the failure to communicate once promised can lead to real concern amongst those left behind.
At Beyond The Blue (Safe Gap Year) our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness Workshop (GYITSA) considers issues of Travel Safety, alongside sessions on Ethical and Responsible Travel, Travel Health, Travel Equipment, Travel Insurance, Destination Advice, Transport Options, Documentation, Travel Money and Insurance and more.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
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