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Back from Colombia

I just returned from a 17-day trip to Medellin Colombia.  I made the trip for two primary reasons.  The first is that it is as hot as Hades in my new Texas home.  It’s been 100+ degrees here every day for the last couple months.  I knew it was going to be hot when I […]

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Colombia, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Weapons and Carry Methods for Foreign Travel

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   In yesterday’s article, I talked about the common guns I see carried all around the world.  As a traveler, since you aren’t likely to be able to legally acquire firearms overseas, this continuation of last week’s theme covers some of the weapons you ARE able to carry.   When I’m […]

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
knives, third world travel, travel View Post

Preparing for Foreign Travel- Guns

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I regularly take  short trip to visit friends in the Dominican Republic.  My most recent trip prompted some friends to ask me how I planned on protecting myself in a third world country where it is illegal for me to carry a firearm.  I’ve spent an average of at least […]

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
psychology, revolvers, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump – February 4, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   EMERGENCY VEHICLE KIT | Your Roadside Lifeline After this week’s winter weather across much of the USA, some of you are undoubtedly thinking about upgrading your vehicle survival kit.  This article will get you […]

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Lessons Learned After Two Months With Covid-19

  Today marks the six-week mark since I’ve been released from the hospital after suffering a bad case of Covid-19.  I caught the bug in Ecuador.  I first noticed symptoms on July 30.  I tried to battle the virus myself without any medical attention until August 9th when I flew home to the USA.  I […]

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Covid-19, medical skills, third world travel, travel View Post

“Escape from Ecuador”

This is the third and final installment writing about my recent adventures and misadventures in Ecuador.  Before reading this article, get up to speed by reading Part One (Guayaquil) and Part Two (Montañita).   My Health Issues   After seven days in Ecuador, I woke up in my hotel bed soaked in sweat and feeling […]

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Ecuador, medical skills, third world travel, travel View Post

Back from Ecuador Part Two- Montañita

After spending a couple days in Guayaquil, I was off to a little hippie surf town called Montañita where I was going to spend the majority of my vacation.  I had originally planned on going by bus.    Long haul Latin American buses are usually fairly comfortable and the bus fares are really cheap.  The […]

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Ecuador, third world travel, travel View Post

Back from Ecuador- Part One (Guayaquil)

I recently returned from a 16-day trip to Ecuador.  As most of you reading this will probably never make it to this gorgeous country, I thought I’d write about some of my travel adventures there.   Why Ecuador?   I had originally planned a trip to Rwanda and Uganda to see the mountain gorillas in […]

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Ecuador, South America, third world travel, travel View Post

Carrying and Using the LDK Knife

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Many of you are aware that I designed the Ka-Bar TDI Last Ditch Knife.  I recently received a question from a reader about some design features:   “Greg: I noticed you mentioned you designed the Last Ditch blade for Kabar. I would be interested in an article about the design […]

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews, Reader Questions
knife fighting, knives, LDK, third world travel, travel View Post

Assessing Neighborhood Safety- Gang Graffiti

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   In my book Choose Adventure- Safe Travel in Dangerous Places I have a section of advice discussing how to assess whether an area is “safe” or not in a foreign country.  I wrote:   “Given the massive differences in culture, customs, and income, how can you tell if the neighborhood […]

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
gangs, graffiti, Mexico, third world travel, travel View Post

Back From Brazil

A week ago I arrived home from an eight-day trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   As I’ve written extensively about Brazil in past articles, I’m not going to cover the normal tourist stuff.  Instead, I’m going to discuss travel during a worldwide pandemic and the different perspectives other populations have regarding Covid-19.   I love […]

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Brazil, third world travel, travel View Post

Traveling to Mexico During a Global Pandemic

I’d been twitching for awhile.   I hadn’t been out of the country since February.   In a normal year, I travel outside the USA at least four times for a total of about six weeks.  This is the first year since 2006 that I haven’t already taken at least three international trips by this […]

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Mexico, pandemic, third world travel, travel View Post

New Website

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Hey folks!  I just wanted to give you all a heads up on my latest writing venture.   I started a second blog. This one will provide daily links and commentary about travel in general and travel safety in particular. The blog is designed to support my current book and […]

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 15, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Fight Your Way Home The basics of constructing a “get home bag.”     Dog Defense Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen a huge increase in numbers of dog bite cases. Everyone is out […]

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ccw, drug cartels, history, Integrated Skills Group, Jack Donovan, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Paul Martin, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Moses, Survival Doctor, Swift Silent Deadly, teaching, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Book Stuff

My new travel safety book is out in all formats!   You can buy the Kindle edition HERE.   You can get a paperback copy HERE.   If you have a NOOK reader or are looking for the book in Apple Books, Kobo, and for library editions, you can get a copy on Smashwords.   […]

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 1, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Wrestling – Tactical Environment Strategy An excellent overview of Craig’s ECQC coursework.     Deadbolt Security I: Forced Entry Resistance “Before spending tens of thousands on Level IV plates, night vision, and an integrally […]

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Book Reviews

My new travel safety book Choose Adventure- Safe Travel in Dangerous Places has been on the market for 10 days now.  It’s doing pretty well.  The book has been the #1 New Release in both the “Adventure Travel” and “Travel Reference” categories.  Other authors have told me that it’s fairly difficult to hold that spot […]

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
Marcus Wynne, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 24, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Measurements and Standards for Pistol Shooting One of the biggest reasons shooters do not improve is that they fail to introduce time and accuracy standards into their practice sessions.     How Revolver Speed […]

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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I Wrote A Book

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I spent most of the day Sunday uploading my third-world travel safety book (think overseas adventure travel) to Amazon.  When it was uploaded, I got a message from Amazon that it would likely be 72 hours before the book went live on their site.  I was pleasantly surprised when I […]

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 6, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Odd But Good? Some historical firearms technology that you’ve likely never seen before.     FILLING THE GAP BETWEEN TOO LITTLE AND TOO MUCH FORCE Pepper spray is an incredibly valuable bit of gear […]

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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