Take a look at a recent Smithsonian.com post entitled “Should Americans Travel to the Middle East?”

Although this piece discusses the dangers of scheduling a trip to that area of the world, it also says, “But rather than red-list every nation of this diverse and misunderstood corner of the planet, let us consider which remain hospitable to travelers—and also feature must-see-before-we-die sites.”

The article notes concerns in: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Libya and, even one of the most popular destinations,Turkey.

Click here to read the whole story….

Any thoughts about traveling to these countries? Please let us know if you’ve been to any of them recently and, if so, what you thought.