u/bloodmoon007

I'm heading to Istanbul and Medellín in the next few months for my first real solo trips and honestly the safety side is what's making me nervous. Not enough to cancel, but enough that I keep googling "is X neighborhood safe at night" and getting conflicting info from old blog posts.

For those of you who've been in genuinely sketchy situations got scammed, felt unsafe, had something stolen how did you actually handle it in the moment? And how did you know about the risk beforehand (or did you not)?

Curious what tools/apps/habits you use to stay safe, or if you just wing it and hope for the best.

I’m extremely disappointed with the support experience so far. I’ve been unable to verify my phone number and activate my account for over a week now, and there has been absolutely no meaningful resolution provided.

What makes this even more frustrating is that I’m unable to upgrade to a higher-tier plan to get quicker support, while the issue on the basic plan continues unresolved with no proper assistance. The AI support/chatbot is not helpful at all it does not understand the issue being explained and keeps looping generic responses.

As a first-time user, it’s incredibly difficult to reach an actual human or support representative. There seems to be no clear escalation path, no live assistance, and no accountability for resolving onboarding issues.

Please escalate this to a real support agent and help resolve the phone verification issue as soon as possible.