Where are areas to AVOID outside US military bases?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver If travelers are traveling abroad the Unites States of America, I strongly urge all to check in with the Department of State to ensure safe travel.

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings.html

Anything that says "Loans" on the sign.

Is the Cat West still standing tall outside the main gate at Fort Campbell? That place was synonoymous with penicillin.

Car lots. Anything near a base will be (or used to be) 30% higher priced than something 20 miles away, and will charge a gigantic interest rate.

In Columbus, GA, pretty much anything along VD after the sun goes down lol......

Outside of FT Benjamin Harrison back in the day it was the OSI Outside Inn, you should never go there but it was always full of GI's, myself included. IT wasn't off limits but it had a pretty hungry clientele that would eat a GI up for their own benefit. Saw many a young GI's get swept off their feet into what resulted a money grubbing marriage and eventually divorce. Oh the good ole days LOL

My first experience with one of these was CIRCUS yeah heard from dude in stall number 3 while washing my hands, yes another recruit in Great Mistakes; he said you gotta check out"The Circus in Milwaukee" after graduation; I swear to God!--- Here I am thinking clowns and acrobats AHHH yeah quite a circus alright ?LOL

"Be bold...be brave...go forth and strike fear in the hearts of your enemies...but...don't go mess with loose women, they are dangerous!"

My favorite places have always been those that I "shouldn't" be frequenting. My friends are those guys that are..."those guys". I realize that there are plenty of young men that are "easy prey"...but pain is the best teacher...

When I first arrived at Ft. Carson in '88 there was a Gentlemen's Club, Puss-In-Boots that, while not on the Off-Limits list, was quickly pointed out to us youngsters as a place not to go, couple years later as a young CPL, one of the FNGs from our company, married one of the dancers, all "we" could do was shake our collective heads, did not last too long or end too well for young Soldier!! As I was leaving in '91 for Germany, Nevada Ave began to become a place that as a Soldier you wanted to avoid, lot of gang related violence and Soldier retaliation going on.

Jiggle joints, pawn shops and military surplus stores.