Ask CNN: Are There Any Restrictions for Americans Traveling Abroad?
ANNOUNCER: Jon Deason from Orlando, Florida asks, "In light of recent events, have there been any travel advisories or restrictions regarding Americans traveling abroad?"</s>ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT: There have been lots of travel advisories put out for Americans both before September 11 and since. And so your best bet is to log on to the State Department's Web site. And the address is www.travel.state.gov. And there you'll find everything from public announcements to travel warnings to consular information sheet. And so because these are updated on a -- practically a daily basis, you would do well before you're planning to book your flight or your train -- or however you're planning on traveling -- to log on to the site and see if the country or countries that you're planning on traveling to are listed. But keep in mind that ever since the attacks, there has been a worldwide caution in effect, which just offers common advice to Americans to be alert and just exercise common sense.