There are some places on Earth you should never visit, no matter how much you need a holiday.

We're talking lakes that will kill you in a single hour, caves that will boil you alive,

and radioactive islands where the rats will give you bubonic plague.

I don't want to put you off traveling for life, but after listening to this episode,

you won't believe just how dangerous our planet can be.

You're listening. You're listening.

You're listening.

You're listening.

You'd be amazed.

If you're planning a road trip, you might want to steer clear of Youngest Road in Bolivia.

This terrifying track twists and turns along a sheer cliff face, climbing to a height of 15,260 feet above sea level.

In places, the road is only 10 feet wide with no guardrails to protect you from the blood-curdling 2,000 foot drop.

Clouds of dust from the poorly maintained track make it hard to see, while humid winds from

the nearby rainforest create regular rainstorms and mudslides.

No wonder this place has earned the nickname Death Road.

Despite its deadly reputation, plenty of daredevil drivers continue to use

the route. Cars, trucks, and lorries often needed to pass each other, forcing one vehicle to

teeter on the very edge of the narrow track. During the 1990s, between 200 and 300 people

lost their lives each year after losing control of their car and plunging into the abyss below.

Thankfully, in 2006, the Bolivian government built a newer, safer road which most cars choose to drive on instead, and who can blame them.

If you do insist on driving death road, which is technically now

illegal, though rarely enforced, remember there's no turning back once you begin. You are not going

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