No win, no fee claims and the world's most dangerous holiday destinations

So, my intrepid best friend is off on holiday again; lucky him. Problem is, I just can't see what kind of restorative repose he gets from the kinds of destinations he goes to. Not content with April's visit to drug and murder capital Columbia, he's now off to Somalia, where, despite there being plenty of sunshine there is no government, incessant fighting between warring clans and a high kidnap rate - oh, and virtually no chance of making a no win, no fee claim for any injury sustained there.

What I can't understand is his obsession with danger. Perhaps if he was a personal injury solicitor, a doctor or some kind of office worker, I would understand that he might want to introduce an element of risk into his life. But he's a construction worker, every single day he faces the myriad hazards I spend my days writing about: cranes, forklift trucks, vibrating machinery and working at height. It may be that he's never had to make a no win, no fee claim for work injuries, but many have of his colleagues have.

"Why not go somewhere normal and restful like Greece?" I asked. "Beaches, wine, swimming, fine food and generous hospitality. Take a break from being Action Man."

Rather pompously he replied that he didn't want to be "just another tourist in another tourist destination having another manufactured touristic experience".

Anyway, said friend is about due to get married next spring. Determined that he not be allowed to organise his own stag do, which would probably have us crocodile surfing in Zimbabwe, I decided I would organise a stag holiday somewhere that is a) safe and b) insured by a tour operator.

So I started looking into the possibility of going to Greece, thinking it both a safe and legitimate holiday destination. Problem is, having discovered that more Britons are raped and hospitalised there than in any other destination, I'm now having second thoughts.

To top things off, it seems us Brits have difficulty behaving ourselves in Greece as well, with Greece being near the top of the list for Brits arrested abroad.

So, like I say, I'm having second thoughts. Perhaps I'll leave it up to Brian after all and forget all my no win, no fee claim worries. So it's para-helicoptering in North Korea then...

Can I claim?