Women Traveling Solo
Women traveling solo should take care. If you are worried about your security and depending where you are traveling to, some extra tips you may wish to consider include:
- Do not flaunt your wealth – leave the expensive jewelry and designer handbag back in the hotel safe while you are out walking, sight seeing or shopping or better still do not bring it.
- Arrive in daylight so you can get your bearings prior to being out in a new city at night.
- When you out socially, wear a wedding ring to ward off unwanted advances.
- You are out on your own at night you need to keep your wits about you so tonight is not the night for drinking excessively.
- Opening up the tourist map in the middle of the street is probably not ideal.
- Bring a photocopy of the small map in a guide book and find a more discreet place to look at it or use the map on your phone.
- Act and dress appropriately – be respectful of local customs and try to “blend in” .