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Solo travel for male and female can be entirely different. If you are female traveling away from your home town can be a challenge. In your town or city that you grew up everything would be familiar. You may know or recognize by eye contact some of the people at the regular grocery, the bus halt commuters, train station attendants even those who walk past you on the sidewalk. The feeling of home would be around you that would provide a sense of security.
Even in familiar surroundings, you would need to be apprehensive. But if you are a female in unfamiliar territory you would need to a little extra cautious. A trip that you would embark on would be called nice only when you return from it unscathed, refreshed and full of happiness. Some rules that may make you feel secure during your travel are as follows.
1. Using common sense
It’s imperative that you use common sense wherever you may be because it would ensure that you stay out of trouble by not getting you into on in the first place.
2. Dressing like a local
It is a foregone conclusion that men anywhere could be the same and this assumption should be at the back of your head and dressing modestly especially in such environments could save you a lot of trouble.
What is considered good clothing by one country may not be considered good by the other. Make sure to research the dress code in your destination. For example, if you are going to a conservative country dress modestly, if you are going to a western or south-east Asian country you can loosen up a bit.
3. Avoiding moving out after dusk
Unless you are 95% sure of what you are doing avoid moving out of safety into the dusk because it is a universal issue that most unpleasant situations have happened to ladies after dusk.
4. Being apprehensive of others
Being vary of strangers and good Samaritans even if they are women because you could find yourself among a gang of con-women who have proliferated around the world recently.
5. Keeping a loved one informed about your daily routine
Informing your daily movements to a loved one would enable them to contact you in an emergency.
6. Being aware of what you consume
Be absolutely sure of what you consume and as a rule refrain from drinking anything offered by strangers because that is the easiest way to get you to drop your guard.
7. Interacting with locals but drawing your line
Interact with the locals and enjoy everything that they have to offer but use your common sense and prudence to know where you should draw the line.
8. Respecting local laws and customs
Never break the law in a foreign country because you would not know what would be in store for you as you could be treated as a criminal thereafter, and some law enforcement officers could be nasty.
9. Screaming and running in any event of a confrontation
Avoid confined places that you would find yourself alone and even if you do and are confronted don’t wait to fight back, scream and run as fast as you can.
10. Not compromising
Never compromise on your safety and always ensure that you are in the safest of surroundings especially in known areas of the world where violence and crime are high.
Conclusion
To repeat what was said earlier the world is not a safe place, nice things that humans were known for are gradually deteriorating. This is not exclusive to any society but is a universal curse and if you are a female planning to travel the world keep your wits about you as you could avoid many unpleasant issues if you do so. Safety should be your primary concern and if you could manage that confidently and prudently you could make your travels a lot easier.
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