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Travel Safety
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These are some very useful travel safety tips.  If you liked this article take an even deeper dive into 10 Safety Tips for Solo Female Travelers.

Travelers Beware, How to Stay Safe While Traveling

Solo Female European Travel Advice
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Those of you traveling to Europe should check out this article about best practices for female solo travel there.   Most of the advice is applicable to males as well. She also has a great perspective about people providing travel advice:

 

“Most women are nervous about visiting Europe because they’re not sure whether it’s safe. Many of these women have well-meaning relatives and friends who tell them that sure, Europe’s safe if you have a man with you, but it’s not safe for a woman on her own.

Those well-meaning relatives and friends are wrong. They’re coming from a place of love and concern, but they’re wrong.

I always tell travelers to consider the source. Who is giving you this advice? Ask yourself the following questions:

Does this person travel?

Does this person travel in my style of traveling (i.e. backpacking as opposed to resort travel)?

Has this person been to this destination?

Has this person been to this destination recently (in the past 3-5 years)?

If the answer is yes to all of these, chances are you have an accurate source and should listen to what he or she has to say. But if the answer to one or more of these questions is no, you should seek out opinions elsewhere.”

 

 

Solo Female Travel in Europe: Complete Travel and Safety Guide

 

 

Female Travel Safety Tips
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This is quality safety advice for solo female travelers.  Male travelers would benefit by following most of these rules as well.

 

31 Safety Tips for Solo Female Travelers from the Experts

 

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“It is critical to understand that safety is not the same as comfort. Just because a place is “safe,” doesn’t mean you won’t encounter different cultural norms that make you uncomfortable. It also doesn’t mean that crime doesn’t happen.

 

These ideas often get misconstrued and, while getting out of your comfort zone can be a really good thing, it can also be uncomfortable.

 

Too often, I hear people talk about letting their guard down because they’ve heard a destination is “safe,” and then they are frustrated when they realize that things can still go wrong…especially when they encounter cultural norms much different from their own.

 

The truth of the matter is you can be unsafe anywhere at any time.”

 

Read the article.

 

Why Solo Female Travel Isn’t “Safe”