Safety First: Tips for Women Traveling Solo
| March 29, 2016
Make some friends
Traveling alone is a great way to meet new people, whether they’re locals or fellow travelers. Daytime group tours are a great way to find a new dinner companion or a drinking buddy to spend your evening with. Staying at a hostel is another excellent way to make friends and feel less alone while traveling. Although be prepared for noisy nights as some hostels don’t offer individual rooms but instead house several travelers in a room with bunkbeds. Some hostels offer gender separate accommodations while others are co-ed — go with whatever you’re most comfortable with! And splurge for a locker to keep your possessions in if you can afford it.
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