Safety First: Tips for Women Traveling Solo

Kathleen Corrigan | March 29, 2016

Trust your instincts

If you feel uncomfortable in any situation, don’t feel as if you’re overreacting or being too cautious. Go with your gut and do what you feel is best. If you think you’re being followed, duck into a business or restaurant and wait it out. If you feel you’re being harassed, even if you don’t know for certain what is being said to you, don’t be afraid to be rude; just firmly say “no” in whatever the local language is and extract yourself from the situation. If men ask to accompany you somewhere, turn them down firmly. Ask to sit next to or share a compartment with another woman on a bus or a train if that makes you feel more comfortable. It’s better to be rude than to find yourself in a bad situation.

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