Traveling Tips For Women Travelers Going Solo
Women Trekkers
At the risk of sounding redundant, the best gifts for women who love traveling are passport leather holders, Swiss Army knives, Zippo lighters and money belts. Like travelers’ cheques, these items come in handy in the most compromising situations, especially for ladies who enjoy the romance of traveling alone to distant shores to foster their spirituality, or to have a piece of life’s adventures.
Unlike guys, lady globe trotters need to take extra safety measure. Fortunately, there are ways to make their travel safer – invesigating about the country’s traditions, habits, and taboos, networking with friends who might have relatives and distant cousins living along their travel route, staying in better hotels, and seeking expert travel advice might save them a lot of trouble.
If you are also suffering from wanderlust or hope to have the experience of a lifetime by traveling solo, be ready for some travel snags. As a lady traveler, you’re prey to pickpockets, scalpers, and other maniacs on the loose. These tips will help you get out of sticky times or draining circumstances:
* If you’re propositioned by a Hulk-like specimen, ready your lighter. Light that cigarette without warning him that your lighter’s flame is extremely dangerous to his looks!. Fuss over him and beat a quick exit while he is busy trying to save the last of his eyebrows.
* If your ID and traveling documents are stolen, run to the nearest tourist police office. Either you come on tough, or break in tears. The former works well after you have passed around that pack of cigarettes and offered them your lighter. But make sure the guys smoke, or you’ll get yourself in bigger shit.
* Should the village, be ready to part with your personalized Zippo and cigarette lighter case as thank-you gifts. But many will not take these “gifts.” They’ll gladly bring you to the police station.
* At the bus terminal, practice your Zippo lighter tricks to stop your annoying seatmate from blabbing about his exploits. He will get the message.
* If a stranger appears to be stalking you, scare him off with a sudden flare from your lighter, and before he can recover from the surprise attack, run like you never have before!
* If pangs of loneliness catches up with you, go on a tourist trip near the area. Your Zippo lighter antics will start conversations and you’ll find it easier to connect with solo travelers.