Should Women Travel Alone? Of Course!

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I'm a committed solo female traveller, I love being on the road alone. People focus on the negative aspects, but I think there's a lot of positives - single females are not viewed as threatening and it's allowed me to get to know local people a lot more easily.
Sometimes the women in places I have been have opened up a lot - they connect with me as another woman, instead of just viewing me as a foreign traveller, and it's an important point to have in common. Gossiping about fashion and boyfriends and hair styles crosses any cultural boundaries!

2-07-2013 @ 11:27AM

Reena Ganga said...

That's an interesting point you make about how single females are not viewed as threatening. I've definitely found that in cultures where there's a big social divide (or social segregation) between men and women, solo female travelers are at an advantage because they can move more freely between the two groups. You are naturally welcome to socialize with the women, but men will accept you into their conversations and circles because although you are female, you're a foreigner, so it's viewed as acceptable.

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