The experience of traveling outside your home country is one of the best experiences that you can take, especially if you decide to travel alone, it allows you to enjoy more freedom and allows you to go to explore your favorite areas or places without being restricted to others, so that you can enjoy the experience of traveling abroad To be careful first to stay safe and avoid getting into problems that spoil the pleasure of your tourist trip, here are a set of important tips that you need if you decide to travel alone outside the country:
Make sure to do a good search for your travel destination:
Try visiting popular tourist websites to find out more about travel destinations such as “TripAdvisor”, “Hostelz”, “Oyster”, “Airbnb”. These sites often include the opinions of others who have traveled before to the travel destination that you plan to go to, It also contains information on the best tourist areas that you can visit when you go to a tourist destination and the best hotels that you can stay in.
Make sure you have some acquaintances or friends at the destination:
There are many women who love to travel and are keen to communicate with other women from all over the world, so be sure to get to know one of them and perhaps meet one of them as well, and you can ask her about the most important advice and information that you need in case you travel to her home country (such as the customs and traditions of the country (Or other information known only to locals), among the most popular forums where you can contact other women travel enthusiasts: The Travelettes, Go Girl Travel Network, Pink Pangea.
Make sure to give information about your itinerary and itinerary for at least one person so that your acquaintances in your home country can contact you or ensure your safety when needed.
Make sure to photograph your important official identification papers, and upload them to a secure website like “DropBox”, so that you can access copies of these important papers in case your personal bag or mobile phone is lost.
Make sure that you carry a phone line that gives you the opportunity to make international calls or at least calling cards to make international calls so that you can make international calls and contact your acquaintances in your home country if the need arises.
Try contracting a travel insurance policy:
Insurance companies such as “World Nomads” provide travel insurance policies that help you bear the cost of sudden losses during your travel trips, such as lost baggage or plane cases during the travel trip, the most important medical emergency.
Ask one of your acquaintances to contact you at close periods of time to check on your safety, and be sure to contact one of your acquaintances in your home during a specific time of day and agreed upon in advance between you, so that this person knows that there is something wrong in the event that you fail to communicate on the specified date and act on That foundation, this is one of the effective ways to ensure your safety during the travel journey and to ensure that you are in constant contact with your home country, you can use “Skype” or “WhatsApp” or email to provide communication expenses.
Make sure to know the numbers and location of your country’s embassies or consulates in the tourist destination that you decide to go to until you contact them and ask for help when needed.
Be sure to only pack essential items and avoid heavy baggage packages that may cause your movement hindrance and increase the hardship of your trip.
Make sure to carry a copy of the important phone numbers on the mobile phone so that you can call them in case your phone is lost or stolen.
Don’t put all your money in one place:
Keep some money in your bag and leave others in your room in the hotel provided that it is a safe hotel for your stay and you can guarantee me your safety and the safety of your personal belongings, and be sure to put a credit card in your wallet and thus you will not lose all your money – in case of theft for example – at a time One.
Make sure to carry an additional charger for your phone or mobile device.
Try as much as possible to wear clothes close to the ordinary local clothes worn by the locals in your tourist destination in their daily life in order to avoid attracting a lot of attention to him as a tourist, which makes you a potential target of theft or the like.
Try wearing a wedding ring on your finger, even if you are not married, as this may help you avoid many of the harassment that women experience when traveling alone.
If you require room service at the hotel, do not tell them that you are traveling alone, similarly when you meet strangers, and be sure to leave the Do Not Disturb sign outside your room in the hotel and leave the TV running even when you leave your room in the hotel until you give an indication that there is someone inside the room, which will help to drive away Intruders.
Make sure to write the hotel address information in the language of the country to which you will go if you are not fluent in the language until you give it to the taxi driver when necessary.
If you feel that you have gone astray, do not turn around and try to act as calmly as possible so that you know what you can do and avoid going with a stranger to the side streets or follow the directions of suspicious people.
Do not feel guilty when you reject things that could endanger your safety:
There is no problem in rejecting invitations that may seem friendly, such as an invitation to dinner or inviting a stranger to help you carry your bags, as caution is better than remorse, and remember that maintaining your personal safety is the highest priority.
Important advice for women who travel alone
Try contracting a travel insurance policy
Filming all places of your visits
Make sure to photograph your important and official identification papers
Make sure to do a good search for your destination before you decide to travel to it
Make sure to give information about your itinerary and itinerary for your trip
Women Traveling Alone
