Practical tips, suggestions and warnings for and by women travelers
"No advice could have prepared me for what this trip had in store. Still, if I could have debriefed with a couple women who had made the same trek beforehand, there are a few things I might have done differently."
This question in and answer format isn't specifically for women, but makes some valid points.
Scroll down the page for South America " basic information and tips in a country specific context. All the basic advice you need in the travel/backpacking planning or incipient stage." Also info on women traveling alone.
These tips for driving alone apply anywhere.
Tips from Go Chile include cautions for women traveling alone.
A number of articles (mostly) by women travelers recount their experiences, pro and con, in South America.
"The Women's Travel Club is a tour operator for women's trips. For nine years we have been asked , why should women travel with other women? Putting aside the obvious-- many women do not have families/friends who wish to travel-- there are many reasons for women to travel with other women."
These links from The Women's Travel Club are helpful to men, too.
"This brochure has been prepared by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs to provide general information for women who plan to travel abroad alone. There has been an increase in the number of Americans traveling abroad - especially women traveling alone either for business or pleasure."
Agencies and publications, travel tips and links to related websites.
Letter from a woman who says she "learned by a very bad experience in Mexico not to travel by myself in Latin Countries."
