Women Traveling Alone
Practical tips, suggestions and warnings for and by women travelers
AdventureDivas: Things We Learned the Hard Way
"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."
"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."
Alone or Accompanied in South America?
This question in and answer format isn't specifically for women, but makes some valid points.
This question in and answer format isn't specifically for women, but makes some valid points.
Country Summaries
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.
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.
Safety tips for women traveling alone
These tips for driving alone apply anywhere.
These tips for driving alone apply anywhere.
Security
Tips from Go Chile include cautions for women traveling alone.
Tips from Go Chile include cautions for women traveling alone.
South America
A number of articles (mostly) by women travelers recount their experiences, pro and con, in South America.
A number of articles (mostly) by women travelers recount their experiences, pro and con, in South America.
Targeting Women
This article cautions you to think twice about the "women only" floors at hotels.
This article cautions you to think twice about the "women only" floors at hotels.
The Self as a Souvenir: Benefits of Travel for Women:
"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."
"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."
The Women's Travel Club, Inc
These links from The Women's Travel Club are helpful to men, too.
These links from The Women's Travel Club are helpful to men, too.
Tips for Women Traveling Alone
"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."
"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."
Women Travel information for the independent traveler
Agencies and publications, travel tips and links to related websites.
Agencies and publications, travel tips and links to related websites.
Women Traveling Alone
Letter from a woman who says she "learned by a very bad experience in Mexico not to travel by myself in Latin Countries."
Letter from a woman who says she "learned by a very bad experience in Mexico not to travel by myself in Latin Countries."