Travelling alone as a women

Emma.. Probably traveling alone is not the best idea…
Unless you’re going to a place where you have some relatives and a few acquaintaces.

@Emma
Isn’t this something? I’ve been planning a move to Amsterdam. Maybe you can give me some tips. I can tell you all about traveling in the states. Let’s exchange tips!
What major city are you planning to visit? New York? Chicago? L.A? Miami?
Once you know WHERE you wanna go, everything is easier. Including the planning.

You are never really traveling alone. The world is with you, the majority of them will help you.

You should hit up Chicago. Everyone thinks the midwest is boring (mostly true), but it is by far my favorite city because it’s clean and everyone is so nice and friendly there. =) Despite all of its modern-ness, it still has that Prohibition Era gangster feel to it which is just awesome. If you want to visit a smaller town that’s still got a lot of local flavor around the great lakes, I’d try Petoskey or Harbor Springs in Michigan. They’re not super easy to get to if you’re flying, but view alone is worth it. Petoskey is the cheaper and more laid back of the two. Both are clean and full of super friendly people. The beaches around there are really nice as well.
Happy Travels!

Don’t live your life in fear. It’s not really living.

I’ll travel with you!

If you’re going to be visiting places in the Southwest, you should check out Mesa Verde.

It’s an ancient Pueblo civilization built underneath the overhang of a rock. Check out this pic, it’s breathtaking:

http://www.dbenson.net/photo/pcd4329/mesa-verde-2-12.3.jpg

Well I definitely know a handful of people who would say it’s stupid and dangerous. But that initially stems from their own fears. So don’t ever listen to those kind of people.

This summer I’m actually going on a roadtrip by myself to San Francisco, Big Sur, Yosemite, California. Then Sedona and Grand Canyon, Arizona. Then Colorado. And around fall I’m going to travel to the Philippines (my homeland. Manila, its surrounding cities, and Palawan), Thailand, and then Bali, Indonesia. And I’m going to do this alone. To be quite frank with you, I’m still a little scared. My whole life I’ve always been scared of the unknown. And I always feel like I have to plan everything so nothing goes wrong. But I’ve learned that the more you try to take control of your life out of fear, the more it will go against you.. which leads to unpleasant experiences.

I’ve learned that if you go into traveling (or in any situation) fearing what’s to come.. your fear is more likely to come true because you keep thinking about it. Therefore your in that low frequency state.. always in fear, thinking about the past or the future, thinking what could go wrong.. you’re attracting like frequencies that will ultimately create your reality. However, if you’re in a higher frequency.. let go of all your fears, flow with the universe, live in the moment, then good things will come.

I’ve been meeting random people who have been traveling all over the world alone.. one of my new friends actually sold all her belongings to travel around South America by herself. She met some awesome people along the way. So in reality you’re never really alone. I feel like being alone gives you a better chance of meeting some incredible people if you have a positive mentality and a strong mindset.

Although I’m pro “no-fear” and everything, sometimes our sense of fear is prudent. In the end it comes down to the delicate risk/reward ratio. You cannot neglect the fact that there are bad people out there and they do tend to congregate in areas of lower socioeconomic status because those areas are largely neglected by the general population and, unfortunately, law enforcement.

In other words, as a female I would avoid walking by myself in areas that are known to be “shady”. I would suggest before venturing out by yourself, you learn your environment and take the appropriate measures to ensure your safety.

Do it! Like someone else said, danger is everywhere and using common sense is your best bet (also I recommend always carrying mace/pepper spray with you and brushing up on some self-defense moves just in case). I recently traveled Europe alone as a female, and it was very freeing, empowering and allows for a type of travel that lends to introspection and seeing the world in a new way.

I live in San Francisco but have lived all over California so if you need any tips on where is best to visit, don’t hesitate to ask. :)