URL : http://www.enews-update.com/useful-safety-tips-for-girls-traveling-alone.html
Posted : October 16, 2015 at 8:26 am
Author : eNews Update
Tags : girl traveling alone in taxi tips, how a girl safely travel with taxi
Categories : Health News
* Crowd source your research
For Airborne or couch surfing, only go places with A LOT of good reviews
Make a local friend
* Give someone back home your itinerary
* Take pictures of all your documents and put them on a locked site like DropBox that
* you can access from any computer
* International phone plans are worth it for emergencies
* Consider travel insurance
* Schedule a regular check-in with someone back home
* Register with the U.S. Department of State
* Register with the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT)
* Pack light
* Have hard copies of your itinerary and important phone numbers with you at all times
* Don't keep all your money in one place
* Genius tip: Store your extra cash in the bottom of a tampon or pad box. No one's going to look in there
* Bring an external phone charger
* Try to dress like a local (or at least a long-time expat)
* In some places, it helps to wear a fake wedding ring
* Call ahead to see if your hostel or hotel has a locker or safe
* Consider a slash-proof bag
* Bring a portable door or window alarm
* Pack a thin one-piece bathing suit
* Carry a safety mechanism that you feel comfortable with
* Bring emergency contraception
* Bring a selfie stick
* Keep two hotel keys with you — one in your bag and one on your person
* If you order room service or something from a hotel, never identify that you are alone
* Leave the DO NOT DISTURB sign on your door and the TV on when you leave your hotel room
* Befriend female hotel/hostel employees
* Have the address of your hotel or hostel written down to hand to taxi drivers
* Arrange a private transfer from the airport when you arrive, especially if you're arriving at night
* If you're listening to music, don't wear both headphones
* If you get lost, don't look at your phone or a map in the middle of the street
* Spring for a GPS if you're renting a car
* If you're driving, fill up your gas tank when it's half full to avoid running low when you're in a sketchy area (or a place with no gas at all)
* Take your bag with you to the bathroom every time, even on buses and trains
* Always go in a train car that has other people in it
* Don't sleep on trains.
* Build a financial cushion into your budget so you can take cabs when you feel unsafe walking
* Snap a picture of your cab's license plate before you get in it
* When you're in a car or walking home, make a real (or fake) phone call to say "Yep, I'm almost there. I'll be there by XXX" so the driver thinks you are meeting someone at your destination
* Track your cab via Google Maps so you can tell if you're going off route
* If you stop to buy tickets or anything where your attention is away, put your bag between your legs or in between your body and the counter instead of beside you
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