The safest places to visit in Mexico are Yucatán and Campeche, the only two states at the US State Department’s lowest advisory level in 2026, with Mérida as the standout city. Mexico City’s central neighbourhoods, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende and Pacific surf towns like Sayulita and Puerto Escondido are also outside the areas the…
Tag: Female travel
Solo Female Travel in India: Safety Tips and Places
The thought of travelling India alone can seem scary at first. I’ve been living and travelling all over the country for four years now, and the funny thing is, it doesn’t ever get easier. Of the 36 countries I’ve travelled to, India is by far the most challenging. But it can also be the most rewarding. Now you’ve probably…
Assumptions vs. Realities of Solo Female Travel
A year or so ago, I decided to travel South America solo. Family, colleagues, friends, and strangers all rushed at me flushed face the minute they heard the news, deploring my decision, pleading with me to reconsider to a ‘safer location’. They seemed to have a lot of assumptions about why solo travel doesn’t suit…
8 things I learnt as a solo female traveller in South America
Last year I spent six months travelling from Buenos Aires to Bogota on my lonesome. Here are some of the lessons I learnt while travelling South America alone… 1 – You’re not an anomaly The way people speak, you’d think solo female travel were a new invention. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Everywhere…
Solo female travel – Nine myths and one truth
“Along the way I’ve heard every misconception about solo female travellers you can imagine, so I’m here to set the record straight with nine myths and one truth about solo female travel…” – This week’s guest blogger is Stephanie Yoder, a girl who can’t sit still. She’s a traveller, a writer and blogger at Twenty Something…
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