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14 Great Tips for Staying Safe as a Female Solo Traveler
As a woman who likes to travel solo, I’ve had my fair share of scary situations abroad. Luckily, over the past years, I’ve picked up a couple of habits that help me not only stay safe, but also give me peace of mind while traveling on my own. In this post, I’m sharing my best tips for staying safe as a female solo traveler. 1. Stay in touch with loved ones Before you leave on your trip, share your itinerary with a few people you trust. Tell them where you’re staying and what you’ll be doing when. Keep them updated while you’re on your trip. Check in with someone at…
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How to Stay Healthy while Traveling
Staying healthy while traveling is one of the most important things to make sure that you have a good trip. One of the worst things that can happen while you’re in a foreign country is getting sick. Unfortunately, if you don’t take the right precautions, it’s bound to happen. Constipation, diarrheoa, jetlag, heat-related illnesses, and respiratory sickness are just a handful of the common ‘traveler’s sicknesses’. Usually, it is a result of being exposed to a new environment that is foreign to your body. It can also be due to a lack of nutritious foods, as well as dehydration. It is really important to have somewhat of a routine, or…
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How to Survive Long-Haul Flights – 13 Top Tips
I absolutely love to travel – but I think it’s time to address the part I like the least – the actual travel. Specifically, long-haul flights. Because let’s face it, there is nothing glamorous (or fun) about being crammed into a tiny space next to a bunch of strangers with no way to sleep comfortably for hours on end. As someone who lives quite far away from her family, I regularly end up on a plane for 10+ hours, wishing I could just teleport. It is essential to prepare yourself properly for long-haul flights, and can be intimidating when it’s your first time. Luckily, over the past couple of years,…
