Love to travel but don’t have a companion? No worries. More and more, traveling alone is an active choice, with women leading the way, according to Mary Bond of The Gutsy Traveler. (In fact, when it comes to travel, women are leading the way, period. Bond notes that 75 percent of those taking cultural, adventure, or nature trips are women, while women-only travel companies have increased by 230 percent.)
Not only are women traveling more by themselves, but it’s not a big deal to do so. “Solo female travelers” don’t think of themselves as such and they find it odd when asked if they feel safe and told how brave they are for traveling unaccompanied.
“It’s a fallacy that, if you’re a woman alone, it’s dangerous,” says Oaxaca-based Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads. “As if everywhere isn’t dangerous including your own hometown. I feel more comfortable in Saigon than some places in North America.”
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