ERI LA Socio-Political Blog

Women Trekkers

At the risk of sounding redundant, the best gifts for women who love traveling are passport leather holders, Swiss Army knives, Zippo lighters and money belts. Like travelers’ cheques, these things come in handy in the most compromising situations, especially for women who love the adventure of traveling alone to distant places to nurture their spirituality, or to have some slices of life’s adventures.

Unlike guys, lady globe trotters need to take extra safety measure. Fortunately, there are ways to make their travel safer - researching about the country’s traditions, lifestyle, and taboos, contacting friends who might have relatives and distant cousins living along their travel route, staying in better hotels, and seeking expert travel advice might save them a lot of future problems.

If you also suffer from wanderlust or hope to have the experience of a lifetime by traveling by yourself, be ready for some travel rips. As a lady traveler, you are prey to pickpockets, gigolos, and all sorts of maniacs on the loose. These tips will help you out of sticky times or draining circumstances:

* If you are propositioned by a Hulk-like specimen, ready your lighter. Light that cigarette without warning him that your lighter’s flame is extremely dangerous to his looks!. Fuss over him and make a hasty exit while he’s busy saving the last of his eyebrows.

* If your ID and traveling documents are stolen, run to the nearest tourist police office. Either you come on tough, or break in tears. The former works well after you have passed around a pack of cigarettes and offered them your lighter. But be sure the guys smoke, or you will get yourself in deeper shit.

* Should the village, be ready to hand out your personalized Zippo and cigarette lighter case as thank-you gifts. But many will not take these “gifts.” They’ll happily lead you to the police station.

* At the bus station, practice your Zippo lighter tricks to stop your annoying seatmate from blabbing about his exploits. He will get the message.

* If a stranger keeps on following you, scare him off with a sudden flare from your lighter, and before he can recover from the surprise attack, run like you never have before!

* If pangs of loneliness catches up with you, go on a tourist trip near the area. Your Zippo lighter antics can start conversations and you will find it easier to connect with solo travelers.