If You’re Dreaming Of Traveling Solo, These 22 Tips By This Experienced Traveler May Help You

The most important is the one of your hotel or place where you sleep. If you get lost or need a taxi or whatever, it's good to have it written, particularly in a foreign country.

I always do this one. And I take a photo of the card and the building and the street with my phone, just in case. Sometimes if you are in a foreign country, showing a picture yields better results than an address.

This is a good one. I have to remember this.

Physically orient yourself when you arrive. 1) Pick a widely known location (a transit stop or major landmark that is known throughout the area - perhaps even throughout the region) that is near your lodging. 2) Find a middle object that can be seen from the landmark and also that is close by your lodging - like a tall building or other easily visible object. 3) All you memorize is how to get from the middle object to your lodging, which is close by (should not be more than a few blocks away). Here's an example: I landed in a foreign country. Noticed that the transit stop was near a major university - that became my first landmark - everyone knows the university by name. Then I went to my lodgings - on the way I noted a tall building that could be seen from the university and was pretty close to my lodgings. I memorized the few blocks from that tall building to my lodgings. Presto - now you can get to your lodgings from anywhere in the country or region confidently.

I do this in the food court at the mall, never mind travelling. Keep my bag strap around my arm.

Yeah, I always loop around my legs when I'm sitting down. If I'm walking, I used a crossbody bag. If it's cooler, I will wear/carry my purse/bag/rucksack underneath the cardigan. Makes it impossible to steal or pickpocket.

This one is fully endorsed. And true even when not travelling abroad - like on a bus or subway at home.

If you travel alone and you check in the hotel, why would you be interested in that they "don't know" you are? It's for your insta pics?

And spook the group of folks

I'm confused, how will this help?

And lock the top security lock if they have one.

Isn’t this all common sense

The best thing is to not stand out when visiting touristy areas. Don’t go out dressed all fancy, check maps before you go, don’t ever look lost. If you need to double check information, don’t pull out a travel book, take photos of pages of where you plan to go. It helps to not look like a tourist, especially one who is lost.

Diversion safes are great but you can easily throw them out by mistake.

Not just your purse!

Strange advice from my step dad but he always said a woman should keep her valuables in her bra. I've yet to lose/have anything stolen.

I tuck a $20 bill inside my phone case

Hotel staff will have another key of your room anyway.

This is probably not aimed at hotel staff as a threat, but to people listening to your check-in from the lobby. (Also never say out loud your room number!)

It's usually not the hotel staff you need to worry about.

I travel extensively, ALWAYS ask for a second key (get one too close to your cell phone and it can malfunction), have NEVER been asked for the name of the second guest, NEVER been charged.

This is not a good idea because to enact a card they have to go through the computer so if somebody wants to come after your things or you by making a second key card it’s going to be leaving a digital trace when they do so so this isn’t really a thing that’s helpful

This tip doesn't work, I've stayed at numerous hotels and the cleaning workers will always try to clean your room if they were not able to do it for some time. They will check if you're not in the room and they will clean it, even if the do not disturb sign is on the door.

What if you want your room cleaned? This person is very paranoid Why does she even go anywhere

Most hotels I've been to in recent years - which isn't many - have a latch on the door (the modern version of the door chain) so you can prevent anyone entering.

A doorstop wedge under the door works better

If you're worried about this, you can place a door wedge/stop on the inside of the door to stop someone opening it. I've always just used the deadlock though, even in questionable hotels the deadlocks seem to work just fine

Yeah - better to get a traveller's doorstop.

There is so much wrong with these photographs, First she looks like a tourist second she looks lost or like she’s waiting for somebody third she standing by her self with a purse out by a doorway. She has made herself look like bait she should be wearing her purse inside of her jacket she should be standing next to the counter not the doorway

If you are nervous about transport at night, get on the car where the conductor is (for the subway, that's a middle car - you will see the conductor looking out when the train stops).