Questions on topics specifically relevant for travelling women.
Questions on topics specifically relevant for travelling women.
Questions tagged [female-travellers]
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Optimal packing method for bras?
This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a few ways to pack bras better but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficiently.
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How dangerous is India for solo women travellers, or female-only groups?
Why India is not safe for solo women is an article in The Telegraph (UK) describing one woman's issues with sexual harassment in India.
Some of the information there describes a worse situation than the impression I got from Wikivoyage's "Female…
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
In Air France cabin crew angered by ruling to wear headscarves in Tehran, it's stated by Air France that women, even people who are presumably non-Iranian and non-Muslim, are required to wear a "veil":
"Iranian law requires that a veil covering the…
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What class of travel is suitable for a woman travelling alone on Indian railways?
What class should a lone woman travel on a sleeper train to be safe at night?
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Are non-Saudi women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia?
A link from Are there any man-only places in the world? called No Women Allowed by Fox News repeats a claim I've often heard:
Women need a man, or government permission, to do just about anything
– Saudi Arabian women aren’t even allowed to…
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Are there any man-only places in the world?
I know it is forbidden to enter to Muslim's mosques/shrines without proper Islamic cover or having your shoes during walking through temples/tombs/shrines in India and some other Hindu countries or without proper cover going to a Christian church or…
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Are there any women-only places in the world?
It looks like reports of a women-only city in Saudi Arabia are greatly exaggerated. But are there any other places in the world where the population is entirely or almost entirely female?
The place doesn't have to be particularly large, but there…
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Can a Muslim woman visit Medina Mosques as tourist independently?
I’m a Muslim girl from Romania. How can I get a visa to visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia?
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
I am a mid 30's woman from the UK wanting to travel to India without flying. I have been given warnings from friends about traveling alone through Iran and Pakistan, therefore I am willing to try a more northern route covering Russia > Kazakhstan >…
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Why do they have sleeper cars for women in Thailand? Is it for security reasons?
I was reading about train travel in Thailand and noticed they have sleepers for women and children. What dangers are there that lead to having these cars? Is it just about privacy?
If that is not a problem, how common is it for a woman to use a…
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Are women required to wear skirts to get into some tourist sites?
There is mention of not wearing short skirts; does that mean skirts are required for women when wanting to visit places like churches, the Vatican, etc.
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Is there a guide for breast feeding etiquette around the world?
I was talking to a friend who became a mother recently. She needs to travel, and takes her son along, but she was saying that one of her problems when travelling is not knowing how to behave regarding breastfeeding.
In some country's breastfeeding…
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What is appropriate attire for women in Muslim countries?
If my girlfriend was going to travel with me to, say, Jordan, or where-ever, should she probably wear a hijab when she's out and about in public?
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Safety in Warsaw Poland
Just want to be prepared, with no intention of judging or whatsoever, I have some questions about safety in Warsaw:
Is it safe to stay in a dorm? I've read some reviews where the person get robbed when asleep, some strangers came in and searched…
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Safety considerations for solo female business traveller in Mexico
I'm heading to León in Mexico next week in a business capacity.
Other than the usual precautions that solo female business travellers normally take (don't go looking for trouble, have an emergency contact, keep an eye on my purse & drink, take only…
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