22/03/2025
What an adventure that was in Vegas and New York! 🤩 I had so much fun! 😁 This was my first time traveling alone for a holiday. I love exploring the city and walking a lot. For staying safe as a female solo traveller, here are my 6 personal tips to share with you, feel free to share your tips too😊
1. Walking around in Vegas can attract a lot of attention as a female. So when I just wanted to go to the shops at night, I dressed in all black and kept it simple to avoid attention. If I dressed up for the nightclub, I would take an Uber or Lyft, even if it’s just a short distance, to stay warm and safe, coz it's cold at night 🥶
2. I tip the hotel staff when checking in so they’ll look after me. One hotel staff in Vegas gave me so many bottles of water, tea, and toiletries, and even told me to get more from her whenever she was on shift. Another staff member in New York gave me an amazing room just because I tipped him. I also tipped the bouncer at the nightclub dance floor, which helped me get to the front row and avoid the long line and huge crowds inside the club. It worked!😂
3. Watch your drinks in the club and don’t accept drinks or smoke from random people. In Vegas, people would randomly hand me drinks or ci******es, and I just refused them 😅
4. Walk around the streets with confidence. In New York, I walked around the city with a coffee cup (it actually had green tea inside😅) and walked like the city owed me money. 😎I didn’t have time to waste and didn’t want to be bothered. People normally didn't bother me. A few hello here and there, but they would just leave me alone after that, so I get to enjoy the city in peace.
5. Ask for help when needed, but don’t accept random help on the street. When I needed help, I’d ask, and people would stop to help. But when a stranger on the street in New York offered to help me with my luggage, I didn’t accept because I was capable of handling it on my own. Maybe he genuinely wanted to help🤔 but I didn’t want to take any risks.
6. Make friends! When you are in groupsz you are less likely to be targeted. Honestly, I wasn’t really trying to make new friends, but when I offered to take photos for a couple of ladies, we started chatting and ended up laughing and walking around together. I ended up spending half the day with a solo female traveler celebrating her 50th birthday. It made my day more enjoyable for sure.
Overall, I didn’t find the USA too dangerous, but I wasn’t there long enough to say I’m experienced. I had a great time, and these tips helped me enjoy the trip. What about you? What’s the most dangerous experience you had? I’d love to hear your tips as I might have more solo trips in the future!😁
