Personal Safety

Just how important is it to have travel insurance, and do you need it for every trip?

Safety tips for women travellers that'll put them in the right direction of travelling safer and smarter.

Travel Tales: Ruby talks about choosing to continue travelling Brazil after a getting robbed at gunpoint.

After hithchiking from Poland to Malaysia, Petrina Thong shares her most memorable encounters with truckers.

Hannah Gavios, 23, asked a local man for directions back to her hotel. The man had offered to walk her back but midway grabbed her and tried to take her clothes off.

Travel Tales: Ruby shares her story of that unfortunate incident in Sao Paulo.

The Indian Tourism Minister's advice to women travellers has prompted wide criticism about the nation’s culture of victim blaming.

Here are 8 women-friendly beaches in Thailand that are away from the sex scene and are both safe and friendly for women.

The British backpacker was stabbed to death in her hostel by another guest.

You're going to stick out like a sore thumb.

A list of tips and tricks to fit in your handbag to stay prepared for the rains.

Don't trust Johnny Depp. Or at least, if you meet a lookalike in Jordan you should't.

Stop posting photos of your boarding pass on Facebook or Instagram.

Tuk tuks can end up costing a fair bit if you're not careful about which ones you hire.

We know the problem all too well.

You won’t be the first tourist to get caught in a cyclone. 


They would've lost hundreds of dollars if they didn't do this one thing.

How do you do when your biggest nightmare happens to you?

Pickpockets aside, here are some of the best advice for travelling Jakarta that we found across the web.

Don't be the low hanging fruit for thieving hands.

Ironically enough, several of the countries in the list have designated women-only transport system.

Tips and advice for navigating tricky few countries in Asia and The Middle East.

Ladies, your chariot has arrived.

Stay safe and make the most of your Songkran experience in Bangkok with these tried-and-tested tips from a Songkran regular.