The 10 Commandments of Solo Travel in Latin America
My top tips for solo travel— especially through the big cities
Having travelled solo for most of my twenties and now into my thirties, I’m going to call myself a relatively seasoned female solo traveller. When backpacking around Asia and Europe, my friends asked whether I was lonely travelling solo, while locals would ask me whether I was scared. As I’ve started visiting countries in Central and South America, the questions I get now are much more frequently around safety.
Safety is something I take seriously. I have a strict list of do’s and don’ts when I travel solo, and encourage all solo travellers to have — and keep — their guard up, especially in capital cities.
That said, I do think that Latin America gets too much of a bad rap. In this article, I share my tips on staying safe while travelling solo in Central and South America, while hopefully putting a few figures into perspective.
Before you delve in — know that these are my personal tips, not anything that is required. Plenty of people hardly follow precautions and still have a wonderful time. When the tips seem overkill, do note that this is written as…
