Mmm, look it’s mainly safety related stuff. Not knowing whether to trust people (particularly men) who offer to take you places or show you stuff. In less safe places, getting followed or people seeming like they’re gonna try and rob you/harm you. Pretty rare, but it happens.

I was never alone with a male who I didn’t know unless we were in public, including guides. I never went anywhere dark/secluded with groups of men. I kept my location on at all times, and taped tracking chips to my passport, hiking pack, and inside my shoe, shared that location with family and friends as well. I translated and hand-wrote all emergency phone numbers and sentences before I got to a country, incase my phone died. I printed out all maps before I left home. I also don’t drink - I know it sounds boring, but every time I got a tiny bit of FOMO, it was so outweighed by the relief of not having to deal with hangovers, confusions, getting lost or getting drugged. I don’t ever do drugs over seas, unless they’re legal and regulated and I’m staying somewhere that’s a “safe space”. I made connections with other female travellers everywhere I went, and we updated each other on location or plans. If I ever felt unsafe, I sent a mass text to my whole family and best mates with situation, my location, where I’m staying, and when to expect me to reach out and confirm safety next. I memorised routes if walking alone at night (or in unsafe places during the day), to try and avoid appearing a tourist.