easy ways to communicate. Nowadays if you feel lonely you can step into an internet cafe and just call home. Sometimes I meet people who spend all their time connecting back home and then I wonder why they're travelling. It does happen that you feel lonely but when you're with likeminded people who are excited about travelling, the excitement will rub off on you too. Maybe you won't be able to share the sunset with that someone special but you'll have 3 or 4 new friends to share it with and to me that is just as good. Any final tips for women travelling solo? It's not a big, bad world out there -- use your common sense just as you would at home. Lock your door at night, don't put yourself in vulnerable situations, just as you would at home. It's about being aware of your surroundings and being sensible just as you would at home. The best advice I can give women is to get out there and just do it. Don't stay at home until the time is right, there'll never be a right time, that time is now.