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On travel safety and white privilege (and why they’re basically the same thing) Feeling safe is a privilege granted to me because I’m white, middle class, non-disabled and straight.
I recently received a comment on one of my solo camping posts asking me if I ever feel unsafe while I’m camping alone. This is probably the number one question I get asked by family members and friends and blog readers when I talk about going solo camping. They don’t care about the tent I use. (Until recently, my tent was a clown-colored hand-me-down with leaky seems.) Or if I have any tips on how to cook over a fire. (Don’t! Just go to a restaurant! Buy a huge pizza! And eat the leftovers for all your remaining meals!) They don’t even ask me how to make a fire. (Fire…
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We need to stop telling women they shouldn’t travel alone My crankypanties getting into a big, old, fat bunch.
A little while ago, an article popped up on my Facebook about Dahlia Yehia, a young woman originally from Michigan who had been tragically beaten to death by a stranger while volunteering and traveling alone in Nepal. Of course, the comments were riddled with people ranting wildly about how women shouldn’t be traveling alone — especially in scary, unknown places like Nepal and, well, anywhere in the world really. I glanced briefly at the comments, but didn’t think too much about them, because life is best lived when you don’t think too much about the comments. But then another article about Dahlia Yehia popped up on my feed, this time from NPR, and this…
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5 reasons to go solo camping That's 4 more reasons than not having a boyfriend.
Remember how I was going to go camping all by myself for the first time ever and how I totally thought I was going to have my face eaten off by wolverines? Well, I am happy to report that I still have 100% of my face. Yay! Not only did I survive the weekend with my face still attached, I have to say, I actually, really enjoyed myself. In fact, the night I got back from my trip, I booked two more solo camping trips for July and August. Because moderation is not exactly a thing that I do. When I first announced on Facebook that I was going to…
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I know I say this pretty much all the time. But, you guys, I’M GOING TO DIE. You see, this morning, I am getting in my car and heading to Northern Michigan to go camping by myself for the first time ever. This seemed like a good idea when I was planning my trip, but then I remembered that I don’t know how to camp and I have the survival skills of an earthworm. I also remembered that Michigan is called the Wolverine State, and, sure, the Internet will try to convince you that there are no wolverines in Michigan any more, but we all know that the Internet lies.…
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