给“独自出游”的女性朋友的9个建议

1、给“单独出游的女性朋友的 9 个建议单独在非洲背包旅行六个月后，我总结了几条享受旅行的愉悦、 并且保证旅行沿途平安的小贴士。If you're about to embark on a solo trip or are thinking about traveling alone (Go! Go!)， here are nine tips to make your trek the best it can be:如果你方案单独一人开始旅行，或者有这样的打算，那么这9条小贴士可以让你的旅行尽可能完美： 1. Befriend local women. 结交当 地女性朋友 Whether

2、you're in the market, on a bush taxi or sleeping in a hostel, make friends with the women who live there. Women around the globe have a sort of informal pact; we all watch out for each other. 无论你 是在当地市场、合乘计程车、还是在旅社中，你都最好能和当地的女 生成为朋友。全世界的女生都有一条不成为的规矩： 我们都会在路上照料彼此。Even if you've only exchanged

3、 a smile with the woman sitting next to you, she'll go out of her way to protect you if necessary. 即使你只是和坐 在你旁边的女生交换了一个微笑，她也会在你需要的时候挺身而出。This rule becomes even more important if you feel like you're in dan ger; seek out the closest woma n and stick to her like glue .当你在危险 之中更是如此 ;找一个最近的女生，像胶

4、水一样粘着她吧。给“单独出游的女性朋友的 9个建议 2. Book a bed for the first night. 预定第一晚的住宿 After Day 1, I avoid making reservations whenever possible, to fully enjoy traveling by the seat of my pants. But for your first night, book a place to sleep in advance preferably before you leave home.我尽量不去做第一天的活动以外的预定，这样我就能自己凭感觉

5、 去旅行了。不过第一个晚上还是要事先预定好晚上的住处 最好在离家之 前就做好预定。This will give you peace of mind, help you get over the first-day-of-travel jitters, and give you a goal and destination when you arrive in-country. 这样你心里就不会有什么牵挂，不用在旅行第一天有 无谓的担忧，另外也能给刚到达的你一个目标。Traveling light could even be seen as a safety measure, because y

6、ou can move more quickly away from danger (or pesky men who want to marry you) whe n you have less to carry轻装上阵甚至可以让旅行更加安 全，让你迅速逃离危险之地 (或是想要娶你的讨厌鬼 )。Make sure you have a free hand even when you're carrying all your luggage, so you can shoo away those men or grab a pineapple for the road. 你需要确保拎着

7、全部行李时还是能空出一只手来，这样你就能赶走那 些讨厌鬼，或者路上带个菠萝什么的。4. Carry food.自带食品 Nothing heavy; granola or crackers will do it. This will keep you from venturing out in the dark by yourself at night when you're hungry. It will also help you save money! I like to carry a plasticbowl and spoon (more versatile than a f

8、ork), plus a Swiss army knife不要 是太重的食品 ;麦片或是饼干就可以了。这样晚上单独一人走在路上你就有方法抵御饥饿了。 这也能帮你省钱 !我喜欢随身带着碗和勺子 (比叉子用途多 ),外加 一把瑞士军刀。In Africa, I often bought a pineapple or cucumber or even, once in Madagascar,a watermelon and eat it over several days. (No, I didn't carry the watermelon; I bought it when I knew

9、 I'd be staying in one place for a while.)在非洲时，我经常会去买菠萝或是黄瓜，我甚至在马达加斯 加买了个西瓜,这些水果然后吃上好几天。(好吧,其实我没有把西瓜带在路上 ;我是在知道要在一个地方待上 几天的情况下才买的。)书籍同时也是开始交谈的好话题。But don't fill your backpack with books they're heavy and take up valuable space. Instead, carry just one or two, and keep your eye out for op

10、portunities to swap with other travelers. 不过别在背包里装满书 书 籍很重,也会占用背包中珍贵的空间。带上一两本就够了,然后在旅途中注意一下有没有时机和其他旅 行者换书。Some hostels even have a designated book swap, allowing travelersto take a book and leave a book. And boy does it feel good when you find an awesome read on one of those shelves. (And now there&

11、#39;s the e-book!That should make it easier to carry more than one book at a time so long as you've got a power outlet to recharge. 有些旅店甚至有图书交换 角，旅行者们可以拿走那里的一本书，再补上一本自己的书。天，想想在交换角的书架上找到一本好书是件多棒的事情啊。现在还有电子书了 ! 这样一次性带好几本书出门就方便多了当然你得要找到充电的插座。6. Expect to pay more than couples.独 自旅行往往花钱更多 Single roo

12、ms are usually nearly the cost of a double, which can be incredibly frustrating. It's what I call the“ single tax. In some instances, you're gointo pay more traveling alone than you would with a partner. Know this from the beginning to avoid letting that single tax ruin your travel mojo. 一般单

13、 人间的价钱比双人间廉价不了多少，这点会让人觉得很不爽。我把多付的这些钱叫做 “单人税。 在某些情况下，单独旅行比同别人一起旅行花得更多。 从一开始你就应该考虑到这一点，不要让 “单人税毁了你旅行的心 情。另外，找个旅伴也能让你更有平安感，生病的时候有个人照料还 是很不错的。8. Consider wearing a (fake) wedding ring.戴只(假)结婚戒指 Don'twear an expensive ring; it might get stolen. But having a band you can wave in the face of those pesk

14、y men is excellent proof that you're married and un available不要戴太贵的戒指太贵的有可能会被偷。不过戴只假结婚戒指，在那些讨厌的人面前挥一挥，这样他们就 知道你结婚了，没法跟你搭讪了。I didn't wear a ring during my trip to Africa, solely because I'm too proud of being an independent, single woman and I ended up regretting it. A ring would have hel

15、ped me avoid quite a few wannabe suitors.作为一个独立的单身女性我感到非常自豪，所以我去非洲的时 候没有戴结婚戒指 不过后来我就懊悔了。如果戴着戒指的话，我那时就可以摆脱很多追求者了。9. Make an effort to be friendly.尽可能保持友好 Traveling solo is a fabulous time to reflect, but don't overlook the chance to broaden your social network by reaching out to other travelers, as well as locals. 单独旅 行固然是美妙的回忆，不过也不要小看这个扩大交际面的时机，你可 以在旅行中结识其他旅行者，也能结识一些当地人。Ironically, we tend to meet more people and forge more friendships when traveling alone. That's because if we don't make the effort to talk to strangers, we&