It's a shame that this even has to be a topic, and worse that it isn't going away :C

I recently went on a solo month-long trip to Hong Kong and Thailand. As a male, I was plenty frightened walking around alone especially at night in a strange place, with all the looks you get from locals. I can't even imagine how nerve wracking that would have been as a female.

I'm a pretty paranoid individual to begin with, always with my eyes and ears open when out and about and the only thing I can really do is to try and transfer those thoughts to the women I know. For instance, never ever walk around at night with headphones in blasting music, male or female, that's just asking for trouble.

I definitely agree women shouldn't be afraid to travel alone. It can be totally safe if safety is made a priority, but that's true for men and women, it's just that much more important for the women.