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Travel Backpack For Women!
REI Lookout Backpack Review (Part 1of3)
Travel Backpack For Women Questions
What is South America like?
I am trying to decide between travelling to South America or South East Asia next summer. I just got back from Thailand a week ago and LOVED every second of it. I just need some information on South America. I tend to backpack solo, meeting and joining up with other backpackers along the way. As far as South America goes, how safe is it for a woman(20 years old) to backpack around on her own? Is it cheap or expensive(hostels, food, alcohol, transportation, etc.)? The money and safety is my biggest issue. I would love to go for three months, and I know I could do S.E.A in three months easily, but what about S.A when on a STRICT budget? I would also like to do 2 weeks to a month of volunteering at an orphanage. Any tips, advice, guidelines on South America(most importantly) or Southeast Asia would be wonderful!
Hi Chellie,
I am from Southern California and travelled in Central and South America for 10 months last year, and will go again to South America in September for about 6 months time. I am a backpacker too, male and solo as well. I met a lot of backpackers from all over the world including some single girls in their early 20ies.
South America is pretty inexpensive with the exception of Brazil and Chile. Brazil seems to be the most expensive country in South America. I stayed at hostels and also with local families. Hostels will run you an average of about $ 10.00/night in a dorm room, sometimes breakfast is included. I used to make reservations at the hostels a few days in advance through either www.hostelbookers.com or www.hostels.com. Some larger hostels offer backpackers to work at the hostels, not for money but for free accommodation and sometimes a free lunch or dinner.
I travelled within a country and from country to country by bus. The long distance buses are pretty good, all with air conditioning, sometimes tandem drivers, and most of them are realtively new. Also, bus travel within South America is pretty inexpensive.
Here’s an examples of bus fares:
COLOMBIA: Cartagena to Bogota, 22 hours, about $ 50.00
COLOMBIA: Bogota to Cali, 15 hours, about $ 28.00
COLOMBIA: Cali to Ipiales, 15 hours, about $ 20.00
ECUADOR: Quito to Guayaquil, 10 hours, about $ 10.00
PERU: Lima to Cusco, 22 hours, about $ 50.00
BOLIVIA/PERU; La Paz to Lima, 32 hours, about $ 90.00
You can eat pretty cheap as well. A typical meal “Comida tipica”, consisting of rice/beans, some meat, veggies, and a beverage for about $ 3.00 or less in most countries. A bottle of beer at a bar between
$ 1.00 and $ 2.00. A men’s haircut about $ 3.00, and a women’s haircut not a lot more. For your info, hard liquer in Ecuador is kinda expensive though, but beer is not. Also, in South America you should stay away from the wine, because it is kinda expensive and not that great. However, in Chile and Argentina wine will be your choice of drink because it is very good and very inexpensive.
The cheapest countries I have travelled to in South America are Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In Cusco/Peru (gateway to Machu Picchu) I used to have lunch and dinner at a local restaurants (there were no tourists whatsoever) for under $ 1.00 including a beverage.
I know you are on a budget, however, do NOT miss out on some excursions even though some of them are not exactly cheap but totally worth it. In Colombia you got to do the 5 day jungle treking to “La Ciudad Perdida” (The Los City) in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. You will have an incredible experience. It will cost you about $ 280.00 for 5 days all inclusive.
In Ecuador you wanna climb up Mount Cotopaxi up to the glacier at 16,400 feet, and mountain bike down the mountain for about an hour. This is actually pretty cheap. The whole day including organized bus from Quito, lunch, rental of the mountain bike, etc. will cost you about $ 35.00.
In Bolivia you gotta mountain bike on the World’s Most Dangerous Road from La Paz to Coroico, which is about 40 miles, and all downhill. You will get an adrenaline rush of your lifetime. This will cost you about $ 100.00 for the whole day all inclusive (about 10 hours). You should book only through Gravity Bolivia, www.gravitybolivia.com. This is the best, safest, and most experienced mountain biking company in Bolivia. The owner is a nice guy from New Zealand.
Ok, and here’s what safety is concerned. During my 10 months trip I felt always safe, but of course you have to apply common sense. There are always some parts of the country or cities that should be avoided, but the same is true here in the U.S. Colombia has some bad reputation what safety is concerned, but people usually focus on isolated cases. Colombia used to be an unsafe country, but not any more.
When you decide to travel to South America you should learn some Spanish though. The best way to learn Spanish is in a Spanish speaking country, and it can be very inexpensive. For example, in Ecuador I paid $ 150.00/week for 20 hours with a private teacher.
Also, you said that you wanna go for 3 months. Do youself a favor and try not to do all of South America in 3 months because it is a waste of time and money. I would not do more than 3 countries, honestly, because there is so much to see in each country.
Ok, have a great time and be safe.
P.S. Regarding volunteering, there’s not really a website where you can sign up in advance. I suggest to hook up with an orpanage through a hostel. I did some volunteer work in Bolivia at a wild animal shelter, taking care mostly of monkeys, which was fun. If you wanna more ideas, or address, or whatever let me know.
Travel and Leisure Back packs for Ladies
There are various sorts of travel backpacks for ladies designed for those who desire to choose backpacking for holiday. Traveling alone isn’t just for guys, women these days travel on their own just about everywhere. Nevertheless the majority of individual or the what is known as solo vacation relating to backpacking is usually tailored for men Ladies really are exclusive since we really need to combat unneeded attention particularly when we vacation alone and it may be rather demanding for many people.
Women from time to time opt to vacation alone due to numerous aspects. A few factors which I could picture will probably be somebody who just turned single again, desires to break free on her own for a short period, gain strength and possibly to provide evidence she can get it done on their own, probably looking for religious experience or simply really wants to do things in a different way. Recommended for you would be to go backpacking and find a special constructed vacation backpacks for ladies. Schedule your holiday perfectly and exercise lodging safety and always arrange to reach a location during day time. Remember to keep your traveling document secure and also be sure you dress adequately to prevent yourself from undesired notice. Actually do communicate with family members and good friends as you vacation and also a smart and efficient way would be to post your travel and leisure blogs.
A well specially designed holiday backpacks for women should be capable of support the actual shoulder blades pad as women are generally lighter weight compare with males and this will be more ergonomics to manage it. It shall be wiser to decide on light-weight backpacking due to the fact is really a safer choice compare to traditional holiday backpack simply because it helps to reduce chance of injuries for example sprained shoulder joint, back discomfort and knee complications.
A lighter in weight travel backpacks for girls also allow women vacationer to be far more reactive with regards to urgent situation. It’s quicker to duck and also run away if you have a less heavy load on your back especially if you encounter natural disaster like mudslide or even crashing branches. Apart from that you can enjoy your vacation and traveling far more distance as well as take pleasure in the mobility and also independence when you vacation light. Single vacationers especially ladies require the simplicity and luxury as opposed to struggling with aching muscles and also lower back pain as a result of a sub standard travel and leisure backpack. Therefore, prior to start the journey it’s a good idea to search and also look around online backpacks for additional information prior to selecting one.
Single female vacationers face far more danger and also it’s imperative to apply essential traveling safeguards. Take a compass and guide of course, if you can invest a Gps navigation that is loaded with the latest map which is extra reliable. Try and stay with a familiar path that’s incredibly well visited to make sure that when you are confronted by misfortune aid is available out quicker. Once you have all your travel backpacks for ladies all securely filled you are prepared to enjoy the vacation!
Cloudysky has been travelling around for vacations and is giving tips on how to choose travel backpacks for women. For more information about travels backpacks for women please read this review.
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