Table 2 Appearance and Behaviour
From: Healthy, safe and responsible: the modern female traveller
| Appearance | |
| Dress modestly, not provocatively | |
| Wear pants rather than skirts (or pants/leggings under skirts) | |
| Observe the local dress code → check what local women cover | |
| Wear headscarf where appropriate | |
| Consider wearing a wedding ring and carrying a photo of a fake husband | |
| Behaviour | |
| Sensible Behaviour | |
| Stay alert | |
| Stay in well-lit, populated areas | |
| Keep low profile; try to blend in; walk confidently, with a purpose | |
| Enter a shop or business if there is a threat | |
| Don’t try-on clothes in bazaars, suqs, markets | |
| Don’t wear noise-cancelling earbuds or music ear buds | |
| Conceal your map/guidebook in the street | |
| Control your own behaviour | |
| Communication | |
| Make sure your mobile phone is always freshly charged | |
| Put local police on speed dial | |
| Stay connected as a precaution | |
| Other | |
| Learn a few basic phrases | |
| Always know your escape route | |
| Check sunrise and sunset times | |
| Be wary of travel companions who behave imprudently | |
| There is safety through protective guest family or person of authority |