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Are German festivals safe for foreigners?
Germany is a very safe place to be in, even as a woman, even when travelling alone. That includes festivals such as the Oktoberfest with obvious caveats I’ll deal with in a second. The assault series ...
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Optimal packing method for bras?
Whenever the topic of packing something in an optimal way comes up, it's useful to see if the Navy has anything to say about it. The Navy is a good place to look because sailors need to be especially ...
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Are German festivals safe for foreigners?
There were many crimes (a few cases of rape, mostly theft, robbery, and assault) during the New Year's Eve Celebrations in Cologne which have been attributed to young migrants from North Africa. The ...
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
I'll try to address this question impartially despite my strong feelings against Mandatory Hijaab for women (I'm a male, born and raised in Iran who lives in United States now)
I'll define the terms ...
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Why do they have sleeper cars for women in Thailand? Is it for security reasons?
According to this article, women-only carriages were introduced in Thailand after a 13-year old girl was raped in 2014. This article states that the rape was perpetrated by railway staff. Perhaps ...
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Optimal packing method for bras?
Pad it with socks and underwear. (default strategy)
Pack them near the top. (not sure how helpful this really is in actual execution since you can't control baggage handling after check-in...)
Stack ...
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
I visited last year. My pure understanding of the law there obviously isn't perfect as an outsider, but the following of the 'law' seemed very rough, women would wear a covering, but sometimes only ...
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Can a Muslim woman visit Medina Mosques as tourist independently?
Sorry, you can't. Women under 45 are not granted pilgrimage visas unless they travel with a male guardian, and even if you're over 45, you need to travel with a group. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
Alternate Answer provided at OP's request:
If travel from Europe to India is the goal and specifically flying is the problem, you can travel by ship.
One option is vacation style cruise lines such ...
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Is there a guide for breast feeding etiquette around the world?
Country guides
The closest I can find to a "guide" is the Wikipedia entry on Breastfeeding in Public. It has a comprehensive list of attitudes by country and continent that is a good head start for ...
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Crossing the German border as an underage travelling alone
There is no special procedure or any extra document needed for minors to cross the German border (you do need a passport/ID card and, possibly, a visa). Note that if you don't leave the international ...
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Optimal packing method for bras?
Use sport bras which can be folded whatever way you want, scrunched up even.
I never needed to be careful with bras when packing, most of the time my bras fill the things I have to be careful with.
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How should I expect a non-gender-conforming woman to be received in India?
As an obvious non-Indian, you will stick out either way, and however you dress, will stick out too. Otherwise, they typically consider all western habits different (or even strange, depending on how ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
Disclaimer: this is mostly personal experience, and quite outdated (2015).
It depends a lot on how you define "safe" (for example, would you feel safe talking to a border guard threatening you in ...
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
Company chiefs sent out a memo informing female staff they would be
required "to wear trousers during the flight with a loose fitting
jacket and a scarf covering their hair on leaving the plane", ...
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Security issues for a girl travelling solo around Europe
This answer is an overview since the question is broad so I'm making it a "community wiki" so we can all just edit and perfect a single broad answer.
There are three factors to your question: Europe, ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
The UK Government has travel advisories against all travel into the area of Iran within 100KM of Pakistan. Most of the rest of that path has ony "normal" advisories.
Within Pakistan itself, the ...
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How should I expect a non-gender-conforming woman to be received in India?
For posterity, during the trip I only received maybe 1 catcall in 2 weeks, though I can't say for sure whether that had anything to do with how I dressed. Also people were certainly right that visibly ...
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Crossing the German border as an underage travelling alone
If you:
have a valid passport
are a citizen of a country that does not need a visa to land in Germany
have an onward ticket to your final destination
the right to land at your final destination
then ...
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What trousers/pants do women wear in Baltic cities in winter?
The key is not magical trousers, but long winter coats. You can get these long and parka-style down to the knees (random example), and they let you keep warm while wearing basically normal office/...
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Is Cambridge UK safe?
Cambridge is very safe when compared with other cities and towns in the UK. But, it may not be very safe compared to your home town or your home country. In the UK built-up areas after dark, the chief ...
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Are German festivals safe for foreigners?
Yes, they're pretty safe.
The reports of the sexual assaults gained such publicity because of how loaded that topic was/is in a political sense. Although still horrible, they weren't mass rapes ...
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
Legally, they have to wear Hijab, but hijab comes in many different styles, they do not approve of all styles, at least not the religious police. The favorite style for the religious police is called ...
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What headwear are women legally required to wear in Iran?
Women in public in Iran are legally required to cover up their hair, to wear long sleeves and long pants. How they achieve this is up to them.
So, particularly in urban areas, many women only will ...
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Safety in Warsaw Poland
I live in Warsaw whole my life.
I can't answer on question 1 because I've never slept in dorm in Warsaw :)
With regard to question 2 I think it's safe city but it's worth to be watchful as there ...
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What are the guidelines for summer beach clothes in Morocco?
I'd suggest you follow the saying "when in Rome do as the Romans do". In other words, arrive to the beach fully clothed and look around to see what others are wearing. Then adapt. The customs are ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
The answer to your question is rather opinion based and very much depends on your personal behaviour. Meanwhile, few people who have actually traveled to Iran will call it 'unsafe', though of course ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?
I can answer only about Russian part of your trip.
You can avoid "Kazakhstan > Uzbekistan >Tajikistan > Kyrgyzstan", Russia has a common border with China. It will extend you trip, but not too much.
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Optimal packing method for bras?
This may work for some type of fancy lingerie
Some other tips:
How to Fold a Bra to Pack in a Suitcase : Smart Packing & Travel Tips
How to Pack Undergarments
How to Pack Bras
How To Correctly ...
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Are there any man-only places in the world?
Two years on :-).
In Australia the Aborigine people designate areas which are for "men's business" (their terminology) and others which are for women's business and each are solely for the designated ...
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