We've selected the best travel accessories to help you stay safe and feel secure, no matter where in world you wander. Feel more confident traveling solo with our luggage smart locks, hidden travel pouches, RFID wallets, hotel door security devices and more. Don't let worries - for yourself or your stuff - keep you from experiencing the world. Invite Backpacker Boutique along on your next adventure to truly relax and enjoy your travel.
Travel Risks & Safety
No type of travel (or any activity whatsoever) is without some risk. However our Backpackers believe the lifelong benefits of independent travel well outweigh those risks, especially when properly mitigated. Travel risks can be greatly minimized through smart packing & planning, situational awareness, and experience. We want all our travelers to be wise & aware of their risks, however do NOT let your fears prevent you from the potentially life-changing and life-enriching experience of world travel!
First-Timers
While there is a time and a place for each, the Backpacker Boutique community firmly believes in the value of "Travel" - with a capital "T" - versus tourism. Even if you have left your country for a resort-style vacation in the past, this is very different. Being a Traveler is less of a traditional vacation and more of a lifestyle and an exploration. It requires work, research, flexibility, openness, and discomfort, but the benefits can be infinite and priceless. As a bonus, Traveling in this manner also happens to be cheaper!
If you are traveling solo or independently for the first time and have any questions or concerns (most do!), reach out to us for a free intro call to discuss our affordable, highly individualized Travel consulting services. Our consultants specialize in independent Travel and have a wealth of personal, in addition to professional, Travel experience. Whether it's addressing safety concerns, knowing what to pack, determining a rough budget, answering those "embarrassing" questions, or guiding you in the actual travel booking process, our Backpackers are here to answer it all.
Low Cost, Individualized Travel Advice
To book your virtual travel consultation visit ourContact page. We specialize in affordable, individualized travel counseling & planning services for the independent Traveler.
Solo Female Travel
Solo female* & AFAB Travelers especially can be met with additional worries and apprehension - whether from yourself, your loved ones, and/or complete strangers. This may increase any pre-existing anxieties, and often introduce new (and often unwarranted) fears as well. Our advice? Listen respectfully to these and respond with a calm "thank you for your concern, I'll look into that." Yes, even if (or especially when) those anxieties are coming from within yourself. But do not blindly accept or internalize these fears. Do not allow unverified "risks" to prevent you from traveling the way you want. Do your own research, make your own choices, and talk to other Travelers (not tourists), especially women.
If you don't have any experienced solo female travelers in your network, we've got you covered. We have been there and we want to help smooth your way and ensure you feel confident and secure adventuring on your own terms. Whether it's addressing safety concerns, learning how to get around on your own securely, answering those "embarrassing" questions, or guiding you in the actual travel booking process, our Backpackers are here to answer it all.
As our way of empowering more women to travel independently, we offer all female* Travelers a FREE 20 minute virtual travel consultation Just visit our contact page to schedule.
*This offer is available to anyone who is either currently identifying as, or has in the past been identified with, the female sex in any way (Including Cisgender, AFAB, MTF, NB, etc)
