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Ever notice how many men see a woman doing something they think is risky (like traveling alone) and immediately assume she’s naive and stupid - instead of assuming she’s intentionally taking a calculated risk? They can’t imagine a woman might do something even mildly dangerous on purpose.

In 35+ years of travelling including backpacking very young, lone women travellers always seemed better informed and organised and that was in pre-internet days. Travelling together for a bit was just mutually beneficial, not about needing me as a "guard."

Yes, but you definitely assessed them for risk.