Yuki

When I was about 20 I planned a solo backpacking trip to Vietnam. My parents (mainly my mum) talked me out of it, due to their fear that as a “slim, attractive” young woman I wouldn’t be safe unless accompanied by someone else. My mum spoke to literally everyone she could think of and got them to back up her argument. I had chosen Vietnam after researching how safe it was to travel as a solo female, but no argument I put forth mattered. I gave in and agreed to go on a trip somewhere else with my mum instead, as I felt guilty that they would be so worried about me if I were to go ahead with the trip. I am sure that if I were a boy they wouldn’t have felt the need to talk me out of travelling alone.