Web site for women who love to travel
As a woman traveling alone, do you know what the fashion protocol for swimming in Egypt calls for? Are you looking for female-friendly bed-and-breakfast establishments? Would you like to know which areas are safe to visit as well as the ones to avoid? Answers to these, and similar women-related questions, can be answered at www.HERmail.net. The first of its kind, the free email-based service is designed primarily to forge links, across continents, between women who love to travel. To correspond with a woman in an intended destination, simply enter the desired city and country, and you will instantly receive the names of up to two women residents of that city who have registered at HERmail. Your first, anonymous email will be delivered by the server. From then on, you and your new contact can exchange email addresses and communicate with each other directly. Another helpful site for women on the road is www.journeywoman.com. Though it does not offer the personal touch of email, there you have access to excerpts from travel diaries and can trade information via bulletin board listings. At journeywoman, you’ll find “40 uses for a bandana,” the 25 most important items that belong in a woman’s suitcase, and culturally correct clothing tips for those oh-so-hot destinations. As for swimming in Egypt, leave that two-piece at home, as local women swim entirely clothed (in accordance with religious beliefs). However, make sure to don a bikini when in Rio, where even grandmothers strut their stuff in nearly the buff.