Safety Whilst Travelling
Why It Is Important For Women to Understand Cultural Difference When Travelling 
When you are travelling in the same country that you originate from there are certain cultural differences that you experience. This is multiplied a lot of times when you leave your own country and enter into another one. If it is a neighboring country, the difference might not be so noticeable but if you are going overseas into places like Asia, Africa, or Europe, then are there huge cultural differences that make a lot of difference to how you conduct yourself in those countries and continents.
In some countries, women are not yet seen as equals so are not treated the same as men. This is one thing you need to look at right away when planning a vacation. Also, some countries are very sensitive as to what women wear. It is best to try blend in and respect how a country feels about these things when they are more conservative as it can cause issues and unwanted attention. Jewellery culturally all over the world is accepted and something that has taken the world by storm in jewellery fashion is the charm bracelet. So you capture a memory of your holiday by buying a unique charm for your bracelet. There are ranges such as Pandora, nomination , love links and sweetie.
Tradition can be extremely important in some cultures; women are not to come into physical contact with men. For example, in North America and other similar continents there is no problem with men and women shaking hands but in some African countries such as Egypt, it is not normally done. In fact, it means something completely different and it can be a bad idea for a woman to shake a man’s hand in these situations.
Other cultures have a great respect for women and are very friendly towards them but expect them to behave a certain way such as mannerly and polite.
To prevent misunderstandings and potential arguments or conflicts, read about the culture of the area where you are entering to find out exactly how they see women and how they are expected to act. While you want to be yourself, you also should respect the culture of the country that you are entering especially if you are mingling with the locals.