HOW TO FEEL SAFE TRAVELING ALONE | SOLO BLACK FEMALE | MUKBANG | JRK CHICKEN REVIEW | LONDON | TIPS

Hi Guys,
Today's upload is out of order. Forgive me next week will be Scotland. England is suppose to occur after Scotland, but I am sick and want to ensure I give scotland alll of the love it deserves. Today's upload is just focused on tips I use to feel safe when traveling solo. It is no secret, I travel a lot and usually alone for most of my escapades. If youre interested as woman in traveling also, here are things I do to feel more safe! I do hope you take that trip! Whatever you are planning you won't regret it!

[@wanderandflow]

Girl I’m so glad I found your channel cause I feel like you’re a person I can relate to! I try to find other black female solo travelers that are like me so I can see their experience in other countries. Plus im in my 30s as well!
I’m not the type to be going all out with the clothes or anything either and try to blend in as much as possible. Do you find it complicated at all dealing with currency exchange? So far I’ve been going to places that also use the USD. Figured that would be one less thing to worry about as a beginner solo traveler. My next trip I will have to convert though. I think I’m just making it more complicated in my head😂
Great video and great tips! -Tammy

[@TaylorsJourney]

So when it goes to currency exchange it honestly is easier than most people make it seem. There are multiple ways you can do it. You can get your currency exchanged at the airport when you land. I do this when I will be in a country for a LONG period ( a week or more). Some times public transport stations exchange currency or you can also find a currency exchange, but the most convenient in my experience has been the airport and the central public transport station. For example the central station in NYC is grand central. In London, its King's Cross, in Zurich its Zurich HB. The central station is also pretty safe, since youre incoming its safer to pull out cash when it is expected to pullout cash. It would be a little unsafe in the less central stations or outside of the airport.
The other option is to yolo it and not exchange money. This is what I normally do since I travel usually Thursday - Monday, and I don't like to have a lot a cash on me when I am alone. When utilizing this method just swipe your card. VISA and Mastercard are pretty much accepted everywhere in the world. Debit Cards and AMEX are taken 75-80% of the time. So I have a travel card I use called the Chase Sapphire Preferred. This card is the queen b. It use it for ALL my travel and my AMEX as a back up.
The Chase though, I secure points on travel related purchases and the points add up, since I travel so much, pretty much 1 out of 4 of my flights are free. The only caveat with the yolo method you do pay for transaction fees as a percentage of the cost of the purchase. An example a cup of coffee might be 7 Pounds in London. In USD 7 pounds is 8.85 USD. Your card will also charge you for this purchase like 30 additional cents for a transaction fee. For larger purchases say a hotel you booked in London and not ahead of time (Always try to book a head of time on an American travel site to avoid this). Lets say you spent 500 pounds. That would be 631.86 USD plus a transaction fee of like 15-20 dollars.
So as long as you aren't making major purchases the transaction fees are pretty manageable. I have never looked back and felt overwhelmed by the transaction charges.

[@wanderandflow]

@@TaylorsJourney thanks for the info! Im gonna have to check out that card once I get my money right. I am a cash budgeter right now while working on my finances so credit cards are not in the works for me lol. I will always be having money for travel though lol.