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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so tragic. I lived in Cape Town for a year and I would have never done this hike alone.[/quote]

It is sad that women must live within tight constraints , around the world , to avoid sexual violence and murder. We really are not as free as men. And that is accepted as the way it will always be. [/quote]

We are not as free as men, and we do have a greater risk of sexual violence however men are murdered far more often than women. And I don't agree we need to live in tight restraints. I have travelled solo throughout the world for 30 years. The world overall is a very safe place. Random acts of violence can happen anywhere at anytime to anyone. Being a woman has never limited what I do or where I go. I just probably have to think through more scenarios and make decisions at times that men don't have to make or don't consider but in general - I don't find being a woman limiting when it comes to travel.

There have been multiple men who died hiking over the past few months that have also made the news. Do we have confirmation this hiker was raped and murdered?[/quote]

I also travel alone.

But don’t frequent bars at nights alone, or walk streets alone at night, or tell strange men where I am staying, or get in cars alone with them…the list is long. [/quote]

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