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Empowered Adventures: A Solo Female Traveler’s Guide to Safe Exploration in Spain
Exploring Spain Safely as a Solo Female Traveler Spain is a vibrant and captivating country that offers a wealth of experiences for solo female travelers. From stunning landscapes to rich cultural heritage, Spain has much to offer. However, it's essential to...
Exposing Scammers: Most Popular Lines & Lies
In the age of digital connection, the quest for love has transcended geographical boundaries, bringing people together online. But amidst these genuine relationships, there is also a sinister presence - romance scammers who prey on the unsuspecting. These perpetrators...
Why You Should Not Give Your Foreign Lover Money & Gifts
Lately, I have been hearing more and more about women getting hurt after giving foreign boyfriends money and gifts, only to find out later that the man they believed was truly in love with them simply used them. I have heard these stories from women in Facebook...
Romance Scam Warning Signs
Recently I posted a photo of my mother on my social media. Although she is not ready to meet a new partner yet, she is a widow and believes she is too old to find love again in the future when she is ready to date again and put herself out there. I believe that women...
Close Your Legs to Moroccan Men!
by Anonymous I'm not quite sure what I was thinking when I decided to go on vacation to Marrakech, Morocco in 2019. I guess I was just looking for a change of scenery and a little adventure. I had no idea that I would meet a man there who would change my life forever....
How to Vet/Background Check Your Online Lover Before You Meet
Before you think I'm trying to convince you to become a stalker, let me say this; "Catfish". If you've ever seen the show, you already know that there are hundreds (thousands) of stories where people thought they had met their soul mates online, only to find out later...
How Solo Female Travelers Can Stay Safe in Morocco
Morocco has a reputation for not being safe for solo female travelers. Personally, I regret the fact that for many years I believed the negative things I'd heard and waited such a long time before my first visit. Hearing reports about men harassing women had me...
How Solo Female Travelers Can Avoid Romance Scams
by Linda Benz Getting to know new people while travelling is a wonderful thing. You might even fall in love. Unfortunately, in some countries there is a scam by which locals try to get money or visas (called a "green card" in The U.S.). The Romance Scam The Romance...
How Smart Women Get Scammed by Sex Tourism Gigolos
"She's so stupid". "How does she not know he's just using her?" "Omg, he took all her money and left her, how could she have been so naive?" Many of us have watched reality shows like "90 Day Fiance" and spinoffs, or have heard about or have met women who have been...
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished You’ve been emailing, chatting and sexting your new online lover, and now you’re finally about to meet. But before paying $500 bucks for a flight to travel across the country only to find out that Bambi, the busty, blond bombshell...