Aren't You Afraid to Travel?

The idea of being a female solo traveller seems to elicit the same kinds of criticisms that female explorers have always faced. I meet women every day from all over the world who are travelling alone and who have come under criticism from family and friends for going it on their own. So what if someone says you can't, or that people don't do that, et cetera. Why not? That's the only question that needs to be answered. Well, i have a letter here from holly, and she says, it's great to see and hear about the women thus far in history who have essentially thrown up their arms and did whatever they wanted.