Couchsurfin' USA: The Female Travelling Experience - The Skinny

Los Angeles after dark from Mulholland Drive by Gilad Rom

​My first taster of the difficulties of travelling alone as a girl came on the greyhound from LA to San Francisco; no matter how aggressively you pretend to text or sleep, or how long it has been since you showered, you will always be the top candidate to sit next to. My first overnight bus was spent next to a woman who attempted to embrace me every time I fell asleep. I could not go on like this.