Ethical Wanders

'' [...] This being said, it is also true that women are much more likely to be abused or assaulted (whether they are travelling or not, but we’ll talk about that later). So, although I hate it and know that I am never responsible for an abuser’s actions, no matter how I dress, I also know and recognize that I need to do everything I can to compensate the added vulnerabilities due to the fact that I am a woman travelling by herself. (Yes, that’s what not having a privilege feels like -and the only one I don’t have is being a man…).''

Over the past year, and even more so in the last months of travelling by myself, I've received countless advice and well-intentioned ''warnings''. Funny enough, not many were from women, even less from hitchhikers and almost none from female hitchhikers. This is the same issue I adressed in my piece on safety, where people who aren't concerned and have no real knowledge or experience of a situation will still take it upon themselves to dictate to other people, especially women, how they should behave.
As you'll read in the article, I hate writing this article, as I hate the idea that being a woman will dictate anything about how I can exist in this world. This being said, if we're going to talk about how female hitchhikers should behave, we might as well have pieces written by actual women, who actually hitchhike.

5 tips for hitchhiking solo as a woman (by an actual woman, who actually hitchhikes) 5 tips for hitchhiking solo as a woman (by an actual woman, who actually hitchhikes) Posted on December 19, 2018 by Marika20100 Although I wish this wasn’t needed, travelling and hitchhiking solo as a woman will make you *feel more vulnerable. There are a few basics that can help you *feel safe an...

When in Pisa.
(May-July 2018)

As we were heading North, after 3 months in Morocco, the officials' sudden irrational decision to initiate mass dog shootings rushed us back to Tamraght, where MAA - Morocco Animal Aid was flooded with dogs suffering from gun-shot wounds, new orphans and refugee dogs, on top of the usual residents.
Here's more on what happened, how we helped, and how I ended up flying from Casablanca to Italy! (Don't worry, I spared you the gruesome details and filled it with pictures of fluffy baby animals).
Although it's easy to feel powerless, there's always a way to do our part!
*Special thanks to Lucy Austin and Christopher AndJasmine who always do more, and inspire us to do the same

Morocco Animal Aid and why I took a plane to Italy Morocco Animal Aid and why I took a plane to Italy Posted on October 11, 2018 by Marika20100 I met Chris as I was walking back to my settlement on the beach of Taghazout with my one-night dog I named Picasso, who turned out to be Django, one of the many village dogs everybody knows and loves. [Altho...