Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The primary state-run organization; coordinates volunteer centers across the state.
Though it's aimed at Floridians, casual visitors can find situations that match their time and
interests.
Women Travelers
Women traveling by themselves or in a group should encounter no particular problems
unique to Florida besides drunken loutishness in Miami and Key West.
There are a number of excellent resources to help traveling women:
Community website
www.journeywoman.com
facilitates women exchanging travel tips,
with links to resources.
The Canadian government (
www.voyage.gc.ca
) publishes the useful, free, online booklet
'Her Own Way'; look under 'Publications.'
These two national advocacy groups might also be helpful:
medical clinics throughout the country.
Women need to exhibit the same street smarts as any solo traveler, but they are some-
times more often the target of unwanted attention or harassment. Some women like to
carry a whistle, mace or cayenne-pepper spray in case of assault. These sprays are legal
to carry and use in Florida, but only in self-defense. Federal law prohibits them being car-
ried on planes.
If you are assaulted, you can call the
police
(
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911)
or a rape-crisis hotline; telephone
books have lists of local organizations, or contact the 24-hour
National Sexual Assault
be insensitive with assault victims, while a rape-crisis center or hospital can advocate on
behalf of survivors and act as a link to other services, including the police.
Work
Seasonal service jobs in tourist beach towns and theme parks are common and often easy
to get, if low-paying.
If you are a foreigner in the USA with a standard nonimmigrant visitors visa, you are for-
bidden to take paid work in the USA and will be deported if you're caught working illegally.
