Pros & Cons of Traveling as a Young Female

Cons:
Ø You are by yourself. There is no one else to rely on or help you on your journey. All responsibilities fall on you.
Ø It can get lonely at times. Although it is easy to surround yourself with other travellers or locals, sometimes you just crave to have a close friend or family member nearby to talk to you. Any small reminder, like emails or familiar activities that trigger memories of home, go a really long way.
Ø In some instances, you are limited with what you can do. Going to distant, new places solo makes you more vulnerable. It is highly recommended against going out after dark if you are by yourself and especially if you a woman.
Ø If you are with male acquaintances, you are rarely hassled. But try to walk into to town or down the street by yourself, and car horns, comments, whistles, and wandering eyes follow you wherever you go. It makes me feel a bit more than self-conscious.
Ø Being young, you can sometimes feel out of place when you are surrounded by people much older. They have many more life experiences that are so far in your future you can only dream of them. And they also big, adult problems that you can only relate to via movies and TV.

Pros:
> You are by yourself. You have the great opportunity to be challenged on how to live in foreign countries, adjust to new living situations, and plan where you are going next and how to get there.
> Unless you love solitude, in someway, you are forced to meet new people while travelling. It is so much easier to do so when solo. People are much more comfortable to reach out to you and vice versa.
> You can do what you want, when you want, how you want! Yes, at times it can be great to have a travel buddy, but not always. Imagine how difficult it is to find activities that both people love to every single day. Many couples use it as a relationship test just because it can be so challenging to travel with another person. If you are flying solo, there is no one there to stop you or slow you down.
> General travel is easier if there is only one person with a massive pack strapped on their back trying to stuff themselves into a crowded bus or a busy hostel.
> Being a young, single girl, people have been very to help me out. Who would you rather pick up invite to stay in your house, a lone girl or a pack of middle-aged men? Not to say that is better or worse than the other, but people tend to pick the first. Some people see me as vulnerable and innocent; therefore they tend to keep an eye out for me.
> I feel about 20 is the perfect age to travel. You are on this indescribable cusp of something. You are still young enough to easily connect with little kids and play goofy games, yet still old enough to bond and enjoy the company of adults. It is a terrific mix and enables you to know a more diverse group of people.
> This is based solely off observation: younger travellers can take advantage of more travel options than older. You can see travellers of all ages roaming cities, basking in the sun on beaches, and partaking in the more common tourist activities. The travellers who participate in more extreme adventures, who trek to great heights & lengths, who go to much more isolated places definitely tend to sit much more on the age scale. Not usually 19, but still younger.

Please add more Pros & Cons that I have missed. There are definitely way more but I am flying right now after 4 cups of very caffeinated tea so my choo-choo train of though is going off the tracks at the moment.