--- title: How to Travel the World Alone: Sarah Marquis description: Swiss explorer Sarah Marquis gives advice for what to do when traveling the world alone. canonical: https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/ author: Sarah Marquis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-03T14:54:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:49:35.241Z og:title: Swiss Explorer Sarah Marquis: 'If I Can Travel the World Alone, So Can You' og:description: The adventurer shares her tips for roaming remote areas solo og:url: https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24df2e7c35ad8ce0/69887ff23c1639ad8d45c443/sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5760 og:image:height: 3240 og:image:alt: sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Swiss Explorer Sarah Marquis: 'If I Can Travel the World Alone, So Can You' twitter:description: The adventurer shares her tips for roaming remote areas solo twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24df2e7c35ad8ce0/69887ff23c1639ad8d45c443/sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Swiss Explorer Sarah Marquis: 'If I Can Travel the World Alone, So Can You' > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=0847f331-7b21-43b5-9871-e41cd728114a&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: 7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights [Watch (HLS stream): 7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HVvtex7p.m3u8) (0:59)  _Published 2016-01-27_ by [Sarah Marquis](https://time.com/author/sarah-marquis/) ## Sarah Marquis Mar 3, 2016 2:54 PM UTC by [Sarah Marquis](https://time.com/author/sarah-marquis/) ## Sarah Marquis Mar 3, 2016 2:54 PM UTC I’ve been going on solo expeditions in some of the world’s most remote and extreme regions for 23 years. In that time, I’ve learned that I face different challenges when traveling alone than my male peers do—and I’ve figured out plenty of tricks to protect myself. **1\. Do your research**Anticipate the environment where you’re going, whether it’s just a new neighborhood in your city or an entirely new country, and adapt accordingly. In a region where I was hiking in China, I knew I might be mistaken for a prostitute as a woman alone—so when I needed supplies from a village, I would get them very quickly in a remote shop and get out without making conversation. **2\. Be as inconspicuous as possible**Another thing that’s helped me is dressing like a man to prevent unwanted attention. And in dangerous areas like parts of the Australian bush, where I’ve feared coming across outlaws, I’ve covered my tracks. I don’t set up tent in perfect locations because those are too obvious—you have to pick the unexpected place, and as a female, you always have to think about an escape route. _Get 7 tips for booking a cheap flight, whether you’re flying alone or with your family:_ **3\. If an altercation arises, consider your audience**If you find yourself in a confrontation, it’s important to read the other person’s energy and tap into it. Do you want to annoy them so they’ll go away? Maybe you’ll try speaking in a high, aggravating voice. Do you want them to calm down and defuse the situation? Maybe you’ll speak in smooth tones that let them know everything’s going to be O.K. **_Read more:_** [_I Went on a Vacation By Myself, and It Changed My Life_](http://motto.time.com/4117893/women-travel-alone/?iid=sr-link1) **4\. Be prepared to try multiple approaches to solve scary situations**The most important thing when you are threatened on an expedition is to remember that, if your reaction isn’t working to defuse the situation, you have to change what you are doing. When I was in Mongolia, I tried to ask two men for help finding water in a village. But as I left the village, they came after me on horseback, and I knew I had to change my reaction. So I ran toward them screaming and waving my arms, and the horses reared, scaring the men so they turned around and rode off. **_Read more:_** [_29 Travel Hacks Even Frequent Fliers Don’t Know_](http://motto.time.com/4178045/travel-hacks-frequent-fliers/?iid=sr-link3) I always joke that in the next life, I want to be a big, strong George. But actually, we women have our own strength. We’re a little bit more sensitive, a little bit more grounded. We use our five senses. It’s a big plus to me to be a woman, not something negative. My message is that I’m just the girl next door: If I can do it, so can other women. We as humans have this amazing DNA—now, what can we do with this? Are we capable of surviving in harsh environments? The answer is yes, we can, and this is a powerful message for women out there. That’s why I wrote my book, [_Wild By Nature_](http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Nature-Siberia-Australia-Wilderness/dp/1250081971/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456854811&sr=8-1&keywords=wild+by+nature?tag=timecom-20). I wanted to inspire people to find the strength we all have inside us. I’m in the frontlines, telling other women, “Girls, move your butts—this is where we’re going now. Come with me because we can do this.” _Sarah Marquis is a Swiss adventurer and explorer, as well as author of the new book_ [Wild By Nature](http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Nature-Siberia-Australia-Wilderness/dp/1250081971/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456854811&sr=8-1&keywords=wild+by+nature?tag=timecom-20)_._ ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/"},"headline":"Swiss Explorer Sarah Marquis: 'If I Can Travel the World Alone, So Can You'","datePublished":"2016-03-03T14:54:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T08:49:35.241Z","description":"The adventurer shares her tips for roaming remote areas solo","url":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/","keywords":["motto","Travel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24df2e7c35ad8ce0/69887ff23c1639ad8d45c443/sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Marquis","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-marquis/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24df2e7c35ad8ce0/69887ff23c1639ad8d45c443/sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"sarah-marquis-explore-alone-world","caption":"","creditText":"Photo courtesy of Sarah Marquis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/","name":"Swiss Explorer Sarah Marquis: 'If I Can Travel the World Alone, So Can You'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"International Explorer Sarah Marquis","description":"Marquis is the author of the memoir 'Wild by Nature'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/wOlqo0MJ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-03-01T22:10:15.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wOlqo0MJ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/","duration":"PT52S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/HVvtex7p/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-27T15:44:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HVvtex7p.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/","duration":"PT59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4243276/sarah-marquis-travel-world-alone/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```