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If she doesn't stop calling misogynistic places "conservative", I'm gonna scream!
Yes, if you go certain places, you know what you're getting yourself into - especially as a woman traveling solo. The landscapes can still be breathtaking etc, but making excuses while constantly being on a guilt trip for being European is not just ridiculous but misogynistic in and of itself, ironically enough!
And oh, the irony ...
— May 24, 2026 03:33AM
Yes, if you go certain places, you know what you're getting yourself into - especially as a woman traveling solo. The landscapes can still be breathtaking etc, but making excuses while constantly being on a guilt trip for being European is not just ridiculous but misogynistic in and of itself, ironically enough!
And oh, the irony ...
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Trish
is 88% done
More bullshit. This time about her dog, a working line US German Shepherd. It's simply not true that they are not recommended for first-time dog owners. Yes, you need to be well prepared and can't not train them but that is true for any dog, even though people don't wanna admit it. The puppy phase she's describing is also standard for most breeds. But this way, it sounds more "badass", I guess. *rolls eyes*
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— May 24, 2026 02:42PM
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Trish
is 82% done
So let me get this straight: she walks on trails in bear country with no bear spray but when a kind woman gives her a can (as a gift), she makes a sarcastic remark about it having expired, despite that stuff not REALLY expiring and it being better than nothing. I can't even with this person!
— May 24, 2026 02:31PM
Trish
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The amount of wrongful statements in this book is staggering!
There are bears and wolves all over Europe, even in the western countries like Italy, Germany etc (the author claimed the Carpathians were the home of the last of these animals in Europe).
— May 24, 2026 10:28AM
There are bears and wolves all over Europe, even in the western countries like Italy, Germany etc (the author claimed the Carpathians were the home of the last of these animals in Europe).
Trish
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Sooo ... at first her family doesn't understand her and it's all a VERY big deal but all of a sudden, without another word on it, she spends the remainder of the pandemic with them like it was a matter of course, instead making ANOTHER big deal of leaving the Catholic Church after never having mentioned religion before?! Oh but it's all so she can tie it back to her former marriage. Riiiight. 🙄
— May 24, 2026 06:23AM
Trish
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This "woman" ... I swear (literally)!
Now she's trying to make the point that women only shave for men. Honey, I got news for you: some of us do NOT think of men 100% of the time and we just like hygiene. I'm also the one deciding whether I want to brush my hair or not, and I DO like washing, thank you VERY much. That, too, is freedom / emancipation. Maybe she should have tried THAT.
What is getting to ...
— May 24, 2026 04:13AM
Now she's trying to make the point that women only shave for men. Honey, I got news for you: some of us do NOT think of men 100% of the time and we just like hygiene. I'm also the one deciding whether I want to brush my hair or not, and I DO like washing, thank you VERY much. That, too, is freedom / emancipation. Maybe she should have tried THAT.
What is getting to ...
Trish
is 39% done
Urgh!
Now white/western guilt. The accusations of a guy the author met were mostly factually incorrect, by the way. Not to mention how the author downplays serious issues in favor of flat platitudes.
I'm THIS close to abandoning the book.
— May 23, 2026 07:57AM
Now white/western guilt. The accusations of a guy the author met were mostly factually incorrect, by the way. Not to mention how the author downplays serious issues in favor of flat platitudes.
I'm THIS close to abandoning the book.
Trish
is 34% done
I don't know what annoys me more: the "love" affair or how naive she is - in places like Pakistan at that! And let me tell you: I'm so over her styling herself as this awesome feminist breaking ground for female travelers and whatnot while also making horrible excuses for women-oppressing regimes / cultures!
Hopefully, we'll move away from that corner of the world and soon!
— May 23, 2026 07:44AM
Hopefully, we'll move away from that corner of the world and soon!
Trish
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Uhm ... as a girl / woman, you're not able to have male role models?! WTF kinda bullshit is this?
I actually DO have male role models and never had a problem with identifying with them - because it's not about their gender but their deeds!
Probably some sales gimmick in order to give this book an even more feminist touch so it sells better. *rolls eyes* Feels forced and sounds ridiculous if you ask me.
— May 20, 2026 11:17AM
I actually DO have male role models and never had a problem with identifying with them - because it's not about their gender but their deeds!
Probably some sales gimmick in order to give this book an even more feminist touch so it sells better. *rolls eyes* Feels forced and sounds ridiculous if you ask me.
Trish
is 11% done
Three chapters in and ... well ... I'm here for the adventure and not the adventurer. I knew that going in after watching a number of her YouTube videos, but these first chapters really brought the idea home.
You see, it's one thing to succumb to this stupid sociatal dream of what success and happiness look like, it's another entirely to talk about mememememe when there is another, innocent, person you're hurting.
— May 17, 2026 04:08AM
You see, it's one thing to succumb to this stupid sociatal dream of what success and happiness look like, it's another entirely to talk about mememememe when there is another, innocent, person you're hurting.
Maybe it's just that everything has to be DRAMA because that sells better. Or maybe she (and the others with her there) was/were really that hysterical. As it is, this all falls under the category of "play stupid games, win stupid prizes".