You can find tips on applying mascara. You can log on to women-only sites and call yourself a cybergirl. You can even run a successful online travel business. But if you're a woman who wants to travel alone or with other women, you'll probably find that most British women's sites seem a little empty.
It's not hard to see why: the North American feminist movement was relatively quick to embrace the web. By the time the boom reached Britain, the commercial possibilities of women's sites had overwhelmed the market so that you can easily buy a flight or book a hotel, but advice is difficult to find.
Lonely Planet Thorn Tree
You could post a message on the disappointingly patchy Lonely Planet Thorn Tree for women. However, you may worry about contributors who want tips on how to make themselves more attractive on the road.
Journeywoman
The best place to start, though, is the online travel zine Journeywoman. The genuinely useful advice here includes 40 uses for a travel bandana, avoiding altitude sickness and plenty of mildly purple prose on the joys of travelling - but the site is rarely self-indulgent and pleasantly free of commercial flotsam. It's not well organised, so don't be misled by the front page as many more articles lie beneath it.
HERmail
HERmail is an excellent idea. An email directory of more than 3,000 women all over the world willing to advise those travelling to their country or city. It doesn't release your email address but facilitates contacts, forwards requests and replies to you. Highly recommended.
Karin's Guide to Hitchhiking Vietnam
Nearly every site warns women never to hitchhike, so it's refreshing to find Karin's Guide to Hitchhiking Vietnam. The site is a travelogue, of interest to anyone going off the beaten track there.
Sacred Journeys
If the thought of taking a holiday with earth goddesses and powerful women is not too intimidating, a number of US sites offer "alternative" women-only holidays; one of the best examples is Sacred Journeys.
Weekend Passport
Women Networking's Weekend Passport is a little thin, but has some concise US city guides with well-researched links.
