Hi all,
have been chatting to some people regarding hiking. coming from Oz i was just assuming i could "head off the beaten track" on my own, but some people have warned me that it is safer to hike with a group - not for fear of getting lost like in Oz, but for fear of getting mugged/robbed. how likely is this?? i really have no idea, and had never ever contemplated such a "danger" in hiking! (i guess in some ways us aussies take our security for granted).
is this for real, or have i been "had"??