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14 years ago, June 24th 2009 No: 1 Msg: #77585 Delete Edit

RachelMeddows
Rachel Meddows

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Hi Everyone!

I'm looking to take my first overseas vacation trip. I'm from Toronto, Canada. I am just wondering if anyone knows a good and safe place for me to take my first trip. I'm up for any ideas and somewhere inexpensive would be ideal. Any advice would be great!

thanks in advance!

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14 years ago, June 25th 2009 No: 2 Msg: #77605 Delete Edit

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Hello Rachel 😊

There are a lot of places which are reasonably safe for women travellers. The one that most comes to mind for me is Thailand. It is the only country in the world where I have never experienced sexual harassment. Also, violent assault against women travellers is rare in Thailand.

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14 years ago, June 25th 2009 No: 3 Msg: #77667 Delete Edit

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And Thailand is one of the most inexpensive countries in the world.

Here are a couple of threads which may interest you.
Tips for women travellers

Thailand Dangerous?

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14 years ago, June 25th 2009 No: 4 Msg: #77670 Delete Edit

RachelMeddows
Rachel Meddows

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Thanks a lot. Thailand is actually in my list of places I want to go!
I'm actually going through a company called Intrepid Travel.. So there are several different packages available.
http://intrepidbigsale.com/md

Check out the list and let me know if anything sticks out as a good deal?

thanks again!

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14 years ago, June 26th 2009 No: 5 Msg: #77716 Delete Edit

Chris n Lou
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Maybe the more experienced travellers will correct me, but I'm pretty sure package deals will end up being more expensive. Reply to this

14 years ago, June 27th 2009 No: 6 Msg: #77807 Delete Edit

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What I would do is go to Thailand without a tour. Get a gudebook such as the Lonely Planet guide to Thailand. It has just about all the information an independent traveller needs.

And as Chris said, a tour will make your trip more expensive. Tours are also more restrictive than independent travel.

But if you do intend to go on a tour, then just choose whichever country you are most interested in. You will be safe in anyplace the tours go to.

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14 years ago, June 28th 2009 No: 7 Msg: #77832 Delete Edit

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

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I agree with the 'go without a tour' - even moreso with Thailand, as you will find a ton of options once you are there. That will also give you the chance to bargain and compare prices - and they will nearly always drop when you start to walk away ;-) Reply to this

14 years ago, June 28th 2009 No: 8 Msg: #77838 Delete Edit

Rat on the Road
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You could go to Bangkok independently and then do various tours from there. That should work out a lot cheaper. You can go to Kanchanaburi and do a trip from there, and up to Chiang Mai and book a three day trek there. You will meet a load of people on this sort of trip that you can continue to travel with.

Thailand is soooo easy to travel in.

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