anywhere in the whole world...

smk135

Here's a question for anyone interested:

if you were absolutely fed up with everything, intent on travelling, not wanting to wait any longer, female, single, loved the sun, and got less than 2.500€ where would you go tomorrow?

GreenHell

California, possible for 2.500???

Mrs_Doyle

New York, or Australia!

me and the biz

South Africa, you'd get flights for €1000 return and have enough cash to back pack around for a month or two.

::sigh::

Wish I was back there now

empirix

Thailand => Phi Phi Island, while one of the more expensive islands, 1500 euro would do you two months or so and thats with a couple of drinks and meals each night/day

She doesn't have anywhere near enough for the states/Australia unless going for a week or two

Naked Lepper

2500... probs go to switzerland for a weekend and stay in a youth hostel.

scojones

empirix wrote:

Thailand => Phi Phi Island, while one of the more expensive islands, 1500 euro would do you two months or so and thats with a couple of drinks and meals each night/day

I concur.

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

empirix wrote:

Thailand => Phi Phi Island, while one of the more expensive islands,

jjjeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssss...

how time changes things... i remember going there 15 years ago... nothing there. no accommodation for travelers at all... no hotels or hostels. had to bum a lift out to it no ferry or anything.

fuzzywiggle

The maldives

mmm heaven

Jonny Arson

I'd love to go on Safari in Africa but I dunno if it would even cost 2,500

smk135

hahaha Sjones what mistake had i made in the title??! thanks though"!:o

ok how bout this, why would you go to these places, is it safe for a lady on her own and in response to some of the answers i defo want to go somewher for more than a week!

what's in the Maldives?

why has noone mentionned South America?

thanx for all the ideas so far!

Tazz T

2 and a half K would keep you going in the Greek Isles (specially the Cyclades) for the rest of the season (around two months).

smk135

Tazz T wrote:

2 and a half K would keep you going in the Greek Isles (specially the Cyclades) for the rest of the season (around two months).

I've heard they are pretty dead and depressing to go to in the winter, as in cold and everywhere is closed? and is that including flight over and all?
is hard to find jobs there and do they speak english??
id loooooove to go to Greece but i always thought it was more a of a holiday location for a week or so?
thanksssssssssssssssss

scojones

The reason I never mentioned South America is because I know three girls who went over there together, and all of them were mugged on different occasions. They were followed around at various stages of their holiday and were basically shitting it the entire time they were there. This was just their experience and I'm sure people have had a great time in South America, but for a single woman going over on her own I'd have to say don't do it.

Try New Zealand, everyone seems to be going there. If you plan on having a working holiday you'd need more money, but if you're going with 2500 for fun, then you'll be grand. It's around 1200 to get in, and the euro kicks ass in comparison to their currency. 1000 is 2000 dollars over there, and that's enough to live on for a few weeks easily. Talk to your local usit office!

Black Swan

New Zealand.

Black Swan

GreenHell wrote:

California, possible for 2.500???

Yes, but not the whole state. California is about 850 miles long and about 250 miles wide. I would recommend either the San Francisco Bay area or the So Cal beach area. If you base yourself in a beach city like Balboa, you have the best of OC, and are only about 2 hours away from either the mountains (Big Bear at 12,000 feet), or 2 hours from the desert (Palm Springs). Of course, if you travelled during rush hours, it would be much longer than 2 hours.

OP: If you are "female, single, and loved the sun," then Balboa would be ideal (or nextdoor Newport Beach), with lots of tan single guys from the several universities and businesses that surround the area. And Balboa is very safe at night. If you burn a lot of your euros flying, then you could find an inexpensive motel on Newport Blvd. (lots of them) in nearby Costa Mesa (city) and then drive or bike the 4 miles to Balboa Island and Balboa Penninsula. Balboa probably has one of the best beaches in California. I know, cause I am overseas and currently live in the immediate area and frequent Balboa beach and surf.

John Mason

thailand or borneo or new zealand or australia or india - feck it anywhere with sun that wasnt in europe but borneo would the place

jester77

empirix wrote:

Thailand => Phi Phi Island, while one of the more expensive islands, 1500 euro would do you two months or so and thats with a couple of drinks and meals each night/day

She doesn't have anywhere near enough for the states/Australia unless going for a week or two

I'd recommend Ko Phangan before Phi Phi. Not as expensice or commercial and the parties are magic, especially the Full moon parties! Get a beach hut in Haad Riin on either the Sunrise or Sunset beach, pure heaven.

Miss Fluff

Brazil and shake my bootie on the Copa Cabana sipping a Pina Colada to some tunes while working on my tan and lapping up the male attention followed by some time in Argentina. Can I come with you please??:)

Setun

Vienna, or Munich probs. Lovely places.

Is this a competition?

smk135

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OP: If you are "female, single, and loved the sun," then Balboa would be ideal (or nextdoor Newport Beach), with lots of tan single guys from the several universities and businesses that surround the area. And Balboa is very safe at night. If you burn a lot of your euros flying, then you could find an inexpensive motel on Newport Blvd. (lots of them) in nearby Costa Mesa (city) and then drive or bike the 4 miles to Balboa Island and Balboa Penninsula. Balboa probably has one of the best beaches in California. I know, cause I am overseas and currently live in the immediate area and frequent Balboa beach and surf.[/QUOTE]

but are the people not the stereotypical superficial stuck up snobs you hear about EVERY time someone brings up America, and in particular that side of America???

smk135

Miss Fluff wrote:

Brazil and shake my bootie on the Copa Cabana sipping a Pina Colada to some tunes while working on my tan and lapping up the male attention followed by some time in Argentina. Can I come with you please??:)

sure you can, all are welcome on my "get the hell out of here asap move"!

and Daddio no this is not a competition just a was for me of getting (great) ideas and advice!

trilo

Probably Australia, although if i were to go somewhere and bring someone with me it would be canada.

smk135

trilo wrote:

Probably Australia, although if i were to go somewhere and bring someone with me it would be canada.

huh? im not bringing anyone with me??

and why canada?
isnt Australia just a bit cramped with Irish?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Letterkenny.

hydra_

Thailand definitely, koh samui or koh phangan, they are both islands within a short ferry hop of each other. If you wanted a job you could always buy a degree over there & teach english Although personally I wouldn't bother, you can live very cheaply over there. These will give you an idea http://www.kohsamui.org/ http://www.kohphangan.com/

As for america, I wouldn't bother, full of yanks

daveirl

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Don1

Courttown! Then blow the dough in the ammusement park and Pirates Cove!
Or, more seriously, Stuttgart is nice. Cooling down a bit now though. I was there for 7/8 weeks this Summer goin absolutley mad and "only" spent 2500! :rolleyes:

csm

new zealand has lots of sun, but it isn't everywhere all year round. 'the winterless north' would be a good place to start for catching rays for example.

i loved it but i wouldn't recommend it if you want to avoid the irish hordes such as in australia (although it isn't as bad).

how about fiji? go to a small island (caqalai was my favourite) and get to know the locals. or crew for a yachtie and island hop on the cheap. bit far away though so you might use up a lot of cash getting there.

GreenHell

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

Yes, but not the whole state. California is about 850 miles long and about 250 miles wide. I would recommend either the San Francisco Bay area or the So Cal beach area. If you base yourself in a beach city like Balboa, you have the best of OC, and are only about 2 hours away from either the mountains (Big Bear at 12,000 feet), or 2 hours from the desert (Palm Springs). Of course, if you travelled during rush hours, it would be much longer than 2 hours.

OP: If you are "female, single, and loved the sun," then Balboa would be ideal (or nextdoor Newport Beach), with lots of tan single guys from the several universities and businesses that surround the area. And Balboa is very safe at night. If you burn a lot of your euros flying, then you could find an inexpensive motel on Newport Blvd. (lots of them) in nearby Costa Mesa (city) and then drive or bike the 4 miles to Balboa Island and Balboa Penninsula. Balboa probably has one of the best beaches in California. I know, cause I am overseas and currently live in the immediate area and frequent Balboa beach and surf.

Balboa will always be a cold ass bart stop to me. Oh the memories.

Ruu_Old

Since I'm alread in America, that doesn't work so I would pick somewhere in Asia, really want to visit Japan sometime soon. *looks in empty pockets*:(

smk135

csm wrote:

how about fiji? go to a small island (caqalai was my favourite) and get to know the locals. or crew for a yachtie and island hop on the cheap. bit far away though so you might use up a lot of cash getting there.

yeah fiji sounds good alright...can anybody giv me more of an idea aout the place? language/people/cost of living...(i was neeeever good at geography..)

also, i said in my original post that i have under 2.500€, but realistically its a hell of al lot less coz i will have to buy tickets for wherever i go....:( ...

would anyone else recommend Greece at all?

sioda

Can't believe no one mentioned Mexico great time there on that sorta cash

smk135

oh and for all thos who have been to the states, ( aprt from florida and that area as i have already been) as in OC and all that, are they all not just very yankee as stated above or that just a silly presumption that they would all be superficial and ignorant over there??

csm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji

this will tell you the basics.

people are really friendly, especially the native fijians. there are 2 major ethnic groups, fijians and fijian-indians. broadly speaking the fijians own all the land and the indians run all the services although obviously this is a generalisation (it's a throwback to when the british ruled and needed manpower, so they brought people over from india). cost wise it varies wildly depending on which island you're on and what you do. on caqalai for example i brought a tent with me and paid the equivalent of about €10 for camping and 3 meals a day. and if i remember correctly it cost about €25 per scuba dive. in other places it was more expensive (and if you went to some of the 'party islands' you could be paying 3 or 4 times that much). i can't really remember costs to be honest so looking up lonelyplanet.com or something would be your best bet.

one thing though, you should ring the foreign office about the political situation. there was a coup in 2000 which got them kicked out of the commonwealth. they got back in the next year and all was well when i was there (last autumn). i do remember reading something about increasing tensions around december time so it might be worth chekcing out. should be fine i'd imagine (blind faith, nothing like it )

spoofilyj

You can go to Budapest for under E100 and travel down to Lake Ballaton to a little town called Siofuk. Its all dirt cheap there the people are lovely the food is tasty the drink is for nothing and there beautiful weather there until the end of October. I went for a few weeks last year and had an absolute blast.
Its also very safe.

Donegal Lass

Hawaii- 100%!!

trilo

smk135 wrote:

huh? im not bringing anyone with me??

and why canada?
isnt Australia just a bit cramped with Irish?

hmm i didn't expect my choice of destination to be ridiculed (sp)

Why Canada? I don't know but i will be there early next year, but if i wasn't living in Ireland at the moment, it probably would be where i would be living.

Australia because a very good mate lives waaaay outside perth and also i have Aunts and Uncles there who i would like to see them

Anyway why would austrailia been "cramped with Irish" stop me from going there. What is the big issue about it?

smk135

thanks a million for that CM ( think thats your name...oops). really interesting... will check out lonelyplanet alright.

also, why Hawai???any one any comments on Hawai?

Donegal Lass

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Letterkenny.

LOL

csm

no worries

and it's csm, i won't bore you with the ill-advised behaviour that led to the name

empirix

jester77 wrote:

I'd recommend Ko Phangan before Phi Phi. Not as expensice or commercial and the parties are magic, especially the Full moon parties! Get a beach hut in Haad Riin on either the Sunrise or Sunset beach, pure heaven.

I am shocked at this statement, well the "not as commercial part", are you insane, have you been to Phi Phi. Phangnan is like Santa Ponsa compared to Phi Phi and thats excluding the bent coppers and travel agents. You couldn't of been to Phi Phi:eek:

smk135

csm wrote:

no worries

and it's csm, i won't bore you with the ill-advised behaviour that led to the name

do tell!!!!

csm

smk135 wrote:

do tell!!!!

what goes on tour, stays on tour

Sleepy

Two and a half thousand would take you quite far.

You could pack a rucksack, get a cheap Ryanair flight somewhere in Europe and euro-rail for a couple of months (or longer if you got work along the way - hostels are always great places to work cos you get your accomodation free ).

smk135

but is the longest you can eurorail for not a month? or am i wrong in that/

anyone got any eurorail tails for me??

dr.bollocko

What about prague, or middle europe aside from prague.
A load of these places are still really re-he-heally cheap. Prague though. Beautiful.

Tar.Aldarion

Canada, Finland or Japan, you can't make me choose.

Who will come with me?

Terry

dr.bollocko wrote:

What about prague, or middle europe aside from prague.
A load of these places are still really re-he-heally cheap. Prague though. Beautiful.

yeah. go at the end of the month with my friends. there's a spare hotel room because someone pulled out.

who keeps saying "Hawaii"?

weemcd

Las Vegas without a doubt

ArphaRima

Very easily and without any reservations koh phi phi, Thailand.