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Advice for a female travelling solo

  • 31-08-2011 5:25pm
    #1
    Jenna
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Hey I'm taking off in January on a solo trip around the world. Bumping into a few people I know in various places along the way but for most of the trip I will be on my own. Itinerary at the moment (subject to change):
    Mid Jan: Dublin-Delhi (7 nights)
    End Jan: Delhi-Bangkok (4-5weeks)
    End Feb: Bangkok-Shanghai (4 nights visiting cousin)
    Early Mar: Shanghai-Beijing (3 nights)
    Early Mar: Beijing-Auckland (visiting friends for a few days then going to travel around. length of stay in NZ unknown)
    After NZ: NZ-San Diego (visiting friends)
    After SD: San Diego-NY (visiting cousin)
    After NY: NY-Dublin

    So I will be on my own in India, Thailand and New Zealand. Not that worried about Thailand or New Zealand because everyone says its easy to meet people in hostels. A little bit worried about India because everyone says its the dodgiest place on Earth. Any tips on how to survive my trip?

    Kind Regards,

    J.


Comments

  • #2
    Whitehawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 749 ✭✭✭Whitehawk


    in india are you only going to Delhi or where else you thinking?


  • #3
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    I've done Delhi alone, it's a fine place - but you will probably get a bit of a culture shock.

    Just get a pre-paid taxi directly to your hostel. I stayed in the Paharganj. It's the backpacker place so stay there if you want company, but it is a market so it's loud and crazy. There are far quieter places in Delhi. Paharganj is just handy for everything; train, restaurants, Connaught Place etc.

    With 7 days I guess you won't be going too far. You can organize everything there anyway. They have a lovely foreigners office in New Delhi railway station with AC and couches. From there you can book trains around the place. Dont' go for the pre-packaged tour - they're a rip off. Overnight trains are grand, go for 2nd class AC.

    No need to worry about India, just don't flash skin or expensive items. :)


  • #4
    lisasimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭lisasimpson


    if u any way worried about travelling alone but really want to see certain parts of he world look up gap adventures, etc great way of meeting people and you get to see where ever you want. theres loads of tours of various lenghts u can do. myself and my housemates have all gone travelling alone but through such tours


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