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Athens, Greece.

Amy33 · 2013-07-05 17:26:56

Hi all, I'm a blonde, blue eyed, very fair skinned female hoping to travel to Athens alone later this year. I've travelled all over Northern Europe and Scandinavia alone but not Southern Europe. Obviously I'm not going to look like a local and have heard the odd tale of female tourists receiving unwanted attention from…

05-07-2013 5:26pm

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Amy33

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Hi all,

I'm a blonde, blue eyed, very fair skinned female hoping to travel to Athens alone later this year. I've travelled all over Northern Europe and Scandinavia alone but not Southern Europe. Obviously I'm not going to look like a local and have heard the odd tale of female tourists receiving unwanted attention from local men in Greece, having said that I'm in my mid 30's, so it's not as though I'm 21 anymore!!

Have any other women here travelled to Athens/ Greece alone?

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#2 05-07-2013 7:06pm

mel.b

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I've travelled to greece alone and never had any hassle, although i don't have blond hair. Honestly i wouldn't worry about it in Greece...places like Turkey, egypt etc you are much more likely to get hassled.

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