Why girls should go to Southeast Asia
This is a guest blog by Laura, our resident expert on female travel.
go The decision on a solo journey can be intimidating. Sometimes it is not always by choice; it is not always easy to convince someone to jump ship with you and an extended vacation. However, solo travel can be really exhilarating, and I can not think of a better place that your first solo journey to take as Southeast Asia. It is easy to get on a budget by meeting up with others and traveling from place to place. If you are a woman and looking for a great place to go alone, Southeast Asia is a perfect place.
There is more favorable.
One of the lintels on solo travel is it seems to be more expensive. You do not have someone to share a hotel room or a ride to share a taxi, for example. Compared to the West, Southeast Asia is cheap! Depending on the trip style you should be able to live on $ 20-30 USD per day. On my cheapest day in SE Asia, I spent only $ 7 USD for lodging and food in Laos. And if you want to hang out in a city for at least a month, you can rent an apartment at an extremely low rate.
It is easy to get around.
to public transportation to almost every destination. Not only it is widely used, but I think it is quite comfortable. Most buses are air conditioned, and if you take a night bus, there are sleeper buses. I remember my first bus ride in Southeast Asia was of Siem Reap, Cambodia to Battambang. I bought my ticket at a travel agency around the corner from my hotel, and they said: ". The bus will pick you up at your hotel 30 minutes before departure" I was unprepared and thought, "What do you mean, I do not grab a taxi or lugging my bags to the bus station I have lost not to worry and to obtain the search for the right bus to The Grand?!" The most of the time, you can book a bus that picks you up at your hotel.
travelers abound.
Unless you really make an effort to get off the beaten path or venture into a city that is unheard of, you will see tourists everywhere. I think this is a definite plus for a first-time solo driving. You should have no problem meeting other travelers in hotels or in the city. Not only is it nice to make friends (After all, who wants a brick to talk all the time wall?), But you are likely to find other people to go together with you sightseeing or grab dinner or a drink in the evening , I think it is also worth noting the cliché traveler you have can meet in Southeast Asia. Everywhere I have traveled I find a different type of tourist. I think the travelers in Southeast Asia to be more social and have more of a "traveling hard, harder Party 'attitude. Rarely do you find a home in your hostel find or sit Sightseeing solo. Yes, many travelers go alone SE Asia, but they want, and others do to meet quickly.
it is safe.
While there is crime, there, pretty much anywhere in the world I feel very safe when I'm in Southeast Asia. I take all the usual precautions, but I'm not afraid to go alone to or by public transport. I walk in the evenings and do not hesitate to communicate with the locals. As female traveler, safety is key and I just feel safe when I do get home myself here. If you run into any kind of theft, I would venture to say, it is most commonly used by a fellow traveler in your pension. as long as you do not get drunk migrate to the dodgy area of Phuket at 3am, you will be fine. Just take normal, common sense precautions.
There are friendly locals and a unique cultures
If you look, really a place to dive, which is completely different, Southeast Asia will not disappoint , Delicious street food and some of the friendliest locals in the world are probably my favorite things about this part of the world. It does not matter if you come in contact with a local who knows zero English (as I did on a 10 hour train ride). You want to be able to communicate normally still with you. While I was in a village in Laos, I said a restaurant owner, I wanted to participate in the ceremony for monks in alms. She invited me to her home at 5:30 the next morning made rice for me to give to the monks, and showed me the proper etiquette for this Buddhist ceremony. Most locals in Southeast Asia treated me like a family member. You do not have to try hard here, if your goal is to dive into the culture, and if you ask a local about some ceremony or event, you will probably be invited (in weddings) to participate.
When you start a solo trip for the first time, taking into account, Southeast Asia is a great place. As female hiker, I like that I feel safe here can on a budget to get along, and to meet other people. It is a great combination if I can achieve all of these things and discover an amazing culture in Southeast Asia.
Laura Walker runs the site, A Wandering Sole. She is seven months to get around the world backpacking and is not afraid, just because she's a girl. You can get more travel advice from their website or check here every other Thursday from her for more stories.
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