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Golfgirl:
So, I'm at a point in my life where I am thinking about going travelling.  I wish I'd done it after uni before settling down with a mortgage, but I didn't.  A recent long-term relationship breakdown has got me thinking that now is my opportunity.  I'm 32, so am not getting any younger. 

I have a couple of friends currently doing some voluntary work in Cambodia.  They've been out there since April and will be there until the middle of next year, and are then doing a bit of travelling before returning back to the UK.  I've had an invite out there to visit them, so am thinking of having an extended trip and seeing Thailand too, as it's somewhere I've wanted to visit for a long time.

BUT.....I haven't got a clue where to start planning.  Are there any good websites to help me plan a trip? Or can you do 'organised' type travels of all the major things to see, to make planning the trip easier?

I'd be grateful to hear from anyone that has been to Cambodia/Thailand and what to see or avoid, plus any other countries that are viable in the same trip.

I mentioned it to my mum today and she wasn't keen on me doing it on my own....is that wise advice? Or is she just being a protective mum?

Am I considered too old to go travelling? Will I be accompanied by spotty 18 years olds that are afraid to touch a bar of soap and bottle of shampoo?

I won't want to do it on a budget due to the risk of falling ill through dodgy hotels or food, so that means the car will probably have to go to fund the trip :scared:  Any idea on how much it is likely to set me back?  I know it depends on how long I'm out there, what I do etc. but a ballpark figure for a 6 week trip would help me a lot.

Any advice gratefully received, good or bad :happy2:

stealthwolf:
Woah. Sorry to hear about the relationship Golfgirl.

I know medics sometimes go off to help out eg Médecins Sans Frontières. Maybe not exactly what you want but it's in your line of work and may be a starting point.

I think for safety reasons, I'd go in a group. Much better than a lone girl wandering off in the woods, so to speak. Even if it's just other girls.

Golfgirl:

--- Quote from: stealthwolf on August 28, 2010, 11:17:05 pm ---
I know medics sometimes go off to help out eg Médecins Sans Frontières. Maybe not exactly what you want but it's in your line of work and may be a starting point.
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That's another thing I thought of, but then I'd be tied down to one place and would like to see quite a bit if I'm going that far.




--- Quote from: stealthwolf on August 28, 2010, 11:17:05 pm ---I think for safety reasons, I'd go in a group. Much better than a lone girl wandering off in the woods, so to speak. Even if it's just other girls.

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I see your point, it's finding someone  to go with though.  At my stage of life most of my friends have either settled down and aren't interested, or have already been to Thailand, or can't afford such a trip.

Janner_Sy:

--- Quote ---I mentioned it to my mum today and she wasn't keen on me doing it on my own....is that wise advice? Or is she just being a protective mum?
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there are alot of unrest in these places, and the whole way of life is balancing on a knife edge all the time, you just never know with these places.

id like to go somewhere like india, or nepal or somewhere like that.

Nasir:
Wow wow, your impression of 18 year olds is a bit off haha. I'm 19 so close but I can assure you that most 18 year olds will bathe more often than adults, how else would they pull girls? And as for spots, you get tablets for that now lol. Very 80's view there  :signLOL:

On the subject of travelling, a guy from school is going around the world. He's a year or two younger than me but he's in Thailand right now. You've got to read up on countries a lot. Remember your entering a different culture and different rules. So what you see as acceptable may not be so acceptable to them. As for the travelling on your own thing, I personally think your mum is right. Get a friend to go with  :happy2:

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