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Thread: Lone female traveler to Chengdu, Tibet, and YunNan...Is it safe?
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[quote=JABAROOTOO,37154]Hi Kinira, All good advice for you above. There are many of us foreign women of all ages travelling solo in China and it is generally pretty safe but.... as recently as two weeks ago I was the a target of a street pick pocket in a small city where few foreigners venture. I am pleased to report that I survived without the loss of anything but I let my guard down momentarily. You have to keep your wits about you all the time, it is safe to leave your bags in hostels and bus station luggage rooms, your valuables in hotel/hostel safe deposits if they are available. Most hostels offer same sex dorms so this should not be an issue and it is possilbe to get some cheap private rooms. One of the things that taxes you mentally is communication in this different language, both foreign in sight and sound. There are times when you may feel both physically and mentally exhausted and this is when it becomes dangerous. Make your Tibet arrangements from Chengdu when you get there and you can do some travelling around there while waiting for permits etc to be processed for you. It is possible to travel there on your own once you have the papers. That said China is challenging, interesting and fun place to travel and much safer than many other countries.[/quote]
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