Ideas needed for a solo holiday,budget of £1500-£2500

[vickster]

What is so magic about the last 1 or 2 years? I was trying to clarify the point I was making and yes they were recent and I can't understand why this posters eemed to decide to start questioning my experience, sort of assuming it wasn't valid under his/her terms. Not disagreeing, not having anypoint to make, just setting some arbitary threshold.

Your experience as I assume as a man and not in the past 1-2 years. Solo travel for women brings different issues to for men which you haven't acknowledged which was my initial point. Unwanted attention as a female is common (even in the UK, cycling I often get shouted at by drivers solely because I am female and not because I am riding a bike)

Anyhow, this is now off topic, hopefully the OP gets his holiday sorted

 

[T4tomo]

Escorted cycling holidays, seem quite expensive for what you get,
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Maybe a destination where I could take my Brompton as long as It's not too hilly (It's only a 2 speed)

Have a look at self guided cycling hols, i.e the company transport your bags from each Hotel /B&B to the next, but you cycle at your own pace between places.
Quite a lot of flat-ish places - Netherlands, Denmark, wider Stockholm area etc

 

[vickster]

I've just been in Austria and had a couple of days cycling (Neusieder See, Burgenland and along the Danube from Melk to Durnstein and back), beautiful scenery, easy to rent bikes anywhere popular for cycling (not so much roadbikes and e-bikes are very popular), simple to get around by train (do need to buy a ticket for bike in advance), hotels aren't too spendy in most places (even Vienna). probably got another 4-6 weeks of good weather

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Your experience as I assume as a man and not in the past 1-2 years.

Maybe you need to read what I've posted where I replied that some trips yes, others a couple of years ago.

I may be a man but when you travel solo you are in reality spending much of the time with others, talking about their experiences, etc. so one gets a good feel from women about what challenges they have faced. And still in contact with some (incl. women) who live in the some visited countries or have returned travelling to some countries).

UK is very different from many countries eg in Burma man or woman you are actually pretty safe and not hassled (because of the penal system the junta imposed). Just because something happens in the UK does not mean it happens everywhere. Countries vary eg in Egypt wandering around I've had women come and ask if we can walk round together as a "couple" as they uncomfortable with the attention they are getting.

You may want to reject my comments, keep making (incorrect) assumptions even after I've addressed them. But you've failed to highlight where and why you think my experiences and experiences of those I've met are invalid. And I don't give a ... (and discovered the forum "Ignore" functionality).

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Well thanks for all the input, I've managed to find a reasonably priced escorted tour in Nepal
a destination that I thought would beyond the reach of my budget, looking at Nov next year
as I need to renew my Passport, might be a tight squeeze for this year.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

looking at Nov next year
as I need to renew my Passport

You can speed up a Passport renewal. I needed new one when overseas (old one expiring) and got it within 1 week. In the UK a few years back pay a small surcharge and attend an interview at your nearest office and much quicker.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Well thanks for all the input, I've managed to find a reasonably priced escorted tour in Nepal

Sounds like should be excellent.

If you've been high before, ignore below (as you will already be more than aware of it all) but
if the trip is including going high think about Altitude Sickness. Nearer the time you might consider taking some Diamox pills with you just in case (not available on NHS but online prescriptions fulfilled by a local UK pharmacy ie not of questionable origin and not expensive).

1st time I went up into the Andes I carried some with me "just in case" but was lucky and I seem OK with altitude. But a different trip I wanted to visit a high glacier (again in the Andes) and in a restricted area so I was required I take a guide so I went with a couple of Peruvians BUT they were from the coast and both suffered badly from altitude sickness and it was scary - they were continually throwing-up, staggering around like they were on their 4th bottle of whiskey, couldn't walk straight and the guide was getting frantic telling them "we haven't got a helicopter ...".

They were stupid as they had't thought about it, didn't recognise the signs so didn't act in the early stages. So nothing to worry about. Just read up so you know signs, how to react should signs start appearing, etc. Apparently Diamox can help. But also, if it's an escorted trip and going high they will likely be carrying oxygen (eg one time in La Paz the hostel I was staying at had a large bottle of oxygen and connected face mask in their reception).

 

[Gunk]

Can recommend Thailand, but then again, I'm a bit biased. The air fares have gone up recently, same goes for most flights I guess.
Day to day costs are very low, everyone I know who's been here says they had a great holiday, and look forward to another trip.

I did it a few years ago with my son and loved it, I’d definitely recommend it.