Traveling solo through Europe - your thoughts

[Santitas 581]

Yeah, except when you only have Magnums (i.e.-condoms for umm bigger dudes...call me optimistic) and the guy's got a ummm smaller member :o

[sosarx 1,661]

Australian condoms will only work when you're "down under ". Simple.Or?

[lisa13 12,245]

Again risking TMI...I am a liberated woman and I do always carry condoms if I think there may be any small chance that I could get me some.

 

BUT. US condoms were very uncomfortable for my partner at the time, and we tried several brands on various occasions. Condoms bought here = no issues whatsoever no matter which brand or style we used. I think the problem with condoms sold in the US is that they are serving a mostly circumcised community, which does not exactly fit the German market? I have to suppose that was at least a factor, but I admittedly don't know the fine points of condom fitting and design.

 

But like I said, maybe I'm just (un)lucky

 

My point wasn't about being antiquated but purely about comfort for him :)

[More tea, Vicar? 1,128]

 

Hi, I am thinking of doing a solo trip to Europe, starting off in Munich as I know people there, but then travelling solo for a couple of weeks. Is it a safe thing to do? Are there others that do this too that I may be able to connect with on my journeys? Has anyone had any experience doing this sort of thing? I am open to all kinds of advice please. I am in my 40's, so not a youngster

 

Its a lot safer than the Outback! Watch out for the cyclists, though. Lethal.

[cacilia_1 80]

Hello,

 

If this is in the wrong place, please move it.  Single older female traveling alone in Germany in October.  D-Dorf, Dortmund, Dresden and Berlin.  Already have train tickets and places to stay (Airbnb) but if anyone has any other safety or fun suggestions, I would like to hear them.  

 

Thank you.

[Elfenstar 1,676]

5 hours ago, cacilia_1 said:

If this is in the wrong place, please move it.  ..

 

It can stay 

 

I don't know how long you're traveling for and why you chose the places you have (and why only Germany), but you've left out the whole southern part of the country:  Freiburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Munich. You're even overlooking Hamburg. 

 

As far as safety is concerned, I never felt uncomfortable as a woman travelling alone, but 10 years ago i'd have no qualms about being drunk and taking the last night bus or train back home, I won't do that anymore. Is it because I am now "older" (and a mom) or because the country has become a bit more dangerous, I don't know. I think maybe after what happened to those poor girls in Köln 2 years ago is was a wake-up call of sorts. 

[Marianne013 546]

Well, I'm in my 40ies and have recently been in Dresden without male protection(TM) and there's really no issue (caveat: unless you are not white(*), though women have a lot less problems than men in that regard). I speak German though.

(*) Dresden has a sorry history as the founding city of Pegida. Though you are unlikely to encounter them as a tourist. And there's obviously a seizable number of people in Dresden who despair about Pegida, but that's beyond the scope of this thread.

On a related note: I highly recommend the Hygienemuseum in Dresden:  http://www.dhmd.de/en/

(Avoid the Cafe though. Overpriced and not very good.)

[programdirector 1,334]

Just wondering about your choice of cities. Are you visiting people? I am in Dortmund but it isn't a big tourist place. Unless you are into soccer or football, which ever you prefer to call it, Not a real lot in Dortmund.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, programdirector said:

Just wondering about your choice of cities. Are you visiting people? 

 

 

Just be careful what you ask... You may just Get the R100 Police foce after you!

[cacilia_1 80]

9 hours ago, programdirector said:

Just wondering about your choice of cities. Are you visiting people? I am in Dortmund but it isn't a big tourist place. Unless you are into soccer or football, which ever you prefer to call it, Not a real lot in Dortmund.

You got it!  Nur der BVB!

 

And to all who replied, thank you.  I speak German and am picking cities that I either have friends in or like Dresden, a place I have never been.

[programdirector 1,334]

5 hours ago, cacilia_1 said:

You got it!  Nur der BVB!

 

And to all who replied, thank you.  I speak German and am picking cities that I either have friends in or like Dresden, a place I have never been.

 

Well then a trip to the new Deutsches Fussballmuseum might be something that interests you. Oh and there is a cute bar, Gänsemarkt ,that I really want to go to but haven't had a chance yet. Very traditional beer place.