would a 50 year old single american woman have fun traveling alone in thailand?
Question:I would be interested in beautiful beaches, night life that is not all college age kids or fat old men, a little luxury, spa treatments and massages, elephant riding in jungle,…adventure and beauty with the chance for romance. I am traveling in October. Should I choose another destination for the things I want? Thailand will be easily accessible and less expensive than other places I have considered, but I want the chance to meet someone special and think that might not be Thailand. Is Italy a better choice? Should I save Thailand for a time when I might have a traveling partner?
update 9/3: Thank you all very much for the wonderful answers and great advice. I suppose I have lacked the confidence to “just go for it”. My vacations are infrequent and I want to choose wisely. You have helped me to do so.
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50 years old is not old..
I think Thailand would be great for that. I spent a few days there last year, as a single woman, and beautiful beaches, luxury, spa treatments, massages, elephant rides, adventure, and beauty were all in abundance. It was very cheap, as well, provided you don’t rely solely on the tourist areas. People of all ages go there, and you would have opportunities to have fun with just about anyone!
Yes, off course. You will have big fun in Thailand as you want.
For someone special for you, I’m not sure. You’re not too old for thing like that, but it needs time, opportunity and DESTINY.
Don’t get pressured on finding someone special, you would probably pick the wrong one.
Have a great time visiting Thailand, you’re welcome.
Well i don’t know about meeting someone special. maybe not but I was eating alone in a restaurant one time and I watched as two young Thai waiters where acting up to two middle aged ladies, The waiters where showing off as if the ladies where teen aged girls. and those two ladies where obviously tickled pink, they loved it,, Sure you will have fun
Yes, you will.
For ordinary tourist purposes Thailand is a good buy even with lower exchange rates. There are lots of single women traveling in Thailand having a good time.
If you are looking for a hook-up single women or women “temporarily” alone traditionally head for Phuket or Bali. (Kuta Cowboys.) If you want black gigolos go to the Caribbean or North Africa, for white dates go to Italy and Spain. Your choice – but don’t fall in love with someone and send money back to your “someone special” because that “someone special” may be making his living off lonely women!
But if you just want to see the country and stretch your money out Thailand will do. You can just let nature take its course.
You can use some of these travel forums for additional specifics. TripAdvisor is easiest to navigate for info on currency, hotel info, scams, transportation, etc.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g293915-i3686-Thailand.html
http://forum.virtualtourist.com/forum-1943-1-Travel-Thailand-1-forum.html
http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm
Good luck.
I just turned 50 and will have 9 hours in Bangkok over Thanksgiving break and wondered the same thing. Please post what you end up doing… sounds intriguing to me!
Pay attention to Indigo. You’ll have a great time. My wife and I go over there every few years. We’re 60, and I know a lady that travels to Thailand by herself all the time and she is close to 70. She loves the place.
As a 50 year old single women you can have fun traveling alone in Thailand. But not as much as 50+ year old single/married man who come here alone.
Absolutely. It may come (or not, I don’t know) as a pleasant surprise that most rental boys in gay bars aren’t gay at all.
I have been reluctant to answer this question, but will give it a shot. I don’t really know what you want as to the romance issue. You talk about what you don’t want which sounds like a pretty negative way to go about finding romance. If I can go by the fact that you have asked many questions w/o answering any questions for other people, you might, in conjunction with the neg aspect above, come across as being a bit egotistical and self centered. I am not sure I ever heard guys anywhere say, geez, does anyone have any selfish, highly judgmental lady that they can introduce to me? I don’t think you have to be too worried about college kids and fat old men – I don’t think that in Thailand either group will be terribly interested in you.
Spa, massages, elephant rides – its all here in addition to lovely smiling Thai people, a different culture which you will likely not get more than a glimpse of – - but for romance, well, you might attract some poor Thai motorcycle taxi drivers if thats your thing – but, I think not likely.
Ignore Spanky who obviously has lost his sense of romance.
Wherever you travel in the world you have the opportunity to meet people. Perhaps you won’t encounter “the one”, but then the looking is most of the fun.
Thai people are natural, open and friendly, and relatively non-judgemental.
It’s a country where you can have fun, because the Bhuddist religion doesn’t engender the belief that having fun is necessarily sinful.
And if you’re interested in beautiful beaches, Thailand has way more than it’s fair share of those (and I’m not talking Pattaya or Patong!).
And you can’t move for massage spas. More numerous than 7-11′s.
The nightlife is varied. Yes, there are areas where the participants are mainly fat old men chasing nubile maidens, or where they are mainly backpackers. But there are more sophisticated locations as well.
Don’t wait for a travelling partner. Alone you can do what you want without considering someone may want to do something else.
take it from my perspective; it can be fun. as for the romance, I know it’s more than possible but you have to be able to walk away too. they will look at you as an atm machine. your ‘picks’ are limited to English speakers. but they are there. and sweet. sweet mouthed that is…and I’m not with experience on the romance side as I’m happily married to my college sweetheart for 25 yrs, but if i wanted to I could. 50 yr old american women are beautiful to many many Thai men, and not to mention other cultures which you also can meet.