Travel Thailand Ranks Among World's Safest Countries for Solo Female Travelers

[Aussie999]

20 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Those of us who live in SE Asia know Pattaya is an adult playground. It has nothing to do with Thailand as a country or culture. Do you think the Franfurt RLD represents Germany? Is all LA the Fig Stroll? 

Those of us that live in Thailand know it is part of Thailand, nothing to do with culture, as this article is about female safety... Stay on subject.

[Yagoda]

10 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

Those of us that live in Thailand know it is part of Thailand, nothing to do with culture, as this article is about female safety... Stay on subject.

Pattaya fan boy huh? 

[Aussie999]

1 minute ago, Yagoda said:

Pattaya fan boy huh? 

No mate, but just know Pattaya is part of Thailand, and this story is about female safety in Thailand...it seems you have personal issue, and find this hard to understand...I certainly am not a fan of Pattaya.

[Yagoda]

2 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

No mate, but just know Pattaya is part of Thailand, and this story is about female safety in Thailand...it seems you have personal issue, and find this hard to understand...I certainly am not a fan of Pattaya.

Are you arguing just to argue?. Would you let your daughter walk down Soi 6?

[ericthai]

On 5/21/2025 at 4:25 PM, DonniePeverley said:

I'd disagree. My female colleagues went to Pattaya, and were constantly being harassed by Indian tourists thinking they were prostitutes. 

Frist Pattaya is not Thailand! 

So where were they in Pattaya that all these Indians were harassing them?  Pattaya is a big place, did they go to the zoo, aquarium, botanical gardens etc.. or did they go to walking street or one of the other soi's known for prostitution?

 

 

[Aussie999]

58 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Are you arguing just to argue?. Would you let your daughter walk down Soi 6?

Your comment is irrelevant... Even you question indicates it is not safe for females, so I don't understand what you are replying to. Seriously, you don't seem to understand the story, or comments.

[MalcolmB]

On 5/22/2025 at 11:00 AM, Emdog said:

Anyone who goes to Pattaya, especially around areas like walking street, can expect to be harassed.

Yep.

it happens to me everytime I go there.

 

soi 6,7,8 and coconut bar sexual harassment hotspots, vocally and physically.

[MalcolmB]

On 5/22/2025 at 7:28 AM, ChrisY1 said:

Koh Tao included??

She wasn’t single.

She had a boyfriend back in the UK and was with another young man on the beach.

[Photoguy21]

Girls  have worked with and have planned trips to Thailand I have always warned them to stay as far away as possible from Pattaya. 

[Look Chang]

56 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Girls  have worked with and have planned trips to Thailand I have always warned them to stay as far away as possible from Pattaya. 

. . . and Phuket !

[unblocktheplanet]

23 hours ago, Hummin said:

Been quite awhile since last female victim there? 

 

Male scuba diver owner tops the lists together with instructors and divers 

Tofit those wetsuits right, you've got to grab 'em by the...  /s

[fredwiggy]

Why would anyone in their right mind promote solitary travel for females anywhere? They are immediate targets for predators, especially in tourist areas. yes, it's relatively safe to travel country areas but that doesn't mean there aren't predators in those areas also. The safest way to travel is with at least two or more, and taking precautions and being aware of your surroundings, and never taking your eyes, or better yet hands off your drinks if you go to bars.

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Your comment is irrelevant... Even you question indicates it is not safe for females, so I don't understand what you are replying to. Seriously, you don't seem to understand the story, or comments.

Thailand is fine. Pattaya is not

[Artisi]

23 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So why do TAT call it the worlds Family friendly destination.

Because they know no better. 

[Photoguy21]

2 hours ago, Look Chang said:

. . . and Phuket !

Same. Not a place I would recommend. I only specified Pattaya as many people think of Pattaya when they want to visit Thailand without really knowing what it is like

[Aussie999]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Thailand is fine. Pattaya is not

Go away, you are crazy, you can't understand simple things..,you can't stick with the subject.

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Go away, you are crazy, you can't understand simple things..,you can't stick with the subject.

Nor can you. Thailand is a safe place for solo female travelers except in places like Pattaya. Pattaya is a just giant brothel. Would you let your daughter wander through a brothel?

[Aussie999]

26 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Nor can you. Thailand is a safe place for solo female travelers except in places like Pattaya. Pattaya is a just giant brothel. Would you let your daughter wander through a brothel?

You comment is irrational and irrelevant, you can't pick and choose. We have had solo females assaulted, over the years, in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Pattaya, and, of course, the party islands.

[Quentin Zen]

There's gotta be some IF's.

 

During the day, not the sexpat places, 100% better than the West.  1000%

At night, around guys drinking (Thai or Farangs), it's uncomfortable.  My ex's all tell me how their old Thai bfs were after they drank.  I was near Laos, so maybe more than just drinking, who knows?  But things do get crazy, and I think that's everywhere.   

In general, 100% better.  almost zero theft outside the big cities, maybe only 1-2 a year, you get a strange sense...and nothing happens.  

again, I'm not a female and I don't usually go out after 10... lol

 

But I do think this list is accurate, which is super rare.  

[Yagoda]

10 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

You comment is irrational and irrelevant, you can't pick and choose. We have had solo females assaulted, over the years, in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Pattaya, and, of course, the party islands.

Would you want your daughter to hang out in Pattaya? Hanging on Walking Street?

[Aussie999]

11 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Would you want your daughter to hang out in Pattaya? Hanging on Walking Street?

 

11 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Would you want your daughter to hang out in Pattaya? Hanging on Walking Street?

I fail to understand why you ask, I never said anywhere in Thailand was 100% safe, so what is the reasoning behind your question

[Yagoda]

37 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

 

I fail to understand why you ask, I never said anywhere in Thailand was 100% safe, so what is the reasoning behind your question

OK, ok, you would have no problem with it. Got it.

[Aussie999]

3 hours ago, Yagoda said:

OK, ok, you would have no problem with it. Got it.

Mate, you're definitely off your head... Get some help.

[Yagoda]

11 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Mate, you're definitely off your head... Get some help.

Im fine. I wouldnt let my daughter go to Pattaya. Im normal.

[black tabby12345]

On 5/22/2025 at 3:25 AM, DonniePeverley said:

I'd disagree. My female colleagues went to Pattaya, and were constantly being harassed by Indian tourists thinking they were prostitutes. 

 

Rudeness of male Indians often makes headlines in this forum.

While they often end up as the victim of their behavior; provoking locals and beaten up.

[JJ-Thailand]

To be honest, Bangkok is a lot safer than most large American and European cities.

[Aussie999]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:52 AM, Yagoda said:

Im fine. I wouldnt let my daughter go to Pattaya. Im normal.

If I was you, I would leave my padded room.

My daughter is old enough, and wise enough, not to need me to tell her where she can go.

Also, I never mentioned my daughter going to Pattaya, this is all some sort of crazed mental think of yours.

[supersomchai]

On 5/22/2025 at 11:46 AM, impulse said:

Just don't drink anything that comes in a bucket and you'll generally be fine.

 

BTW, has anyone else noticed the lack of pesticide related hotel death stories?  It's been quite a while.  Which is a good thing.

 

Very good point about pesticide spraying in hotels ,is it lesson learned or defamation laws???

[Yagoda]

55 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

My daughter is old enough, and wise enough, not to need me to tell her where she can go.

So is mine and shes single, an expat and very well paid and traveled. I wont let her go to Mexico or India, and she is not allowed in Pattaya despite the fact she has been in Thailand 11 times.

 

Im her father. Plus she has no interest in a giant, city wide, brothel. When she argues with me over my travel restrictions she doesnt even ask about Pattaya.

 

Your parenting may vary

[Aussie999]

2 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

So is mine and shes single, an expat and very well paid and traveled. I wont let her go to Mexico or India, and she is not allowed in Pattaya despite the fact she has been in Thailand 11 times.

 

Im her father. Plus she has no interest in a giant, city wide, brothel. When she argues with me over my travel restrictions she doesnt even ask about Pattaya.

 

Your parenting may vary

You seem to have major psychological control issues, I feel sorry for your daughter, and anyone else you control.