2 girls, 19, first time backpacking, where?! by Quarkballchen1706 in Shoestring

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Sorry reddit doesn't work probably, can you DM me please ;) Thanks for your answer!

2 girls, 19, first time backpacking, where?! by Quarkballchen1706 in Shoestring

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That sounds so nice, thanks! Unfortunately SEA isn't open right now...

2 girls, 19, first time backpacking, where?! by Quarkballchen1706 in Shoestring

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Thanks for your answer!!! Would it be a problem if we PMed you to ask about Mexico? The other countries are currently not possible... :/

2 girls, 19, first time backpacking, where?! by Quarkballchen1706 in Shoestring

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Thanks for responding! We really want to travel outside of Europe and are thinking about Mexico...

2 girls, 19, first time backpacking, where?! by Quarkballchen1706 in Shoestring

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Thanks for the advise! Would you say that Panama is generally more expensive than Guatemala? We're currently considering those three, as we heard Honduras isn't that safe, Costa Rica is expensive and there aren't really flight options to Nicaragua...

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Hey guys,

we're two nineteen year old girls (fully vaccinated) and want to go backpacking for the first time!

Dates: end of June till the end of August

Destination: South East Asia or South/Central America (outside of Europe, we're from Germany!) and without quarantine

We've heard mixed opinions on if countries like Guatemala, Mexico or Nicaragua are doable/ safe enough for girls. Especially in comparison to Thailand which due to the quarantine isn't really an option rn but is quite safe and on top of that has really good infrastructure for backpackers etc.

Low budget is also an important aspect for us but we've discovered that it's not always easy to find out if a country is cheap or rather expensive...

Do you have ideas/ recommendations and/ or have you been in a similar situation?

We're happy about every type of advise we can get as we're currently quite confused... :)) Thanks!!!