Groongthep

The 31 year old niece of a good friend of mine from France is planning her first trip to Thailand later this year. She knows I have been living in Thailand on and off for many years and therefore has asked me to give her niece some suggestions on where to go and what to do. I can give her some good advice on places to visit, where to eat and things to do but I also thought it might be really helpful for her to get the perspectives of some of you expat and local women on things a 55 year old American guy like me wouldn't have much insight into. I will send her a link to this Thaivisa Ladies forum in hopes that she will sign up and ask you gals directly but in the meantime any lists of suggested single farang lady friendly places to stay and things to do (and not do) would be appreciated. You of course, do not have to be French to answer. I just thought the advice of someone from her home country would be of particular interest to her. She is well educated and speaks, reads and writes English fluently.

BTW, I was reading through the pinned Safety Topics thread at the top of this forum and it seems to me that most of the suggestions are common sense that would apply to pretty much anywhere and not just Thailand. Woman's safety was one of the specific topics she was concerned about.

I'll be traveling to Singapore next week and will be on a tight schedule with little time to waste. I would like to buy a Singtel (or other Singaporean brand SIM card) before I leave Bangkok to save me some time. Does anyone know if there is a place in Bangkok where I might be able to purchase one?