In Reply to: safety tips for woman travelling posted by indigrace on Friday, 2. April 2010 at 13:28 Bali Time:
I also went by myself for my first trip last November. The two best tips I received were to never say that it's your first time and to say that you are on your way to meet friends and you're running late. That's a good one to stop the hawkers hassling you while you're walking around. I hired a driver through my hotel and it was definitely the best thing to do. Cost me about $50AU for the whole day and he drove me to places that he thought I'd like to see as well as places on my to do list. Worth every penny.