Solo Female Ethnic Travel in Croatia - Safe?

I don't think she'll have any problems. Croatia draws tourists from around the world, including Asian-Americans, so there is precedence for Asians traveling in the region. Plus, there aren't really any significant racial prejudices -- at least not ones that will impact the normal traveler. In tourist sites (most of the coast and large cities), she won't even draw a second glance. In smaller towns away from the tourist tracks, she might garner some stares -- mostly of the non-threatening, "What-are-you-doing-here?" variety.

Petty crime will be the biggest thing she'll need to worry about, so just keep valuables hidden and consider a money belt or neck pouch, worn under clothing. Plus, just use common sense, just like anyone should when traveling anywhere in the world. But, basically, I think she'll be just fine.

Dave

....it's curious that a white male asks about safety of his chinese girlfriend.....she appears not to be concerned, rightly so.

A regular Sherlock Holmes mystery..

I prefer to look at it as male asking about the safety of his girlfriend.

She is concerned. If you'd heard the story of my female Iranian friend whose just been through Italy, Croatia, and Albania you'd be worried too, i just thought i'd better confirm what i thought (generally it's ok) with some people who may have been there but aren't white (like her, unlike me) as i didn't want to go on one opinion.

Now that i've finished justifying myself mug off and defend the racial sensibilities of croatia somewhere else you dreadful lefty cretin. I'm sure if you had a girlfriend and weren't too busy weaving trousers out of straw to send to Darfur you'd understand my tiny, eeny, weeny concern, but then you're such a worldly traveller! You probably go fishing with the Taliban, or eat sandwiches made of MDF and rusty nails whilst doing press-ups in your bivoauc on the north face of the Eiger.

How laughable my meagre concerns must be to veritable Odysseus such as yourself? How do the Episilon's live?!

Idiot.

well..crotia is relatively safe, tho there have been a number of cases reported in croatian papers on native attacks on tourists in the sea region. but they werent exclusively triggered against people of another race, but also white europeans, etc. so basically, she just has to use common sense i guess like everywhere in the world.

it's curious that a white male asks about safety of his chinese girlfriend

The racial stereotyping that drips from this sentence is jaw-droppping. Why is that particular combination curious pray tell? What if i was asking about my white girlfriend? Presumably she wouldn't be small, demure and so cowed by her over-anxious white male oppressor that she post herself right? That you think it 'curious' at all only goes to show that in your quest for some sort of PC one-upmanship you neglected to read the following from my original post :

My (female) Iranian friend has plenty of annoying/unpleasant stories about Mediterranean Europe and casual racism/sexism/minor harrasment

which is where my concern is rooted rather than some tabloid press hysteria about the safety of the balkans based on the memory of the conflict. The same sort of on the ground, first-hand experience you refer to in great detail in the rest of your reply:

she appears not to be concerned, rightly so.

Rightly so? The elucidation.

After the brilliantly succint answer of daveelmstrom yours stuck out like the faux-liberal, smarmy drivel that it was, and that got my goat a little, so unless you've got anything to say about Croatia that might be based in fact not lefty knee-jerk spouting, be gone and never darken our doors again.

After that thank you to all who've responded with advice etc.

Edited by: andrewlaws

Being Chinese should be no problem at all, that part you can most probably forget. Any single young female travelling in Mediterranean Europe may encounter problems. But while Italy is hell for young females (lots of recent stories about Italians trying to rape Northern Europeans visiting for holidays), Croatia is a lot safer. I've seen Croatian males literally run after young attractive foreign females, but unlike the Italians, they usually accept a firm "no".

dear andrew,i am croatian,my girlfriend is also asian.i feel sorry for these hyenas back stalking you,which is actually one,same,kiddo,anyways,your girlfriend should be careful.croatia is good as a country,very few of a people are actually non racist,non trouble makers,they never seen much of world,thats how it goes,there is especially big human trafficking with asian women over here in split,and hvar.tell her just to take care,not to go to toilet leaving drink behind,i wish you all the best,i apologize for the scoundrels,cheers,just know,this is almost anywhere,not just here,but in here too much,every day worse.cheers.

and you,croatian hyenas zip,budale male,bolesne,ruzne,goblinske.

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