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Any tips on where to travel with an older (and somewhat socially unaware) woman?

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Hey y'all! Exciting times ahead as you plan a special graduation trip with your grandmother! It’s wonderful that she promised such a memorable gift. Given her age and some mobility considerations, you might want to explore destinations in South America that are both vibrant and accessible. Consider places like Argentina, particularly Buenos Aires, where the culture is rich but the city is relatively flat, or Chile, where you can enjoy beautiful landscapes with manageable walking options.

Hey y'all! I was just looking to see if anyone had any ideas on where I should take my grandmother abroad. I'm graduating in the Fall and she promised to all of her grandkids that her college graduation gift would be a trip abroad. I did a travelling study abroad semester and would say I'm a pretty confident traveller, but I've been having a bit of trouble figuring out where I should take her for a few reasons:

  1. She will be 76 when I graduate

  2. She can be a little problematic in the way a lot of older people are, just somewhat out of touch

  3. We're both women and we'd be going solo

I'm in pretty good physical shape, probably a bit stronger than the average female traveler, but my Mommom is 4'10 on a good day and has some typical older-lady feet problems. She's also in incredible health, otherwise she wouldn't be offering to take us on her own, but I'd rather not take her somewhere we could be a bit more of a target for pickpockets or anything or somewhere with lots of hills or bad walking infrastructure.

I had originally thought Brazil could be cool, but again, she's a little out of touch and I'm worried she could insult some of the locals, plus Rio is known for being super hilly. I think anywhere south of the equator could be awesome (especially since it'd be winter when we'd go) but she doesn't want to spend more than a thousand on flights so we'd be pretty confined to South America.

Any ideas? I could do Europe again, but I wouldn't want to do Spain, Italy, or Ireland since I already explored them pretty thoroughly. We'd probably be going in January, maybe February, and we'd be flying out of Philadelphia.

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