Going to Florida but don't want to drive - any suggestions?

Mr_Lahey

alyth wrote: »

Mr Lahey I thank you for your opinion but it wasn't entirely helpful was it?

Why wasn't it? Because it wasn't what you wanted to be told?

Go to Florida without a car, and you will see.

jeanniebeanie_2

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alyth

Mr_Lahey wrote: »

Why wasn't it? Because it wasn't what you wanted to be told?

Go to Florida without a car, and you will see.

having arranged business travel for many years for lawyers attending conferences in Florida, who managed perfectly well on public transport, your reply came back as patronising - not least to those who go on holidat fulfillling a dream but can't afford a car. My request was for travel companies or advise on how to get to Crystal River, not a patronising response. I spent many years travelling to Florida as a corporate wife with my ex for conferences, I am well aware of the public transport system and also hiring a car. My point was that I wanted to do something on my own to fulfill a dream, thankfully there are others who have posted helpful responses.

roots_controller

Couldn't you give her a lift Mr Lahey?
You will both be there in January.

KarenG

Alyth - good for you to fulfil your dream. I'm glad you got some helpful advice

nw_man

Slightly back on topic for the OP..... we did a Greyhound from Biloxi to New Orleans last month ( I Know it aint Florida, but the principle is the same ).

Let me tell you about Greyhound.... its an experience.

A half scary one !!!!

Bus full of strangers, straddling across seats, shouting and screaming at each other, we ended up not sat anywhere near each other as most passengers were single travellers going LONG distance.

We will most probably not do it again !

eslick

why dont you want to use a car, is it because you are a woman on their own, if thats the reason I really wouldnt worry about it. No one will notice and you wont have any problems driving. My wife drives on her own in the US, wouldnt worry about going out on her own and sister in law is going with 2 small children.

honest hire a car and you will love it and the driving is really easy.

ferf1223

alyth wrote: »

As a single woman I am not going to hire a car and jump and drive 3 hours north.

I can completly understand that some people (male or female) just wouldn't be comfortable driving on their own in an unfamilar place - but as a previously single female who many, many, many times drove far, far, far longer than 3 hours on my own, I just don't get the 'as a single woman' part of that...I find it a bit of an odd thing to say, really.

Again, I get that some people just wouldn't be keen on it...just don't get why it would be implied that a single woman wouldn't (or shouldn't?) be.

As for the Greyhound thing - my several experiences with Greyhound during my university years would make me far more nervous about being a single woman on their own on a Greyhound bus than driving...I never found it a remotely comfortable situation and I'm not one who's normally fussed about much at all (I've walked alone in borderline questionable areas of any number of cities on my own and not given it a second thought)...it's not a method of transport typically used by people who can afford to travel in any other way.

alyth

I'm not a terribly confident driver in this country, so driving on other side of the road on my own trying to follow roadmaps would scare me! That was what I meant by the single woman comment - being on my own trying to find my way somewhere that I only vaguely remember from three years ago.

I know the driving is easy in the states, but I'm afraid I just don't have the confident to do it on my own.

Ponkle22

I fully understand the 'not wanting to drive' option. I prefer to opt for 'no car'. It's not for everyone. However, some people find it hard to comprehend. I don't think the original poster wanted to debate car vs. no car. She just wanted some questions answered.

Glad there were some sensible answers to the questions in the end.