Solo Holiday Experiences

miss_independent

Well, I also went ahead and booked to spend 3 nights in Paris and, given what has just happened I am now even more nervous about it! I'm booked to go in under two months. Hopefully things will have calmed down by then.

loskie

Maybe a "cooperative" of like minded singles on here could be formed to book a group holiday.
Will be a difficult concept to set up.
Maybe a stupid idea as someone will have to organise it and no doubt there will be hassle and some will be unrelaible and uncommitted. But I have just been looking at singles hols (44 yr old male separated for 16m after 18 yrs) and they seem quite costly. What i was paying for both of us on a well bought comfy independant car hire(flights, car hire, accommodation) seems to be the cost for one on one of these solo type holidays.
Did look at a coach tour of Turkey not specific to singles and a walking trip to northern cyprus for singles but havent been brave enough to sign up yet.

fivesquare

I've done only city trips on my own and they're fantastic. I wouldn't go on a longer holiday without company, I'm not very good at socializing - I would never go to a bar on my own. I'm ok in cafes or restaurants but it can feel lonely dining on your own

There are several groups on meetup.com where you can sign up to go on holidays together with other solo travellers - a friend of mine does that and she seems to be having fun, they do 'adventure' holidays they organize themselves.

Yolina

loskie wrote: »

Maybe a "cooperative" of like minded singles on here could be formed to book a group holiday.

*runs a mile* I love going to places on my own, the last thing I'd want is being stuck in a group.

mum2one

Done most of my travelling as a solo female-
1st trip - tunisia - all inc - booked as package
Numerous further trips to tunisia - all package some been half board others all in
Cyprus x 2 - all in - package
Dom rep - all in - package
Gambia - half board - package

Prague - 5 days - booked hotel, flights, transfer - all in one booking

With my dd
Age 6 - tunisia
Age 9 - Dom rep
Age 10 - Lapland
Age 11 - Goa

Xx

LostSoulForever

Another solo traveler - though not been to as many places as i'd like to, went to Washington & New York twice last year & off back to NY in May.

Regularly go to gigs alone as well & have started venturing into Europe for them as & when i can.

I guess when your single it's travel alone or don't travel at all

Chlorine7

miss_independent wrote: »

Well, I also went ahead and booked to spend 3 nights in Paris and, given what has just happened I am now even more nervous about it! I'm booked to go in under two months. Hopefully things will have calmed down by then.

Yay, I'm pleased to hear that

I'm sure things will have returned to normal in a couple of months. I expect the only real issues to have while I'm there is heightened security at Kings Cross, Gare du Nord and around the tourist attractions.

happiness.v4

PLEASE don't let being single stop you going on holidays/trips/travel.

I found myself single (ok, consistently single throughout my 20s with a minor interlude to get my heartbroken:o a couple of years back!) with my friends going off and popping out babies and getting married and buying houses and bla bla bla...... I was fed up of waiting for Mr Freaking Wonderful to turn up and whisk me off my feet.... SO... I did what every normal person does....and spent my house deposit money on two trips to Australia...and then Africa....all by myself.

There are amazing companies out there that do not do trips just for the desperate and dateless. I've travelled with Geckos but there are also G Adventures, Explore!, Intrepid to name but a few. You do travel with others and you may have to share a room (or pay a supplement for your own pad) but you meet some amazing people. not all single people, some couples, some friends... but for me it is the way forward.. .I've seen some places that I'd never have seen before....

Google TourRadar as a start to search for trips (can't post link as a new user...)

Don't put your life on hold waiting for the perfect partner or friends to make their mind up...

And you don't have to compromise by travelling on your own!

To make it easier I chose countries that spoke my language. Australia was breathtaking (particularly the West Coast) but I left my heart in Africa and I'm going back soon to retrieve it (and spot a Rhino or two).

Do it. You won't regret it.

aileth

I love solo travel!

My first was when I turned 18, I had £2k savings in the bank, saw a program about Japan on the TV, booked it within the hour. It didn't quite dawn on me what I'd actually done until about a week before the flight, but I LOVED every minute of it (even though I was cacking myself).

I get incredibly anxious around travelling and always turn into the world's worst nag and worry-wart. With solo travel, no having to worry about your partner/husband/parent/friend remembering their passport/remembering their ticket/etc etc. "I fancy visiting X attraction", and you just GO THERE! No having a debate about who wants to go where, who wants to eat there, who doesn't, blah-blah-blah.

Hoopylass

bluenoseam wrote: »

First off, this is from a male perspective - wholy admitting right now I have it significantly easier as we're nowhere near the same sort of target, but well, some of it translates!

I've done two solo holidays now in two different settings, one recently to Majorca & the other to New York several years ago, and to be totally honest neither one bothered me. My way of thinking is probably unique in that I don't see any difference between New York and Glasgow other than the accent & the fact I don't know my way around. The way I look at it the rules to a good, safe time are the same in New York as they are in any place - don't take dumb risks, when in doubt keep your mouth shut & carry yourself with confidence.

My other thought process as to planning a trip is will I be comfortable with the distance outside my comfort zone. So for example when I went to Majorca, I know my Spanish isn't great (in all honesty, it's non-existent but for a few select things) but I was fine with that. Granted that's probably a little blas! but ultimately there's always an element of calculated risk in life, it's about your ability to overcome the fear of it.

Take a deep breath & figure out your "tipping point", it's a big ol world out there & the only person who can limit your discovery of it is you. There's places I wouldn't go solo, but there are others where I'd be willing to take the plunge - it's all about understanding my limit.

Lol no difference between New York and Glasgow? :rotfl: I can think of 100 reasons why New York is better