Lone female

Jasmine81

Lovetotravel and Chlorine7-thanks for sharing. I would love to venture further and see more of the world but would find it daunting on my own, so thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you book your trips as part of a package or DIY? I've looked at group tours for SE Asia but they are very expensive and I don't fancy being stuck with a group for two weeks if they turned out to be annoying

Tuesday_Tenor

tightasagnats wrote: »

, but sitting in a tapas bar would be maybe more comfy than at a lone table if you're the kind to feel self conscious.

Depends whether you're alone and wanting to socialise, or alone and wanting to just eat alone.

Sitting alone in any bar area tends to be an invitation to others to talk to you/chat you up. Personally I'd be far less comfy alone in a bar than sitting at a table.

I can think of some tapas bars where I'm perfectly happy, as I sit at a table outside. I can think of others that are primarily 'bars' with a few tapas, where I wouldn't be so happy alone.

missnat81

I have travelled to New York and Budapest completely on my own, Canada on my own but it was a tour thing so I was with other people plus I have a bunch of other holidays booked and even more planned, once you done it once you will wonder why you where worrying about doing it. I get people telling me i'm "brave" because of it all the time. No one really appears to be paying attention to people sitting alone while eating.

missnat81

glider3560 wrote: »

Visiting foreign supermarkets is always a great experience, especially when you can't speak the local language. You end up coming out with all sorts of odd stuff you wouldn't normally buy with no idea how to cook it, or even whether it's already cooked or raw (because you can't understand the packet)! All part of the fun.

This is something I always do as I like trying the different food they have in the places and half the time I bring some of it back to the UK as well

Chlorine7

Jasmine81 wrote: »

Lovetotravel and Chlorine7-thanks for sharing. I would love to venture further and see more of the world but would find it daunting on my own, so thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you book your trips as part of a package or DIY? I've looked at group tours for SE Asia but they are very expensive and I don't fancy being stuck with a group for two weeks if they turned out to be annoying

i did all of mine DIY for the exact same reason as you - I didn't want to risk being with annoying people for two weeks. Plus it gives me the freedom to do whatever I want (mostly eating and shopping :rotfl:)

SE Asia is one of the easiest to do solo IMO as there is always something to see or do and it's not usually expensive (accommodation can be) I find I get bored in Europe quickly so two nights away is usually enough. Most things are in English out there and even if you get a bit lost someone will help you even if you can't understand each other

My friend did a group tour of South America for 6 weeks and enjoyed it. Yes there were annoying people but I think when you're that long together you're bound to have some personality clashes.

There will be times when you don't feel up to going out or doing something but that is completely ok since you only have to deal with yourself.

Since I've been away so often, I now have lots of friends who want to join me because their OHs aren't interested - so basically I organise what I want to do and see and they follow.

Lovetotravel

Jasmine81 wrote: »

Lovetotravel and Chlorine7-thanks for sharing. I would love to venture further and see more of the world but would find it daunting on my own, so thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you book your trips as part of a package or DIY? I've looked at group tours for SE Asia but they are very expensive and I don't fancy being stuck with a group for two weeks if they turned out to be annoying

I did all mine DIY. It actually wouldn't even occur to me to book a group tour. I like to do my own thing and have the option to change my mind when I want to.

jackieblack

Chlorine7 wrote: »

i did all of mine DIY for the exact same reason as you - I didn't want to risk being with annoying people for two weeks. Plus it gives me the freedom to do whatever I want

I can identify with this


Did my first solo trip, 6 nights in Boston, last year.
This year I'm doing a road trip around Maine, possibly venturing into New Hampshire too.

JKGB

I went to Stockholm on my own last year, stayed in a hostel and it was amazing, I got to do what I wanted to do at my own pace, no arguments over where to eat dinner or where to stay, no drama. I'd totally recommend it, plus I made a lot of new friends, and I would also class myself as someone who isn't very outgoing.

I'm flying out to Australia at the end of the month to travel around the country on my own for a year, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do, so if I can do it, you certainly can too!

melanzana

Last year I visited a few places in my own country alone. Whoa. It was an eye opener. For all the right reasons I might add.

Not being a critical critter either.... but sometimes just going native in our own countries is something to start out with. And then move on to other things.

Kudos to those who have done it whether here or there.

Chlorine7

JKGB wrote: »

I'm flying out to Australia at the end of the month to travel around the country on my own for a year, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do, so if I can do it, you certainly can too!

Wow, that sounds amazing. I hope the whole experience is wonderful for you.

I'd love to do that in Asia somewhere