S/O if you've taken a vacation alone

Re: S/O if you've taken a vacation alone

• River Pestie

  March 2012

  When I was in Spain, I stayed in a hostel and did some of the activities the hostel had available. I made some friends with the people in my room. One girl and I actually took a day trip to Toledo together and we're now FB friends. She told me if I ever want to visit Costa Rica to go visit.

   

  When I went to Taiwan, the residents there are extremely friendly, so striking up convo with them was so easy.
  

  
  They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.

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• kippersophie

  March 2012

  When I went to Ireland, I stayed in a hostel. Some days I went and did stuff with some of the girls that were in my room, or another time I met some girls visiting from another country on a bus and we went sightseeing together that day. Some days I felt like being alone and doing my thing, so I did. If you're friendly, it's really not a big deal- I just talk to people.

  

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• RedVelvet29

  March 2012

  I have been traveling solo many times for work... weekends alone in random cities, etc and it's never been a problem. Usually someone ends up talking to me or I just do whatever I want alone. I have gotten really comftorable being alone and enjoying my own company. One weekend I spent alone in NYC by choice, eventhough I have tons of family and friends in the area... I just wanted to be alone in the city and do whatever I wanted to do.

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• LandOBiscuit

  March 2012

  See, the thing is that I enjoy alone time. That's why I was surprised I hated visiting a new country for a long weekend alone. Especially at night. I learned my lesson and I won't do it again, or at least I will do it differently. 

  

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• Wahoo member

  

  March 2012

  I went on a tour.  It was an action/adventure tour, so you spent a lot of time not talking too much (if you were doing an activity that was strenuous) but you had dinners together and could talk on the bus between cities (not like a bus tour, but you did move from location to location).

  I've also done Club Med, where the meals are at communal tables.  It works if you don't go to a couples or a family resort.  You just have to watch out, b/c some Club-Med type (Sandals, etc.) that are the singles choices are wilder than others.  It helps if you have an activity that you want to focus on (snorkeling, windsurfing, tennis) b/c you meet the same people over and over.

  If I were touring a major city (Paris, London) I would prefer to be on my own. 

  "Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.

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• GilliC member

  

  March 2012

  I'm okay with museums and galleries or hiking on my own, but I hate meals because eating alone is awkward. Wait staff looks at you weird when you ask for a table for one, and even if I bring a book it's weird. Sometimes I'll chat with the owner/staff if they're friendly, but they're usually busy working unless the place is completely dead. In the US I've noticed that a lot of business travelers eat at the bar, which is a nice option, but as a nerdy engineer, I rarely have much in common with the suited business types (unless it's a discussion of travel itself - I can talk planes and airlines for hours).
  
  (Sorry I have no advice - other than the single-friendly tour groups I mentioned in the other post - but I wanted to say that you're not alone! I have the same problem and hate it!)

  

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