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Yes, I like it. I do it frequently. I find it difficult to travel with someone else now. It gives me the freedom to do what I want, whenever I want. Or do nothing at all and just sit and people watch. I also find I have more conversations with the locals when I travel solo.
Get the best room you can afford in the best hotel you can afford. Have a nice home away from home. You'll probably spend more time there whilst going solo, especially at night. I also made sure to have a good restaurant reservation every night, usually ensuring some pleasant chat and hospitality. Some people don't like eating solo in nice places, but there's an art to it.
I also tended to visit out of the way museums during the day. In Europe, you'd be amazed at some of them. No one to complain if it doesn't work out. Also, I tended to use public transportation instead of cabs/drivers. And take long walks to get to places, why not.
Traveled all over Europe on my own (due to being over there for work), that's what comes to mind. Have fun!
"The Winners" - Rudyard Kipling
What the moral? Who rides may read.When the night is thick and the tracks are blindA friend at a pinch is a friend, indeed,But a fool to wait for the laggard behind.Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne,He travels the fastest who travels alone.White hands cling to the tightened rein,Slipping the spur from the booted heel,Tenderest voices cry " Turn again!"Red lips tarnish the scabbarded steel,High hopes faint on a warm hearth-stone--He travels the fastest who travels alone.One may fall but he falls by himself--Falls by himself with himself to blame.One may attain and to him is pelf--Loot of the city in Gold or Fame.Plunder of earth shall be all his ownWho travels the fastest and travels alone.Wherefore the more ye be helpen and stayed,Stayed by a friend in the hour of toil,Sing the heretical song I have made--His be the labour and yours be the spoil.Win by his aid and the aid disown--He travels the fastest who travels alone!
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Originally Posted by Jdawg8181
I will be solo traveling in November for the first time ever!
Anyone have any tips? I am married but my husband will not have the time off work to go with me. I am a female in my late 30's.
Do you like solo traveling or do you not like it?
I love solo travel. I was single for a long time so no strings to worry about. Now, even though I am in a relationship I still carve out a few solo trips each year.
Traveling solo is all about the experience.....bask in the experience. Then share it the second time with your significant other.
I've always preferred to be a loner anyhow, but being solo was reaffirmed during my time in the Navy when we had port of calls. It was so annoying being with a group of people and everyone wants to do something different, so other guys would have to wait while you did your thing and whatnot. Rather would just do what I wanted to do, at my own pace. Plus guys like to drink alcohol, a lot of it, and I don't drink.
I like to travel solo, because I don't like to have to worry about anyone else having fun or whatever. But, I do like to travel with an organized group - but with my own room.
In this type of situation, I have a nice time with fellow travelers, but have the convenience of my own private cave.
Get the best room you can afford in the best hotel you can afford.
I will add to that--get a room that is downtown or central to where you want to be. It is lovely walking out the door and being right there first thing in the morning. Boutique hotels are wonderful along with some airbnb's.
Agreed with cebuan, if you like it do it, nothing wrong with it and there is no right/wrong answer on whether it's a better way to travel.
We've got an inside joke about solo travelers at restaurants, they tend to absorbed in their cell phones while dining. It's like having a companion who can't disagree with you about where to go and what to do.
It's like having a companion who can't disagree with you about where to go and what to do.
Bingo. And they aren't snoring all night long in a shared room.
It's really rare when our idea of a perfect traveling companion ever actually manifests in real life.
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