Ibiza as a solo 'old' person?

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Has anyone been to Ibiza or similar places on their own? Basically I have a few weeks off between jobs, so am toying with the idea of going somewhere for a few days. I like late 90s/early00s trance music and have always fancied going to Ibiza but it's never really come about. I'd probably go exploring a bit too rather than just sit on my own at the beach.

I'm in my early 40s and married so not really the typical 18-30 demographic. Part of me thinks I'd just be a bit out of place, I have more charisma now than I did in my 20s but even so perhaps it's more likely that strangers would laugh at me rather than laugh with me :)
On the other hand, there's potentially others like me that enjoyed the music scene 20-25 years ago, maybe they used to go to the island etc, people just wanting to go and have a good time who happen to be a bit older.

Whether I could convince my wife this is a good idea or not is another matter but before even broaching the subject it would be good to hear from anyone who has done something similar. Trying to organise to go there with friends I can't see going anywhere as there's not many into that music scene plus family/work commitments etc etc.
 
Yeah you'd definitely look out of place.

I'm in my thirties and went for a few days for a stag and it just felt like you were somewhere with a load of children. It's incredible that you just seem to hit an age wall and then anyone above that age no longer goes.
 
Up until 2020 I did a lot of 3-4 day "City" breaks where, for a week or two of holidays I'd combined 2-3 different cities just to avoid spending all my time in one place, and the airfares between countries were pretty cheap. So my last trip was in Sept 2019 and was 4 days each in Paris, Barcelona & Naples - just enough to see the sites, do some tours etc without feeling like you'd done everything and had time left over to kill.

Understandably its not for everyone but you'll always find people to chat to at bars etc. I think the last "music" based one I did was 4 days in Aya Napa, Cyprus on my own in about 2017-ish and by day 4 I was happy to leave as I was over 40 and starting to feel my age by then.
 
Bug One said:
Ha - I can just imagine telling the wife I'm off to Ibiza for a couple of weeks on my own without her.

Good luck with that. :p
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Would be a long weekend or something, no way I'd get away with a couple of weeks :) To be honest, I'd probably get a bit lonely on my own if I stayed that long anyway. At festivals I've wandered off on my own for many hours but always had friends back at camp or meeting up for specific bands etc.
 
I've been back to a few places I went to back in the 90's and whilst all are still 18-30 haunts, they all seemed far more run down and seedier than I remember and I felt a bit out of place.

You could consider somewhere like Mojacar (Spain), this has a mix of 18-30 clubs and family friendly stuff.. so you can mix/match and not look out of place..
 
Not having some kind of midlife crisis are you?

Would it not feel safe going on your own, if something was to happen to you , who would be there to support you?

Have you looked at solo holidays with certain travel agents?

(example: https://www.trailfinders.com/holiday-styles/solo-touring or https://www.explore.co.uk/experiences/holidays-for-solo-travellers or https://www.intrepidtravel.com/uk/about/solo-travel)

They get loads of random solo travelers into a group and go somewhere cool.

At least that way you will not be on your own
 
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Trance music was at its peak 90s early 00s, seemed to go downhill after that, or everyone got old. I'm in my 40s and went in 98 not sure if I could do it now though. Nothing stopping you though(subject to wife approval)
 
Waaaaaaaay too dangerous for me.

What if sone little hottie takes to you, you have a beer or two, then you start to think....how would the wife ever find out, will I ever have an opportunity like this again?
 
I've been to Ibiza a couple of times in my early twenties and occasionally saw some noticeably older folk (50+ yrs) in the clubs. I personally found it legendary and in my inebriated state informed them of that.

I'd say go for it, you will be in reasonable company, but choose your clubs and nights wisely with music that you're into. I'd suggest the more underground names and nights will attract a less mainstream crowd.

If you're into trance I'd recommend the record label "anjunadeep" which is quite trancey and very popular at the moment. They do loads of events and I just saw they did a festival in Albania last weekend that looked really cool.
 
Is it still the place to go for that type of music? When I last looked it didn't seem that common in Ibiza any more, not like it was 'back in the day' anyway.
 
Why not take your wife?

Being old and solo isn't bad. When I was in my clubbing days there were always older people there. In one club I'd go to there was this couple in their 60s.

Though this was in the UK. I assume it's similar in Spain. A lot of people are addicted to the lifestyle.
 
Id love to do that and my missus is happy with me going mountain biking or camping or whatever. Not so sure she would support an ibiza visit so much mind ha.

There's a lot of positive things about doing things alone. I like a bit of time to myself.

Go for it man. I'll be jealous
 
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