Travel Alone

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The_One

The_One

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Two weeks ago I reluctantly ended up going on a Caribbean cruise alone as myself and my gf had split up before the cruise (It was all booked before breakup)

I had never travelled alone before or done a cruise before.

Its safe to say I was sold on cruising, so much so that i've booked to do Barcelona to Dubai the end of May

Anyone else find holidaying alone enjoyable? I would have never done it before was only due to circumstances that I ended up going alone :o
 
Yeah, did six months backpacking.

It has its merits, but overall I think I prefer company. It's just how I'm wired.

Happiness is only real when shared and all that.
 
Never done it but would love to - you could be anyone or anything. Endless ladies and sleep ins. (Assuming you ain't a complete hog with no personality who likes to get up at the crack of dawn)

Sadly I'm now 40 and married with a little un so no hedonistic singles hols for me.
 
Spent a year backpacking on my own. Sure I met people but I'd say 10 months of it was on my own loved every minute of it.

I'd happily go on holiday on my own again no problem
 
I went travelling on my own, wouldn't ahve had it any other way. The amount of new people you meet is amazing.

Remember that there will be an absolute tonne of other people doing the exact same thing as you, just go and say hello and chances are you'll have a new friend!

It's a shame when people who travel as a pair/three only stick between themselves, their experience would be so much more diverse if they branched out and mingled with the hoard of people at each leg!
 
I traveled for work a couple of times alone. It was heaven! But I don't like to be away from the wife and kids for too long so it has its draw backs.

The unlimited sleep ins had to fight with the fact I could do what I wanted. So I actually slept in way less than I expected.

Where as at home I want to sleep in because I cant go do what I want anyway.
 
Good and bad points to it. A lit depends on country as well.
Couldn't imagine travelling alone in USA it just doesn't have that vibe. Where Australia is totally set up fir backpacking and you meet loads of people.

Met loads of people on west highland way last year to spend evenings with.

I feel odd going to restaraunts on my own though.
 
I was going to do a cruise on my own but decided against it. Got back yesterday where just spent the past two weeks in Barbados instead which was amazing. Dong it alone is something I thought I would never do due to me being visually impaired. Still cant believe that I have been and done it.
 
Being alone rather than with company I did find the whole experience more exciting, as others have said you talk to people more and when people notice you "alone" its a conversation starter

On the ship never felt like I was actually "alone" as spent most evening drinking in the various bars with different groups of people :)
 
Would love to do so. Nothing too adventurous, even a few days in a city in mainland Europe. Just can't bring myself to do it.
 
I've done quite a lot of travelling on my own and spent most (9 out of 12 months) of a bicycle trip on my own.

I recommend it. It will push you quite a lot as you have no one to help you when things don't go to plan, you've got to solve everything yourself.
 
Interesting how old are you op? always been put off by a cruise for the fact it seems the older generation tend to use them.

What cruise did you go with be interested to look into it more.
 
Did a month in the USA travelling alone for 2 weeks, then worked over there for another 2 weeks.

Great time, once you avoid the built up areas, small town USA is where the fun is at, there all dumb and love Brits especially when you Hire a Harley Davison as your ride :)
and tell them its the best motorcycle after built. (of course secretly is the biggest pile of dogs dinner you have ever had the misfortune to ride and would be better spent melted down and made into something more useful)
 
Did 9 months travelling by myself a few years back (08/09) its easier to meet people travelling alone as you are sort of forced into chatting to random people otherwise you get bored very quickly. If you don't get on with someone just move on!
 
I've only ever travelled alone for work. It's fine as long as you're willing to strike up conversation with strangers (and some of them will be strange :p).
 
When you travel alone, you become, in a weird way, the truest form of you. If you really wanted to, you could completely make up a new personality and nobody would know. There are no friends to play up to, no character patterns you feel you have to re-enact, nobody that knows what you like nor what you hate, nobody who knows your backstory or your baggage. It's you vs the world.

It turns out that being against the world isn't always that great. Some of the greatest moments in my life have come from going Lone Ranger, but I'll happily confirm that the very worst (or most miserable) moments of my life have come from that situation too. For the sake of consistency I'd say travelling with one other person is probably the best overall, but everyone should travel by themselves at least once.
 
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