Ladies, would you travel solo?

AnnieA said:
I do in the US but am not sure whether I would feel comfortable going solo internationally.
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I don't blame you. Crimes are committed against travelers because the criminals know you won't be sticking around long to help the police because you have to go home and perhaps you don't even speak the language and rights? Forget it.

Two women from my town were accused of murder in Mexico. It took place in the same hotel they were staying in. They had a heck of a time clearing themselves. They were innocent.

Even in the U.S. and Canada, thieves target a car with a license plate from out of state or out of country.

It's best if you spend extended time in another country to get plates from that country or state or province.
 

oldman said:
She went missing while the ship was at sea. I have no idea what pimps has to do with anything, unless you are referring to the fact that she may have been kidnapped and sold into slavery. But, even still, how did they get her off the ship without anyone taking notice?
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At night on a cruise ship? It's really simple. In port? Luggage. At sea overboard.
 
it would not suit me at all ' I love company in travelling ' love to chat but with someone I know '
I dont mind people in a group I can be chatty - but knowing I have company with me ..would not venture alone !
 
Visited DC solo several months ago for four nights for genealogy and had a wonderful time. Staying in an Airbnb (room with a young professional couple) within walking distance of pretty much everywhere I wanted to go made it pleasant and safe. Also had several old friends and my sister's niece in town so I had people connect with.
 
RadishRose said:
When I was younger, I did but not out of the country.
Today, no.
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When I was working and travelled to the USA, my in-laws were horrified and told me to be careful as it was too dangerous. I suppose we feel safer with the familiar things in our own country and suspicious of the things we don't know in other places. The only place in the US that worried me was Miami.
 
Camper6 said:
At night on a cruise ship? It's really simple. In port? Luggage. At sea overboard.
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You're guessing. Different government law enforcement agencies have searched everything from top to bottom including, forensic searches and even video searches. Nothing has been found. The FBI thinks she went overboard, but have no proof.

There have been sightings since her disappearance, but they have now been declared as unconfirmed. When her father awoke and took a short walk, he saw her asleep on deck. That was between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. At 6:00 a.m. when he went back out to where she was sleeping, she was gone.
 
I think I mentioned somewhere in this thread that when I was younger I traveled three continents by myself, with no thought of it being unusual.

I continue to travel solo when and as needed. I routinely fly to California from Nashville a couple times a year to visit my son and his family there, the latest of those trips in August of this year. I've flown to Hawaii alone to meet up with family for a vacation. The last time was in 2017 I think. I drove to Florida and back to meet up with my daughter and her family to vacation at Disneyworld in 2018, and there's a tentative plan in the works to do that again in 2020.
 
StarSong said:
Traveling alone wouldn't be enjoyable for me.
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I agree. I want to go to Africa. It's something that I have thought about for years. I would like to go on a photo safari and go into the Serengeti and also the Congo. My wife says she is not going no way, no how. She told me to go and take a friend. I have asked a few friends to go and have even offered to pay for their flight, hotel, meals and the charge for the safari, but no takers.

It's a puzzle to me why no one wants a free trip to Africa and go on an amazing journey.
 
oldman said:
You're guessing. Different government law enforcement agencies have searched everything from top to bottom including, forensic searches and even video searches. Nothing has been found. The FBI thinks she went overboard, but have no proof.

There have been sightings since her disappearance, but they have now been declared as unconfirmed. When her father awoke and took a short walk, he saw her asleep on deck. That was between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. At 6:00 a.m. when he went back out to where she was sleeping, she was gone.
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Circumstanial evidence is all we have.
I'm just using a bit of logic as if I was doing the crime.
 
oldman said:
I agree. I want to go to Africa. It's something that I have thought about for years. I would like to go on a photo safari and go into the Serengeti and also the Congo. My wife says she is not going no way, no how. She told me to go and take a friend. I have asked a few friends to go and have even offered to pay for their flight, hotel, meals and the charge for the safari, but no takers.

It's a puzzle to me why no one wants a free trip to Africa and go on an amazing journey.
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I can free up my schedule...
 
StarSong said:
Traveling alone wouldn't be enjoyable for me.
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I do enjoy it!

Most of my career, I've done healthcare consulting that required solo, overnight travel. I developed a fondness for taking a book to a restaurant during off peak hours and enjoying a glass of wine and a quiet meal. So much so that even living alone, I do it as a treat from time to time ...not nearly as much as meals with friends, but sometimes it's just how I want to spend a late afternoon.

Also, once at a museum or historical site, I want to immerse myself in the art or history. Even on trips with friends, we split up then meet up at the end to go back to favorite things we saw to share with each other.

I always research places I visit alone in order to avoid inadvertently winding up in a bad part of town, am alert to surroundings when going to and fro and always return to lodging early.
 
When I was a staff writer for a newspaper, I would take many trips during the year by myself, to events like the Kentucky Derby, etc. I never had a problem, and actually enjoyed the time away from my husband, so I would definitely travel by myself again. However, I would do it as part of a group tour, because I like the structure. There are many web sites and tour companies that are directed to the single traveler, and single women travelers too. I subscribe to this weekly newsletter (which is published by two women) and there's a lot of great info in it: https://solotravelerworld.com/
 
Used to do it all the time before I met my second husband. Did it sometimes after I married him. And now that he's gone I do it even more often. In January of this year I took Amtrak from N.J. to Orlando and stayed with my honorary son and his GF in Tampa. I had the best seat mate and we had a ball. On the way back the couple in line wound up sitting across from me and they were interesting and fun too. I took 6 weeks (not consecutive) of vacation at the timeshare. Since I don't drive I have to take public transportation, 2nd bus home from NYC Port Authority.
 
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I enjoyed traveling solo in my younger years internationally. It always seemed either fam/friends work, finances, vaca days, family commitments and/or indecisiveness made it difficult to plan trips. So if I had waited for all the stars to align with fam/friends, I probably wouldn't have seen or gone anywhere - so on my own adventures I went. The downside, tho, is not having anyone to reminisce with and share the memories.
As a retiree now, I have the freedom of traveling throughout the year and fam/friends are now more readily available to join me but I wait for no one and will still go solo. My only concession now is that I travel with a tour group as I don't want to do all the planning and logistics of traveling; I don't want to lug my baggage; and I do like the companionship of a group tho I'm not an extrovert.
Since 2016 I've put together small photo books from my travels - 2 of the my last 6 trips were solo.
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I have been divorced for 30 years so if I haven't traveled alone I wouldn't be travelling very often over that period of time. I haven't traveled to a different country alone, but have traveled within the United States alone and there has been even a few times that I have met a member of the opposite sex during these vacations.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Used to do it all the time before I met my second husband. Did it sometimes after I married him. And now that he's gone I do it even more often. In January of this year I took Amtrak from N.J. to Orlando and stayed with my honorary son and his GF in Tampa. I had the best seat mate and we had a ball. On the way back the couple in line wound up sitting across from me and they were interesting and fun too. I took 6 weeks (not consecutive) of vacation at the timeshare. Since I don't drive I have to take public transportation, 2nd bus home from NYC Port Authority.
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Wish you were my sister. My daughter lives in Cape Coral.
Wanted to see her yet to find out all the prices to round trip. Wouldn't mind moving to a other state to be closer for traveling @Amtrak.
If I could find a way to receive the info as in email privately. Only to gain info.
 
Can't find profile to hook a picture with my circle A. Do I need to graduate first? To receive the earned rights.?
 

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I started travelling on my own in 2016 after my Husband passed away in early. 2015. We always were together and had good hols since we met in 1959

I needed a break and did my first short break with a friend and this led to going on breaks on and off but not done a solo holiday and cant bring myself to do this even after five years. I thought about it but cant get up the mojo to book up. Not sure where to go this year but may take my 9 yr old GD away to the seaside like last year
 
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I have often travelled by myself, not that I have ever enjoyed holidays, but flying back to my home island when my parents were alive didn't count as such, more of a duty than a pleasure.
 

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