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re: Solo vacations. Do you do them?

Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:25 pm to
Posted by Gee Grenouille
Member since Jul 2018
8707 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:25 pm to
Thinking about taking a trip next summer while the wife and daughter are at church camp. The wife has already objected. Need to sort it out.
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
46896 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:28 pm to
Went to Italy for a couple of weeks solo. And Mexico for about ten days. Thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but ended up having a blast
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
19987 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:29 pm to
No. I go for a day to my ranch but usually have people meet me after that. My BIL will go there for a week before I get there sometimes and be fine.
Posted by ConnectTheDots
Member since May 2026
244 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:45 pm to
Did Rocky Mountain National Park solo during covid. Stood on top of Hallett Peak on the continental divide completely alone. Hiked every trail I wanted, ate wherever I felt like. Only did some friendly talking with other hikers as we crossed paths but never had another person I had to constantly converse with. Best trip I ever went on.
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
3158 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:46 pm to
Absolutely, though it's never a situation of "I'm going on a vacation, but by myself".

It's usually a short trip/extended weekend-- never a long trip and something I want to do/someplace I want to go but wife/ daughters not interested. And vice-versa. We always ask if the others want to go. Wife has gone solo to NY to see musical.plays ( hate 'em), or different places in the US to see soccer games (meh). I've taken long weekend trips to places I haven't seen or been to, usually catching some sporting event and seeing historical stuff. Sometimes fly, sometimes drive. This past summer while the wife was out of town on a weekend trip I went solo out on my boat and camped on Horn Island because no one else was available.

But our family travels together more than we do solo-- all 4 of us, just me and the wife, wife and one or both (out of the nest and unmarried) daughters, me and one or both daughters, and the two daughters will take trips together.

It works well for us.
Posted by foj1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
4299 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:50 pm to
Yard pass?!?!?
You married baws are such simps
Posted by oldtrucker
Marianna, Fl
Member since Apr 2013
3976 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:56 pm to
Yes, I did a 2 week rte 66 road trip last May solo. I really enjoyed it. Did what I wanted, when I wanted, how long I wanted. Sometimes I feel I'm being selfish, but why drag someone else along who isn't really enjoying it? Had a lady at one of my stops tell me that there's only so many old gas stations and motels one could stand to look at. It reaffirmed my decision to travel alone
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
23481 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:03 pm to
Only done a few short roadtrips solo, but it's really nice to stop where I want to stop, eat wherever looks interesting, etc, without having a discussion or group decision.

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I am an only child so it’s pretty much my natural state.


Interesting; I'm from a big family and have always valued alone time.
Posted by Coke Man
Member since Nov 2023
313 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:08 pm to
Went to Cedar Park Amusement park solo. Always wanted to go since a kid. Couldn’t convince anyone to go on a roller coaster vacation…I went alone. Had a blast…single rider line everytime.
Posted by Tiger in the Sticks
Back in the Boot
Member since Jan 2007
2051 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:10 pm to
I was scheduled to take a solo vacation in May, but a friend found out and she wants to go, too. I still intend to take a solo trip sometime next year.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
45818 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:15 pm to
The older I get the more I want to get a motorcycle and head out west alone.
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