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re: Solo vacations. Do you do them?
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:25 pm to onelochevy
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:25 pm to onelochevy
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 on 9/21/26 at 8:28 pm to Slippy
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 on 9/21/26 at 8:29 pm to Slippy
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 on 9/21/26 at 8:45 pm to Slippy
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 on 9/21/26 at 8:46 pm to Slippy
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.
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 on 9/21/26 at 8:50 pm to Slippy
Yard pass?!?!?
You married baws are such simps
You married baws are such simps
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:56 pm to Slippy
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 on 9/21/26 at 9:03 pm to Slippy
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.
Interesting; I'm from a big family and have always valued alone time.
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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 on 9/21/26 at 9:08 pm to PowerTool
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 on 9/21/26 at 9:10 pm to Slippy
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 on 9/21/26 at 9:15 pm to Slippy
The older I get the more I want to get a motorcycle and head out west alone.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:34 pm to Slippy
Done many.
Hope to do many more. I take many pictures, show them to few, and stay travel ready should the occasion arise.
Hope to do many more. I take many pictures, show them to few, and stay travel ready should the occasion arise.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:27 pm to Slippy
Solo road trips are the best. You’re on your time, and that’s it. If I want to see the world’s largest branding iron, I can peel off and do it without getting judged.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:29 pm to Slippy
No, I’ve never taken a solo vacation.
I’d like to.
I’d like to.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:36 pm to Slippy
I had never been to NYC.
So I went there for a week by myself.
Really enjoyed it.
So I went there for a week by myself.
Really enjoyed it.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:47 pm to onelochevy
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but sometimes I wish I hunted.
I’ve been hunting for over 50 years.
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The thought of a few hours alone in the woods on a crisp morning sounds great.
Honestly, most of my “hunting” is doing just that.
I suspect that I’m not alone.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:03 pm to Slippy
Yes, I have been all over, mostly driving to K9 trials all over the country. One of them I was out almost 7+ weeks and had driven the equivalent of driving from ATL to Seattle, back to ATL, back to Seattle then back to ATL. My wife flew out for 4 days in Montana and we headed up to go to Road to the Sun in early September and it iced up when we got there and the park got closed for the winter. I wouldn't do it again, had to drive her back to Bozeman and put her on a plane to ATL after going to Yellowstone.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:09 pm to RummelTiger
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Always nice being able to do exactly what you want to do, when you want to do it.
This .
I dont really travel much, just to travel, but I do live overseas- and being able to do exactly what you want to do, exactly when you want to do it- is truly priceless... Or, the freedom to do exactly JACK shite .
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:39 pm to LemmyLives
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Even before I got married, solo vacations were the thing. Great for exploring destinations of all sorts.
Does your wife feel left out that you are sight seeing without her?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:42 am to Slippy
Used to. When I was out of work I spent about a month driving around to wherever I felt like. Went see a friend in Portland, another in Minneapolis, and then in Key West. Took my time driving and had a lot of detours in between. Didn't stay in a hotel a single time and used my gym membership for showers.
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