I Like to Travel Alone

I know that seems strange for a single woman to travel the world alone, but I actually prefer it. I get asked all the time if my friends can travel with me. The only advantage is that it can save money. They feel safe with me because they think I know what I am doing.

I have only found 3 women I enjoyed travelling with. One I am still friends with, the other hasn't travelled with me since our trip to Paris and Rome. I almost left one woman with the Bisons in Custer National Park.

It can ruin the whole trip if you are not compatible. My son refuses to travel with me. He calls my trips "Death Marches". My sister will just refuse to take another step. We find a beer garden for her and come back and get her.

I like to move with intent. I cover a lot of ground when I go. You have to keep up if you travel with me.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

I hear you..Travelling with my wife was always "a challenge". Lets just say she is Scottish and let it go at that.. And now, she cant go much further than coffee at the local shopping mall where its all familar. Travelling alone immediately lifted a weight off me of having to manage her. I did a couple of trips with my son, which were fine since he didnt want to hang with me, and I found my own level and settled in immediately. The advantages to me of accompanied travel were simply having someone to point out an attraction to and share the sights with, and of course if you are on something like a cruise ship, travelling alone can often mean paying double..😷

akindheart · 61-69, F

@whowasthatmaskedman I usually travel Globus who waives the single supplement or just pay it on Gate!. Cruises are horrible because they do charge double.
I am taking 3 trips with this lady i met in Ireland and i am worried that we are not going to get along..I wanted to kill the lady that came withme to South Dakota...I get you loud and clear.