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smree
Registered User
Holiday Alone
Hi
I'm thinking of heading off on holiday alone this year and would welcome any suggestions on good/safe/reasonably priced places to go
Thanks
daltonr
Moderator
Re: Holiday Alone
Depends on what you're into.
Are you a sun lover? Don't care if there's nothing to see/do as long as there's a beach?
Are you into Museums, Galleries, Monuments etc?
Are you into City life, theaters, shopping?
I spent a month travelling down the East coast of the States on a train on my own, it was fantastic. Of course back I managed to get a ticket that gave me unlimited travel for about $200, no sure if you can do the same today. Last year it cost me almost as much just to get from DC to NYC and back.
The East Coast is good if you hit Boston, New York, DC and Florida. You'll get a bit of everything.
-Rd
Laoise
holidays
You can do the same sort of train holiday in Europe with an Interrail ticket (you don't have to be a student anymore). Great freedom when you're holidaying alone and you can have the best of all worlds - spend some time in a city of your choice & then go on to a beach location for a few days to recover & then .....
Have many happy memories of Interrailling as a student !
Try the Lonely PLanet web page for some great ideas on places to go
Bon Voyage
Laoise
N0elC
Frequent poster
Re: holidays
Try
Explore Worldwide or
Exodus for small group travel. I went to Cuba with Explore last year, which was excellent, and about half the group of 14 were travelling alone.
mudahawn
Registered User
travel companion
I am male, in my early fifties. retired, I like to travel far and wide. Only trouble is its not much fun on your own,I would like to contact potential travel partner, female or male apart from here where do I start to look?.replies please from potential companions or with any info that might help, eg.sites etc.
MissRibena
Frequent poster
Companions
Hi mudahawn
There was an organisation on Marian Finucane a couple of months back that matched people up on the basis of where they wanted to go and when etc from a database. They had a website and I've googled for it but can't find it. I checked Marian's webpage too but nothing doing. Maybe someone esle heard it and could pass on the info?
Good luck
Rebecca
cobalt
Frequent poster
organisation
The group on [broken link removed] (see halfway down page) was People Alone Travelling Together (PATT)
Contact Details for The P.A.T.T. (People Alone Travelling Together) Club
Phone: 0818 303132 / 074 9124905
email:
info@pattclub.ie
[broken link removed] (available after 01 July, 04)
But the website doesn't seem to be live yet.
mudahawn
Registered User
Re: travel companion
Thank you both I found the club you mentioned, thank you both. Its address is [broken link removed] its good but its commercial, I was hoping for something more casual, and thought I might get a reply from a kindred spirit. thanks again I am still hoping.
cardigan
Thorntree
Hi Mudahawn
Try postin on
thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/ for someone with the same interests, this is a brilliant site and constantly has people looking for travelling companions...you never know.