Lone Holidays abroad

I do understand a sense of responsibility for a fellow traveller. DH is always in charge but. Find he expects me to notice if he has left his camera / rucksack/ pills behind. Maybe your not so DH feels that he is responsible for your health etc. I went with a friend on one of these city breaks and she mislaid her passport frequently and once through passport control blamed me. You just have to show him that you can manage.

A friend of mine regularly does Saga cruises which she thinks are wonderful. As for dinner arrange ments they are placed on round tables of ten, so you always have company, but not necessarily with all the same people. Good luck and enjoy, his reasons for not going on holiday with you sound like excuses to me!

Caramac, I am sorry to see your latest post. You really must call your DH out and go on your own. Best of luck, and let us know how it goes!

Whoops..'missed me'

I have a similar problem .We have done a lot of travelling including long haul since we retired. DH seems to have lost the taste for it (some anxiety issues which I think are the reason)
He encouragrd me to go on a long haul holiday to Japan with younger DD this autumn .We organised it ourselves and stayed in far simpler accommodation ,ate more cheaply ,than he and I would have done.Worked out at at least £1500 each cheaper and we saw things we would never have seen on a tour Was fabulous (though travelling with someone 40 years younger was tiring ).I am going to Cuba in March with DDl for 3 weeks in March Very basic though organised tour.
I don't think he expected me to actually do it and mixed me rather more than he thought he would
There is another destination still high on my bucket list If he wont come I will go on a singles holiday .I have heard good reports of Just You and am told that there are often'attached' people on their holidays .As there are on Explore ,Exodus and Intrepid holidays all of which we have used. DH and I are always hapy to 'befriend'(hope that doesnt sound condescending)anyone travelling alone .Still friends with someone we met in Crete in 1981...

You have mentioned all of the ones I would have.
I generally do an HF holiday on my own. (Not too much walking these days as my joints are are complaining.)

They have a huge range of activity holidays. Have a really good look at their brochures. As I have said before on GN the friendly atmosphere this organisation promotes makes it really easy to go as a single.

I also usually do a Geology trip with an established group and as OH is not interested in that at all and tends to want to do his own thing.

It's not me sarahelen, it's Public Health England. My post was tongue in cheek. Read the link and you'll see that over 65s, as a group, are apparently as vulnerable, when venturing outside in cold weather, as those with long term illness or mobility issues.

It depends how brave you are, how rich you are, and how healthy you are.. I travelled alone for over ten years before I met my new husband. Just book a plane ticket and book accommodation separately. I went to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, many greek islands and greek mainland by myself. In late 2008 I answered an online advert on a sailing website and flew to Florida to join a couple I'd never met, to help them sail their yacht over to the Bahamas! What's the worst thing that could happen?

Caramac I'm not surprised that you are hurt by your husband's comments. It sounds to me that there are some underlying issues in your relationship. He is not being very understanding about your needs, but could this be an indication that other things are wrong ? As other posters have said, go and get some new experiences on your own and he may be very surprised.

Lizzypopbottle Are you for real? At 65 compared to many of us you are but a youngster.Get out and enjoy yourself.Age is but a number.

Caramac I really feel for you on the issue with your husband not wanting to go abroad. Been in that situation but many many years ago.
As my youngest was then in her early teens, and still at school, without her knowledge I went and booked for the two of us, minus hubby, a short haul for a week in the sun We did this for four years although hubby and I still had our usual UK holiday. Only when my youngest decided no more holidays with mum did I go it alone.What a wake up hubby call that was??.Need I say more?
Look on the internet .Plenty of single holidays. Try a cruise.I guarantee you will find many more like yourself. Good luck.

Saga are very good for single travellers, but there are several other companies . I enjoyed a couple with solos, but coach companies usually have single travellers among their group. I've had a few holidays alone and have enjoyed them. Good luck

What are you thinking of, BoadiceaJones? At your age (according to Public Health England) you should think twice about going out at all! It might be cold outside! Stay in, eat plenty of warm food and draw the curtains in the evening! I'll be doing all that from February when I turn 65! ?
www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/737422/weather-forecast-England-health-warning-winter-deaths-cold-December

I cruise! With pearls. Currently on board Queen Victoria, going to be watching the fireworks on madeira

Well ladies there seem to be a fair few off you that holiday alone, maybe a suggestion would be to get together and join forces for a nice holiday together. Leave him at home Caramac and go enjoy/ explore.

Caramac I would advise going on your own, especially after all those comments from your DH. I have been on half a dozen holidays alone now (although I am married, but we have different interests) and in some ways I have enjoyed them more. With Ramblers and HF I have always been one of several single people in the group and have never had any issues at all. Indeed I met another lady on a South African holiday, also married but with a husband who doesnt like walking, and we have now become friends and meet regularly. Also with a group holiday you dont have to face the issue of eating alone in the evening, which can be a bit of a pain, because invariably the group eat together.

I enjoy the Skyros Holidays

www.skyros.co

Try the 'Thelma and Louise' website!

Went with Mercury to Madeira last year, great hotel, few other single guests. Did a mini-bus tour where I met people staying at other hotels from London and Leeds. Did some sightseeing independently as well. Easy island to get around and very welcoming people.

Mercury holidays cater for single people without supplements, they are reasonably priced, look in Mail.

Had a great holiday in Italy post divorce with Solos - was a bit apprehensive at first, but rep helpful but not intrusive, loads of new places to see, great food and good company - and I am still in regular contact with one woman friend I made at the time.

My partner's health is now not so good - so these days, with his blessing! I go on holiday with a friend whose husband died some years ago. We have similar interests and have a good time together.

However,I did find it worked when my partner and I went on a week's cruise last year to get some sun/help his recovery from a serious illness. I went on all the tours during the day, while he could sit on deck reading a book if he didn't feel up to going anywhere. Both of us did our own thing and neither of us felt frustrated or guilty!

All this talk of travel has made my feet itchy. Off to Tibet later this year!

I love cruising solo. If you go with the British one, sailing from Southampton, the one that Rob Brydon advertises (not sure about forum rules re advertising, but can you let have name), they will sit solo travellers together for dinner. I have met many married persons travelling on their own because their other halves won't come. Plenty to do, with more variety of sights etc than a land based holiday.

grabba Ring their head office - 0208 466 6139 and they will give you any information including details of your local group.

My husband and I were caravanners and never had any other holidays but after he died thirty years ago I got itchy feet and went on coach holidays home and abroad .Everyone was very friendly and I was never left sitting on my own. I did not always go on the organised trips but got on buses or trains and explored alone. So after that I went at least four times a year, with a local coach company,sometimes with Saga. Only had to give up because of mobility problems at the age of 88. Now there are more companies who offer no single supplement and cater for those with dietary or mobility needs. Do it while you can, you only live once.