Solo Travel

After I was widowed I found the Mistral Hotel in Maleme, Crete, for single travellers only. I learned to smile, laugh, and live again there. The food is great, rooms spotless, lots to see and do, most of all, we all eat on long tables in the evening, a set meal, about 8 courses, over about 2 hours. Much of the food is organic, grown in their own market garden. Lots to see and do if you want to go out and about. Have a look at their facebook group to see how much we enjoy it.

Thank you all, great information and I appreciate all your comments. I can’t wait to start looking for a holiday for next year! ?

A friend has had a couple of trips with Titan and enjoyed them

All I can say 4 days into my first venture alone, is that EllanVannin’s observations could not have been more wrong.
One of perhaps 5 solo travellers including two female friends travelling together, in this group of 29, I have encountered nothing but friendliness, inclusion in groups and with couples and have been sought out to join tables at dinner.
Just pin a smile on your face and say “Yes” to everything.

Glad it is going well Maw.It will give you confidence to holiday alone in the future. The world is your oyster!

Riviera now run a lot of their tours for solo travellers.

I’m so glad to read things are going well Maw I wish I could put my ‘big girls knickers’ on and do a similar trip. I’m not there yet ?

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Maw, I was thinking of you on holiday, it sounds as if it was a good experience. Has it given you a thirst to try more?. I have a two week one booked, but I am surrounded by brochures as I make plans for next year, January and February, the winter is so dreary.

Traveling alone is my preferred method of travel! My 2 sisters are leaving for Greece on the 6th and I was not invited. I had a post on here back in June about it. But at the end of the day my feelings were hurt I was not invited although I would have never gone. Now they keep throwing this ancillary trip to Greece (at a later time)at me and I flat out don'twant to go. I am seriously considering going alone to Greece and not inviting them!

Citrus travel has been recommended by a lady solo traveller I met. She said there are no single supplements.