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I love solo traveling, but at an ALL-INCLUSIVE??? What were you thinking my guy, obviously it's gonna be families š
Lol yea come on man. Stay at hostels while you travel is the biggest thing for solo travel.
Don't stay at a resort in a foreign country, you won't see the real country.
You're judging solo travel based on your bad location choice. All inclusives get boring after a few days even if you aren't alone. Next time choose a better location with activities you can do solo. Tours and activities to book, museums and historical spots, hiking, etc. Or, if you want to travel "alone" but not be alone consider joining a traveling group for singles. There's lots out there.
OP: "I wanted to play tennis so I went ahead and booked a padel court. It's really boring, all people do here is play padel, I don't get it."
Sounds like you just didn't plan properly and chose a bad location. Yes, you should have stayed in Thailand or Bali if you wanted to meet people and have a good time.
I fucking love solo travel. Not an extrovert, made loads of friends around the world, hanging out with locals, partying off the beaten track and doing whatever I want. Solo travel is 10/10
You totally made a mistake, man. Going to an all inclusive IS a companion travel thing. Ā Ā
Ā You should have done backpacking. It doesn't have to be rowdy drinking. You'd find people who also don't like that. You meet all kinds travelling, but you unfortunately chose to put yourself in limited company.Ā
Why would singles and expats...be at an all inclusive resort? They aren't spending thousands to lounge by a pool.
Um this seems more a bad experience than unpopular opinion? I travel solo all the time, I don't travel to socialise and don't go to all inclusive resorts. My travel motivation is to learn about the history, culture, food, nature at my destination. It doesn't require having others around and I've not found it boring but it can get lonely on longer trips.
No offense, but thatās not solo traveling. Thatās going on a vacation solo. If you move every 2-3 days, see something new almost every single day, like a new city, nature, a historical site, then you donāt get bored. But yeah, spending all evenings alone in an all-inclusive resort with families around doesnāt sound too good.
Sounds like you are just bad at planning your vacation.
Even if you are with other people just sitting around the resort all day is going to get boring
you managed to choose one of the most remote places on earth that is known or having "do absolutely nothing" beach resorts aimed at wealthy families and are surprised you are bored?
It's like booking a week at a gold resort and being surprised there are loads of middle aged men and the only thing they do is play golf.
Yes you should have gone to Bali or Thailand.
Also I wouldn't really describe an all inclusive resort as travel. As you said it's a vacation. Beach vacations alone are boring.
As an introvert. I hate being alone. :(
I think it really depends on the person and the destination. I fucking love solo traveling but the vacation you've just described sounds awful to me. Why didn't you choose a destination where you can go out and explore alone, meet new people at a hostel (if that's what you want), etc.? One of my favorite travel experiences is going to Amsterdam alone for my 25th birthday. That was one of the best weeks of my life ever. However, I stayed at a cheap hotel, made sure to have something to do every day (exploring different parks and neighborhoods, seeing a movie in a beautiful movie theater, visiting museums, shopping for souvenirs, etc.) and to keep in touch with my family and my then boyfriend. It didn't feel lonely, it felt exciting.
This sounds awful! I wouldn't even go to an all-inclusive if I did have a family.
That said, I've travelled solo for a bunch of holidays. I don't think you need to backpacking and stay at a hostel at all (I like a little more comfort, and a little more soltitude myself), like some users suggest, but you need to plan activities though. When I'm on holiday I like to plan guided tours in smaller groups to get some interaction.
Another thing you could do is join one of those singles holidays. One of my friends has done those (she likes very active holidays - but there's lots of choice) and she's been very happy with them.
I'm with you, I don't do backpacking and hostels but I still enjoy my solo trips.
Going to a well-known vacation spot and staying at that hotel all day alone is not solo traveling, it's a badly organized vacation.
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Soā¦. Friends good? Ā šĀ
As an extrovert ive done solo travel. It was lovely but I need to plan the proper places. Latin/soamericaššš. Africa harderĀ Introvert? Cant imagineĀ
Some of my best travels were solo, but not alone.
When with friends you are in a bubble and you miss a lot of things. If you go solo you mix way more with the locals, forces you into get to know people around and makes the experience way more enriching.
In my experience solo traval goes better in a "let's backpack through a country and stay in hostels" kinda trip. You find other people to chat with if you want and you get plenty of freedom if you'd rather be on your own
Staying at an all inclusive resort is barely traveling. Most solo travelers don't stay at all inclusive resorts.
Totally agree! I'd go so far to say that it's fairly pointless to travel alone at all.
Why is it pointless?
Eating alone, waiting alone, witnessing alone, photographing alone, sleeping alone aren't optimal.
Why not? You still learn and experience new things. You get to do exactly what you want when you want. You don't have to worry about someone else's eating/sleeping needs.
Why doesn't everyone travel alone then?
Different people have different travel motivations and circumstances.
Doesn't mean one way or the other is not optimal.
Why doesn't everyone travel alone if it's so obviously superior?
You do that everyday at home so whatās the difference?
The difference between a day at home and a holiday ought to be pronounced.
So you canāt back up your original point as to why itās pointless?
I said fairly pointless.
I'll copy the answer for you again if you need it spoonfed:
Eating alone, waiting alone, witnessing alone, photographing alone, sleeping alone aren't optimal.
Why aren't they optimal? You haven't explained that.
And also you said pointless originally when I read your comment, the "fairly" was added later.
Now you've asked a different question.Ā
Eating with people is generally more natural and sociable. This is observable.
Waiting alone is generally more boring as there is no one to pass the time with. This is why solitary confinement is undesirable.
Photography alone can be ok, but you will not be able to take full photos of yourself with ease or assistance.
Sleeping alone can be ok, but again, you'll find most beds in hotels are twin share.
The comment has not been edited, so it appears you were being sloppy and have now tried to catch up.
Aside from the flight, there's not much waiting (if your trip is well planned). Eating alone as I have already mentioned has the benefit of letting you eat when you want and what you want which is enjoyable. Photography in my experience has never been an issue, there's always others around happy to help take a picture. And based on my travels and working in hotels, most hotels have more king/queen bedded rooms than twin ones. I can only recall being assigned a twin room once and that was in 2018. Hence I don't see why you say solo travel is "not optimal". It's just different.
Always stay at hostels when you solo travel. Even I am an introvert, but i easily made so many friends on my solo travels.
You can solo travel and not stay in hostels
But its more fun staying at a hostel instead of a lonely room.. you tend to meet new people easily.
It's more fun for you not everyone. I did not enjoy hostels and much prefer smaller boutique hotels and B&Bs
Maybe its a cultural thing. Most of the people who I know in my country who solo travel, prefer hostels. There is a huge boom of unique hostels in my country right now as solo traveling has become really popular.
Agreed. I hate it. So much waiting on your own.
Agreed. I hate it. So much waiting on your own.
Brach plus introvert is like saying gasoline and cheese.... it's kinda idk man...
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