Tips for travelling alone over fifty
Sensible and practical advice from the folks at Gransnet
The older we are, the more we seem to like travelling and holidaying on our own; we don’t have to take the family with us, we rather like our own company and know what we want to do, and maybe for the first time we have both time and resources to see places we’ve always wanted to. One of the best things about travelling by yourself is that you get to call the shots – all of them! Fancy eating at a certain restaurant one night? No compromise necessary, just make a reservation. Want to make an unscheduled pit stop along your route? The choice is yours. This also applies to where you stay and any activities you want to enjoy while you're away. Travelling alone really does mean you can have it your way.
There are downsides of course, not least of which is the dreaded single supplement. And maybe we’d rather not risk turning solitude and freedom into loneliness and anxiety, so it would be good to have company occasionally – as long as it’s the right sort!
This practical resource from Gransnet covers all the travelling-alone-when-older issues in a useful checklist format, including how to avoid single supplements, how to plan and organise your travels, and sensible precautions to take when travelling.