To ask where you would go if you were me?

[honeybeelavender]

Travelling alone.

Preferably one week but can do two.

Throw ideas at me :)

Beach? Mountains/walking? Culture/city? what do you like to do?

Vienna at Christmas

Greece, all that history and some very nice islands too.
Madagascar, because I've always wanted to go there.
Iceland, hot springs, Northern lights, volcanoes and trolls.

A friend recently went to Belgium on her own and had a blast!

I've no idea tarty which is why I'm asking you guys ! Just needing some inspiration.

Ooh chocolate ...

I would probably go to a city so I didn't need to drive anywhere and I would love the bookshops and museums and art galleries. New York or Portland as an alternative. If you like beach too then maybe Barcelona. In a complete contrast I would go and do a wellness week and do some yoga and lying down!

Cyprus? Good weather for the time of year and not too far.

I'd go to Iceland

It's beautiful in an other-worldly way, and people are so friendly. I felt utterly comfortable there

Malta

Iceland sounds nice.

I feel a bit deflated though. Maybe travel alone isn't going to be great. And it's expensive.

New York
Do Prague, Budapest and Vienna on a train ride through them
Tuscany
Milan
Lisbon
Reijkavik
St Petersburg

Also New York or San Franciso

What time of year ?

I would go on a yoga retreat to Greece.

If you want some company and also like being reasonably active there are lots of walking/cycling group holidays in France (which usually has OK weather this time of year. )
For me I'd probably go to a VERY good hotel (not too large, mind) with pools and possibly treatments etc and great food, either in or very near an interesting town or small city.
in the uk -- Bath? Stratford?
In France - Bordeaux? Biarritz?
In northern Spain - San Sebastian?
In Italy - Bologna?
Bruges in Belgium is pretty but small and can get crowded. Brussels is worth a look, interesting architecture, galleries and museums, also LOADS of (divine but hugely expensive ) chocolate shops and very close indeed by Eurostar.
Would you like some long-haul ideas too?

Split. It's easily connected by local ferry to loads of wonderful islands and is fabulous in its own right.

Pretty much now, or next month :)

I don't know, though. I can't imagine it being very enjiyable, somehow.

I was in Portland recently, and it was fabulous for walking round, and loads to see, esp if you can drive. I loved the quirky atmosphere.

What do you like to do? I'd love a week or two of museums, art galleries, historical sites by myself with time to just sit and look, so Rome, Florence, Vienna would work for me - or doing something active. I really fancy a sea swimming holiday for instance, and a friend has just been on a yoga holiday that they loved

Where are you and how old?

There are groups that go traveling so you go alone but together iycwim

If you joined a group like Exodus or other tour you wouldn't need to worry about the arrangements. Wanderlust magazine just had an article about travelling to Iceland on a budget.

honeybee, I'm thinking about this, too, as I'll be on my own soon once both DC are at university.

I don't know whether to go back somewhere I loved in the past and am kind of familiar with, or whether to try somewhere new.

I'm very fond of geology and old ruins. And wildlife. DS suggested a dark wet weekend in Whitby.

I am 36.

I've unexpectedly got time away from work.

I'm also single, and feeling a bit low about it. I know I should be happy being my own woman and all the rest of it but I'm still feeling a bit rubbish.

Rome appeals. I would love to go to America but realistically it probably is a bit too pricey.

We should join forces Liney - I adore wildlife!

Zanzibar. Stone Town, then Nungwi. Flight to Dar Es Salaam, then ferry to the island.