To cancel this trip due to heatwave next week? .

[Wauden]

I had booked flights to go to Scandinavia next week to stay with a friend. But I just seen the forecast over there and live some parts of the UK. the temperature could rise to 30°. I tend to suffer in the heat. We were planning trips out and about over there, day trips. I fear that I might really struggle with bus, coach travel, sightseeing and the general holiday movements in that heat.
I feel guilty for thinking about it. We were both looking forward. She returns to work after my return date.
If she came over here, the same heat problem might arise and I dont want to spend a week sitting in the shade and not exploring and she won't enjoy that.
I haven't told her yet as she is travelling elsewhere until I would arrive.Would it be awful if I went somewhere else, cooler, instead?
Any thoughts, any creative ideas?

I'm someone who struggles in the heat too. I practice sun safety and I do my best to stay in from the sun. There are times I have to go out in it though. I get sick easily in the sun and I get very tired too. I hate the sun.

My only week off this summer is coming up and my boyfriend was eager to get away and so we have a Med cruise booked around the southbof Italy and Greece. Now that it's getting closer, I'm dreading it. I'm absolutely dreading it. The ship will dock every day in different cities and we will probably ramble about the town's and I'm not looking forward to it. I don't like the sun and I find it hard to tolerate it.

I started preparing back around about May, thinkt and knowing it's going to be hot. I have clothes like white cotton shorts and skirts and light coloured cotton tops. Anti chafing bands. I have a first aid kit put together with creams and lotions and medicines and dehydration tablets. The whole entire works.

I really sympathise with you OP, although I wouldn't consider cancelling. I really struggle in this heat and I don't think some PP understand quite how miserable it can be. My DH loves the heat so isn't very sympathetic with my wilting lettuce act. We went to Montenegro a couple of years ago and it was 38 degrees. I couldn't function at all and just wanted to stay indoors wrapped around the air conditioning unit! Copenhagen is fab, plenty of indoor attractions, and like a PP said, use a parasol. I do in hot weather and I don't care if I look like a weirdo. I bought one in China last year where most women use them in sunny weather. Have a fab trip.

Hope you have a great time. I don't like the sun but don't understand your issues. I do understand panicking when a plan isn't working out. I am sure you will have a great time being together in cooler places and will have some fabulous experiences in the morning or evening when it is more manageable.

Tell your friend of your concerns explaining due to heat you hope she won't be disappointed if you don't feel like traipsing about very much. Sure she will be able to allay your fears.

first the media always exaggerates
second it’s scandinavia where it’s cooler than here
third you might have a fabulous time !!

OP you have my total sympathy. I’m in London and the work commute is totally awful at the moment, particularly the tube. I suffer dreadfully in the heat as well; I can become v ill and have passed out from it twice this summer. I would talk to your friend frankly and plan activities that you can both enjoy. An air conditioned hire car sounds like a fantastic idea! Have fun.

There are small cheap towels that stay cool when you add water to them. Just google cool towel. I used one recently on holiday because I really suffer in the heat too, and it kept me sane. I also used a misting fan when I had the chance.

Also OP I get very disoriented, confused and upset in the heat, and get prickly heat too, so I totally understand your worries, whereas people who do not feel like this may not understand.

Talk to your friend!!!
Tell her that you are struggling in the heat in the UK, that you are really looking forward to seeing her and that you'll probably be at slow pace when you're over there!
She'll understand!

The National Museum in Copenhagen is well worth exploring, and has a lovely cafe. A boat trip round the harbour is also a very pleasant way to pass the time. There will be plenty of air conditioned placed. Have a great time!

Some people have clearly not read that the op is going after all.
she has taken advice and is going. The 'get a grip' comments do not need repeating

Have you tried drinking loads of water? It sounds like you are dehydrated if you're getting headaches. I love the heat and just don't understand how it can make you feel ill unless you're not drinking water and covering your head.

It’s sounds like you suffer from anxiety so I can perfectly understand why you thought about cancelling but I’m pleased to hear you’re going to talk to your friend 🙂 if you’ve never suffered from anxiety you have no idea how hard decisions can be to make, it is hard to read some of your comments. Whatever happened to women building each other up? All I see on here is people belittling other people, if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything. I’m sure there’s some people on here who just like to see others suffer, it’s sad.