My DD is 18. She has inheritance from my parents. She is doing her A-levels and has decided she wants a gap year. When my parents passed all their assets skipped a generation so DD has effectively trust fund level money set aside for her, most will go on a house for her and uni costs but she has enough to have some fun.
DD is a bit of an introvert, well somewhere in between, she loves her friends and is ok meeting new people but it's important to her she has time alone and she is just as content in her own company as with friends. She doesn't have loads of friends just a few very close friends and is happy with this.
In July she's spending a few weeks in Italy with a friend, they are staying in hotels as both think hostel culture is not for them.
In September she's going to New York with her dad for 3 weeks.
After this DD wants to do some bucket-list holidays on her own, staying in hotels etc.
She's thinking
- Some other US cities
- Australia over Christmas
- South Africa
- Europe on and off through the spring
Now I think that she should probably get some work experience in during the gap year which she agrees with but I worry all the solo travelling will be very very lonely.
DD has joked that if she wants dinner company she will just go on tinder and arrange a date, but that just makes me more nervous!!
I think travelling totally alone, not in hostels with lots of other people will get lonely and sad.
She loves reading, art and history, so thinks she will just spend her days in museums or on beach's/in parks. She says she is happy to eat in restaurants alone too.
AIBU to think this sounds very isolating? I'm worried she will get lonely?
Anyone have any ideas of ways she could get travel in without having to be in hostels or totally alone?