Is it odd to take a solo week on holiday to the beach?

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I have a favourite holiday destination. It’s a little island with a couple of hotels, but most people rent a villa. A few beaches and good local restaurants.

I have a busy job and DH doesn't fancy visiting the island again. Is it weird if I take myself off for a week?

I’m just imagining staying in a cottage on my own and driving to the beach for a couple of hours when I fancy. Otherwise I can cook and read my book or maybe have a glass of wine and early nights!

Do it! (And I imagine thousands of women have just googled Virgin Gorda and are planning their fantasy trip!)

Do it, why not ?

Sounds amazing! Do it!

You're telepathic 😄

Oh definitely not odd and in fact my dream to have a week totally alone in a brand new place with a few new books, places to walk and swim, restaurants to have dinner and wine on my own, maybe some live music to enjoy and a bed to myself for a whole week! Absolutely heavenly!

While it’s far from odd it’s not commonplace in my circle for most people I know to take a week off and have a solo weeks holiday. I know quite a few people who have gone solo on travelling adventures from one place to the next but I don’t know many who have done what you’re planning (most have families and have to use annual leave covering holidays shared with partners, some have caring responsibilities for elderly parents, some couldn’t afford a holiday for one in addition to the family holiday, lots of reasons why people don’t but it’s a shame!).

I’m very jealous 😂

Fabulous!

Sounds heavenly. Book it now!

Go for it! I think somewhere you’ve been before is a great first solo holiday - it takes the pressure off somewhat.

Sounds absolute bliss to me - go for it!

I did it once years ago. Bliss.

I’m single but did a week on my own in Italy this year whilst my teens were away with friends, it was amazing.

Plenty of people cruise solo, so go for it.

Not at all, I go to Bali (from Australia) by myself whenever I can.

I do it as often as possible, but my beach is stormy, windswept and for walking!

Why do you think it’s odd OP? Single people go on holiday by themselves, it isn’t odd to go away alone, it just feels that way to you because you’re used to being with your husband. Embrace it 😍

That sounds like heaven - do it!

Not at all, it’s my idea of heaven.

Nope. I also do stuff like cinema on my own if nobody wants to see something and I do.

I would only say weird IF it meant you could not plan a family holiday as didn’t have enough leave and you opted for time on your own for a week ENTIRELY instead of with other half/family. If it’s as well as - totally normal.

In my 20s I’d have thought this was odd.

In my 40s it sounds AMAZING.

Life is too short to be unhappy

Book the holiday & enjoy yourself

I'd never heard of Virgin Gorda but it looks stunning! Your husband is the weird one 😆

Totally normal thing to do. Not weird at all!

Sounds like an absolute dream, actually. I now immediately want to do exactly that myself, and I'm not even usually much of a beach person!

I’m 70 and single, an inexperienced traveller but I’d love to build up to doing just what you’re suggesting!

Not weird in the slightest! Book it and have a wonderful time. I’m feeling a bit envious - all that time to read books and eat good food!

I will be doing the same in the coming weeks. I just don’t factor in what anyone thinks about me travelling alone now, I don’t want to miss out just because I am single 🙂 go and have a lovely, peaceful break