Another time I had to drive across country by myself. I took an extra day and stopped and did some stuff that interested me. I toured Graceland, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, went to the Grand Ole Opry, and toured some caves in Virginia. I had fun!

I go to Cape Cod often on my own. Their are plusses and minuses to each. One time a took a friend along to Cape Cod. It was nice to have company to go out to dinner and on some tours, but she almost drove me nuts with incessant calls to her family on her cell phone. I like to enjoy the quiet and beauty of a beach, not listen to what her sisters have been doing. She also turned on the tv in the morning, and I prefer quiet mornings on the deck. Oh well.

I do hate eating in restaurants alone, but for the most part I like being free to do things as I please.

Yes, I know what you mean. That's why the ideal situation for me is a trip where he has something to do during the day, and I can have time to myself to explore. Not that I don't like doing some exploring with my DH, but too much togetherness can just be - too much! We went to Mexico together for a week this year for our anniversary, and the day that he suggested that I spend the rest of the afternoon shopping alone while he stayed by the pool to read I practically skipped out the door. I was so relieved to be alone!

I got off the plane at LaGuardia and took Dial 7 car into the city. I took my stuff up to my DB's apt . and immediately went right back out and walked to the local bicycle shop. I had planned exhaustively all the things I wanted to see and do prior to the initial visit.

Within 2 hrs of getting off the plane I had a bicycle and was riding in Central Park ! I stayed 2 weeks !! Lots of trips later to NYC and I am an old hand now at going anywhere and everywhere alone. Never ever would you have been able to tell me that I would like doing this or be good at it. It feels like a second home to me and I know where everything is and how to get anywhere I want to go and how to get tickets and shop for food etc.

I have rented a cabin alone in North Alabama and biked and run alone for 3 days up there. I have traveled to Arkansas and MS alone to do ultramarathons.

Now I go on my bike trips. While not alone all the time I am on my own all the time. Two months at a time. Last year I stayed on for 2 days alone in San Diego. I then took the train alone back to AL. This year I stayed on for one day alone in Bar Harbor and flew home to Atlanta. I have become quite the adventurer.

I can't think of others but I know there have been. Go for it !!!

I am working on my next one....once you do it you will never look back. Start small and work up. It really is a growing experience and one I am so glad I pursued. c

Since my marriage, a number of times I've been in HHI for a few weeks alone. I travel to Switzerland every year without my DH but I stay with my sister & her family so I'm not alone.

I think it's healthy and important to do this, in MY MARRIAGE (I have no idea what anyone else needs). Some people are joined at the hip but we would find that stifling. This works for us. I'm more interested in traveling and he prefers to work & stay home. Everybody is happy.

We just spent 4 days in DC and had a great mix of time apart and together. We have things to share and also things to tell each other about later.

Years ago, my DH told me I earn 1 week of vacation for every year married. I asked if I could bank the weeks I don't use and cash them in later. So far I haven't taken all my allotted weeks.

I was a little uncomfortable at times, since Disney is such a family-oriented place. But I ended up really enjoying myself and feeling proud that I was brave enough to do something I wanted without depending on anyone else. I've always been a bit of a loner, but was still self-conscious about eating alone at that point in life. Now, it wouldn't bother me.

Dedtired - I love Cape Cod and think that would be a great place to relax alone. My husband and I go there every few years, but this time I spent more time on my own. I really prefer shopping, visiting art galleries, etc. on my own terms.

I have other friends who are solo travelers and have no problem with eating dinner while sitting at the bar and chatting with people sitting there.

tina