tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post5111566937671826289..comments2022-02-07T02:06:55.775-06:00Comments on Sixty Septembers: Traveling AloneBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01403053427979173883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-24570187515704446332009-12-05T20:04:08.084-06:002009-12-05T20:04:08.084-06:00One of the things most worrisome is taking a tour ...One of the things most worrisome is taking a tour with an unknown group for the first time and being disappointed with the accomodations or the food. I have friends who were thrilled to visit China, but said the food was awful. Other friends said they loved Japan, but could not eat raw fish and found the food boring. <br /><br />Researching trips exhaustively is necessary, but difficult. It helps to have someone you trust refer you to a tour, or to go where you will visit someone who lives in the country where you are headed.Lynnhttp://babyboomerswriting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-24384516262779412372009-12-01T16:15:12.794-06:002009-12-01T16:15:12.794-06:00That sounds like a great idea! Could you make it ...That sounds like a great idea! Could you make it a week though? And then not renig?? Thanks.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554336092195846320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-50842954715739958692009-12-01T16:07:35.815-06:002009-12-01T16:07:35.815-06:00Pat, Maybe I should make you a coupon for Christma...Pat, Maybe I should make you a coupon for Christmas for one free weekend of babysitting so you and Kate can get away! (And then later I could renig on it...inside joke...giggle.)<br /><br />Hugs!<br />MomBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403053427979173883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-22720724969680602452009-12-01T15:56:27.833-06:002009-12-01T15:56:27.833-06:00And the best part about traveling alone..........n...And the best part about traveling alone..........no kids!!!Patrick Kimballhttp://sendmeonvacationalone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-91564425750692502482009-12-01T12:16:02.450-06:002009-12-01T12:16:02.450-06:00Hi Barb, That's understandable...especially th...Hi Barb, That's understandable...especially the possibility of illness as we age, which is really the only thing I am concerned about now. I think we have to be more prepared (knowing about medical facilities where we plan to travel and if our insurance will be good there, setting up emergency plans with relatives back home, asking our physicians what is the best course of action should we become ill abroad, etc.) Even the minor food poisoning I experienced one day in FL last year when I was alone made me feel more vulnerable. That's why I plan to do a lot more traveling asap, while I'm pretty healthy. At any time, a person can be handed a medical diagnosis that might make travel difficult at best and impossible at worst.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403053427979173883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732225890657011953.post-37727637563936870682009-12-01T09:00:08.007-06:002009-12-01T09:00:08.007-06:00Hi Barb, I think the fear of traveling alone, at l...Hi Barb, I think the fear of traveling alone, at least for me, is very age-related. When I was young I wasn't afraid at all - neither of being alone, since it was so easy to meet people as a young single traveler; nor of being clumsy about departure times, documents, or finding my way, since when you're young you tend to be uncomplicated about such things and they just work out somehow; nor physically afraid of robbery or illness, since when you're young you feel invincible. Now I worry about all those things! And possibly justifiably so?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956948481990170675noreply@blogger.com