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Nobody to go on holiday with

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Notjustaprettyface Sun 14-Jun-26 07:24:26

It’s holiday season.
My husband is in a care home and bed bound .
I have quite a lot of friends but most of them still have husbands to go on holiday with.
Another widowed friend has an unmarried daughter who goes on holiday with her and another friend , now divorced for a long time , has an unmarried sister who she can go with or she goes with her adult children.
I have 2 adult children; my daughter has told me that she just wants a holiday with her husband and kids .
My son and his wife are expecting their second baby early august .
I know there are companies that do holidays for solos and I haven’t tried that yet .
I be been on a couple of short breaks in this country on my own with my dog but it’s not much fun .
So I feel a bit sorry for myself.
I have joined U3a recently and there are quite a few ladies on their own but they all seem quite a lot older than me. .
I know it’s early days yet and we will see.
Does anyone have any encouragement they could give me please?
Thanks in advance

SueEH Mon 15-Jun-26 19:08:31

I holiday on my own regularly. I have a couple of “happy places” which I know well and can fly in and chill without having to do all the exploring of a new place. Do you have anywhere like that?
I intersperse with more exciting trips; last year to Uzbekistan and next up to India.
Uzbekistan was my first organised tour - I’d been a bit nervous of feeling “organised” but was very pleasantly surprised.

MT62 Mon 15-Jun-26 19:17:14

fancyflowers

I would love to go on holiday with DH but he isn't keen, and I have very limited mobility, so I can't see it happening.
I have thought about hiring a mobility scooter to enable me to go on short holidays.

You could buy a smallish scooter & take it on the plane. Save bothering with a wheelchair.
Few in our hotel had their own.
Quite expensive per day to hire one.

Janussi Mon 15-Jun-26 22:45:14

I would love to get on a coach trip but since COVID lost the use of my leg muscles. I am living in a first floor apartment but have to crawl up the stairs.

Tuliptree Mon 15-Jun-26 23:07:33

Janussi

I would love to get on a coach trip but since COVID lost the use of my leg muscles. I am living in a first floor apartment but have to crawl up the stairs.

Oh that’s so hard. I’m sorry. Have you no chance of moving? I guess not else you would have done so.

WithNobsOnIt Tue 16-Jun-26 01:21:33

Find Saga a bit iffy tbh with really awful customer service. Also they are only really interested in the South Coast brigade.The ones that can easily fly from Gatwick Airport.

Do try a weeks holiday alone at hotel where you are not overrun with kids. Serve the school holiday dates.

I always go on holiday alone and have met some top people over the years.

Bon Voyage
🤞🏝️🏖️🏜️✈️

fancyflowers Tue 16-Jun-26 01:35:39

granto3

fancyflowers, I have just purchased a mobility scooter for myself as a birthday present. I have turned 70 today and feel life will pass me by if I don't get out and about by myself. My partner passed away 18 months ago and I felt I couldn't go on holiday due to my limitations of walking. Now that I have my scooter, the "world in my oyster" as they say. I am going to plan a week abroad by myself (and my scooter) and see where my fancy takes me. I have never gone abroad before, but I am sure it can't be that difficult. You should be brave and give it a try!

You are inspiring me to try a mobility scooter. I know I will never be able to walk more than a few steps so a scooter sounds the most logical solution.