Just over 2 weeks driving in California, as far north as Eureka and as far south as Santa Barbara. I went to Mendicino, over to Sequia National Forest, Hearst Castle, Carmel and San Fransico. I would never do that again. The driving turned out to be a bit much for one person. I have only taken cruises or bus tours since then. I much prefer watching the scenery outside the bus and meeting others on my tour, so I am not completely alone.

two weeks but it is a tie between spain & morocco or australia. i traveled spain on my own and took a 10 day land tour from casablanca. australia i took the occasional day tour(s) as i traveled around. nowadays i take cruises or tour packages. i plan shorter vacations on my own still

2 weeks in La Paz on the Baja in Mexico. 2 weeks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 3 weeks in Europe but I visited friends along the way.

10 days. Traveled around Germany the whole time. December. It was wonderful. I prefer to travel in the fall and winter, and most people go in the summer when children are out of school.....that's why I usually go alone.

My last trip was 18 days. This summer I'll be gone for 21 days to Ontario, Canada with two of them flight days.

I usually spend 2-6 days in one location and then move on to the next.

My longest trip in planning stages is England/Scotland/Wales for the entire month of March 2015 - big birthday trip - 31 days.

And, no, I don't get lonely or bored. I get to see a lot, but not overwhelm myself with activities, and I love every minute I'm on my trip.

Oh, actually my longest trip so far was 1 month in Dominican Republic, years ago. I traveled there solo, but had been invited by & then stayed w/ friends who rented a house on the cliffs in Sosua for 6 weeks.

8 days in Egypt, Feb'06. Including Cairo and Luxor. There was so much to do and see I never had a chance to feel bored! Everyone there was extremely nice and there's always security around so I had no security concerns.

Two weeks in Banff and Jasper national parks in Alberta. It was in late May, and whoever was in charge of the weather had apparently stepped away around March or so. Slushy snow on the ground, the majestic Rockies shrouded in clouds and fog, and the sky alternating between heavy overcast and rain. The Canadian Rockies are a world-class destination, but there really isn't much for a solo traveler to do there when it's raining. I actually investigated going home early, but the cost of changing my plane ticket made that impractical. So I stuck it out, met some friendly Canadians (who are much more willing to talk to a solo male than any Americans I've encountered), and took some photos during the brief moments of sunshine. This was the only trip where I've actually been happy to get home. But that less-than-optimal experience hasn't stopped me from taking many solo vacations (with better weather) since then.

Two weeks in Italy. I had not planned on going solo but could not find a travel partner. People thought I was nuts for going by myself. I took a course in Italian at the local community college (it helped a lot) and had a blast. I got to go and do what I wanted. People thought I was Italian and would come up and start speaking to me and I had to say: Mi dispiace, non parlo Italiano. The best fun was an overnight train from Naples to Venice with 4 other women in my sleeping comparment. They were fun. They didn't speak English so we got by with my few words of Italian. Good times!!

Was planning an 18 day Kenya/Tanzania safari in Jan 08, but then my mom decided she wanted to go for part of it. (I had asked her earlier if she wanted to go) She is going for the first 11 days and then I'm continuing on for another week alone. It will be nice to share those initial animal sightings and excitement with someone, but I'm also really looking forward to that week alone.

For my 40th birthday I hiked the Inca Trail in Peru. Then I spent 4 days in the Amazon. So in total I think it was about two weeks.

I also spent 3 weeks in Brittany & Paris but that can't really count because I stayed with friends.

5 months in Indonesia - Java and Bali.

4 weeks in New Zealand. Great place for the female solo traveler.

Ten months round the world - from Scotland to Saigon by rail (wandering around Europe then the Trans-Mongolian) finishing in New Zealand. I did do an eight day tour part of the time I was in Indonesia and I stayed with my niece in Edinburgh, but otherwise this was an all-solo trip.

I traveled in Italy for 3 months awhile back. Some of my designs got into Italian Vogue, and I went there to see of I could expand my horizons, design business wise and art wise. It was a very fruitful experience and I made many long term friends!

Three weeks on my last trip. I went to Amsterdam, Venice, Bologna, Florence and Paris. Talk about a GREAT trip!!

Tom

I travel a lot for work so can't count that, but for vacation the longest I've travelled solo was two weeks. I'm now planning a solo trip around the world for 8-10 weeks, although a few friends and family will be joining me for a few days here and there in various locations...

On average, at least two weeks. Just got back from northern part of Italy actually and was there for about 16 days on my own. Lots of curious looks from the locals especially in Aosta -- I was the only Asian-looking face among the crowd. Interesting!

Usually hare off to New Zealand or somewhere in Europe for 2.5 weeks just to relax and enjoy the local scenes.

Just wanted to pop in and say hello---I'm really glad to see that this forum is so full of great tips and stories. Kudos to everyone for making this forum so rich!

By the way, my longest solo trip was 12 days--Budapest-Vienna-Ljubljana-Zagred-- all by train. Unforgettable!

Welcome Katie!

We're not a big group here in "solo-land", but we're generally happy, well-mannered and interesting!

hi Katie_H, Mostly you can thank toedtoes. she kept it alive & positive at the beginning when i didn't think there was hope for this forum. it's come a long way recently. so i want to say THANKS, gracias, merci beaucoup... to everyone who's joined us here.

Well thank you Suze! I do think everyone deserves the thanks - we've had some very interesting threads that have really gotten to the heart of "solo traveling".

Thanks to you toedtoes and suze for keeping it thriving. We recognize that solo traveling is more popular then ever---discussions like these will hopefully persuade newbies to take the big leap.

We're not a big group here in "solo-land", but we're generally happy, well-mannered and interesting!

Except, of course, for those of us who are loners.

But even the loners are polite and well-mannered here!

I don't often pop into this particular forum because I guess I usually think of "solo" travelers as being single people! That's my own fault...

I'm very often a solo traveler, but am very happily married for 42 years. It's just that sometimes my DH goes east and I go west!! lol

Longest trip solo was for 5 weeks to Australia waaaaayyyy back in 1988. That was my first "real" solo journey. It was such an empowering experience, to know that I could do it! And there have been many since that first attempt.

It's nice to post on such a polite forum. Some other forums get a little bit too political and snippy for me.

Carol

Carol, Welcome. Yup we are a real nice bunch here. Good manners too!


One thing I've learned reading these posts, whether people are single or married, whatever the home circumstances, male or female... once we get on the road alone, there's much we have in common.

I've gone on two European trips solo - I turned 50 in 2005 and decided that it was long overdue. I have the summer months off, basically the only time I can travel of an extended period of time, longer than one week.

I have another solo trip to France for three weeks this summer planned to Paris and Provence. I will be arriving in Paris, be there for two days before I meet the Rick Steves tour, travel to Provence with the tour, then I'll stay in Nice for a few days following the tour.

I went for three weeks to France and England in July 05, met up with Rick Steves tour group for 12 days in France, then travelled to London on my own. The only time I was particularly concerned was during the attempted Tube bombing that occurred while I was there, but I figured being in a city of six million, the odds were greatly in my favour!

Last August, I visited Italy for two weeks, including Venice, Florence and Rome, again meeting Rick Steves tour group for 10 days. I visited Pompeii on my own from Rome and loved it.

I usually arrive a day or two before I meet with the tour group, mainly to get over the jet lag, then I get to travel with new friends along the way. After the tour, I get some more time on my own to do what I want before I fly back home to Canada.

This past March, for one week, my husband and I visited Paris with a Rick Steves tour, and although I loved being there with him, at times, we went our separate ways to enjoy what we wanted to see. We've been married over 33 years and of course we have different interests. I just love the freedom of being able to do what I feel like when I feel like doing it, even if sometimes, that means just sitting and people-watching.

Cheers and happy solo travels

Welcom Carol and Timsmom!

As Suze says, solo travelers of any stripe have lots in common.

Timsmom - the way you catch a few days before and some days after a group tour is a great way to get accustomed to traveling alone, rather than trying to do a 3 week solo trip right off the bat.

My first trip was similar in that I was going to a 4-day folk festival and spent 8 days there in total. I arrived Wednesday night and the festival started on Thursday night, so the first morning, I just got my bearings. Then I spent the 4 days at the festival. Afterwards, I was feeling much more at home there and visiting the local sights didn't seem so daunting. It was a great way to ease myself into solo traveling.

Thanks toedtoes, I find that the RS tours also give me time to go off by myself as well. Half of the tour is spent with a guide and 24-28 tour members - sometimes I can connect with some of them, other times I just go off on my own.

Thanks all for sharing your responses! I wish I'd also asked whether you are female or male.(I can tell on some of your posts obviously ! )I'm especially curious about the travelers who've spent long periods of solo time abroad. It shouldn't make a difference, but I guess sometimes it does anyway.
Lori

Plumeria - since you sort of ask... I'm female - thursdaysd stands for Thursday's daughter, as in "Thursday's child has far to go". I took "early" retirement in late 2000, and have done several trips since then - you can read my trip reports at www.wilhelmswords.com. The ten-month trip was the longest, and I may not do one that long again, at least not one with so much moving around, as I was pretty tired by the end.

I'm not currently married, and live alone, so traveling alone is not such a big deal from me - plus I'm an introvert. I find that when I travel with someone else I tend to pay too much attention to them, instead of to what's going on around me.

I haven't traveled so much recently, thanks to a broken wrist, then pneumonia, and now a broken ankle, but am planning a likely two-month trip for the fall (Sicily, S. Italy, Morocco), and maybe (finally!) Central Asia to China or India for next year.

13 days (including travel) to Paris, returning just last week. First time in Europe, first solo trip, and I can't wait to go again!

The longest...11 weeks to Europe for many summers over a 2-decade-plus period and up to about 3 weeks through Southeast Asia. I've been traveling, solo(95% of the time) and almost annually, since I was a teen (early/mid 70s) and have been on all continents except Antartica. I travel solo on shorter trips,too. I prefer traveling solo and I'm female. Happy Travels!

Hi everyone,

My first solo trip was to Washington DC from the UK in Feb 2003 - I got stuck in a huge snowstorm on the way to the hotel. The area ended up in a state of emergency due to the blizzards and I wasn't allowed to leave my hotel! Spent my birthday in hotel bar drinking champagne with the bartender!
I only had 7 days so I sneaked out and hailed a cab to take me downtown. Spent several lovely days traipsing around the Smithsonian, looking at the galleries/museums and visiting the touristy spots. Everyone seemed to be so pleased to see a tourist and got fabulous service everywhere I went. Would love to go back in the summer!

I've done a fair amount of solo travel (one as long as two months) -- New Zealand, Borneo, Central America, Fiji, Caribbean, etc. Some of these trips were part of scuba diving adventures so while I traveled solo - I spent most of my days on scuba diving boats with 8-12 fellow divers which was great. Met lots of interesting people that I've stayed in touch with for years. Dving is a great activity for singles -- the freedom of traveling solo -- with the camaraderie of being with other active travels -- and, of course the amazing beauty of the deep blue sea.

I journeyed solo to Portugal and joined up with Habitatat for Humanity for a 2-week build in the charming city of Braga. It was a worthwhile and satisfying way to experience the country and it's people while enjoying the contrast between work and leisure.

I traveled solo for 17 days in Australia. It was great! When you travel alone, you often meet other solo travelers. I met folks from all over the world.

Hello all

2 months: Dublin, Scotland, London, Zanzibar, safari in Tanzania and Kenya, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, Ayers Rock, and Southern New Zealand.

And I can't wait to save enough money to do it again!

Aloha,
I will be making my first solo trip in October. I have only flown twice before, but only a short flight from Honolulu to Nevada. I will be going to Germany (from Honolulu) for 3 weeks. I am truley terrified to fly. I dont even worry about what will be once I am there (it will be fun) I am just so freaked about flying, I know, why take such a long trip alone??? But I want to see where my mother is from and my husband will not fly so far, so he said I can do this one on my own. Any of you out there have any special tricks to get over the fear of flying?? I always just held my husbands hand so tight I cut off the circlation!
Mahalo,
Jeanne

My first flight was from SFO to Hawaii. I was pretty freaked out, but imagined a clothesline stretching from the flight tower in SFO to the flight tower in Hawaii and that the plane was hooked onto the string. It got me through the flight.

Since then, I started reading a basic "how to fly" book. I gleaned just enough info to know the basic moves of the pilot, but not enough to know all that could go wrong.

Aloha Toedtoes,
I thought I might try some "fear of" type of books to read, but the more I read the more I thought about it and then the more I worried.
I like your idea of telling yourself that in some way you are "attached" from here to your destination, as the mind is pretty powerful.
I also think that the more I do it the easier it may become!!
I will try to keep my mind busy "in flight" with movies, Ipod, reading about my destination etc.
Again thank for the thought and if anyone else out there has the same fear and has beat it let me know your secret!
Mahalo,
Jeanne

Good luck. I think the clothesline thought could work if you're afraid of the heights and the idea of falling (two of my biggest fears). "Knowing" that clothesline was there to hold the plane up if the engines died was reasurring.

You nailed it on the head, it the height and the plane falling from the syk bit that gets me. Again mind over matter and like they say it's safer to fly than drive!

My longest solo trip was a horseback trek across part of Mongolia for 3 weeks. That was way back in 2001 and I haven't really done anything solo like that since.

I took two a few years ago. I spent the first week in January by myself in Vienna. It was great. I did exactly what I wanted---the kinds of things no one else my age would want to do. I went to the opera every night. I ate soup and chocolate cake for lunch and dinner every day. I went to every single castle/house museum I could (I like that period in furniture). That's basically all I did, and I wasn't bored.

I also spent a week going to Berlin and Prague by myself. I was kind of ill, so it wasn't the best, but it was still pretty great.

In 1996 I took a solo 6 month trip around the world! I visited friends and met up with others along the way so I would say about 2/3 of it was solo.

My itinerary: Phildadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Fiji, New Zealand (one month), Australia (2 months), Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia, Azerbajian, London, Amsterdam, Paris.

One of the highlights of my life!

just found this great forum for solo travelers --

the longest solo trip I've done is 2 1/2 months in New Zealand, Dec. 2006 through mid-Feb 2007. This was my "midlife-crisis" trip that i started planning when I turned 40 in 2005. I primarily (well, almost always) travel solo and really love finding out what I'm made of.

my dream is to do a 6-month or longer around-the-world trip.

Wow - such great trips! The longest solo trip I've taken was a 2-week trip to London (but I have friends there, so it doesn't really count). But in a few days, I'll be flying to Europe for a 6-week solo trip and I CAN'T WAIT! So many people have put me in touch with their friends abroad, that I feel totally taken care of. Just the right combination of companionship and alone time.

My first trip alone was 147 days going around the world as a 43 yr old woman with NO previous travel experience. My kid was leaving, so I sold everything, got a world map, circled every interesting sounding city and connected the dots. It took 5 travel agents before I found one that could book the ticket. That's what we get for not teaching geography! Had a blast! Never looked at a guide book--just let serendipity happen! Boy did it! Everything from a private birthday party with an Indian Maharajah to an active tribe of headhunters in PI. Never worried !!! Ten years ago, I did the same on the Cairo to Istanbul route (took the local buses)---same results! Had a blast! Gained incredible self-confidence, learned a lot about myself and others, and a great appreciation of the incredible kindness of strangers.

My very first Long Solo trip was 3 months in Mexico City, it was while in graduate school and was a self guided study of Mexican Muralism, it was really fun, amazing experince. But I guess my solo trip of the greatest distance was 4 weeks in Bangkok, which i have done twice now.

i went to asia, left from venezuela. traveled to thailand, bhután ( my super favorite place in this planet), bali and singapore all in all for 2 months!! yay!!would do it again in a cinch. also went to iceland ( 2° favorite place)

My longest solo trip was 2 yrs 8 months in SEAsia, backpacking mainly but working 6 months in Australia and a year in Japan. I found I couldn't travel solo for more than 6 months without becoming a gibbering wreck - 3 was really optimum. Overall though it was great.

Now I tend to combine travel with work - currently doing a 3 month trip US and UK with a week in Rome. Not as much fun but I get to see a lot and I can spend time in one place and get to know it.

I did have a problem with flying at first but once I figured out what all the noises and bumps were and that pilots were overall a pretty responsible lot, I have had no problems. A few interesting flights though.

I'm female and have been traveling overseas, almost annually, solo since I was 17 and I'm early 50s now. I've done all of the continents except Antartica. For over a decade, I used to be away for about 11 weeks at a time. Then, in later years, when I had less time, my time away started to change from year to year. I prefer traveling solo as I don't want to possibly end up stuck on a vacation with someone and his/her drama. By traveling alone, I can meet people along the way, but if I get tired of them, then I can move on. Happy Travels!

My longest solo trip was 3 weeks to New Zealand in my 20's-a friend cancelled at the last minute. This gave me courage to travel to Greece for a week by myself later in my 20's and then a week in Berlin by myself when no one would go. Truth be told-I had a ball and learned alot about myself on those trips.I think that even now if I could not get my husband or older kids to travel with me I might consider just going by myself because I realize its later than I wish!

3 weeks in Chile and Peru - loved every minute of it! I enjoy traveling alone, and have done many trips solo, but that was the longest one I have done.

7 weeks Bali-Amsterdam-Rudesheim-Rhine/Mosel-Heidelberg-Rothenburg-Ammersee-Munich-Titisee-Colmar-Avallon-Chartres-Dinan-Paris-London-Ely-Buxton-Shrewsbury-Bath-Kingsbridge-Christchurch-Eastbourne-Horley. Loved it, loved the freedom. Not lonely, met people along the way, frequented internet cafes to share adventures with people back home. Next trip (2008) will be with my partner, and I'll enjoy that too - but solo is fine also.

6 weeks Paris and 6 weeks Italy. I loved each trip!

Six weeks. Started in Marseille, then on to Provence - Aix and Arles, back to Marseille (which I loved) then to Prague for two weeks.

40 days around Greece, starting in September. It was great to have a truly flexible itinerary. It was still quite warm and a bit more tourists than I would have liked, but a fabulous experience just the same. as for lodging - i didn't book anything before i left and found it was a good move - it was easy to find, the prices were very affordable and the lodging was nice. where have you decided to go?

I am copying my post from a similar thread here ....

Wow -the memories as if they happened yesterday!!

Second year at uni, three hours after politics exam - flew from Sydney to Calcutta and then followed the iconic 'hippy track' -

India (poverty and grandeur),

Nepal(rooftop showering and looking at Mt Everest and the best apple pies in Oxen Street and the smell of dope all over),

Pakistan(rickety buses),

Afghanistan(amazing mountains and photos of drug dealers shot at the border while a bunch of locals kept asking " hashish, very cheap??!!),

Iran (crown jewels and the Pahlavi opulence, a new year celebrated in a cinema watching Marty Feldman of all things)

Turkey ( being stuck at Lake Tat Van for two days in the middle of winter because the train's engine mulfunctioned),

Greece( dancing on the Plaka with David, an American from New York I met near the Acropolis),

Italy (Villa Borghese and being fined for not having a train ticket somehere in the country) then

London (to spend the next two weeks cocooned with the boyfriend. Loved it then but looking back I am thinking what a a prosaic ending...)

7 weeks back in the winter of '95 -- Colorado, Australia, Hawaii and then back to Colorado. I left the D.C. area with my backpack full of tank tops, shorts, swimsuits and snorkel gear; my ski bag stuffed with skis, poles and long johns; and my boot bag with turtle necks, jeans and wool socks! (Left the winter gear in Colorado after a homecoming weekend in Breckenridge and then spent a week skiing Aspen on the return trip.) Had a fabulous time in Australia -- rented a car in Tasmania, went to the Australian Open in Melbourne, spent Australia Day at Sydney Harbour, then headed north to Byron Bay for the Super Bowl on Monday morning, Fraser Island for 4-wheeling on the beach and finished on lovely Great Keppel Island.
Have to say, that was the best winter ever!

I have traveled to Italy solo for 10 days. Kenya solo for 2 weeks and I will leave in April for a trip to Peru and a cruise down the Amazon for a week. Also I go to South Africa in August to volunteer at Makalali Game Preserve for 2 weeks. I am happily married and I am 55 years old - travel is my passion but my husband does not particularly like to leave the country so I just go alone. You are never alone once you get where you are going and it is always great to meet new people.
Bobbie

I took a three week trip to China last May. I went to Beijing, Tibet and rode the high speed train from Tibet to Xi'an and back to Beijing. The trip was amazing,I traveled alone. Even though the language was a barrier at times, I had absolutely no problems getting around. I prebooked everything through the Internet. I had no papers when I boarded the plane to Beijing. When I got to my first hotel, all my papers and tour tickets were there. It was absolutely amazing.

I have also taken a three week tour of Peru, through the mountains and to Lake Titicaca. It was another awesome trip. I booked everything through the internet.

I left New Zealand last October and travelled to England then Italy France and Austria and back to England to go home. I used Ryanair cheap flights between countries and then National and local transport internally. In Italy I stayed on the west coast at Levanto at an agriturisimo. Gracia is so lovely and a superb breakfast to start the day. From Levanto I used the local train which takes you to the Cinque Terre and beyond. I had a day at Camogli, went to Portovenere and the Poets gulf (by Boat) walked to Banassola, also to Monterosso rode around the village on a bike, bought food locally and ate it at the agriturissimo. The 3 day train pass allows you in and out of all villages in the Cinque Terre including walking. From there I tok the traine to Florence where I stayed at a B&B for Women only where i felt so safe. My room had a gorgeous garden view and also of the Duomo. I walked, photographed,explored bought food locally at markets, took the bus to Lucca one day and beautiful San Giminango one day. Listened to gregorian chants at the little church up from the Michaelangelo piazzo. From there i trained to Menton in the South of France. I went on a writers and artists trail which I visited a lot of my favourites. They have a great service on the bus which is one euro one way from Menton thru to Nice. The coastline is stunning and I visited Antibe one day, Monaco another, Villafrance-Sur-Mer (yum) one day, Nice another. The local bus took me to perched villages above Menton for euro 1.30 each way. I visited the medieval village of Castellar. So photogenic. Menton itself the old village is super. From there I went to Austria and had my only time with whanau. I stayed with a nephew in Wels. Salzburg was so pretty. Then back to London and 4 days in London. Never once was I frightened or felt lonely. I had my phone for texting and kept in contact with my husband every day. Twice i had fleeting moments of wishing my girlfriends were with me right at that moment to have a coffee with so I texted them and we chatted and that was great. I loved every moment of it and would do it again and again. I too would rather go alone than not go at all or go with someone who did not have the same travel needs as you. I have some amazing photos now and as I read my books and see the art I have been there first hand now.

Would moving to the UK for a year and breaking up with th guy I moved to London with count as a solo trip?

Otherwise, I suppose I'd count the last 10 weeks of that year, when I was travelling in Europe before returning to my job back home.

Six weeks through Europe, traveling via rail between cities: Rome, Florence, Venice, Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Paris, and Amsterdam plus close-by day trips such as Siena, Chartres, and Pisa. Absolutely loved it and would gladly have kept going if I'd had more vacation time.

I've taken lots of trips solo. I'd guess one or two a year for the past 30 years, ranging from a long weekend to several weeks. If you count a year enrolled in a foreing university where I didn't know anybody, and didn't have a place to live, and tacked summers onto both ends, then I guess I can say the longest was probably 1 1/2 years.

But, for true vacation travel, the longest was a month-long trip to Africa in 2003. However, that was before I discovered Fodors, so I don't have a trip report. Here's a link to my recent Botswana trip report, where I spent about two weeks, in addition to a little over a week in Namibia (solo also).

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=4&tid=35051993

To all Solo Travelers--have a fantastic time!

Hi...
My first solo was at the ripe age of 17. Just graduated high school. My parents (who both where born in Hungary) gave me a 2 month graduation trip. My cousin Tom, who lives in HU also graduated that year. There from 8th to 12th grade they learn a trade. Tom's trade was the winery. (after almost 30 years, he is still in the biz) We spent all summer traveling all over Hungary hitting different wine regions.

My parents only got about 1/8 of the story of what we did. We had so much fun. At one time even using wine to brush our teeth, no H20 available.

Since than I have been to Europe 15-20 times solo. I love the solo, so much easier not having to compromise.

everyone has been to such exciting places! i started traveling alone after people cancelled trips at the last minute or wanted to sit in the hotel the entire time.

last year i took 10 weeks to test how i could survive living in italy. It was great! so great that i am working on dual citizenship and a move in 2010 or 11 for 4 to 6 months.

this year i took a ship from USA to Italy 21 days. that was a test of the true solo but it was more fun than I thought!

true, the two by two couples do not want to have anything to do with you, but many, many people looked with envy that i could do whatever i wanted to do 24/7!

my blogs from this trip are going into a short article.
with time to sit, walk, think you find a person that has been hidden inside!

For me, a 100 day trip around Australia, by bicycle. I rode about 8300 kilometres. One of the really memorable experiences of my life.

The trip report is half written, and on Fodors. There is about 4000 kilometres to write still ………………..

24 days in Australia this weekly. It was the greatest experience! I felt like I met more people because I was alone and I was able to plan my days exactly to my liking - no compromising!

Ok, I meant "this year", not this "weekly"!

Few month long trips

South Africa-Kenya-South Africa-Hong Kong

Brazil-Argentina-Uruguay-Chile-Eastern Island-Peru

Europe x 2 (all over)

Australia-New Zealand-Hong Kong-Singapore

A month bicycling in Europe

Five weeks in Italy. Spent 4 days with my niece in Milan, train to Rome to see some friends, then hired a car & wandered around for the next month. Heaven! Would do it again in a heartbeat.

My longest so far was 20 days in Australia... I just cannot understand why my family/friends do not like to travel so oooooooooooooff I go =-)

A business trip, 11 days in Hawaii. A very long 11 days.

2006 - 4 weeks in various south American countries - it wasn't long enough