Thoughts on traveling alone?

[Pleater]

Ah - yes - I meant using a GPS device to find the shortest route to the museum, church, place to eat sort of stuff when walking about in a city centre - not my natural habitat.

They need electricity too, not easily available out on the moors and mountains.

Our last car had built in sat nav - oh dear - anyone following the instructions that gave would end up taking the scenic route most of the time. Since getting rid of it our journey times have become shorter and less fraught - the DH kept trying to make it work properly.

There were lots of rather terse conversations about the direction we were travelling in, if you take my meaning.

I used to always carry a compass, though when driving around in my own area I often navigate by the sun and the radio mast - we live on a ridge and there is a big mast a few hundred yards away that is visible for miles.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[lukeyrobertson]

Got my map, Jock! Can't wait to use it. Also going as a single traveler. I have no worries other than common sense precautions.

[John_Carrick]

I have had repeated holidays in Scotland, travelling alone, and have enjoyed it each time, and I hope you feel encouraged to come over to enjoy the country.
While I also can't offer a female perspective, it is also my observation that women are much more adept at making friends wherever they go. They are plenty of smaller family hotels across the country, which are often not that expensive compared to impersonal chains of hotels, where you will meet lots of other single travellers, friendly couples and groups of people. There are often things to do at night like ceilidhs, theatre, concerts, whisky tastings, lectures, great restaurants.
John

[JohntheBiker]

Scotland is no riskier than Canada. You can get yourself in as much trouble in Halifax on a Saturday night as you can in Edinburgh. You would take the same precautions travelling there that you would at home.

Young folks often get into trouble when they think that different rules apply when they are on vacation. They don't. I generally don't worry (too much) about my adult daughters travelling on their own because they have decent street smarts.

Enjoy your travels however you decide to go.

[moggi1964]

My wife and I are part of this organisation: http://www.servas.org/

We have been both host family and travelers and have had wonderful experiences in both. Given the purpose of your trip, staying with local families might well add a dimension that would be difficult to get staying in more formal accommodation.

If you have any questions relating to Servas please feel free to PM me.

[seasaidhlinne]

THANK you for all this wonderful food for thought. Right now I am making my wish list of places I want to visit. I WOULD love to take a month and just go.