Single guy seeks holiday with sun, peace, quiet - away from other human beings

King Ian

Hi - I see most people on the "singles" holiday threads seem to want to go on a mad boozy lads weekend to meet women, or to go somewhere and meet with other groups of friendly single people for more wholesome friendship reasons.

I on the other hand am looking for a pure Desert Island break - a week somewhere where there is lots of sun, relative peace and quiet, a few things to see (to take up maybe 2 days max) - where I interact with literally as few people as humanly possible.

I honestly couldn't care if I didn't meet another person from beginning to end of the holiday. I meet enough of them here at home. Just looking for sunshine and my own company.

Has anyone had a week or two away like this? And if so could they recommend anywhere nice? Thanks

Berty

Try here on the Fiji Islands

http://www.matangiisland.com/

King Ian

Hmm thanks, but I think you took my OP a bit too literally! As much as I would love to head to Fiji, I was thinking somewhere a bit closer to home - Middle East/Africa maybe as my outer limit

Berty

King Ian wrote: »

Hmm thanks, but I think you took my OP a bit too literally! As much as I would love to head to Fiji, I was thinking somewhere a bit closer to home - Middle East/Africa maybe as my outer limit

Im not to hot on Africa and the Middle East is all a bit touristed out at this stage. You would find it hard to find a peaceful secluded location other than putting a wendy house up on a beach.

EastWallGirl

Okay this is going to sound strange.

Me and the other half, like to go on holidays to Italy.

We use this website. www.camping.it

If you go south, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily this is where the Italians are.

I know what you are thinking that they are a little noisy.

Thing is they all speak Italian so it sounds great and you are not subjected to idiot conversations in English.

If there are any English speakers just ignore them, it will only be by opening your mouth that you will reveal yourself.

We went to San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily, fly Ryanair to Trapani, beach is stunning and you really dont need the beach chairs it is a lovely sandy beach.

Of you could go to Sardinia, there is a great camping site in Alghero, although you may bumo into English speakers.

Most of the camping sites have accommodation, you do not have to camp per se. They are very clean and sell yummy pizza and quite a few have great beaches close by. Ausgust is expensive as that is when the Italians are holidaying but last week of August and first week of September (the prices fall dramatically could be a goer).

King Ian

Interesting! thanks

Fratton Fred

One of the best holidays i have had was a week on my own in Tobago.

It was helped by the fact that I dive, so i could go out diving when i wanted company, but bugger off to the beach on my own when i didn't. The guys that ran the dive centre were great, they asked me out for a few drinks a couple of times, but otherwise i was left to my own devices.

Being a single bloke, you don't get hassled too much either, the beach sellers generally accept it when you tell them you aren't interested and they can't try and convince you to buy one for the pretty lady when there is no lady, pretty or otherwise.:D 9 times out of ten though, most of the beach sellers just want to chat and "Lime" with you, Tobagonians are very very relaxed friendly people, even by Caribean standards.

I stayed at the Tropikist Hotel by the way.

netwhizkid

I was going to suggest either Clare or the Aran Islands but no-one could guarantee Sun in this Country.

Angelface1

The one thing I find hard to swallow is the price of the average 'singles' holidays - when you do a general search through google!! Cannot see how some of these companies can justify what they are trying to charge...we are single..not loaded!!

buzz55

OP, did you find/go anywhere in the end? Although not single, your ideal holiday sounds exactly like what myself and boyf are looking for!

RubyK

Would you consider going to Greece (there are plenty of quiet/non touristy islands to go to). Fly Dublin to Athens, and get an internal flight, or ferry to an island of your choice. You can also easily island hop.

http://www.greekisland.co.uk/