Travelling on my own dilema

rgdrfgdf

What the hell is wrong with me?
I've never been much of a mixer, nor an expert with the ladies but im heading off on holidays in two weeks time alone to a US city to chill out.
Anyhow, im going alone for the first time and im really fed up as i realise how much me and my old pals have drifted/grown apart over the last few years.
Here I am going to my favourite city, on my own, for six nights...I sound like a whinger, and yes I probably am but im just wondering what i can do while im away.
I'm plannin to do all the usual touristy stuff, but in the evenings what do i do? Somehow a single guy in a restaurant doesnt look too good.
..jeez i sound quite paranoid, anyone else with other tales of doing travelling on their own and what shoud i do.. cos at this point im tempted to pull the plug on the trip.

Victor

I'm not sure if this is really a PI, but some suggestions:

Stay in a hostel rather than a hotel and it should be easier to mix with people. Or stay in a studenty area where you can mix easier i bars and clubs.

Go see shows or movies that won't be out here (at least for a while).

There are some evening touristy things to do - Empire State building in New York

irlirishkev

Hey,

I went to America for three weeks on my own earlier in the summer. It was the first time I've travelled alone. Reason I went alone, was because all my mates are married or involved, or not interested. I'd put it off for ages, but just bit the bullet in the end.

Like Victor said, stay in hostels when you can. I'd actually never stayed in one before now, and I'd a great time. You meet some great people, hang out with them, and share stories.

If you do stay in hotels, or end up in restaurants on your own, which I repeatedly had to do (not one hostel in Memphis!), just relax, it's no big deal. Bring a book around with you if you like. Also, in bars, you'll generally find you'll end up talking to people. I'd the best time with people I met on a night, and would never see again. Things just happen, you'll be surprised, as I was.

You'll be surprised how friendly fellow travellers are, and in the US, the customer service industry is exemplary, so you'll probably end up chatting to barmen, waiting staff etc.. the whole time. Also, people are a lot more likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger over there than they would be over here..

Just chill, and make the most of it. You won't regret it. I was bricking it before I went, but it's one of the best things I've ever done!

Kev.

LegacyUser

Go to Boston or somewhere with a huge Irish community. Parts of New York are like Tallaght ;o)