disable-admin-notices domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/swolko1/dev.philatravelgirl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131wpv-fv domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/swolko1/dev.philatravelgirl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131uael domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/swolko1/dev.philatravelgirl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131I forgot about the loves to drink and party question! It is funny to see that you love your friends in small doses and travel really takes it to another level and I’ve often preferred to salvage the friendship by saying “we shouldn’t travel together” as I know there would be issues. I’m glad you had a good trip and were able to be on your own agenda – it’s hard to go back from solo travel to travel with friends without concessions
]]>Australia is a fantastic trip to take with a friend that you get on with. As for Dublin, I also had a small town friend who really had issues on our trip when I realized that her fears were real to her as well. I totally understand the grumpies. It sounds like you have two travel buddies which is good thing.
]]>As far as traveling solo, I had some lonely moments, but there was not one person I would have wanted on that trip with me, permanently. At moments, yes, but I like having my very own bathroom, keeping my own hours and agenda.
I had several people offer to go with me on my trip.
1. Mary (not her real name) loves to travel. But she also loves to drink and talk, and the more she drinks, the more she talks, and I could not see myself literally supporting her as I dragged her out of pub after pub (I did have to do this at least once, here).
2. Kelly (also not her real name) wanted to wait a year before the trip. I have been on short beach vacations with her, and she’s pretty amenable and I love her to pieces. But I didn’t want to wait. I’d waited 29 years.
3. Lesley (you know what I’m going to say here) said, “I’ve never been interested in London, but I’ll get a Fodor’s and read up on it. I’m sure I’ll find something interesting to do.” WHAT?! Also drinks a lot.
Thanks for posting that list. Because those are things I never would have even considered. I love my mom a lot, but on a European vacation, she’d be intolerable. She doesn’t like things to be different from what’s in the USA. Like, the B&B I stayed at? They had hallway lights that were off until you flipped a switch, and they were on a timer. That would bother her, I’m sure.
I could go on, but I won’t.
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