I'm a solo traveler who loves to see everything there is to see in a new place, frequently to the point of exhaustion. Of course, once you've reached that point, it seems less like a vacation and more like work. While I've never quit on a trip, I have learned to give myself permission to take a vacation from my vacation. On those days, instead of sightseeing, I grab a book and sit by the hotel pool for the afternoon. Works like a charm. Next day I'm ready to resume exploring.
I'm with you. If I overdo one day, I simply take the next day off. My husband will go on a tour or go see a sight I might not be interested in. I still fondly remember taking a day off from a tour of Sicily. I sat on the patio of our hotel room reading and watching the lava flow on Mt. Etna. Then wandered into town for some delicious Italian food. The next day it was back to hiking. The travelers Chris describes sound like spoiled children to me.
I think with age comes perspective. We realize that we don’t have to see everything and go everywhere on a tour or a private vacation. We recently were in Sicily and it was a beautiful day and everyone was going to see another church and another small town to walk-through. We looked at each other and said this is a beautiful resort for a day And we stayed by the pool and we drank aperol spritzes and we read and we had a great day. It also recharged our batteries.
There’s also the issue of biting off more than you could handle. Our friends are in the late 70s decided to have to do the Galapago as their last bucket list. We were thinking of doing it next year. Well, he slipped and fell coming off. A zodiac landing site fell on rocks broke his back and just had surgery. Every now and then you have to say what the F and take a deep breath. The Galapagos is now off our bucket list.!!
We left a cruise 4 days early in Honolulu to avoid 3 sea days (I don't like sea days) to Vancouver BC and a 8 hour trip to Sacramento. We checked Hawaiian Airlines and they had a special $300 to
Sacramento. Air Alaska changed the time, so we were able to get our $800 fare refunded. We saved 4 hours time and $500 each.
I recently left a trip before it had even started, and had to pay a penalty for doing so. Still, it seemed the right thing for me. I had made a deposit on a 12 person trip sponsored by a well known gardening magazine. When the trip hadn't been filled after 6 weeks, I started questioning in my mind why not. Considering my discomfort, I decided I did not want to go, and canceled. The contract I had signed with my deposit had stated that there was a penalty to cancel, but I think it was unfair to be charged a cancellation fee when the trip was not yet a go. The company said, "well your travel insurance will reimburse you", but who buys insurance for a trip that has not yet been set as having enough people to actually go? Paid a price, but don't regret the decision.
I'm a solo traveler who loves to see everything there is to see in a new place, frequently to the point of exhaustion. Of course, once you've reached that point, it seems less like a vacation and more like work. While I've never quit on a trip, I have learned to give myself permission to take a vacation from my vacation. On those days, instead of sightseeing, I grab a book and sit by the hotel pool for the afternoon. Works like a charm. Next day I'm ready to resume exploring.
I'm with you. If I overdo one day, I simply take the next day off. My husband will go on a tour or go see a sight I might not be interested in. I still fondly remember taking a day off from a tour of Sicily. I sat on the patio of our hotel room reading and watching the lava flow on Mt. Etna. Then wandered into town for some delicious Italian food. The next day it was back to hiking. The travelers Chris describes sound like spoiled children to me.
I think with age comes perspective. We realize that we don’t have to see everything and go everywhere on a tour or a private vacation. We recently were in Sicily and it was a beautiful day and everyone was going to see another church and another small town to walk-through. We looked at each other and said this is a beautiful resort for a day And we stayed by the pool and we drank aperol spritzes and we read and we had a great day. It also recharged our batteries.
There’s also the issue of biting off more than you could handle. Our friends are in the late 70s decided to have to do the Galapago as their last bucket list. We were thinking of doing it next year. Well, he slipped and fell coming off. A zodiac landing site fell on rocks broke his back and just had surgery. Every now and then you have to say what the F and take a deep breath. The Galapagos is now off our bucket list.!!
We left a cruise 4 days early in Honolulu to avoid 3 sea days (I don't like sea days) to Vancouver BC and a 8 hour trip to Sacramento. We checked Hawaiian Airlines and they had a special $300 to
Sacramento. Air Alaska changed the time, so we were able to get our $800 fare refunded. We saved 4 hours time and $500 each.
I recently left a trip before it had even started, and had to pay a penalty for doing so. Still, it seemed the right thing for me. I had made a deposit on a 12 person trip sponsored by a well known gardening magazine. When the trip hadn't been filled after 6 weeks, I started questioning in my mind why not. Considering my discomfort, I decided I did not want to go, and canceled. The contract I had signed with my deposit had stated that there was a penalty to cancel, but I think it was unfair to be charged a cancellation fee when the trip was not yet a go. The company said, "well your travel insurance will reimburse you", but who buys insurance for a trip that has not yet been set as having enough people to actually go? Paid a price, but don't regret the decision.
Only one time did we leave early--staying in a dark uncomfortable cabin in the mountains we left a day early--not worth it.