How do you travel?

[+ SundayZip]

How do you guys prefer to travel? I'm talking about vacation travel, domestic or international. Do you travel alone? Sign up for an organized travel group? Travel with friends? Bring your favorite escort along?

 

I've recently had a career change that allows me to travel whenever I want which is something I've looked forward to for a long time. I'm ready to go. I'm a pretty fearless traveler and have lots of experience traveling on my own, but worry that I'll find myself at the top of the Eiffel Tower or on the beach in Rio wishing there was someone with me.

[bigvalboy]

How do you guys prefer to travel? I'm talking about vacation travel, domestic or international. Do you travel alone? Sign up for an organized travel group? Travel with friends? Bring your favorite escort along?

 

I've recently had a career change that allows me to travel whenever I want which is something I've looked forward to for a long time. I'm ready to go. I'm a pretty fearless traveler and have lots of experience traveling on my own, but worry that I'll find myself at the top of the Eiffel Tower or on the beach in Rio wishing there was someone with me.

 

 

Not me....I absolutely love to travel alone. I have traveled with friends, but I am VERY selective these days. Too many vacations gone bad. Finding a good travel partner is tricky business. On those occasions that you find yourself alone, hire someone to comfort you through times when you are feeling romantic. Otherwise, go out and enjoy the world. I have met the most incredible people by traveling alone.

[+ Charlie]

How I travel depends to some extent on why I travel and where. Sometimes I want to be alone, especially if I have a lot of things I want to see or do on my own. I often travel to places that I know well, so I have no problem getting around, knowing where to eat--one thing I don't enjoy doing alone--and frequently I visit people I know in such places. But sometimes I prefer to travel with my spouse, especially if we are going someplace new that both of us want to experience, or someplace that has sentimental interest for both of us. Occasionally we travel with organized groups, if we are going someplace unfamiliar and just want someone else to be responsible for dealing with transportation, handling luggage, etc. When I was young, I sometimes traveled with friends, often for parts of long trips: I would meet up with a friend in one place and travel together for a week or two, then separate. But my favorite companions are now deceased or unwilling to travel because of age, and I don't have the means to take a paid younger companion on a long trip.

[Diverdan]

I never travel with an organized group. Most of the time it is alone, as I take some vacation on business trips both domestically and internationally. I have met some wonderful people in other countries that way, and have never felt lonely in those situations. I have also traveled some with friends or relatives and had a great time too. A lot depends on the circumstances of the travel. I hope to do a lot more traveling when I retire. I guess my approach is a lot like BVB.

[Strafe13]

Like BVB, I love to travel alone, especially if debauchery is the reason (or one of the reasons) for the trip. Hence, I'm always alone when I go to Rio. ;-) And if you make friends easily, traveling alone is really not a problem. The advantage to traveling solo is that you don't have to worry about anyone else's schedules, you can make and change plans on a whim, answerable to no one. I really enjoy that freedom. But like Charlie, I also don't enjoy eating alone, so that is a drawback.

 

I really envy your ability to travel at will, as my job is the exact opposite. However, I'm afraid that this kind of spontaneous freedom you have won't always mesh well with most other people's schedules, so you're going to have to appreciate the wonder of solo travel. Try it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. That being said, you'll have the ability to join friends and family whenever they ask, so that's a big plus. Enjoy!

[Daverwr]

I get along with myself very well, so I have no problems traveling alone. I find it to be the most relaxing when not worrying about other's agendas. I highly recommend it!

[TruHart1]

I get along with myself very well, so I have no problems traveling alone. I find it to be the most relaxing when not worrying about other's agendas. I highly recommend it!

 

Once I began hiring (on a NYC trip when I WAS travelling with a friend) I have mainly travelled alone since the majority of my travel is specifically to meet new and repeat escorts in various locations for play! I don’t mind eating alone and, in fact, usually have a book to read as I dine. There are also quite a few times when I find an escort who is very happy to let me buy him a nice meal after our playtime!

 

TruHart1

[traveler1954]

It depends on where I am going. But usually travel domestically by myself and internationally with a friend. Former bf now lives in Latin America, so we meet there and travel as a twosome. As for Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, I have traveled with friends, not sex partners. We do prowl together as well as see the cultural sites, dine restaurants, shop and tipple at bars.

[+ SundayZip]

Thanks for your great input. Now I'm inspired... I'll schedule my next trip on my own. Doesn't mean I won't stop considering organized tour groups or stop looking for compatible travel partners, but I won't wait for that to happen. I'll just go and see what happens.

[Bargara Leatherboy]

I really enjoy travelling with my spouse, as long as we are going somewhere he is happy with. I am more adventurous so do that on my own, which I Love. Travelling with friends not very often as it has to be someone you are compatible with. vacations are too precious not to be awesome. Eating alone is easier now with wifi, just amuse yourself with an iPhone or iPad, emails, Facebook, Internet or reading .

This last twelve months, did Melbourne, together, Brisbane,(alone), Singapore, Bali, Kuala Lumpur together, and I've just done 22 days in Bali alone, with lots of touring off the beaten track

[tony]

I prefer traveling alone for the many reasons others have expressed here: you meet new friends/sexual partner possibilities and you can do as you wish. I also have traveled with a friend, which is better than more than one friend (too many opinions to consider) and have taken one tour, which I would not reccomend unless to a place off the beaten path and you don't feel safe, as was my case at that time. I love to travel!

[+ Axiom2001]

Thanks for your great input. Now I'm inspired... I'll schedule my next trip on my own. Doesn't mean I won't stop considering organized tour groups or stop looking for compatible travel partners, but I won't wait for that to happen. I'll just go and see what happens.

 

When I have traveled recently, it's primarily been internationally [with my good friend who's an excellent traveling companion or with a stellar tour company Grand Circle Travel http://www.gct.com which is based in Boston, MA. ...don't mind traveling alone but don't particularly like having dinners solo.

 

Since you heard from some of your fellow cyber friends on this site, I guess your initial query has been answered! Have fun whatever you do. Wish I could travel as frequently as you apparently can now!

[buckguy]

Most of the time I travel independently, but that doesn't always mean traveling a lone. I've taken trips where I wound up spending time with one or more other people with common interests and itineraries for several days at a time. I've done group trips a few times because it was the most feasible way to experience places--viewing wildlife in Africa or my first relatively adventurous trip to the Everest region of Nepal. I do take some trips partly to visit friends who live in places like Hawaii or Thailand, but also do other things on the trip. I also have done short trips where I met up with friends in various places in the US and I also got to know several people from the board who often went to Rio. I used to be able to tack trips onto international work travel but that's been less possible in my current job. I lived overseas for several years and that enabled me to see Angkor Wat, Vietnam, and Laos before mass tourism did, as well as Burma, Singapore, and parts of China and Japan.

 

Independent travel requires more planning, but that's often much of the fun--identifying places to see, paring down itineraries and so forth. I've been to a wide variety of places and seen art, architecture and places of natural beauty I never imagined I'd be able to see or experience when I was younger. My experience with group travel has always been one of a few complainers (or scapegoats for others) and difficulties accommodating different paces and interests. Independent travelers usually seem to balance personal interest and the need for companionship, sharing, and saving money through joint ventures in away that generally goes much better.