Is there anything your H wouldn't enjoy that you want to do? I love traveling with my H but there are a few things he has no interest in or has done before we met and isn't super interested in doing again.
Is there a budget? Some of these suggestions could be quite expensive and I personally wouldnt want to spend thousands on a weekend alone. In your case I'd probably drive to Chicago and spend the weekend eating good food, seeing plays or music events my H isn't interested in, and wandering museums.
If I were alone , alone. I would go to a lake cabin in the summer so I could swim. But I don’t think I’d spend more than two nights by myself. If I was going with a friend I’d go to the beach.
Post by cattledogkisses on Dec 26, 2019 11:08:09 GMT -5
Someplace warm where I could lounge by the pool and read a good book.
Keep in mind that if you go someplace like New England in the winter, many of the popular summer coastal locations largely shut down in the winter, so many things may be closed for the season.
So budget is a consideration. Of course I take care of all the money and am also the frugal one. So DH would say "no budget!" But that won't be true because I'm really cheap when it comes to myself.
My mom has a lake house on KY lake that I could go to alone and take the boat out and just read on the water. That'd be the cheapest.
Or I've thought about using points for an in town hotel.
I also have a friend that travels solo to a beach town in Florida often for work that I've considered asking if I could tag along.
But I also love the NYC idea (especially if my semi-famous grade school bff is in town) and the Arizona resort one.
I may indeed love a spa, but I've always been too cheap to pay for that kind of stuff.
Post by Wines Not Whines on Dec 26, 2019 18:02:19 GMT -5
That’s a great gift!
I love theater, so I’d consider going to NYC to see a few shows and eat good food. I also love New Orleans, and I haven’t been there in a long time, so I’d consider going there.
Lol - I just came up with where I’d go: Vegas. So many good shows, restaurants and a little gambling or desert trip. I’d see shows my husband would never see... like Britney or Celine.
Post by dangkangaroo on Dec 26, 2019 20:39:13 GMT -5
I took a weekend trip to Phoenix last winter and it was absolutely perfect. Wandered around the botanical gardens, ate tons of great food, lounged around, went to a hockey game, and had some spa treatments that were included with my fancy hotel package. Very affordable too!
Every last day of school my two best friends and I go to Greenport in Long Island’s wine country on the north fork for a long weekend. Granted we live on western Long Island so it is close (up to two hours though in summer traffic) and that was my requirement when we started because my kids were so young I wanted to not be too far from them. Now that’s not so much a consideration, and my husband has gained my trust in keeping both my family and my house afloat while I’m gone (admitted control freak here) immensely lol. But we still love it. We stay at the cheapest place there, which while clean, is ridiculously outdated. But it has a private beach on the Long Island Sound, which is gorgeous and is a 5 to 10 minute ride to town and 15 minutes tops from our favorite LI wineries. Greenport itself is idyllic with great restaurants and local shopping, and we even ferry over to Shelter Island usually for dinner one night. We have also toyed with Charleston or Savannah. Have fun!
I’d strongly consider staying somewhere nice in my little city, but make plans to meet with different friends at different times. Most of my friends are in the same stage of life, so getting a weekend where someone would be able to get away for several days for a girls’ trip would likely be a scheduling nightmare. But I could meet several different people at different times during my time “away”...and I could still choose the destination if I wanted.
DH wrote me a sweet card for Xmas. Said he tried but couldn't think of anything I really wanted. Then it hit him, time away. So he's "sending" me on a weekend away. He said I could take a friend or go alone. Stay in town or go to a beach. From any Thursday night to Sunday of my choosing, I get to do whatever I want.
I don't know what to do with all of this power!
For reference, I live in the Midwest, so if a beach, then east coast. I may consider going alone or bringing a friend. Haven't decided. I'm already going to Sonoma with a friend in June and tagging along on DHs work trip to Orlando in late April (to lounge by the pool and read alone). He said neither of these counts, but of course I'm already feeling guilty.
I'm not a hiker or spa person really. I like to lay around, drink and eat. So really the other two trips are perfect for me.
So let us know what you pick! I probably wouldn't want to fly and would pick a small town vs big city. Go warmer for sure.