Are you hard to vaction for? Vacation with?

DSTRen13 · #1 06-05-2010, 05:59 PM

Difficult would be an appropriate word - I think maybe I am just not very much fun? I don't drink much, I go to bed at a reasonable hour and wake up early, I don't know how to gamble well so I avoid it, I don't get on boats because I can hardly swim ... anyone who likes to party is not going to want to take me with them on a trip. There's a lot of vacation hot spots where there is just not much for me to do. I would much rather go somewhere and visit different museums and historic sites and such the whole time. If I'm going to go to a beach, I'd rather it NOT be a popular one - I can't stand to be around all the people at a crowded beach.

I think maybe I am secretly 70 or something. Oh well.

midwesterngirl · #2 06-05-2010, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Difficult would be an appropriate word - I think maybe I am just not very much fun? I don't drink much, I go to bed at a reasonable hour and wake up early, I don't know how to gamble well so I avoid it, I don't get on boats because I can hardly swim ... anyone who likes to party is not going to want to take me with them on a trip. There's a lot of vacation hot spots where there is just not much for me to do. I would much rather go somewhere and visit different museums and historic sites and such the whole time. If I'm going to go to a beach, I'd rather it NOT be a popular one - I can't stand to be around all the people at a crowded beach.

I think maybe I am secretly 70 or something. Oh well.

I am like this as well. My main issue is that I don't like beaches or hot weather . I am very vampiric in that aspect and I don't mean I sparkle. The only exception would be Egypt but I would much rather visit an old museum or a drafty European castle. My dream vacation would be a (ghosthunting) walk anywhere I wanted through the Tower of London and Hampton Court with one knowledgeable guide.

honeychile · #3 06-05-2010, 09:48 PM

My guy and I are having this problem. His idea of the ideal vacation is to drive from concert venue to amusement park, repeat as necessary. He'll also go almost anywhere with friends or to see a sport that interests him. I would rather go somewhere (not driving more than 4-5 hours) and see anything historical in the area, research, and go out in the evening for a nice dinner. We were in DC together and he didn't really want to go to Mt. Vernon, and I almost cried. I love the stretch of the GW Parkway from Alexandria to Mt. Vernon so much, if I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I would want to drive it one last time. He ended up going into DC with the guys, while I went to Mt. Vernon with some friends.

We've since decided that we will both need separate vacations.

purpleparrot · #4 06-05-2010, 10:09 PM

I don't like tourists traps and touristy areas (I live in Florida and I know Disney and Universal are great, but Orlando is a straight up nightmare of a city and the touristy parts are just god awful). I do wanna go to typical vacation spots- Europe, Hawaii, NYC, etc. but I tend to avoid anything too touristy unless it's a really amazing excursion/sight/etc. I'm a little more inclined to hit tourists spots in foreign countries, but in the U.S. they just annoy me and I can't spend too long or I go off-peak times, and I would rather hit the less known and equally as neat areas of cities and states (For example while everyone roams typical areas of Manhattan in NYC, I am off exploring Brooklyn). I don't necessarily think I am difficult cuz I will go along with the crowd with a smile on my face...but I would just prefer to vacation with people who are on the same page as me.