Hi c.ay.ee, think I'm a bit like you (age wise and I wanted to go on holiday by myself but also be in a group) - anyway my first JY holiday was Parks and Canyons in Sep 2010, met some fab ladies, who I would now call friends and we've since met up on other JY holidays (Lake Garda and Bruges) and are meeting up again on the Canada/New England tour. The Bruges tour may be worth considering as on day 1 the group did a city tour together in the morning, and the Sat afternoon and Sun it's free time, the hotel is a short walk from the sights and it really is 'beautiful Bruges', so you can be on your own if you wish. The group ate together every evening, but again if you don't want to join the group, you can do your own thing, but we had a laugh when all together. There are a lot of tours to choose from, so have fun choosing. Karen.