Hi I am thinking of booking a holiday for next summer. This is a new concept for me and am a bit nervous. I am sure many of you have felt the same and needing some advice and what to expect. Thinking of the holiday to France and Italy Monaco Monte Carlo and Portofino. Thanks
Hi Kitty,
Welcome to solo travel. I am booked for that trip in April next year, it looks very interesting.
You're correct, most (if not all) of us have felt the same way as you do now. There's a great thread on here called something like 'reassurance for all first timers' which has a lot of very good advice on what to expect.
But basically you can expect a group of like minded, friendly people. Occasionally you get someone who wants to keep themselves to themselves, but that's fine, no-one is forced into anything they don't want to do (unless it's going home, we have to do that however much we want to stay!!)
There are usually (not always) many more ladies than men in each group and there are people of all ages, I have been on groups where ages ranged from late 20s to late 80s, but it makes no difference as we're all of similar mindset so age is generally irrelevant.
Take the plunge, if you like the sound of the holiday then book it and get excited about it!! On the day, turn upon at the airport making sure you have a JY label on your hand luggage, if you see anyone with a similar label go and say hello, if they see your label they'll say hello to you. It's daunting when you think about it (and we all overthink it) but when you actually do it you'll wonder why you ever worried, people are nice!
Just one word of warning ----------- it's addictive 😉
Happy travels
Rose
Hi thank you for your response. I am hoping to go in June. It's reassuring to get feedback from people who have experienced the holidays. I am 99% certain that I will book soon. Would be great to hear how you get on in April. This tour has a few places on my to do list so ticks some boxes for me. Thanks again for your reply.