I've got my week in the Canaries booked, and I'm going with only books, music, and pen/paper for company. Have you holidayed alone, and what made it extra awesome?
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posted by greenish
on Jan 11, 2013 -
18 answers
I have some vacation days I need to use this year and I want to go somewhere where I can spend a few days alone and get my mind off things. I also enjoy spending time at museums and art galleries.
So I am thinking about staying in NYC for three or four nights and basically just visit MoMA everyday. Is this doable and advisable?
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posted by tksh
on Dec 3, 2012 -
45 answers
Book recommendations please: fiction and non-fiction [including (auto)biographies] of people who lived alone, and their experiences and thoughts about it.
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posted by b33j
on Sep 27, 2012 -
21 answers
You guys have been
great to me so far. So I want to try again: Anywhere in the world, 3-5 days, flight time doesn't matter, all that's needed is beauty, seclusion (or close to it), and a feeling that all I am comfortable with has melted away.
Where should I go?
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posted by xorowo
on Aug 27, 2012 -
17 answers
Recommendations for a quiet, budget-conscious solo vacation consisting of staring at the Atlantic Ocean?
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posted by pavane
on Jul 15, 2012 -
23 answers
Travelfilter: solo, female, 22, Europe, August, anything from a few days to 3 weeks. Recommendations for destinations to invigorate, refresh and reinspire me after a tough year.
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posted by pikeandshield
on Jul 10, 2012 -
6 answers
Solo Travel filter: I'm traveling by myself for the first time to NYC July 4-8. Having never traveled by myself, I'm looking for tips and recommendations on the solo travel experience as well as solo activities that are relatively inexpensive or free.
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posted by midnightstorms
on Jun 8, 2012 -
21 answers
Visiting London for the first time, alone - Have any recommendations as to where to stay or eat comfortably?
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posted by xiadagio
on Mar 20, 2012 -
26 answers
Looking to try rock climbing for fitness and mental health, but I don’t have many friends who do it currently and honestly not interested in a social experience if or until I get any good. It seems like it’d be a great sport for me but I’m daunted by the need for belaying partners and all that business. Is this a sport that you even can do solo, or are there other sports that involve a combination of strength and puzzle solving I should be looking at?
posted by migurski
on Feb 17, 2012 -
16 answers
Live in San Francisco and have 12 days to spend at the end of this month (January). I want to sit in a hot tub and stare up at a beautiful sky. Where should I go?
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posted by davezor
on Jan 11, 2012 -
16 answers
I'm looking for more songs like
this and
this - long, wailing, meandering instrumental electric guitar music. Please recommend me some!
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posted by xbonesgt
on Nov 28, 2011 -
15 answers
I'm auditioning for a spot in a 'master chorale' next week. The audition calls for two 'contrasting songs'. What to choose?
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posted by DandyRandy
on Aug 18, 2011 -
8 answers
I need to go on vacation at some point - I've gotten into the habit of working near-full years without much vacation. I've got time and funds, but neither a significant other nor many vacation-time-having friends.
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posted by tmcw
on Aug 16, 2011 -
27 answers
I'm fascinated by the double guitar solo in DragonForce's "Through the Fire and Flames". (
Video, 3:20 mark.) What are some other rock/metal pieces that successfully pull off multiple simultaneous soloists?
posted by archagon
on Aug 14, 2011 -
8 answers
Is there such thing as a backpacking tour of Western Europe that ISN'T a group tour? Something where all of the arrangements are made for you but you do the tour by yourself?
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posted by dino terror
on Aug 5, 2011 -
13 answers
Travel rec's!!! I have a ten hour layover in Reykjavik - what should I do???
Also - I have a getaway weekend in London - where should I go???
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posted by ashtabula to opelika
on Jul 22, 2011 -
14 answers
What are some restaurants, coffee shops, bars etc. in Austin, TX that would welcome a solo acoustic act?
posted by ReWayne
on Jun 8, 2011 -
9 answers
Any tips/places to see for a first solo road trip? (Los Angeles - New Orleans -- maybe a bit of the blues trail as well)
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posted by quirkychowder
on May 27, 2011 -
10 answers
Single female traveling solo for nine days in Kuala Lumpur and Bali. Please reassure me that I'm not going to be sad and lonely and freaked out the entire time.
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posted by ladybird
on May 19, 2011 -
16 answers
Do you cook alone? Do you enjoy it? I don't have the budget to go out whenever I am alone so I need to learn to make being in the kitchen solo a fun thing.
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posted by pointystick
on Apr 27, 2011 -
46 answers
Hi,
I have a song in my itunes that my daughter will be singing to at a recital. The teacher asked me to "change the song a few half steps up to key C". She said her students do it often, but I'm not computer savvy.
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on Apr 20, 2011 -
21 answers
What is this piece of vaguely remembered classical music? The piece, or one movement of it, begins with an extended, ascending, dramatic violin solo that's a good minute long, and I think is titled something in the key of E. Any guesses?
posted by Jackson
on Apr 1, 2011 -
18 answers
Calling all guitar players: Looking for popular songs that can easily be played and sung by a single person with an acoustic guitar without losing too much. Basically, the kind of songs you can put in a set list where people's reactions are to immediately say, "Hey, I really like that song," followed immediately by "and hey, that sounds pretty close to the original too!"
Also, very important: Any song should be playable by a *
mediocre* guitar player.
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posted by kingjoeshmoe
on Mar 11, 2011 -
41 answers
Recommendations for somewhere within a two-hour plane or train trip of London (not including time to get to LHR, LGW, LCY, KGX, etc.) for a three-day personal retreat. Ideally, self-catering or B&B.
Suggestions?
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posted by nickrussell
on Feb 2, 2011 -
4 answers
I've been working in the same job since college for several years now, and am starting to feel the "what else is out there" itch that I'm sure isn't uncommon for someone approaching 30. I feel like I want to spend several months roaming the world, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it for the right reasons, and if I'm fully evaluating the cost/benefit aspect.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 15, 2010 -
16 answers
What advice do you have for an ignorant traveler soloing for an extended period of time, on donkey-back?
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posted by Glendale
on Nov 29, 2010 -
21 answers
TRAVEL: I am a student living in D.C. Where are the cheapest (warm) countries and cities I can go "backpacking" to this winter break?
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posted by bluelight
on Oct 15, 2010 -
11 answers
Are there any effective, well-respected alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous that don't require group meetings?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 7, 2010 -
12 answers
[Geezer Filter:] Help me dredge up the name of a rock ballad from around 1969-1970?
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posted by crayon
on Jun 4, 2010 -
16 answers
I want to take a solo trip to London, but I've never really traveled solo before. What advice do you have (especially about accommodations & socializing)?
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posted by cosmic.osmo
on Jun 3, 2010 -
32 answers
Alone in Tokyo for the next four days - what are my dining options? This is definitely a volcano related query...
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posted by aherdofturtles
on Apr 18, 2010 -
14 answers
SexperimentFilter: I'm a man interested in having an orgasm by prostate stimulation alone. How do I do this? Read on for OMG TMI, NSFW, and maybe even a little WTF.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 1, 2010 -
7 answers
Visiting New York for the first time (from Australia) in a couple of weeks. Will be travelling solo, and am looking for hotel and food recommendations.
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posted by une_heure_pleine
on Nov 7, 2009 -
11 answers
Looking for recommendations of modern indie rock artists that aren't afraid to shred & solo - on the electric guitar, not a Casiotone.
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posted by sprocket87
on Oct 27, 2009 -
41 answers
I'm heading off to Paris for four days, and I'm starting to get a bit nervous that I'll forget something important. I've never been to Paris, and I haven't been to Europe for fifteen years. I'll be staying by myself in a hotel in Arondissement 7.
I'm wondering if you can help me out with any last-minute tips or things I'm likely to have forgotten.
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posted by cider
on Oct 9, 2009 -
25 answers
I've failed to find a long-ago post (or - dread thought - it COULD have been a comment!) featuring an astounding young German guitar player performing an extraordinary solo of a classical nature - with dazzling finger technique.
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posted by Jody Tresidder
on Sep 7, 2009 -
6 answers
