solo or not?.Advice please

[ZBeebs]

I would LOVE to travel to Amsterdam solo. I love my wife, and we have a great time in Amsterdam together, but she doesn't smoke...She never says anything but I feel pressure to not spend all day in coffeeshops, when all I really want to do is visit as many coffeeshops as possible, sample as many strains as I can, and then eat my way through the city. It would be great to be able to sleep as late as I want, linger wherever I feel like it, and not worry if someone else is bored, hungry, tired, etc. It would also be nice to linger around the red light district for more than a moment without getting funny looks from her!

I don't know that I'd want to do this every time...but a week in Amsterdam on my own would be awesome.

[geekymonkey]

I love Amsterdam solo. (I love it with my Mr and with a group too.)

I get a chance to talk to strangers (something I love but my mr doesn't as much), wander around taking pictures for hours, and catch up with friends in the city. I like being by myself though, and really don't get lonely.

[tdw121270]

Yep I allways go solo. Out of the 20 odd times I have been only been with friends twice. Do what you like when you like. I don't make plans as 9 times out of 10 I never see them through.

[SHIVA 11]

Right thats it i have slept on it and read all your kind advice .Thanks all .Solo it is, if i dont do it i will always be wondering.Time to sort the details me thinks

Thanks again people

[Cookie]

I went solo my first time and am going solo again

[Bilbo Baggins]

Considering a solo trip end of Jan meeself, maybe we'll bump into each other in Voyagers or whatever. But like a previous poster 90% of the 33 years I've smoked Ive smoked alone with a beer in front, a joint in my hand and my personal music on my ears. And I know from my 3 previous trips that most of the fun isnt to be found in the coffeeshops as you know having so many trips under your belt yourself.

I really would like coffeeshops a lot better if they made an effort to play decent music. But I have no doubts that any normal stoner would enjoy Amsterdam by him/herself. Weed has a charming propensity to unite people if the same people are prepared to make an effort, I say go for it and I bet you have a riot.

[SHIVA 11]

I will post up when i get booked, just waiting for the KLM sale usually starts 4th jan

[Semprini]

Although most of the trips I've made over have been with friends, I have done a few on my own and loved it. The best one was when I went over for 5 days back in about 2002 or so, especially as it was all paid for by my work! I didn't have to actually do any work at all though and spent the whole time visiting coffeeshops, as well as an overnight stay in Rotterdam to visit some friends and go to a festival.

I love being able to do whatever I want, without being tied into a group dynamic. There's nothing more frustrating than being part of a group in Dam and no one can make their mind up as to what they want to do, or you end up going somewhere that you don't want to because that's what the group decides. The worst occasions for me have been when I've gone over with my wife and other couples - the amount of time we wasted standing around deciding what to do doesn't even bear thinking about!!

My advice would be to decide on a few things you want to do/see to give your time a bit of structure and play the rest by ear. It's easy to set up a T&T with some ACDers if you want a bit of company but otherwise enjoy the freedom!!

[godhed]

This March/April I'll be doing 15 days and 14 nights in Adam, which is my Disneyland. This is my fifth trip: all solo. Most people can't consume the humongous amounts of high grade weed and hash I enjoy doing and would rather do the "tourist thing". Madame Tussaud's, anyone? Not me. I'll just be honest and say I go to get stoned out of my skull and get laid by the most beautiful women I've ever seen. The people are great and so is the architecture, but that's beside the point. Most wives and girlfriends don't like the stiff competition (pun intended). You can hear them nagging their men as the walk through the RLD. You don't have to understand the language to know what they're saying. Have fun, dude. And remember that what happens in Amsterdam stays in Amsterdam.

[Cudi_420]

I've been to Amsterdam 4 times, once on my own. I think that if you're going there primarily to smoke, you best be with people that are also there for that reason, and will want to trek out of the city a bit. The three times I was with people, they weren't really smokers, or kind of got over it by the 2nd day. It made it difficult for me to just ditch them and sit in a coffeeshop on my own, so all three times weren't anywhere near as good as the trip on my own. But I wish some of my friends were a bit more keen.

[Adamster]

Befor i leave i make BIG plans ....whit big list of all shops ill be goin to and all mapped out 1 by 1...but by day 2 -3 some stuff change like this year on day two the plan was take train to alkmaar but ended up biking it...and taking train to den helder the plan got reversed that day by day 10 i still had not done the Ann frank museum thats been a plan from last 8 trips < PLAN! for next trip hitting it b4 taking a hit and i plan on hitting some Coffe shops also

And you can go wrong being SOLO any where in the country..you meet new ppl from all over the world...iv meet few ppl whom came over to my country to visite me and my country..ppl be less into talking to a group of ppl..i say easier solo no pain on friend saying no to something you wanna do and they dont! no that aint fun whit friend but i reather keep them back home now

Rant over!!

[hestia]

I would say that i've gone solo to amsterdam 80% of the time. And I highly recomend it. I have the same problem as a lot of you do...my other isn't a smoker. and I just don't feel right about draging along someone who hasn't any interest in it. ( how booring it must be for them) So we've found over the years that we're both happier if we do somethings apart from each other. So try solo, it's great fun and you don't have to please any but yourself

[SHIVA 11]

Thanks people, definitley doing it , looking at the week commencing the 23/01 at the moment though might change .Struggling to get a flight other than monday morning i live in the north east and dont want to fly out at five in the afternoon as that is a waste of a day.Hopefully klm will have some offers and i can go from durham on the 11.00 oclock flight.Dont know why but prefer to go tuesday and back friday rather than mon till thursday.

[Kingdoc]

In a nutshell yes! ive done the solo thing tons of times & it was alright,KD.

[SHIVA 11]

Well i could not wait and am booked up now arriving monday the 23rd of jan for three nights leaving on the thursday.Booked the nadia spoke to the hotel and they are fine with toking just as long as you are discrete, also got a room with a balcony just in case.Around 70 euro a night so pleased with that as it has great reviews.

Really looking forward to this now ,will have to read up on whats good think i will give the hashes a good caning this trip.thanks all