Published on 12, July, 2020
Do you enjoy going abroad and/or travelling within your own country?
I've only been to a few countries in my life, all in Europe.
So, what makes you feel you need to have a 'holiday' in another place from home?
Some of my motivations:
1. Because it's the 'done thing' so I think a part of it was to fit in with the 'crowd'.
2. To experience other cultures and see some beauty in the world (that was Italy).
Against:
1. I hate the journey.
2. I worry about leaving my home untended.
3. I feel deeply disorientated by hotel rooms etc.
4. I feel deeply disorientated by being in 'strange' places.
5. I feel deeply disorientated by the change in routine.
6. I hate heat and don't swim so beach holidays are out.
7. Financial restraints.
I think I get less stressed by travelling in the UK, with knowing I can get home quickly if required.
How about you?
I lived and worked in 3 countries, Poland, Slovakia, and UK, and I can tell it's easier to get by without people noticing you're autistic everywhere except home country. I've been on holiday in Italy 3 times and I loved it.
I would like to travel more, but life commitments don't let me, one have to work to pay bills, and amount of holiday days is limited.
I would like to visit Greece and Turkey to see ancient ruins, like those in Italy. Magnificent.
I would like to go on foot from north to south of Africa, one day I will maybe they will take me in in some forgotten village to teach english and math, it would be nice retirement. They wouldn't know about autism there most likely.
I avoid people as much as possible. though there are moments when it's not possible, e.g. checking in a hotel. And cheap hotels are worn out and often dirty, smelly, dusty, and full of grumpy staff, I don't dare to complain in person to one of those.
But you can go through the airport flying abroad without having a single exchange of words or eye contact !!! Just don't forget a book to read, or something that will keep you focused on throught waiting in lounge and flying, plus headphones, or earplugs to disconnect the noise.
If I could arrange everything and pay for everything online and go somewhere and spent 2 weeks without saying a word it would be my dream holiday.
Where did you go in Italy?
I went to Rome.
Loved the Vatican and Colosseum and Forum.
Second holiday was Sorrento.
Had a coach and boat tour of Amalfi coast.
Also Capri, Vesuvius and Pompeii.
We had our honeymoon in Italy. We had 4 days in Rome, then 10 days in Amalfi. We had scrimped on the wedding itself to invest more in the honeymoon. In Amalfi we stayed in the beautiful Hotel Luna Convento, which had been a 13th century Franciscan monastery. It still has the cloisters and a consecrated chapel. Ibsen, Wagner, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Gore Vidal and the late, retired, Pope had all stayed there. Mussolini had also stayed there, but it wasn't mentioned much. The food was really superb.