There’s a topic making the rounds right now regarding a person looking for advice for a trip to London, and it veered off track with suggestions that it’s OK for a couple to split and do separate things while on vacation. I am curious how often this happens and under what circumstances. At home, my wife and I spend plenty of time apart with our own interests and friends, but our trips are based on common interests, or, we're willing to share each other’s passions. Case in point is our trip to Scotland last June when she roamed the countryside in search of Jamie Fraser of Outlander fame. Spring of 2024 we (me) are seriously considering Dunedin, Florida for Spring Training with the Blue Jays which has created plenty of debate regarding how many baseball games are too many (her-1, me-there aren’t too many).
Typically on vacation, our only time apart is dawn and dusk. I’m up at the crack of dawn roaming the streets while she sleeps or gets ready, and I’m usually out at sunset doing the same thing-sometimes with her, sometimes without. But we are joined at the hip during those prime time vacationing hours and are happy with that. But I am curious how often you split to do different things and meet at the end of the day to swap stories. My main reason for asking is for upcoming retirement trips when we extend our stays from 2 weeks, to 4 weeks or more. That will be something new and I’m wondering if there will be a need to give each other more space in these circumstances?