City break alone is fun!I’d love to just bask on a beach alone for days and days but I’m curious.. what would you do alone on a city break? The idea of dining on my own actually makes me want to vomit, which is silly because I really admire people who can confidently do stuff by themselves (aka adults)
Dining alone can be quite daunting at first, but you soon get used to it and it feels great. If you feel nervous it can be good to dine at the hotel at first, as you have a quick escape route back to your room, plus the staff probably have seen you around during the day so they know you're alone and will chat to you if you encourage it, and won't keep asking if you're waiting for anyone. I like to take a book for while I'm waiting for my food to arrive - feels like a better way to spend my time than just scrolling through my phone, although I might do a bit of that too! Then when the food's there I fully concentrate on enjoying my meal and taking in the surroundings.
During the day there's lots to do, it really depends where you go and what interests you. Lots of big cities have hop-on hop-off bus passes, and that can be a really cheap and easy way to get your bearings.
Personally I like to research a place a bit before I go there, so I know if there's specific things I want to do. I loosely plan what day I'll do each thing - a tasting session of a local food or drink is always fun, and there's usually an interesting museum or some landmarks that I want to go and see. And sometimes I like to plan in a city tour or a go on whatever the interesting local transport is (tram/boat/cable car etc.).
Around that loose plan, I wander. Buy a map but only use it if I'm seriously lost. Pop in and out of shops, stop for drinks and cakes at little cafes, walk around parks and squares, just really get a feeling for the place.
The really great thing about travelling alone is immersing yourself in somewhere new while also spending the time on you. It's a really lovely simultaneous looking inward and outward.