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The video isn't solely focusing on the travel, I also kept in my usual moaning and misunderstandings, as this can also affect the way we feel, so wanted to keep the video as long as it is to allow people to see different points of the day, and not just have it hit major points and leave the rest out. Then it is up to the watcher what they want to do with it.
You should be glad I edited this, it was originally over 3 hours! But I have added a ton of chapters to hopefully help out. But a story does take place from 'The Sun, and the plan'.
0:00 Drive to the airport
20:58 The airport
23:54 Arrived
25:01 The Hotel (catch up #1)
33:24 Best Friends Birthday
37:07 The Hotel (catch up #2)
40:16 The Next Day (catch up #3)
45:48 The Thin Streets...
46:55 The Beach
50:11 The Sun, and the plan
51:12 The Hotel? (catch up #4)
57:21 Change of Plan
1:00:25 The Hotel (catch up #5)
1:02:51 The Drive Home
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I'm really happy that you had yourself this experience.. it teaches us a lot about ourselves. I recently went on a motorcycle trip for 8 days with a tour company,,we drove 8 days from Nevada , Arizona and Utah and back seeing national parks. I kept telling myself that you got this, no worries go with the flow. It's adventure and adversity. I am diagnosed ADHD and getting an ASD assessment now at age 57. That trip was eye opening for me, about my strengths and weaknesses. I'm proud of myself. I'm proud of you too. ❤
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As a South African currently on holiday traveling through Europe I absolutely loved this video. Watched it with my (non-autistic) husband in our hotel room in Hamburg and it was so good to see that someone out there shares my anxieties over travel. I love traveling and enjoy seeing new places and we do it quite often but it comes at quite a high price on my mental wellbeing. I stress over the smallest, most insignificant things! And obviously the bigger the cultural, language and general differences there are the bigger the stress. Had a mini meltdown last week in a Dutch supermarket after a week of intense travel when I couldn't find any of my safe foods and everything just became too much... Still traveling but the anxieties becoming less and less after every destination safely reached. Will definitely not be doing any solo international travel soon though. Need a safety buffer (aka husband) by my side 😅
Such an awesome idea for a video. Keep up the good work, always looking forward to the next one!
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Me and my 17 year old autistic son went to Spain last October for the first time 'on our own'. I'm undiagnosed autistic. My son coped with the travelling much better than I did. We almost missed our flight back home from Malaga airport, absolutely terrifying. My son was calm, i thought I was having a heart attack, I was that stressed. All that said, we'd had an amazing holiday. We did everything at our own pace and there were 2 nights where we didn't even leave the hotel room. It was great, it really was. But the travelling was just horrendous for me. When I've travelled before, it's been with other people who dealt with everything for me.
We are going again this year, but with my eldest son and his partner. I'm dreading it. Well, the travelling anyway. I've told them that after that I'm not travelling abroad again, unless I miraculously become better at travelling. I'm just going to stay travelling in the UK in my car with my dog.
Thanks for your video. I've subscribed 😊
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I totally get escapeism! I moved seven years ago and it was just a big relive to be able to go outsinde with knowing that i will not meet anybody i know. I love that feeling, it is so calming! I hate traveling so i avoid to go outside meeting someone new so i can be anonymous forever ;)
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Thanks Paul, I feel like I have been on holiday without even leaving my living room, ( the best kind of holiday for me 😂 )
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Your dry sense of humor is the best. The airport cue of ppl. Yes!! Why. In. The. World…Would I want to get on first so I can just sit there smooshed in between ppl longer??? Do ppl think that someone is gonna take their seat? Also, once they show their ticket they still walk very fast down the hallway just to WAIT to get on the plane! Like, what’s the rush?? Nothing is happening down there. Surely you’ve been down that hallway before and you know it’s a painstakingly slow process as ppl take their sweet time getting settled instead of quickly taking their seat by getting the hell out of the way by stepping out of the aisle so others can pass. No thank you. I’ll wait till all the idiots go through their mindless ramblings while I breath fresher air for 15 more minutes and not stand in a line while I roll my eyes constantly. Then the deplaning. WTH? Sit down. Then why does every row have to empty first? Why not let the first seats that are already standing and ready go first if you do not have children?
Rant over lol. EVERYTHING you say is EXACTLY what I go through.
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Thanks for taking us on your vacation, Paul! Put some aloe vera on your sunburn. :-)
I've only traveled abroad with a tour group. The good part is literally everything is taken care of for you. Everything is structured and scheduled so you know exactly where you're going and what you're doing at any time. Your flights and hotels are booked for you, your tour tickets are purchased for you, your restaurants are reserved for you, etc.
The bad part of being in a tour group is it can be hard to find alone time. I've found myself 'running away' during the few periods of free time. Lol!
I am fine taking smaller trips by myself, like going to local bed and breakfasts near hiking trails. I also research everything ahead of time - local tour spots, operating hours, fees, restaurants, directions. Everything is investigated and planned out within an inch of its life, because that's how I function. Lol
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I know exactly how it feels to solo travel as an autistic adult. I have done 2 solo train trips to your neck of the woods (manchester) to do uni courses and really enjoyed blending in with the crowds and just doing what I want on my time and schedule which was mostly museums. Loved it. I have done the same as you did the buses with the trams in Manchester. I didn't use them the first trip. I also researched the heck out of my trips. Where I was going to go, which way I was going, what time I was going to be there. Everything. I love planning trips but it drives my family crazy.
You looked more relaxed at the end of the video and I'm glad you got to do everything you wanted to do.
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As someone who has recently been given an autism diagnosis and as someone who solo travels in UK often, I solo travelled to Iceland for the 1st time and I can relate to this video so much, especially the baggage specifications, I brought all new suitcases and bags and had screenshots of the dimensions with me to make sure they would be OK... found your channel through tiktok, thank you for sharing your experiences, it's really cool to relate to someone who knows and understands the quirks that come with autism
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🏆 Great Video. Very well done. Thank you.
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Awesome video, thank you for doing this! This is something that I kind of tried for the first time last year (if going to the next town over can be considered a vacation) and it was super refreshing to not be beholden to someone else’s itinerary and to be free to do whatever “boring” thing I want to do. It looks like it would be a lot of fun to do a real trip like this, and I like the idea of just going somewhere and being able to be like a background character without any expectations to live up to. Really good video, I appreciate the work you put into editing this, and I really like how quiet everything was overall. I liked how you showed the sight-seeing shots candidly and with no explanation because it felt like how I would normally view something in real life (quietly). Great job!
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Great video. Loved the pace and the detail. Well done you. And sending love in regards to the passing of your friend.
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All my life I have found the things that other people find easy and take for granted really difficult and anxiety provoking but the stuff other people find hard, I really enjoy. For example, writing an essay on a specialist subject is no problem but trying to drive somewhere i have never been and park is a major issue that I have learnt over the years to manage by first trying to get out of it and secondly by having to plan in detail and if possible, get a 'normal' person to come with me on a practice run. Paul you are an autism hero for doing this trip, even though it caused you anxiety and you had to do a lot of research, you still had the balls to do it; much respect.
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I'm glad it went well for the most part.
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I’m 57 woman and have just been unofficially diagnosed with Autism, due to absolute burnout…………now I’m trying to find a way of getting official assessment, I need this for a number reasons. I’m currently living on the fringes, close to be homeless. All I need at the moment is a vehicle I can live in, as I cannot be fixed geographically anymore………..my masks are just dropping everyday
Not sure how all this is going to unfold 🙃
Anyway, your videos have really informed and confirmed my inner knowing…………..btw, I’m a lot like you on many levels ♥️🔥
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Tremendous video Paul! So fun to get a tour of Barcelona without having to go! Yes people are always the problem with me traveling and I do it for a living. Even when I am on a layover, sometimes I don’t even go out! Well done on the walking though maybe the bus pass would have been the ticket! Also, I kept thinking you should have worn a hat🤣. A personal think you for putting your phone in Airplane Mode😂. Can’t wait for the next travel video! A riveting 1:23:35
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PS: I liked this as a travel video way more than the professional travel videos, like those often seen on PBS in the US, perhaps some are produced by the BBC. Those are just unrealistic and kind of empty and give me no motivation to travel. Though I wouldn't travel today, yours would give me motivation if I was.
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Nice to hear you enjoyed the skinny streets, and I very much related to the check-off-the-list feeling regarding other parts of the experience. The way you went about certain things like airport and public transport without headphones would have wrecked me for the rest of the day! I'm forced to travel often due to family being scattered around Europe and I also have a mobility issue and can't stand the heat, I always bring a foldable cane in my bag and a cotton beanie I can wet with cold water before leaving the hotel. Regarding food I try to scan the neighbourhood beforehand with a food delivery app so I can check the ingredients and still eat somewhat healthy when I want to. Also if the budget allows me I like to plan a recovery day after the flight where I'll just do nothing besides a short walk. Looking forward to your next adventure.
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I really enjoyed this video Paul and after watching this I feel like I’ve been on a little holiday myself. Like yourself I research everything sometimes too the extreme’s hoping that this will reduce my anxiety to certain situations, but then I can get a bit obsessive about looking things up that can cause it’s own anxiety a bit like looking up symptoms on DR Google, and what I thought was a cold has me looking at lots of information about the Black Death.
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11 months ago
New title! Autistic guy goes to Spain to by a McDonalds 😆 i guess the "take away" 😆 excuse the pun is research! research! research ! and boy are we good at that. educational entertaining and inspiring you are real trooper and have really upped your game with this one. always great content. keep up the good work Paul 🍻
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