the beach. chicago set it aside for public use instead of reserving it only for the rich and now it several giant parks with a beach and lots of other stuff to do filled with people.
i prefer the beaches w/o children (eg hollywood) where you spend all day & night having a good time until the police make everyone leave and they have a restaurant & bar on the beach that’s really convenient and with a beach friendly dress code.
Mountain bike riding with friends mainly. Also just bush walkkng/hiking.
The dog park!
There’s not much else around, where I live. The crowd at the dive bars are so not my kind of people. I used to explore the country backroads too, but at this point if I’m going to be alone I’m probably reading (or writing like right now).
Kart racing, I’m talking about the 200 cubic centimeter karts on outdoor raceways. When taking part in the group I’m usually the only girl there and I’ve come 1st enough times that people in the groups know me as a person worth challenging. I love feeling those lateral G’s even though I always end up with bruises on my inner thighs afterwards!
With an achilles injury and a great apartment, I’m only leaving for shopping and various appointments. Why the hell else would I go out in this mess? :-D
-Gym
-Dance Studio
-Concerts
-Free Events (there’s always something on Eventbrite)
The park is my first location.
Hiking
Walks around town
Bike ride
Gym
Walk along the stream looking at the mallards
Trail running (as soon as I get started with it…)
Park/square bench, filled thermos and something to read
I just meander without purpose, going whichever way feels good. The unaimed arrow never misses.
Grocery store, liquor store, basement.
Forest walk with dog.
- Public swimming pool
- Public library
- Public park
- walking path by the river
- espresso bar
- public bath (with the little one)
- friends house
- family (in law) house
- mall / department store
- cinema
- walk or bicycle around the neighborhood
- supermarket
Boy whatever this public coporation is it seems to have some nice stuff. Hope it catches on. /s
Since we got the baby I can’t do it anymore but especially when I was single it was one of my favorite things to do. I had a semi professional photo camera and I would go out and do street photography. I would go to another city for a daytrip just to do that.
I live in a walkable city so I have a lot of options by just going outside on foot.
The park. Sometimes for a walk, sometimes for a bike ride.
Grocery store or something nearby. Get a snack or something for dinner.
Thrift store, though that’s a bike ride or train ride.
Library. Just browse the stacks.
Bookstore, less often, but sometimes it’s fun to see what they have.
Record shop, rarely, because I don’t have a record player but a few friends do, and I might see something they’d like.
Sometimes I just walk around without a goal. See what there is to see around here.
Museums, art galleries
Movies/cinemas
Hiking on trails or just walking
Shopping mall, even just for window shopping
The beach if nearby