aroraborealis

I'd not really thought of it that definitively, particularly since I've not been on too many extended visits that weren't at my parents' house. However, I do find spending some time in a coffee shop writing or reading (or both) is very refreshing.
Your notions are ones I'm likely to gravitate to on my own, though. I am usually quite disinclined to have someone entertain me and I don' t like to over-exhaust self or hosts.