So @charles peck: when you remember what you wore on your vacation or what time, how does that memory appear to you? I want to know how people with aphantasia feel when they recall a memory. Do you hear your memories (voices, sounds, etc)? Or do you remember the feelings you felt?  I have hyperphantasia. So i usually see those images flash in my head. i can recall the sounds and voices along with the scenes in my head

In general, if I'm going to go somewhere, whether for business or pleasure, I prefer the trip to last long enough to remember well.  Fly in, spend the day, and fly out just doesn't cut it much for me. I think that my ideal vacation that didn't involve visiting old friends would be an extended horseback trip into the Canadian wilderness, maybe to go fishing on a very remote lake.  While the trip would be mostly a blur, I think that it would give enough time to retain some of the experience.

I've never thought about it that way! I've had arguments with my parents because I've never felt as if the experience was worth it. I've been thinking for a while that pictures are just as good as the real thing, but maybe thats just because I have no idea what the real thing actually looks like. Part of my dislike for traveling probably also comes from how most of them I go on aren't really of my own volition, most just parents wanting to visit some national park or another. But my favorite parts of vacations has also been the times where I get to sit down with some of the family friends and play cards or charades or something along those lines. I also think fondly on my trips to visit family because I don't really see them that often.

I don't have aphantasia. I am able to visualize the images of best parts of my vacation. Sometimes its like a movie clip of a moment I experienced playing in my head. Sometimes I can visualize new images or even an action sequence like a clip in my head. I am very curious to know how do you recall memories in that case? This is what I want to know about those who have aphantasia.

I never thought about it, but I hate travel vacations. I always thought it was because of motion sickness, but you are right... why go somewhere if I wont remember and be able to "see" the beautiful, unique sites over again in my head. I have other vision issues that keep me from noticing details in objects, so I probably wouldnt have the same appreciation for new things as others might because I would miss most of the details. And traveling to a new place, all my mental energy would be spent making sure I didnt get lost, so I have bothing left over to absorb all the wonderful differences and content. 

So @charles peck: when you remember what you wore on your vacation or what time, how does that memory appear to you? I want to know how people with aphantasia feel when they recall a memory. Do you hear your memories (voices, sounds, etc)? Or do you remember the feelings you felt?  I have hyperphantasia. So i usually see those images flash in my head. i can recall the sounds and voices along with the scenes in my head

In general, if I'm going to go somewhere, whether for business or pleasure, I prefer the trip to last long enough to remember well.  Fly in, spend the day, and fly out just doesn't cut it much for me. I think that my ideal vacation that didn't involve visiting old friends would be an extended horseback trip into the Canadian wilderness, maybe to go fishing on a very remote lake.  While the trip would be mostly a blur, I think that it would give enough time to retain some of the experience.

I've never thought about it that way! I've had arguments with my parents because I've never felt as if the experience was worth it. I've been thinking for a while that pictures are just as good as the real thing, but maybe thats just because I have no idea what the real thing actually looks like. Part of my dislike for traveling probably also comes from how most of them I go on aren't really of my own volition, most just parents wanting to visit some national park or another. But my favorite parts of vacations has also been the times where I get to sit down with some of the family friends and play cards or charades or something along those lines. I also think fondly on my trips to visit family because I don't really see them that often.

I don't have aphantasia. I am able to visualize the images of best parts of my vacation. Sometimes its like a movie clip of a moment I experienced playing in my head. Sometimes I can visualize new images or even an action sequence like a clip in my head. I am very curious to know how do you recall memories in that case? This is what I want to know about those who have aphantasia.

I never thought about it, but I hate travel vacations. I always thought it was because of motion sickness, but you are right... why go somewhere if I wont remember and be able to "see" the beautiful, unique sites over again in my head. I have other vision issues that keep me from noticing details in objects, so I probably wouldnt have the same appreciation for new things as others might because I would miss most of the details. And traveling to a new place, all my mental energy would be spent making sure I didnt get lost, so I have bothing left over to absorb all the wonderful differences and content.