WIBTA if I told my wife I didn’t want her to come to Europe with me? 

I’m 33 years old (so is my wife) and I’m the breadwinner (I don’t hold that against her). Each and every year she goes on a vacation to the Outer Banks with her sister and grandmother, no men are allowed. I’m not upset by it, I’m slightly annoyed at how misandrist her family is (very female heavy, actually mostly female), but honestly, I would not enjoy myself if I attended. 

In fact, my wife only enjoys one type of vacation, the beach. She just wants to lay out and read. That’s cool, she likes what she likes, but that’s the only type of vacation we can ever agree on (and I use the word agree loosely). We go to the beach together when I want to go to the beach. I prefer the mountains, but whatever. 

Anyhow, I’ve wanted to go on a backpacking trip to Europe my entire life. I want to throw on my ruck sack and visit small towns,  interact with the locals, stay at hostels, or camp. 

I’ve talked to my wife about going to Europe. She only wants to go to Europe if it means we go to the beach. 

The way I see it, the beach is the beach. Sure, some are nicer than others, but you can go lay out at Myrtle beach or Daytona beach and it be relatively the same experience as St. Tropez. 

She won’t want to do anything I want to do. In the 7 years we’ve been a couple, I’ve always done what she wants to do. I’m finally at a point in my life where I can save up and get vacation time to do what I want. I know she’ll be hurt, but WIBTA or is she being selfish?

Also, follow up question, how can I convince her to let me do my thing without her?