Alright, here's a little bit of insight.

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Until a couple years ago, I thought I absolutely hated many things. These include walking in the downtown of the city, a place that is extremely crowded at all times, shopping of any kind, etc. Then I had a girlfriend a couple years ago and I started enjoying all of these. At first I thought this was because, well, I was out with my girlfriend. But then going to some places with my family made me realized the issue.

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They weren't describing any fucking thing to me. The only stuff that I knew existed were the things that my family felt that it was important enough to draw the attention of each other to. Regardless of whether if we are in the car or walking, I would have no idea about what is around me.

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On the other hand, my girlfriend loves to talk all the time, so she already pretty much describes what's around me in the normal flow of the conversation. I don't think I ever wondered "huh, I wonder what stores are around me" whenever we were walking in downtown. Mind you, this constant describing duty could quickly become a burden, but I was lucky enough to be with someone who, well, can't stop talking. :D

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I still hate going somewhere with my family. I still absolutely love going out with my girlfriend. The biggest difference is because she describes stuff to me and I am not just aimlessly following her around.

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If you pay more attention to getting him involved rather than indulging in your own looking pleasure, I think a simple city break could be pretty good time spent.

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Note that mileage may vary from person to person.

Anyplace with a pool so he can swim would be fun..It doesn't matter if you fall down in a pool while swimming, you can't break any bones and can just cut loose..I'm visually impaired and that's my favorite thing to do, plus I can also talk to people while sitting poolside or even in the water..As for sunscreen application if you use a long handled lotion applicator or shower puff on a long handle you don't need to ask anyone for help.

We are relatively new to holidays without vision but we enjoy games on Alexa (feel the pressure, Jeopardy and Animal names).

We like movies with video description.

Walking/hiking in open areas.

Eating out in quiet places.

Having people over.

My spouse enjoys history so our local museums have lots of speakers and documentaries.

Last thought is tandem biking. My spouse is almost twice my size so we were told it wouldn’t be great/safe for me to be in the front.

Crowds are tough for my husband too ..he’s 56... mainly because of so much noise and difficulty parsing out what’s relevant. He’s also athletic and still works out, hits golf balls etc. Noise cancelling Headsets can help with you (or someone else) only speaking to him.

I’m not saying it’s easy. May be ask him? I was surprised when my husband said he wanted a golf net.

There is also an app that describes what’s around you. Check out SeeingAI. It’s free.
Best wishes!!