Solo travel isn't for everyone. But ask people who've done it and they'll often tell you it changed the way they travel forever.
Self-Discovery
It’s easier to figure out what you like when you’re not stuck in a group project. Without someone else’s routines steering the trip, you get space to think and see what you’re really interested in.
- Why Solo Travel Is the Ultimate Journey of Self-Discovery [BEA ADVENTUROUS]
- How to Transform Your Life with a Travel Reset [Solo Traveler]
- 5 Reasons Solo Travel is Worth It [Pack Up + Go]
Freedom
The itinerary is all yours. Stay longer, leave early, change your mind or spend three hours doing something uniquely you. You don’t have to negotiate schedules or budgets, so the trip is everything you’d choose for yourself.
- Why I Love To Travel Alone [Where and Wander]
- More Married Women Are Traveling Alone Than Ever Before—Here’s Why [Travel + Leisure]
- I Didn’t Believe the Solo Holiday Hype … Now I Completely Get It. [Go World Travel Magazine]
Confidence
Figuring out new transit, making decisions, and dealing with the thing that inevitably goes wrong is proof you can handle more than you thought. Confidence doesn’t come from a perfect trip. It comes from doing the thing, and knowing you’ll be fine when it isn’t.
- Why Every Woman Should Travel Alone [Be My Travel Muse]
- 5 Reasons to Solo Travel (and Why It’s Never Too Late) [Miik]
- 8 surprising benefits of solo travel [Calm]
Solo Travel Can Be More Social, Not Less
Solo travel sounds less social, but it doesn’t have to be. Without a travel buddy, you end up talking to locals, chatting with strangers, and making connections you’d probably miss in a group.
- 20+ Benefits Of Solo Travel | Why You Should See The World Solo [Inspired Backpacker]
- Why Everyone Should Travel Solo at Least Once in Their Life [Lattes, Life & Luggage]
- Why You Should Solo Travel [The Local Palate]
A few other favourite resources on this topic
- Why I Travel Alone: A Solo Traveler's Manifesto [Nomadic Matt]
- Why solo travel? Untangling the reasons why women travel alone. [Travel Bug Tonic]
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