My aunt did a solo world trip around 2005 for a whole year. She visited every continent and purposefully didn't bring a phone. She came back with the most amazing stories, but I don't think I could ever do that!
Wow! That is quite the adventure, especially if you would do that now, when everybody is glued to their phones. I can only imagine how many great stories your aunt must have!
Loved reading this! I've solo travelled a few times, for work or for vacation. My first vacation solo trip was a short weekend in Bath, and I did really enjoy it! You get to check in with yourself - what do I feel like doing? How about if I just read a bit on this bench over here? There's no rush, it's just me. On the other hand, I went through activities a bit quicker than if you were to go with someone (a museum, high tea). So I did take a train back earlier. I think one or two nights is enough for a solo small city trip - I'd be curious to try longer somewhere a bit bigger or with multiple locations like you did!
I solo traveled once, but not entirely intentionally. I was supposed to go surfing in Costa Rica for two weeks with my brother Matt. I had the trip all planned, but then he couldn’t go for a variety of reasons. My brother Doug decided to go with me, but he could only stay for a week. So I was on my own the second week. Mind you, this was 2003. There were no smart phones, no apps, no ride shares, and a lot of hotels and restaurants didn’t even have websites back then. Costa Rica also didn’t have reliable cell phone service, and US phones didn’t work there. I used a calling card and the hotel lobby phone once a day to call my office and let them know I was still alive, but otherwise had no contact with anyone outside the hotel. And as a young woman traveling alone, I didn’t stray from the hotel at all because god only knows what could have happened. In the end, I called my office and had them change my flight home to three days earlier, because after four days alone, I couldn’t take it anymore! So yeah, no more solo travel for me, lol.
My aunt did a solo world trip around 2005 for a whole year. She visited every continent and purposefully didn't bring a phone. She came back with the most amazing stories, but I don't think I could ever do that!
Wow! That is quite the adventure, especially if you would do that now, when everybody is glued to their phones. I can only imagine how many great stories your aunt must have!
Loved reading this! I've solo travelled a few times, for work or for vacation. My first vacation solo trip was a short weekend in Bath, and I did really enjoy it! You get to check in with yourself - what do I feel like doing? How about if I just read a bit on this bench over here? There's no rush, it's just me. On the other hand, I went through activities a bit quicker than if you were to go with someone (a museum, high tea). So I did take a train back earlier. I think one or two nights is enough for a solo small city trip - I'd be curious to try longer somewhere a bit bigger or with multiple locations like you did!
I solo traveled once, but not entirely intentionally. I was supposed to go surfing in Costa Rica for two weeks with my brother Matt. I had the trip all planned, but then he couldn’t go for a variety of reasons. My brother Doug decided to go with me, but he could only stay for a week. So I was on my own the second week. Mind you, this was 2003. There were no smart phones, no apps, no ride shares, and a lot of hotels and restaurants didn’t even have websites back then. Costa Rica also didn’t have reliable cell phone service, and US phones didn’t work there. I used a calling card and the hotel lobby phone once a day to call my office and let them know I was still alive, but otherwise had no contact with anyone outside the hotel. And as a young woman traveling alone, I didn’t stray from the hotel at all because god only knows what could have happened. In the end, I called my office and had them change my flight home to three days earlier, because after four days alone, I couldn’t take it anymore! So yeah, no more solo travel for me, lol.