First solo trips, safety, hostels, confidence, loneliness and the practical side of traveling alone.
For people traveling on their own, whether it is the first weekend away or a long trip. Specific experiences beat blanket claims about what is safe or worth doing.
When someone at a café or on a tour asks whether I'm traveling alone, I usually answer honestly. A few people have warned me never to say that to strangers, which seems overly cautious in ordinary situations. I can imagi...
After a late arrival I sometimes have a choice between an inexpensive public-transport route with transfers and a taxi that costs much more. In daylight I wouldn't think twice about the train. When I'm exhausted, carryin...
Tried a half-day walking tour on a solo trip and loved the amount of commitment: talk to people for three hours, learn something, then everyone disappears at lunch. One group activity every few days may be my ideal level...
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