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Traveling Solo: How to Plan
Certain activities just don’t feel right to do alone. It varies person to person. A few years ago, friends and I had a conversation about what we would be comfortable doing alone. Whether it’s a movie at the theatre, a sporting event or traveling, it’s a way to push your personal boundaries. Where to begin.
Business travel is one method. Work related travel can be lonely. It can be a bore. At least by doing so, one is acclimated to the rigors of being a traveling army of one. No one to split that gargantuan meal. Mini fridges are your friend on the road. Taking turns hauling the suitcases down to the curb, maybe that’s assigned to you regardless, nothing added to the win column on that one, or your companion handles all the itineraries, now another task. Alright, so being the adult more often than you want is a fair criticism. That’s about as rough as it gets.
However labor is divided, when traveling solo, now it’s all up to you. The upside, no one is going to complain, you decided to spend half a day in a museum or a couple hours meandering through an interesting bookshop. No one is going to blast angry emoji texts about it. There are benefits to traveling alone.
Now, how to plan. Depending on how long and where you are going, there are numerous travel bloggers covering planning, packing, and on the road helpful hints, here are a few (no…
