No one can deny that traveling is one of the greatest pleasures of life especially for those who’ve been bitten by the bug of wanderlust! Normally, there are two common types of traveling and they are solo travel or group travel.
Both types are interesting and exciting! However, the majority of travelers prefer group travel than solo travel believing that the former is cheaper and more fun while the later is boring and not interesting enough!
The truth is traveling solo one of the most interesting decisions you can ever make. It is a choice that you will never regret making as it helps you step out of that bubble you have created for yourself!
The journey might seem a bit intimidating at the very beginning, but once it begins you will just love it!
Eating Out Alone Becomes Totally Normal
Traveling solo is not an easy decision to make! It is a very challenging one, especially, if you have used to travel in groups and never tried to travel solo before! However, we are not saying this to discourage you. In contrary, it is such a liberating experience and a journey that only you can control.
One common concern that all gappers have is eating out alone while arriving at their travel destination. The reason why they worry about this matter is that they feel more secure in a group and feel that they have good company unlike when they are alone.
No worries, you won’t end up miserable and you won’t lose your appetite for food. eating is a necessity and it will take you no more than one week and you will start to enjoy it. Think about it positively and you will certainly change your mind about it !
you will even be surprised to see yourself stepping into restaurants and ordering food from the food menu with so much excitement. You will be free to order what you want, eat what you want, and might even be shocked to find yourself chit-chatting with strangers sitting on the next table.
You see, step by step you will come out of your comfort zone and start networking and connecting. This is how you will make new friends and break the wall of cultures!
Oops! we have forgotten to say that eating food would become your most favorite habit as not only you will find yourself sitting on that chair and calling the waiter but you will also sit at street food stalls and still enjoy the taste under the warm yellow lights!
You will Get To Know Yourself more
They say that traveling changes you forever and when it’s time to fly back to your mother country, you would notice what a different person you have become. Traveling will change you into a wiser, independent person who is capable to stand alone without the help and support of family and friends!
The good thing about traveling solo is that you will not be surrounded by those people you have lived with all your life nor those friends you have studied with during your high school! Solo traveling is about you, your flight ticket, your backpack, sunglasses, and a map! Exciting!
Traveling solo is exploring one different world alone, living experiences alone, and creating memories with other people that cross your journey and whom you don’t know! How beautiful is that!
It is a very educating experience as it will free your soul and give you the opportunity to find the real you and bring out the best on you! therefore, it will help you know yourself better, your abilities, skills, and character!
You’ll share a room with a bunch of strangers
Traveling solo is an experience that can make you do things you have never dared to do in the past and which you never imagine yourself doing. Imagine sharing a room in a hostel with a bunch of strangers! Seems weird, right! And you might even think now that you will never ever accept to do something like this!
Well, we assure you, you will do it to save money for your trip, especially, if you are traveling on a budget! What’s even more surprising, you will enjoy the experience and you will enjoy the company too!
It’s true that it might seem a bit intimidating at the beginning but then you will start to love how this weird experience can make you feel! You will even appreciate when you start to make new friends and meet beautiful minds and souls!
You won’t miss your home
Some travelers might think that traveling solo will make them feel hopeless and lonely and therefore cause them a pang of homesickness! This is not gonna happen, we want you to trust us! Once the plane land on your travel destination, your busy journey begins!
Every day is a new crazy day where you are discovering new places and learning new experiences. In fact, time will fly and you will be surprised how you have forgotten about home and can’t even find the time to give them a phone call thanks to the over excitement and stimulation!
Just to remind you, don’t hesitate to find some time to give your parents a call and let them hear your voice because they will certainly miss you!
You’ll Make some new and best Friends ever
Traveling not only teaches you how to appreciate the differences existing between you and other people in different parts of the planets but also help you create beautiful connections with people you didn’t know before and make new friends that speak not your language, know not your culture and traditions but surely share your most favorite interest, which is traveling ! isn’t it awesome!
Whether you travel solo or in the group, the most interesting thing about traveling is giving you an opportunity to meet different types of people whom you will never forget and who would remain engraved in your memory forever after.
Those people will be the reason why you smile when you grow old and gray everytime you think of the memories you had with them and certainly then you will keep smiling and repeating ‘’ How lucky I am’’.
You don’t need to speak the language to communicate
Don’t let the language be an obstacle that prevents you from stepping out of your mother country and discovering the world! It is enough for you to learn some basic and simple words such as ‘’ thank you’’, ‘’hello’’, and ‘’ goodbye’’ in the language spoken in your travel destination.
Language is definitely not the only mean of communication. there are many other means you can use to transmit your messages to others, including body language!
Oh, yes body language is one of the most effective ways of communication and if you know how to use your facial and body gestures properly, you’d certainly help others understand you correctly!
Don’t forget to always be polite and smiling when you are trying to make friends or start a conversation with people who don’t speak your language. The good thing, if you speak English, you don’t have to worry as it is a universal language that is spoken by many people all over the world.
The main things we are trying to tell you here is don’t be afraid to step out of your bubble, don’t let the new culture, different language, or even religion stop you from exploring the world and making new friends.
You’ll do some crazy things
Every time I meet people who are scared to travel and explore the world, I tell them how rewarding it is to venture out of your zone, how free it feels to roam the world, and how educating it is to discover the other places, faces, and destinations.
You are born to roam, you are born to breathe in different places, and you are born to live and get lost only to find yourself again. So, when you travel you do all this and many other crazy things that you have never thought you are capable of doing!
I remember when I traveled alone two years ago, I had a crazy experience that I would love to live again and again until death sucks my breath away!
I skydived, I helicoptered over the sky of different destinations, I even jumped off the bridge and I still can’t believe I did it. It was really crazy but I admit that those awesome and epic life experiences I had while traveling is what makes me the person I am today.
Don’t spend your life in regrets and be brave enough to venture out and see the world! Enjoy!