Should I travel alone?

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As far as I'm concerned traveling alone is the only way to go. Seems to me every time I'm with someone else all they want to do is shop or eat anyway. If I wanted to shop, eat constantly or watch TV I could have just stayed home. When you are on your own you can stop and stay that extra time to enjoy where you are at. And skip all that you don't want to waste your time or money with. Also the choice of motels or campsites is yours alone. I just returned from a 6 week trip to 7 western states alternating camping (in a sleeper in my pickup truck ) and staying in budget motels. The unmitigated luxury of determining whether to stay and enjoy a place a little longer of skipping what you just plain don't care about is not worth the constant compromise of having someone with you all the time. The luxury of just having a couple of hours each morning to drink your coffee/tea and think things over is worth the tradeoff all by itself. Reply to this

You will also meet countless numbers of other people who are also traveling alone so you will never really be traveling alone.

Indeed, when you travel solo, you're never really alone. It allows you, well more like "forces" you to mingle with other people. You may meet great and not-so-nice personalities out there while alone, but it is what makes solo travel exciting. Reply to this

Well, Ive always travelled alone, and it is one of the main highlights of my memory jukebox. I travelled to India recently for 2-3 months, although it wasn't long enough, still manageable. I made friends along the way, and till now, we keep in touch via email and Facebook (oh Thank God for internet nowadays)

I can't deny that sometimes you'll be hit by the loneliness... like when you're in Dharamsala (India), overlooking the mountains, you wish for someone special in your life.. or at least talk to someone and share your feelings. It can be painful but it's definitely temporary. Otherwise, it is a good time to do a self reflection of yourself, whatever you've been doing for the past few years of your life.

Now, stuck with a job (although freelancing in Advertising), I have to plan out time and budget in case I were to travel again. Alone. Yes.

Travelling alone can be rewarding, if you have the right mindset and positive attitude. Reply to this

I would totally recommend traveling on your own, the biggest thing is :"FREEDOM"
you don't have to worry about getting someone else to agree to what you want to do,when to get up, you can eat when and what you want, go to sleep when you want, you'll pretty much on your own. Don't worry about being lonely, if your staying at hostels then you'll meet lots of people along the way. Biggest thing is and my biggest piece of advice, stay safe, always watch your back. Reply to this

Well seeing the thread is alive again I thought I may add some interesting observations after spending 18 months travelling with someone for the first time having finally escaped on my own again.

Huge difference -

People talk to me at airports (Ok, I guess having a giant bodyguard with a tattoo'd head as a travelling companion may be off putting for some). I missed those random airport smoking room or check in queue conversations, you meet the most interesting people.

People were a lot more curious even if the language barrier got in the way..ive learned to mimic scuba diving rather than try bad attempts at many languages.

I did what I wanted to when I wanted to. And how I wanted to. Im the person you always see running at top speed through airport departure lounges to the final call. My partner is the arrive at the airport 4 hours early and check in kind.

Somewhat relevant to the above post, although picking up anyone is a million miles off my radar a lot of flirting happened which was kinda awesome. At 45 years of age I became the pinup girl and had to have photos taken with each member of the west ambon rugby team. Hey I dont care what they do with those photos in their spare time, it was a flattering and funny experience for all of us. If some 20 year old rugby player in west ambon has my picture beside his bed, im ok with that.

And bless the little man next to me on a flight out of Makassar who held my hand because he was nervous and had never flown before.

Mainly its the freedom to think..I ..operative word I..feel like going for a snooze/dive/walk/visit to another country and so I shall. Not having to ask anyones opinion 😊 Reply to this

I travelled with my new partner thru april and may this year a whole new experience for me having to consider someone else but we got on great through the good times and the little hiccups. It was nice to have someone to sit back at night and talk through the things you saw through the day.
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