Comments on: Solo Travel: 6 Reasons To Wander Alone http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:08:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: starr http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-96424 starr Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:43:38 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-96424 it's affirming to read this, because it has been on my mind lately. i always thought it would be too scary to travel alone, but lately i am thinking that anyone else is going to ruin it. i mean, it still seems really crazy; i'm so shy, deal with stress so badly, and people i know still sort of see me as a child. and they think my desire to go to places like serbia, tibet, eastern europe... well, just about everywhere i want to go, they think it's completely crazy. and that's not even taking into account that i want to go *alone*. but it's the only way to be free! it’s affirming to read this, because it has been on my mind lately. i always thought it would be too scary to travel alone, but lately i am thinking that anyone else is going to ruin it. i mean, it still seems really crazy; i’m so shy, deal with stress so badly, and people i know still sort of see me as a child. and they think my desire to go to places like serbia, tibet, eastern europe… well, just about everywhere i want to go, they think it’s completely crazy. and that’s not even taking into account that i want to go *alone*. but it’s the only way to be free!

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]]> By: Jeronimo http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-95887 Jeronimo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:57:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-95887 I just did my first solo trip back in September and it was amazing! I went to Peru. I went wherever I wanted to go and visited the places I wanted to visit at the time I wanted. I made friends and had an amazing adventure! I rode a horse, climbed a mountain, rode the local bus, went to the local market and walked and walked in the magical city of Cusco before going to Macchu Picchu. The lost city of Macchu Picchu was so amazing because I could take in every single detail of it with out having someone rushing me. Now I'm planning another adventure and I am positive that it will be as memorable as the last one. I just did my first solo trip back in September and it was amazing! I went to Peru. I went wherever I wanted to go and visited the places I wanted to visit at the time I wanted. I made friends and had an amazing adventure! I rode a horse, climbed a mountain, rode the local bus, went to the local market and walked and walked in the magical city of Cusco before going to Macchu Picchu. The lost city of Macchu Picchu was so amazing because I could take in every single detail of it with out having someone rushing me. Now I’m planning another adventure and I am positive that it will be as memorable as the last one.

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]]> By: Arun Basil Lal http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-95202 Arun Basil Lal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:45:12 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-95202 Also you make more friends when you travel alone, not the mention the cool stories you will have when you return :) Also you make more friends when you travel alone, not the mention the cool stories you will have when you return :)

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]]> By: Sanjeev's Travel Guide http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-94199 Sanjeev's Travel Guide Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:26:15 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-94199 Thanks. The extra info helped a lot. Thanks. The extra info helped a lot.

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]]> By: Andrea Blythe http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-93892 Andrea Blythe Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:25:31 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-93892 Well said. I will be having my first solo travel in less than a month. I will only be four days on my own in Hawaii. This is only after attempting to find a travel partner in just about everyone I know (none could afford it). There is a certain amount of fear with this prospect. I keep thinking I will bored or lonely on my trip, that I won't know how to fill my days, especially since I can be shy around new people. I think the trip will go fine, though. I'm very excited. I've made loose plans with the idea that I can change my mind as I go, something I probably couldn't do with a partner. Well said. I will be having my first solo travel in less than a month. I will only be four days on my own in Hawaii. This is only after attempting to find a travel partner in just about everyone I know (none could afford it). There is a certain amount of fear with this prospect. I keep thinking I will bored or lonely on my trip, that I won’t know how to fill my days, especially since I can be shy around new people.

I think the trip will go fine, though. I’m very excited. I’ve made loose plans with the idea that I can change my mind as I go, something I probably couldn’t do with a partner.

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]]> By: Kevin http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-92997 Kevin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:24:27 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-92997 Wow! That was great. Very inspiring Wow! That was great. Very inspiring

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]]> By: Varadero Travel http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-85610 Varadero Travel Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:04:12 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-85610 There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also. There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.

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]]> By: Greg http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-81615 Greg Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:03:12 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-81615 I agree 100% with you and in fact, just wrote about the same thing: <a href="http://www.vagabondinglife.com/traveling-alone/" target="_blank">http://www.vagabondinglife.com/traveling-alone/</a> Cheers for a great article! I agree 100% with you and in fact, just wrote about the same thing: http://www.vagabondinglife.com/traveling-alone/ Cheers for a great article!

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]]> By: Alana http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-80741 Alana Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:53:37 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-80741 I just booked a trip to Cuba on my own with no idea as to how things will go. All I know is I'm staying in Varadero and then I'm hiring a driver to take me to Havana where I'll stay for a couple of days. I am single turning 35 and I am a woman. None of these things will deter me from the adventure of it all. Thanks for a great article. I just booked a trip to Cuba on my own with no idea as to how things will go. All I know is I'm staying in Varadero and then I'm hiring a driver to take me to Havana where I'll stay for a couple of days. I am single turning 35 and I am a woman. None of these things will deter me from the adventure of it all. Thanks for a great article.

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]]> By: dromedarius http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-42173 dromedarius Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:06:05 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/21/6-reasons-to-travel-solo/#comment-42173 Loved it ... What a well written, succint and powerfully argued piece. Solo travel also produces intense friendships with those you meet on the road. While most of these friendships do not last longer than the week or two shared travelling they do seem to have a depth, a resonance to them that many friendships at home fail to have. It's only when travelling solo that I've made those strong bonds with a fellow wanderer. When travelling with companions from home the friendships you make on the road seem not to have the same depth or connectedness. Dromedarius' last post was on the Trans-Manchurian at http://whereoldbackpackersgotodie.blogspot.com Loved it … What a well written, succint and powerfully argued piece. Solo travel also produces intense friendships with those you meet on the road. While most of these friendships do not last longer than the week or two shared travelling they do seem to have a depth, a resonance to them that many friendships at home fail to have. It’s only when travelling solo that I’ve made those strong bonds with a fellow wanderer. When travelling with companions from home the friendships you make on the road seem not to have the same depth or connectedness.

Dromedarius’ last post was on the Trans-Manchurian at http://whereoldbackpackersgotodie.blogspot.com

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